Charter Leaves Chapter 11
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2009 : Despite protests by some lenders, the MSO is now poised to shave $8 billion of its debt load and apply for a new Nasdaq listing
Rogers Unboxes 'TV Everywhere'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2009 : MSO offers 1,000 hours of content, but access is limited to Canadian Internet connections and governed by broadband usage policies
Cable ONE Seeks $50 HD Box
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November 25, 2009 : Huawei, Echostar, and others apparently see a chance to crack the US cable market, as Cable ONE tries to squeeze down the price of its HD set-top
Virgin Presses 'Play' on TiVo
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 25, 2009 : TiVo's on board as the exclusive middleware supplier and user interface for boxes that will key on broadband video convergence
Google Clicks With TiVo
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November 24, 2009 : DVR data deal will reveal more about the tendency toward ad-skipping, but TiVo and Google are confident the new insight will help advertisers create more effective ads
Joost Sells Off Scraps
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 24, 2009 : The assets and final fate of the once-promising broadband video player are now in the hands of a UK-based online ad company
Charter Bankruptcy Exit Hits a Speed Bump
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November 23, 2009 : A batch of lenders and stockholders are urging a New York judge to stay the bankruptcy order so they can mount an appeal
Roku 'Store' Opens With 10 Channels
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November 23, 2009 : Roku's new store starts off with 10 Internet-fed channels, but the company's lineup still lacks content from a major content provider
Harmonic Goes Lite for Cable IPTV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 20, 2009 : Adding to the cable IPTV fray, Harmonic's seeking support for Docsis Lite, an architecture requiring new CMTS and edge QAM software
Telstra Amps Up Its HFC
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 19, 2009 : Cable upgrade lets Telstra offer 100-Mbit/s downstream services to 1M homes in Melbourne and provides a pipe for its broadband DVR
Suddenlink Hires CAO
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December 01, 2009 : Suddenlink Communications announced that it has hired James B. Fox as SVP and chief accounting officer
Epix, ClipSync Get Social
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December 01, 2009 : Private screening room enables EPIX subscribers to watch their favorite films while interacting with their friends in real time
Ted Turner on 'Cable Mavericks' Agenda
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November 30, 2009 : The Cable Center will present Ted Turner for a special Cable Mavericks lecture at The Cable Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9
Neotion Integrates Nagra's Video Security
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November 30, 2009 : Nagravision signed license agreement with Neotion to produce and market Conditional Access Modules integrating Nagravision's CAS
LRG: 46% of US Homes Have HD Sets
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November 30, 2009 : New consumer research from Leichtman found that 46% of households in the US have at least one HDTV
Charter Exits Chapter 11
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November 30, 2009 : Charter Communications completes financial restructuring and emerges from Chapter 11
Dish Reups With CSG
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November 30, 2009 : CSG Systems extends customer care and billing contract with Dish Network through 2012
Windstream to Acquire Iowa Telecom
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November 24, 2009 : Windstream entered into a definitive agreement to buy Iowa Telecommunications Services in transaction valued at approximately $1.1B
Cleared for Takeoff?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 01, 2009 : 11:50 AM Vivendi and GE reportedly found common ground on the value of NBCU, paving the way for Comcast to seal a deal for the media giant
Telefónica Tears It Up
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
November 27, 2009 : 8:00 AM Acquires stake in satellite TV player, plans to appeal FTTH decision
Ad-Vantage Cablevision
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November 26, 2009 : 10:00 AM Video: MSO EVP Barry Frey dishes out some detail on Cablevision's interactive ad plans at the Future of TV confab
Changes Up Top at Bresnan
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 25, 2009 : NOON Jeffrey DeMond takes the helm as MSO gets ready to pursue 'strategic opportunities'
Dr. Malone Gives Comcast-NBCU a Checkup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 23, 2009 : 5:20 PM Liberty chief and renowned dealmaker says purported Comcast-NBCU hookup looks like a 'heavily-engineered' custom job
Blame It on Turkey Day
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 23, 2009 : 11:20 AM TI wants more time to defend against Intel's request to erase a rule requiring that HD set-tops contain a Firewire interface
NRTC at TelcoTV
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November 18, 2009 : Madeleine A. Forrer, VP of Video Services for NRTC, explains how it is no longer enough for telcos to just be phone companies. She highlights the need for telcos to deliver both services and access if they want to stay ahead of the competition
Net Insight at TelcoTV
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November 17, 2009 : Dan Lutter, Director of Sales for Net Insight, talks about the problems faced by Tecos in the IPTV arena, particularly the tradeoff between high Quality of Service and network utilization. He explains how Net Insight's zero packet loss solutions enable 100 percent QoS with 100 percent network utilization.
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