Comcast's $1B Bandwidth Plan
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2009 : SDV be damned! MSO's sticking with an 'all-digital' bandwidth strategy that, it says, costs just 10% of a physical plant rebuild
TWC Basics Boosted by Digital Transition
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2009 : MSO surprises by adding 36,000 basic video subs in the quarter, and notes that it's launching Docsis 3.0 in NYC this summer
Celeno: A Little Frosty on MoCA
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2009 : Chipmaker hooks up with TI to build Docsis set-tops and gateways that can shuttle video around the house using WiFi
Can Flash & Tru2way Coexist?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2009 : Sun exec says adding Flash to the set-top has the potential to drive up box costs and complexity, and fragment the applications market
Panasonic Plugs In HD Web TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2009 : CE giant is offering over-the-top hi-def fare from Amazon, but none of its early Viera Cast-capable HDTVs will carry the tru2way label
Cox, Entropic MoCA Deal Not Exclusive
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2009 : Door left open for Broadcom as the nation's third-largest MSO gears up for a whole-home DVR deployment
Comcast Offers Glimpse of Flash Strategy
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2009 : MSO has a healthy interest in adding Flash to the set-top. Just don't expect those boxes to pipe video from the Web at the get-go
RGB Still Gunning for an IPO
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 20, 2009 : CEO says digital video firm should sustain profitability later this year and remains eager to go public once market conditions improve
Philips Puts Down the Pace
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 17, 2009 : Philips severed all ties to the set-top biz after shedding its remaining 17 percent stake in the UK-based tech firm
ACA Summit Tops '08 Numbers
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April 29, 2009 : ACA’s summit attendance tops last year as independent vable operators share their perspectives with Congress
Time Warner Cable Posts Q1
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April 29, 2009 : Revenues for Q1 2009 increased 5% over the prior year quarter to $4.4B
DoxTV Picks NDS for Digital Protection
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April 28, 2009 : Suite of NDS technologies enables Chinese pay-TV providers to securely offer advanced DVR capabilities to Chinese viewers for the first time
Celeno, TI Team on Wireless HD
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April 28, 2009 : Celeno CL1300 interoperates with Texas Instruments's Puma 5 family of Docsis 3.0 products to enable next-generation cable modem gateways
Dish Shines Brass
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April 27, 2009 : Bernie Han, EVP and CFO, has been appointed COO; EVP Tom Cullen has assumed additional leadership responsibilities
CableLabs Launches ETV Test Suite
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April 27, 2009 : Enhanced TV test suite comprises a set of test EBIF applications, a test plan, and test controller software
K.I.S.S. My App!
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2009 : 12:35 PM Digeo's hi-def user interface may look cool, but some early reviewers have found it too complex
Hello, Moto SDV
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 29, 2009 : 12:20 PM Time Warner is starting to deploy switched digital video in its smaller Motorola-based digital footprint
Last Call
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
April 28, 2009 : TV's changed in two years, Charter troubles, and a Tellabs conspiracy theory shopping list
Channeling Docsis 3.0
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 28, 2009 : 5:40 PM Broadcom exec says wideband modem chips that can bond as many as 16 downstream channels are on the drawing board
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2009 : 11:50 AM Here's a quick list of cable-related things that happened during my brief absence
Is Joost on the Block?
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 27, 2009 : 9:45 AM Reports suggest OTT video player is seeking a buyer
Last Call
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
April 22, 2009 : 6:00 PM A few things you should see before heading out for a precious pint of Hump Day Hefeweizen
Digeo Tweaks Buying Options
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 22, 2009 : 2:35 PM Tries to move the buying needle with new payment options for its high-end $799 HD-DVR
Comcast's Werner: Swimming Upstream
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 21, 2009 : Comcast's CTO Tony Werner provides a network update on all the big cable themes: Docsis 3.0, tru2way, upstream channel bonding, and EBIF
The Reality of the Connected Home
LRTV Custom TV - The Reality of the Connected Home -
April 21, 2009 : The challenge of putting video over wireless and a low ROI are still major stumbling blocks for the players in this game
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