CableLabs Opens 'TV Everywhere' Info Spigot
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October 30, 2009 : An RFI seeking out a common technical framework for online video could evolve into a formal specifications effort by Q2 2010
Arris Crafting Its Own Video Sling
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October 30, 2009 : Video place-shifting is just one 'TV Everywhere'-like feature that could grace a multimedia cable gateway that Arris is cooking up for MSOs
Huawei Breaks US Set-Top Seal
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October 29, 2009 : Sources say Huawei has digital terminal adapters (DTAs) in the door at Suddenlink and Mediacom, with bigger ambitions in mind
Comcast Forges 'Excalibur' for IPTV
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October 28, 2009 : Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!
Rogers Seeks Tru2way Alternative
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October 28, 2009 : Tru2way could fall off the table as Canadian MSO starts to vet out a more Web-like, IP-capable interactive platform of the future
SCTE Expo: MSOs Prep IPTV Push
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October 28, 2009 : MSOs want IPTV, but they're still mulling how to get there without breaking the bank or abandoning their massive RF video investments
Comcast Clicking With EBIF
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October 27, 2009 : Tru2way will factor in longer-term, but Comcast exec says more than 60% of MSO's plant is wired up with the simpler enhanced TV platform
Comcast Thinks Big With ITV
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October 26, 2009 : MSO plans to scale up its interactive television platform to include 50 networks by the end of 2010
Discovery Exec: Free Web TV Is a Biz Kill
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October 26, 2009 : Don't expect the Hulu-ization of Discovery's stable of nets so long as the Web-centric service continues to rely on a free, ad-supported business model
CableLabs Issues TV Everywhere RFI
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October 30, 2009 : To define elements for a common technical approach that would enable consumers to have secure on-line access to subscription video services
URC Launches Tru2way Remotes
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October 29, 2009 : The UR5U-9000L and the UR3L-SR4 offer innovative new design and functionality for cable operators and their customers
TVS Spews News at Expo
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October 28, 2009 : Releases new TVS Challenger platform components; announces successful
integration with Azar billing and management systems
Arris Transcoder Splices Ads
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October 28, 2009 : Announces the addition of ad splicing capability to the Arris EGT VIPr Transcoder product line
DirecTV, Liberty Get Ready to Split
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October 27, 2009 : Liberty Media received a private letter ruling from IRS relating to the tax treatment of various aspects of the spinoff of Liberty Entertainment
HITS AxIS Ready
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October 27, 2009 : The HITS Advanced Interactive Services is ready to support the commercial deployment of iTV services by cable system operators
Rovi to Add Passport IPG Features
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October 26, 2009 : New version of the Passport Guide will include significant new features, such as remote record and video-on-demand search
Sandvine: Real-Time Traffic Surges
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October 26, 2009 : Internet traffic report identifies real-time applications as key driver in consumer data consumption
ActiveVideo's Year of Reckoning
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October 30, 2009 : 5:10 PM Company expects its interactive TV platform in 20 million homes by the end of 2010, double where it is now
North American TV Trends for 2010
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October 29, 2009 : Geoff Hollingworth, Director of Innovation for Ericsson, talks about the TV consumer experience for 2010 and beyond, as watching TV evolves from a passive to a participatory experience. He explains how Ericsson is developing the end-to-end infrastructure that will allow these services to be deployed across North America
Re-Inventing the Role of Service Providers
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October 29, 2009 : Ericsson's Director of Marketing and Sales Support, Michael Gronovius, explains how service providers need to re-invent themselves as multimedia companies in order to stay abreast of the changing nature of the industry, where almost every new consumer offering will involve investing in higher bandwidth
Comcast Web TV Trial: 10,000 Being Served
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October 27, 2009 : 2:00 PM MSO keeps adding subs to its 'On Demand Online' tech trial ahead of a national launch expected for later this year
Comcast Wired for Tru2way by Year's End
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October 27, 2009 : 9:05 AM Comcast to be tru2way-ready by the end of '09, but exec puts the platform's retail aspirations into question
Telus CTO Ibrahim Gedeon: Net Neutrality
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October 26, 2009 : Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO of Telus, shares his nearly stream-of-consciousness view on network neutrality and makes a distinction between when a carrier should support a service end-to-end and when it should hand off that responsibility to another party
Cox Business's Kristine Faulkner: Local Matters
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October 23, 2009 : Cox Business is making its mark by moving small and mid-sized enterprises off traditional phone networks. And, as its VP of product development explains, the company is also seeing a change in the way businesses use video, a core cable service
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