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LR Cable News Analysis
Articles published in August 2008
The Friday Five
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 30, 2008 : Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
Verizon Stokes a Tru2way Stalemate
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 29, 2008 : In latest FCC salvo, Verizon all but tells cable: We won't adopt Tru2way and you can't make us
NY Radio Problems Continue
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
August 29, 2008 : Emergency radio doesn't seem to be working quite yet
IPTV Slump Sinks Sigma
LR Cable News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
August 29, 2008 : A temporary stalling of the IPTV market creates some trouble for chimpaker Sigma Designs
GPS... Not GPS
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
August 28, 2008 : Satellites aren't local yet
Comcast Draws the Line at 250GB
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : As expected, Comcast will rein in excessive Internet users with a 250 GB monthly cap starting Oct. 1
Supercomm Returns?
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
August 28, 2008 : Supercomm 2009 is on someone's mind
Shrinking Bell Labs
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
August 28, 2008 : Basic research takes another hit
ComCap?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : Report: Comcast to go live with 250 gigabyte cap for excessive users on Oct. 1... UPDATED 4:00 PM
TiVo Downplays RS-DVR Threat
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : A court gave the go ahead to Cablevision's 'RS-DVR,' but TiVo says it can play a big role in cable regardless of where video is stored
Rebuilding Analog TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 28, 2008 : Vendors are lining up to help MSOs meet the challenge of delivering some TV signals in analog even after broadcasters cut to digital
Comcast Expands TiVo Footprint
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2008 : MSO launches TiVo-enabled cable set-tops in Connecticut
CEA Attacks Cable One HD Plan
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2008 : Gadget lobby says FCC should toss MSO's request to 'update' set-top rules and allow the use of future HD-capable digital terminal adapters
International Docsis
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 27, 2008 : It's time to take the Comcast blinders off for a moment and see what else is going on with Docsis 3.0 these days...
Hey Early Birds!
Contentinople -
August 27, 2008 : Early Bird registration for the Contentonomics event is extended!
NSN Scoops UK Deal
EuroBlog - Michelle Donegan -
August 27, 2008 : Vendor wins 3G network contract from 3 and T-Mobile
AlcaLu CEO Rumor Reprise
EuroBlog - Michelle Donegan -
August 27, 2008 : Report says Mike Quigley is favorite
UK iPhone Ad Misleads
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
August 27, 2008 : Apple forced to stop TV commercial in UK
Metacafe Opens Up
Contentinople -
August 26, 2008 :
Dish Serves MPEG-4 Bragging Rights
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 26, 2008 : Dish stakes a claim on being the first (but certainly not the last) to deliver all standard-def and hi-def fare in the new format
Wherever i Roam
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
August 26, 2008 : AT&T eyes biz travelers with new iPhone plans
Microsoft Invests in Move Networks
LR Cable News Analysis -
August 26, 2008 : Move will use Microsoft's investment to stream video for the Democratic National Convention
Typo Psyhcos
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
August 26, 2008 : Feds throw the book at two 'grammar vigilantes'
Cisco Does Thai WiMax
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
August 26, 2008 : Vendor deploys WiMax for Thai university
New AlcaLu CEO Soon
EuroBlog - Michelle Donegan -
August 26, 2008 : Tchuruk eyes chairman and CEO appointments soon
WildBlue's New 'Lease' on Life
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : Satellite broadband player borrows a page from cable with leased option, mulls offering faster speeds in some areas of the US
And Now for the Conventions...
Contentinople -
August 25, 2008 : Now that the Olympics are over, Contentinople takes on US politics
MI, MI, CLWR
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
August 25, 2008 : Local paper says 2009 for Grand Rapids mobile WiMax network
Burning Questions About FiOS
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
August 25, 2008 : Three-hundred sixty-five degrees...
FCC Dings TWC Over SDV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : A case in Hawaii serves as a warning that MSOs have to be more careful about switching to switched digital video
Broadcom Tunes Up DTV Strategy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 25, 2008 : A $192.8M cash deal would be Broadcom's chance to boost its DTV standing and even give it some CableCARD-related product
The Friday Five
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week
NAB: We've Got Issues With DTV Order
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Broadcasting lobby argues that an exemption for some cable operators could 'undermine' the digital television transition
Advertisers' Head-Scratch
Contentinople -
August 22, 2008 : It's Contentinople time!
No More Golf
Red Panda -
August 22, 2008 : World leaders put away their clubs
FCC Gives DTV Relief
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : Smaller cable ops get exemption, but the FCC has yet to publish the details of the just-adopted order... UPDATED 12:40 PM
Classical Gas
Jonestown - Dan Jones -
August 22, 2008 : Ringtones get classy
Sandvine: We're Fine
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 22, 2008 : The FCC's wrist-slapped Comcast, but that might not mean Sandvine gets cut off from the operator
Cox Refreshes Wireless Agenda
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : The major MSO not doing WiMax offers a nibble of its wireless ambitions
Capacity Constrained
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
August 21, 2008 : Do the optical companies go for it now?
NBC's At-Work Audience Grows
Contentinople -
August 21, 2008 : NBC's Olympics coverage has become the new solitaire
Wild About 'Widgets'
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : Comcast teams with Intel, but will these 'widgets' show up on a set-top near you anytime soon?
Concurrent Sidesteps M&A Talk
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 21, 2008 : Concurrent Computer Corp. execs give canned, boring answers to M&A questions
JDSU's Down
Valley Wonk - Craig Matsumoto -
August 20, 2008 : Q4 and future Q1 numbers miss their marks
SlamBall Hits the Web
Contentinople -
August 20, 2008 : The strange new sport will air programming on sites such as AOL
FCC Puts Comcast on the Clock
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 20, 2008 : Comcast has 30 days to comply with a new FCC order that bans P2P app throttling... or else some vague things will happen to the MSO
Nokia Cuts Jobs
Wireless Bits - Michelle Donegan -
August 20, 2008 : 200 positions to go from Internet services
Order Up!
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
August 20, 2008 : The FCC today posted the official order that calls on Comcast to stop its 'discriminatory network management practices'
Open=Beta?
BelkBlog - Dan Jones -
August 20, 2008 : Is the craze for open networks, phones, and access mo beta or no beta?
Verizon's Big Risk
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
August 19, 2008 : An analysis of Verizon's FiOS risk points out AT&T's money-saving mistake
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