TDVision Wants to Fill Up Cable's 3DTV Glass
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July 30, 2010 : Tech firm pitches encoding process that can generate full-resolution, hi-def 3DTV signals without busting MSO bandwidth budgets
Panasonic Tunes Out Tru2way TVs
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July 30, 2010 : Tru2way's retail pursuits hang by a thread, though hope may be found in 'set-back' boxes that can be paired with TVs via HDMI
Virgin Media CEO Disses DSL
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July 29, 2010 : Neil Berkett downplays the DSL threat as UK MSO preps a 100-meg Docsis 3.0 tier and sets the intro of TiVo-powered video services
Arris Falls on Mixed Q2
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July 29, 2010 : Arris warns of a CMTS purchasing slowdown just as Docsis 3.0 CPE shipments begin to speed up
Ceton Ready to Fire Live Bullets
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July 28, 2010 : Following earlier delays, the vendor's CableCARD-powered PC-TV tuners are now poised to reach US shores by the middle of next week
Comcast Flashes Cash at Biz Services, SDV
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July 28, 2010 : MSO is placing bigger bets on commercial services, switched digital video, and its broader IP and service convergence strategies
Report: 3DTV Not Ready for Prime Time
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July 28, 2010 : Some MSOs may be jumping on the 3DTV bandwagon now, but cable can afford to wait until the tech matures and consumer adoption grows
Major MSOs on Cusp of TV Everywhere Era
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July 27, 2010 : Turner exec says cable ops, telcos, and satellite TV providers are poised to go wide with TVE by the end of this year and into 2011
Moto, BigBand Play Small Ball With SDV
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July 27, 2010 : Moto says hosted SDV will bring the technology to the Tier 2/3 crowd, but rival BigBand questions if the approach can handle the load
Cracks Emerge in the Moto-Cisco Duopoly
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July 26, 2010 : Comcast Media Center offers Tier 2 and 3 cable ops a DVB-based digital video option that pairs Evolution HD-DTA boxes and Conax security UPDATED 7/27 11:50 AM
Charter Puts EPIX TV Online
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July 28, 2010 : Charter offers multiplatform access to EPIX content on TV, online, and on demand
ACA Bestows Indie Cable Honors
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July 28, 2010 : ACA announces recipients of prestigious awards at 5th Annual Independent Show
Comcast Posts Q2
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July 28, 2010 : Revenue increased 6% and operating income increased 11%, reflecting focus on profitable growth
ACA Reveals Election Results
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July 27, 2010 : Chairman Steve Friedman, vice chairman James Bruder re-elected to serve two more years atop ACA’s board of directors
Cinci Bell Offers Moto Multi-Room DVR
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July 27, 2010 : Cincinnati Bell is now deploying Motorola’s multi-room digital video recorder (MR-DVR) solution to its subscribers
TDVision Touts Full-Res 3DTV
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July 26, 2010 : To demo its 2D backward-compatible, bandwidth-optimized, and full hi-def 3D technology at the CableLabs Summer Conference
Comcast Centralizes HITS
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July 26, 2010 : HITS Central allows cable operators to deploy a wide array of CPE without operating multiple conditional access management systems
Everyone Hearts the Tuning Adapter!
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July 29, 2010 : 5:10 PM Tired of hearing complaints about the much-maligned tuning adapter? Some Cox subs seem downright giddy about them
Dish & the iPad
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July 27, 2010 : 1:15 PM It's got an app for that, too
Clearleap Reels In a Big Fish
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July 26, 2010 : 12:25 PM Verizon heads into Clearleap's clouds to help the telco out-local its cable rivals
MSO Hangs 10 on MPEG-4 Wave
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July 26, 2010 : 6:30 AM NewWave ready to take the plunge as it taps into Avail-TVN's linear, VoD, and PPV service trio
IP, IP, Ooray!
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July 23, 2010 : 10:25 AM IP technologies and debates set to dominate SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans
Netflix Streams to Canada
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July 19, 2010 : 11:40 AM But are the cable incumbents ready to defend their tundra?
Cable Catchup
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July 16, 2010 : 4:45 PM Cablevision-Bresnan passes the FTC smell test, Comcast's most famous tweetmeister is leaving, and Verizon bakes some upper-crust 3DTV
Downsizing Cable
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July 15, 2010 : 4:00 PM Can cable do more with less without breaking the subscription TV business model?
Pulling a Hulu
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July 14, 2010 : 6:15 PM Pardon the expression, but the days of free TV Everywhere services could be short-lived
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