SeaChange Sheds FilmFlex Stake
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 31, 2007 : VOD server and software specialist exits the VOD content aggregation biz in the UK and Ireland
EchoStar Ready to Split
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December 31, 2007 : Pay-TV unit to be named 'Dish Network Corp.,' but moniker for tech spinoff may be short-lived
2007 Top Ten: Photos
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 28, 2007 : We pointed and shot. Now all you need to do is click
2007 Top Ten: Cable Fables & Lessons Learned
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December 24, 2007 : From a bandwidth crunch to a regulatory jihad and a hammer-toting granny with 'tude, cable had its hands full in '07
2007 Top Ten: Googly Moments
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December 21, 2007 : For a company in the business of shoving ads down our throats, Google sure covered a lot of odd terrain in 2007
Pace Shoots for STB Stardom
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December 20, 2007 : The $135M bid for Philips's set-top business would make Pace the No. 3 set-top box supplier, leapfrogging Scientific Atlanta
CDNetworks Racks Up $96.5M
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
December 20, 2007 : With competition mounting, the top Asian CDN provider gets extra cash, possibly to aid its US expansion
FCC Caps Cable
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December 18, 2007 : The agency approves a 30 percent ownership limit, and the cable industry is predictably unhappy about it
Invidi Scores Big in C Round
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December 14, 2007 : Adds $25 million to the coffers as cable rows ahead on an industry-wide advertising initiative
EchoStar Sets Split Date
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December 29, 2007 : EchoStar Communications announces distribution date for the separation of its businesses
Aquino Reups With RCN
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December 28, 2007 : RCN renews Peter Aquino's contract as president and CEO under three-year agreement; Michael Katzenstein named non-executive chairman
Orange, Sogecable Team
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December 28, 2007 : Sogecable and Orange have signed agreements to develop and launch different joint fixed and mobile services throughout 2008
RCN Checks In HDTV
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December 21, 2007 : RCN to provide digital cable TV and high-definition (HDTV) service in Thompson Hotel guests rooms
Cablevision Intros ESPN2 HD
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December 20, 2007 : National sports service carries thousands of hours of sports-related programming in brilliant high definition on iO TV Channel 735
SCTE OKs Standard
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December 20, 2007 : SCTE Engineering Committee approved technical standard SCTE 128 2007, AVC Video Systems and Transport Constraints for Cable Television
Cox Reups With Gemstar
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December 19, 2007 : Gemstar-TV Guide and Cox Communications expand their relationship for Interactive Program Guide products, services, and technology
Cox Bowls Up in HD
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December 19, 2007 : Five bowl stadiums rely on service from Cox
CableCARD Update II
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 31, 2007 : It's abundantly clear that consumer interest in one-way digital TVs with CableCARD slots is fleeting
Martin Dishes on DTV
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 20, 2007 : Something tells me we won't see the FCC chairman doing the same for cable anytime soon
Cap Schlap
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2007 : FCC-adopted sub limit might prevent Comcast from making a big buy if, you know, any big MSOs were actually up for sale
Comcast v NFL
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 14, 2007 : But what's the line in Vegas?
Ending the Year With a Bang?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2007 : The FCC is set to vote on an ownership cap proposal that could prevent Comcast from making a large acquisition
Making Digital Lemonade
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
December 12, 2007 : Cablevision ad uses February 2009 digital TV transition to attract new subs. Smart move or 'scare-mongering campaign'?
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