FCC Swaps TV Spectrum for Mobile Broadband
LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
December 01, 2010 : FCC puts forth a plan for TV broadcasters to make more efficient use of their spectrum, freeing it up for mobile broadband services
Virgin Media Sets TiVo Price
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 01, 2010 : UK MSO's broadband-connected, TiVo-powered offering will cost £199 and be subject to a monthly service fee
Did Level 3 Know What It Was Getting Into?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2010 : It's common for CDNs to pay additional fees if the amount of traffic being swapped among peers is out of balance, industry sources say
Level 3: Comcast Erected Web Video 'Toll Booth'
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 30, 2010 : Is Comcast violating network neutrality by charging extra for Netflix streaming? Or is a new fee just the effect of normal peering negotiations?
Data Is India's Next Tariff Battlefield
News Analysis -
November 28, 2010 : With India's operators still nursing their voice tariff war wounds, the pricing battle is all set to shift to the data services market
TiVo: $99 Premiere DVR Revving Retail
LR Cable News Analysis -
November 24, 2010 : TiVo chief says steep holiday-season hardware price cuts are helping as DVR pioneer reports losing 112,000 subs in the third quarter
DigiForge Teaches DTAs New Tricks
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 23, 2010 : Startup has built a specialized EBIF user agent that creates a uniform app environment for millions of one-way channel zappers
FCC to Auction TV Spectrum
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 30, 2010 : The FCC says it took important steps to meet the nation’s demand for innovative wireless broadband services
TW Cable Launches 'TV Essentials'
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 19, 2010 : Video-only package (with no free VoD) 'targets customers hit by tough economic times'
Dish Slings TV Everywhere
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 19, 2010 : New $99 Sling Adapter supports live TV viewing on iPhones, iPads, Androids, and BlackBerrys
Sencore Gets 3D-Ready
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 18, 2010 : Sencore delivers a new dimension with 3D-ready video and signal delivery products
Videotron Turns On 3DTV
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 18, 2010 : Videotron brings 3DTV to customers with HD sets
Roku Tunes In Hulu Plus
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
November 17, 2010 : The Hulu Plus subscription service is now available in HD, and all for $7.99 per month
Microsoft: 'Virtual MSO'?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 29, 2010 : 12:25 PM Microsoft reportedly working on an over-the-top subscription TV service for the Xbox 360 and other broadband-fed devices
Boomer! Goes the Market
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
November 24, 2010 : 12:20 PM Aging baby boomers make the senior market lucrative – and it's also very loyal, if you know how to design a service right
Cable Catchup
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 23, 2010 : 6:05 PM Word spreads that FCC is teeing up a new net neutrality proposal, Comcast rides fiber into the Rockies, FilmOn is off, and more
Netflix Debuts Streaming-Only Option
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 22, 2010 : 2:15 PM Company is now 'primarily a streaming video company' as it jacks up tiers that include DVD rentals
McSlarrow Is McLeaving
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 19, 2010 : 5:00 PM Kyle McSlarrow, the NCTA chief who slugged it out with the Kevin Martin regime, is leaving the building next spring
No-Frills Cable TV
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 19, 2010 : 11:00 AM Will Time Warner Cable's lower-end, ESPN-free 'TV Essentials' tier appeal to cord-cutters or cord-shavers?
Where Did Everyone Go?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 18, 2010 : 10:30 AM Report that US pay-TV sector lost 119,000 subs in the third quarter fans the cord-cutting flames
Xfinity App Coming to TiVo?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 17, 2010 : 10:45 AM Comcast isn't being that specific, but says support for the new app will reach more box types in the coming months
Cable Gives IPTV a Try
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
November 17, 2010 : Buckeye CableSystem CTO Joe Jensen explains how IPTV can help accelerate cable innovation and offers an update on how the MSO's IP video trial with BigBand Networks is going
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