TiVo Sees Dish Drama Dissolving
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 29, 2008 : The DVR patent infringement case isn't likely to reach the Supreme Court, TiVo execs say
Sony Supports tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2008 : Sony and six major US MSOs sign a memo involving tru2way that could result in TVs that get cable services with no need for a set-top
Do the Telcos Fear tru2way?
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 27, 2008 : With cable MSOs rolling out tru2way, AT&T says its 'been there done that' while Verizon feels a little left out
Verizon Downloads 'Starz Play' Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2008 : A big telco, not a cable operator, becomes the first to launch a subset of Starz's Internet VOD service
Ericsson: Ready to Ramp GPON
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
May 26, 2008 : Ericsson's North American CTO says the company's GPON deployments at AT&T are coming in late 2008 or early 2009
Time Warner Cable Joins the MoCA Club
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 23, 2008 : But based on Cisco's MoCA-powered set-top roadmap, the MSO's largest box supplier doesn't see large-scale volumes until sometime next year
Secustream Skirts DRM Debate
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
May 22, 2008 : Telenor's Conax subsidiary acquires a tiny startup that says it's got an alternative to DRM
PHOTOS! The Cable Show, Part II
NCTA News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
May 21, 2008 : Our second photo series from The Cable Show finds no shortage of sports legends, TV journalists, and sexy show hosts
Cisco Doubles Up for Cable
NCTA News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2008 : The digital terminal adapter (DTA) isn't the only digital-to-analog subscriber-side box Cisco is developing
Unitymedia Upgrades
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 28, 2008 : Unitymedia upgrades its network for new multimedia services with Nortel solutions
Appear Demos at ANGA
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2008 : Appear TV to demonstrate next-generation headend solutions at ANGA
NYC Approves FiOS TV
News Wire Feed -
May 27, 2008 : New York City's FCRC approves a proposal by Verizon to provide TV service to all five boroughs of the city
NTIA Warns Microprose
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 22, 2008 : Commerce’s NTIA announces consumer alert about Microprose converters
Verizon Signs Kevin Garnett
News Wire Feed -
May 22, 2008 : NBA powerhouse Kevin Garnett stars in Verizon’s new ‘This is FiOS; This is Big’ ad campaign
The Friday Five
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 30, 2008 : Dish fires back at TiVo, Comcast.net hackers speak... and a handful of other items that caught our attention as the week draws to a close
Matt Polka, President, American Cable Association
LRTV Interviews - Matt Polka- President- American Cable Association -
May 30, 2008 : Matt Polka is in touch with the small and mid-sized cable operator and, interestingly, their concerns are too terribly different from that of Comcast and others. The telcos and satellite operators are going hard after their core video businesses, forcing them to branch out and be more creative.
Truly tru2way
LRTV Documentaries - Truly tru2way -
May 28, 2008 : The promise of tru2way is closer to becoming a reality. This move to a common software platform could let cable companies, programmers, and gadget makers provide a real interactive TV experience, even without requiring a set-top box. The transition might be painful at first, but the payoff should be huge if the services come anywhere close to measuring up to the hype. In this video, hear perspectives from Cox Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., CableLabs, and the editors of Cable Digital News and Light Reading.
It's About Time (Warner)
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
May 27, 2008 : Analyst suggests that a spun-off Time Warner Cable could produce nation's first blue-chip cable operator
Cable vs Telco
LRTV Documentaries - Cable vs Telco -
May 27, 2008 : Cable companies have more reach, deeper video-on-demand (VOD) plans, and the ability to install services faster in residential neighborhoods. But not everyone thinks the cable companies have the long term advantage. From The Cable Show in New Orleans, we get perspectives from Heavy Reading, Cox Communications Inc., and The American Cable Association (ACA), as well as the outspoken editors of Cable Digital News and Light Reading
Slingin' Hash
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
May 22, 2008 : SlingModems aside, EchoStar could really get Comcast's attention with a price-busting digital terminal adapter (DTA)
Set-Top P2P?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2008 : Hey, you with the nifty tru2way box! Wanna join cable's managed P2P network?
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