2008 Top Eleven: Photos
LR Cable News Analysis -
December 30, 2008 : Sometimes we meticulously structure the visual impact of our photojournalism. Other times we just snap
2008 Top Ten: Comcastic Moments
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 29, 2008 : A gander at the good, bad, and ugly for the largest cable MSO in the land
MSOs Unite Against Telcos at the Headend
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 29, 2008 : New specs unify the interactive architectures of Time Warner Cable and Comcast, and could speed the adoption of switched digital video
Harmonic Scoops Up Scopus for $51M
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December 23, 2008 : Despite some product overlaps, Harmonic says purchase will give it a leg up internationally and in a range of 'emerging markets' UPDATED 1:20 PM
Moto Trims Video Division
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December 19, 2008 : Employees at VoD and switched digital division units get the axe as part of a broader layoff that will affect 3,000 employees
Analyst Chops Charter
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December 18, 2008 : Pali's Richard Greenfield cuts MSO to 'neutral' as concerns grow that bankruptcy may be in Charter's future
CEA Chirps at Cablevision Set-Top Request
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December 17, 2008 : Consumer Electronics Association argues that MSO's waiver extention request would end Cablevision's reliance on CableCARD technology
Cable Proposes Digital Transition ‘Quiet Period’
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : To help avoid confusion with the broadcast TV transition, a gob of US MSOs volunteer to stop migrating analog channels to digital
Comporium Tests Positive for DTAs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : MSO is using simple one-way device from Evolution Broadband to reclaim analog spectrum and pave the path to more hi-def fare
Funai Makes Tru2way Play
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : The company behind brands such as Sylvania, Emerson, and Magnavox is entering the tru2way market with a dual-tuner DVR
IPTV in the USA
Reports- BY TIM HILLS -
December 08, 2008 : The IPTV revolution has started stateside, but what's next?
* Next-gen TV
* Better technology
* Finding value
Viacom Threatens Time Warner Cable
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December 30, 2008 : Viacom: The move by TWC to force these channels off the air is another example of a cable company overreaching for profit at expense of viewers
VOOM Death to Cost Cablevision
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December 24, 2008 : Companies expect to incur between approximately $45M and $65M of impairment charges
ESPN Gets Interactive
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December 22, 2008 : ESPN to introduce new interactive television products in 2009
ActiveVideo Eyes CE Market
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December 18, 2008 : ActiveVideo Networks teams with CE industry to unveil Web-infused television capabilities at CES
Macrovision Sheds TV Guide Net
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 18, 2008 : Macrovision, Allen Shapiro, and One Equity Partners announce agreement for sale of TV Guide Network
Sistema Reports Q3
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December 18, 2008 : Sistema announces unaudited financial results for the Q3 ended September 30, 2008
Comporium Does DTAs
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 16, 2008 : Evolution Digital will provide Comporium, a cable TV operator based in Rock Hill, SC, with digital-to-analog (DTA) converters
U-verse Hits a Million
News Wire Feed -
December 16, 2008 : AT&T U-verse TV has reached its 1 millionth couch potato
Concurrent Partners on Ads
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December 16, 2008 : Has successfully integrated its Myriad line of advanced advertising products with systems from three leading technology providers
Woman Bites MSO
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 24, 2008 : Happy Holidays, Comcast! You’re being sued
CableCARD Update VI
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Breaking news! One-way Plug & Play TV sets still aren’t very popular
Scoping Out Scopus
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Harmonic exec says decisions about people and products tied to Scopus should be flushed out by the '09 NAB confab
Coupon Clipper Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2008 : With the DTV transition just two months away, roughly three fourths of homes that rely on rabbit ears have requested box coupons
ActiveVideo Eyes the CE World
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 18, 2008 : Given its track record with a direct-to-MSO strategy, this could offer a complementary path of less resistance
Tru2way TVs Hit Denver
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2008 : At least that's what the ads say
Report Slams FCC Chairman
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 10, 2008 : House committee staff report says Kevin Martin manipulated or supressed cable data
DirecTV's Deep Freeze
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 09, 2008 : Satco still bullish on '09 prospects, but halts hiring and non-critical capex projects
IPTV World Forum 2008: Asia
LRTV Documentaries - IPTV World Forum: Asia -
December 08, 2008 : IPTV is a hot services sector in many Asia/Pacific markets, especially Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, where some of the world's most experienced telco TV players are taking service developments to the next level. And then, of course, there's the massive opportunity that is China
Cable Crunch?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 05, 2008 : Save for surging competition, slower sub growth, and reduced ARPU and capex, '09 will be great for Comcast and TWC, analyst predicts
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