Comcast Ready to Kick Apps With 'CodeBig'
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April 29, 2011 : MSO's 'CodeBig' initiative aims to create common APIs for apps that support a variety of devices and extend reach of cable-delivered content
Xbox 360 Jumps Through Hulu's Hoop
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April 29, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cablevision preps 50-Meg tier, Royal Wedding sets streaming records, Time Warner CEO praises Netflix, Dish reopens Blockbuster stores
TW Cable Flirts With Full IP Video Simulcast
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April 28, 2011 : The MSO eyes a set-top-free world as it prepares to deliver most of its linear TV lineup to iPads, TVs and other connected devices
Apple May Bite On 'iCloud' Domain
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April 28, 2011 : Elsewhere: Comcast adds primetime hits to free VoD lineup, Epix rolls apps for connected devices, DirecTV mulls a Netflix killer
Comcast's Over-the-Top Dilemma
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April 27, 2011 : Comcast's programming arm could profit from selling Web video outside the MSO's footprint, but the cable operation is focused on the triple play
Nielsen to Fix iPad Blind Spot
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April 27, 2011 : Nielsen intends to fill an important gap by tracking live TV viewing on iPads by the end of this year or early 2012
Verizon Stocks VoD Vaults With 24K Titles
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April 27, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cox hails new wireless chief, Dish seals Blockbuster buy, and Technicolor pumps cash into Digitalsmiths
The Disappearing Set-Top
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April 26, 2011 : Cisco CTO Dr. Ken Morse says set-tops are becoming 'virtual' as MSOs and other service providers continue to give IP video the vote
Dish Puts HBO and Cinemax Online
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April 21, 2011 : Dish Network offers HBO GO and max go, presenting more than 1,800 on-demand movies and original series to online customers
Level 3, Internet2 Plan 8.8Tbit/s
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April 15, 2011 : Internet2 and Level 3 Communications signed a multi-year agreement to build a national network with 8.8 Terabits of capacity
Google, Moto, DirecTV Invest in Invidi
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April 14, 2011 : DirecTV investment completes round which also includes Google, GroupM, Motorola Ventures and venture capital firms
Verizon Upgrades FiOS TV Guide
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April 14, 2011 : Verizon unveils the next generation of its award-winning, all-fiber-optic FiOS TV service
In Demand Promotes Two
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April 13, 2011 : In Demand has promoted two executives to oversee the company’s business development function, says In Demand's Pres & CEO Bob Benya
Starz Follows TV Everywhere
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April 28, 2011 : Peter Roberts discusses what a content provider can get out of the TV Everywhere trend
Traver Bursts Back on the TV Scene
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April 28, 2011 : 4:45 AM Former Comcast Media Center COO Gary Traver has resurfaced at a stealthy startup called CloudBurst TV
'Defining Paradigms' at Comcast
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April 27, 2011 : Comcast's chief software architect Sree Kotay says he wants to compete on capability not compatibility
Arris Touts Whole Home Solution
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April 26, 2011 : Tom Williams from Arris pitches his firm's 'whole home solution' for combining OTT, linear and user-generated content
TiVo's Blended Experience
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April 26, 2011 : TiVo's David Sandford talks about how his company is more than just a DVR provider
Roku: Why Cable Should Go Over the Top
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April 26, 2011 : Roku CEO Anthony Wood says his company is a next-generation content distribution platform and cable MSOs no longer have to own wires to sell customers a great video experience
Boxee CEO: Why TV Everywhere Won't Win
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April 26, 2011 : Boxee CEO Avner Ronen says MSOs are making a mistake by assuming that the TV experience is going to be different from the landscape of other connected devices in consumer homes
Cisco: Set-Tops Are Going Away
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April 26, 2011 : Cisco's Ken Morse explains that set-tops as we know them today are going to become less important over time
Take a Ride on FiOS TV's New Guide
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April 15, 2011 : 12:40 PM Steve Donohue likes what he's seen so far of Verizon's latest batch of FiOS TV guide upgrades
What Verizon DMS Isn't
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April 11, 2011 : 3:10 PM Not a cloud. Not a CDN. But a little of both
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