Slideshow: The Independent Show
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2009 : Tier 2 and 3 cablers messed with Texas this week. Here's some visual proof
Small Cablecos Weigh Digital Options
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2009 : Moto and the Comcast Media Center are leading with deals, but other suppliers and integrators are also making hay with Tier 2 and 3 MSOs
EchoStar Puts Sling Out to License
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2009 : EchoStar is in discussions to licence its 'SlingLoaded' place-shifting tech to outside set-top suppliers and digital TV makers
BigBand Pushes IP Video Convergence
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 27, 2009 : Vendor claims 'Converged Video Exchange' will let cable ops deliver and manage video services to IP-based boxes and to more screen types
Cable Downplays 'Cord-Cutting' Threat
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2009 : MSOs still don't think over-the-top video's about to devour their video business model, but they're clearly bracing for that threat
IMS Player Tries North America Again
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 17, 2009 : IP Gallery is going after cable and telcos with IMS and PacketCable 2.0 products, but it probably won't put a scare into the likes of Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson
Vodafone Launches IPTV in Portugal
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
July 17, 2009 : Vodafone faces an uphill struggle as it joins the already-crowded triple-play market in Portugal with its own IPTV offering
Comcast's TV-Free iPhone App
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 16, 2009 : MSO offers iPhones a free app with no live TV and no DVR controls UPDATED 7/17 8 AM
Macrovision Resets as 'Rovi'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 16, 2009 : Firm boots up name change with CE-targeted 'Liquid' media guide, though some new features could eventually grace next-gen cable IPGs
Cable Circles the DTA Wagons
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 13, 2009 : A handful of cable parties are opposing a petition that's looking to kill a three-year DTA waiver recently awarded to Evolution Broadband
ACA Presses for Retrans Consent Probe
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2009 : The ACA told the FCC that broadcasters routinely exploit their market power by overcharging small cable operators for access to their signals
Windjammer Jams With IBBS OSS
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2009 : Integrated Broadband Services has entered into a multiyear contract with Windjammer Communications
Cablevision Reports Q2
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2009 : Second-quarter consolidated net revenues grew 9.8%, compared to the prior year period, to $1.876 billion
Cablevision Board OKs MSG Spinoff
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 30, 2009 : Cablevision board of directors approves moving forward with spinoff of Madison Square Garden business
Qwest Reports Q2
News Wire Feed -
July 29, 2009 : Net income rose to $212 million, an increase of 18 percent compared to the second quarter 2008
Comcast Hires Gov't Help
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 28, 2009 : Comcast announced two new senior hires in its Federal Government Affairs office in Washington
ACA Prez Cautions on Blocking
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 28, 2009 : ACA President says small MSOs have a right to be concerned if Web content providers decide to block consumer access to their Websites
ACA Chair Cautions on Regs
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 28, 2009 : Steve Friedman cautions American Cable Association members that they could face closer regulatory supervision in the years ahead
XCast Reels In Cable Deals
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
July 27, 2009 : Florida Cable Inc. and S. Bryer Communications to deploy its digital voice solutions
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2009 : 5:30 PM Charter gets more time, another operator wires up for wideband, and a glance at the cable set-top waiver wire
Drake Downloads Some Deals
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 22, 2009 : 12:55 PM Some small ops line up to field test 'Digital Freedom,' a platform featuring BBT's downloadable security system
Maffei to DirecTV?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 22, 2009 : 10:25 AM Cablevision's Rutledge and Comcast's Burke apparently out of the running
Charter Bankruptcy Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 16, 2009 : 5:05 PM MSO tweaks plan with a provision that would bump up the amount of preferred stock it wants to issue
In Praise of Barbarians
Cable Guy - Alan Breznick -
July 08, 2009 : NOON Vince Groff isn't fretting about the threat posed by over-the-top and mobile video
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
July 01, 2009 : 5:30 PM A tru2way shrug, a Tom Lookabaugh sighting, cheap WiMax, tuned-out consumers, and a refitted SinglePipe
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