Brenner Defends OpenCable
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2007 : In a lunch keynote, the NCTA gives its argument for why OpenCable tops DCR+
Qwest Delivers IPTV Confusion
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
November 29, 2007 : More and more people are talking about Qwest's plans to deliver IPTV. Oh, except for the company's CEO
AlcaLu: The Network Integrator
News Analysis - Michelle Donegan -
November 28, 2007 : AlcaLu reveals strategy for its services business and looks to non-carrier customers for growth
FCC Demands Cable Sub Data
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 28, 2007 : Chairman Kevin Martin is forced to compromise on '70/70' findings. FCC calls on cable to provide sub data
CableLabs Spec Brings SDV to the Masses
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 26, 2007 : TiVo and others target '08 for the intro of special adapters that can feed 'switched' programming to inherently one-way set-tops and DVRs
Poland's Dialog Tunes in to IPTV
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
November 22, 2007 : Polish operator Telefonia Dialog is about to launch its IPTV service in an effort to snatch broadband customers from incumbent TP
Cable Finds FCC Allies
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 20, 2007 : FCC commissioner openly questions the credibility of data Chairman Kevin Martin may use in effort to impose new cable regulations
AT&T Renews Interest in EchoStar
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
November 19, 2007 : Echostar's recent stock swoon has rekindled AT&T's interest in the satellite provider, according to a new report
Charter Charts First SDV Course
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 19, 2007 : Picks BigBand in L.A. to create headroom for HDTV and 'special interest' programming. Is Videotron next on BigBand's cable playlist?
Cablevision Adds HD
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November 30, 2007 : Cablevision adds HGTV HD and Food Network HD to leading high-definition lineup
Comcast Hires IP Czar
News Wire Feed -
November 29, 2007 : Comcast names James J. Finnegan vice president at Comcast Corp. and senior vice president at Comcast Cable
SCTE Issues Grant
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November 29, 2007 : The SCTE Foundation issued a major grant to Rick Osteen of Cox Communications–New England
ACA: FCC Burdens Small MSOs
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November 29, 2007 : American Cable Association complains FCC's new reporting obligations unnecessarily burden small cable operators
Cable Cares for The Big Easy
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November 29, 2007 : Under the CableCares community service program, NCTA has identified areas of need the cable industry and delegates to Cable Show '08 will address
FCC Calls for Cable Data
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November 28, 2007 : The FCC adopted its 13th 'Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming'
Broadcom Partners for China TV
News Wire Feed -
November 28, 2007 : Broadcom and RaisingSun collaborate to deliver industry's first digital TV solution for China's television market
ICTV Finds the Way
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November 27, 2007 : ICTV relocates corporate headquarters to downtown San Jose, Calif.
TiVo à la Mode
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2007 : With a 'refined' version of the OpenCable Platform on top, TiVo is on cable's side in the fight against the CEA's 'DCR+' proposal
When Nerds Fly
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
November 29, 2007 : Wide-eyed and unwatchable, at 30,000 feet
Bells 'n' Whistles
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 29, 2007 : TiVo chief reveals monthly nut for Comcast combo… and it's priced to sell
Martin Misses
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 28, 2007 : FCC Commissioner proves that it's mighty difficult to get a majority to go along with the notion that one-plus-one equals three
Love Letter
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 26, 2007 : On the eve of Tuesday's big meet at the FCC, four Senators question the Chairman's authority to impose new regulations on cable
The Turkey Bowl
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
November 22, 2007 : Cable MSO and the NFL Network are engaged in a nasty PR battle this Thanksgiving
Spectrum Scramble
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
November 22, 2007 : A tussle for valuable UK airwaves looks likely
Rigases Denied
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 21, 2007 : It won't be a happy Thanksgiving for John Rigas and his son, Timothy
SDV Deployment Snapshot II
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 19, 2007 : We've splashed a new coat of paint on our data after Charter announced plans to deploy switched digital video in LA
While I Was Away
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 16, 2007 : Here's a quick rundown on the specter of the 70/70 rule, P2P fiascoes, and the big cable rumor of the week
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