Euro Telcos Ramp Up IPTV Subs
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 31, 2008 : Europe's IPTV subscriber base is continuing to grow, but as FT, Telefónica, and BT unveil their financials, the news is not all good
Comcast Rings the Telcos' Bell
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2008 : Advanced service subscriber growth slowed in Q2, but much of what Comcast gained came right off the hide of telcos
CMC, Moto Adapt to One-Way DTAs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : Upgrades from Comcast Media Center and Motorola will enable smaller MSOs to reclaim analog using digital terminal adapters
tru2Way Tallies Two More
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Pour a couple more shovelsful of sand on DCR+. LG and Funai are the latest consumer electronics giants to sign the tru2way MOU
Verizon Hits 2M FiOS Subs
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 28, 2008 : Verizon says that since the close of the second quarter of 2008, it has surpassed the 2 million mark in FiOS Internet subscribers
Mark Cuban: tru2way Should Be More Open
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2008 : Mark Cuban says cable needs to open up and take on an 'Internet mindset' with its deployment of tru2way
Verizon Brings GPON Home
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
July 23, 2008 : New 175-Mbit/s home gateways aim at making FiOS customers ready for GPON speeds
CommScope Consolidating Foreign Ops
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 22, 2008 : US-based company is proposing moves in Europe and Australia that could affect about 5% of its workforce
DirecTV Wires Up Entropic
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : DirecTV adopts Entropic Communications's technology for single-wire HD satellite dish installations
Cablevision Posts Q2
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : Cablevision Systems Corporation reports second-quarter 2008 results
Dish Revs Up 1080p Plan
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : Dish Network unveils biggest high-definition upgrade in TV history
BSkyB Reports Full Year
News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : British Sky Broadcast reports results for the twelve months ended June 30, 2008
BT Reports Q1
News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : BT reports revenue of £5.177M, up 3%
Cox, NBC In Olympics Pact
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 31, 2008 : Cox delivers enhanced Olympic experience through NBC Universal Networks
Comcast Records Q2
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2008 : Comcast reports second-quarter 2008 results
Jupiter Reports H1
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2008 : Revenue increased by ¥15.7B, or 12%, from ¥128.12B for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to ¥143.82B for the six months ended June 30, 2008
Telstra Looks at 3D
News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2008 : Telstra has unveiled installation of 3-Dimensional TV content and technology
More Than VOD Window Dressing
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : Aiming for earlier access to HD movies, cable throws in with the MPAA
Dish to Serve Up 1080p
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : Satco revs up plans for the Rolls Royce of hi-def formats...
Mark Cuban
LRTV Interviews - Mark Cuban -
July 31, 2008 : The great American squint-off is here, pitting Mark Cuban against TechWeb's Fritz Nelson. In this interview, HDNet founder Cuban elaborates on his thought that the public Internet is not the next great distribution platform for high-def video. Cuban's also bullish on telco TV, noting that competition with cable pushes them to innovate more and to take care of their customers.
U-verse Wishlist
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
July 31, 2008 : Five ways to improve U-verse
BBT Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Live system demos and newly signed set-top and headend partners, but clash with the CEA persists...
IPTV Quality of Experience
LRTV Documentaries - IPTV Quality of Experience -
July 28, 2008 : SureWest Communications' Bill DeMuth, Tandberg's Ian Tapp, and Heavy Reading's Sam Masud comment on the lack of standards in IPTV Quality of Experience (QOE), particularly within the live network
Karen Cook-Hellberg
LRTV Interviews - Karen Cook-Hellberg -
July 28, 2008 : Karen Cook-Hellberg, Solution Manager for Ericsson, explains consumers' perceptions of what IPTV means to them, particularly in the area of the personalized TV experience.
Ian Tapp
LRTV Interviews - Ian Tapp -
July 28, 2008 : Tandberg TV’s SVP Ian Tapp talks about the worldwide trends and areas of innovation in delivering IPTV.
IPTV: Hope vs. Hype
LRTV Documentaries - IPTV: Hope vs. Hype -
July 24, 2008 : TechWeb’s Fritz Nelson gets an update on IPTV in North America from Light Reading editor Phil Harvey and Contentinople Publisher Scott Raynovich. The three discuss the importance of getting IPTV out to the consumer before tackling features such as interactivity.
Buckeye First to Test 'HITS AxIS'
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2008 : Centralized interactive television platform helmed by Comcast and Motorola targets smaller operators and aims to support tru2way
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