TiVo, Comcast Discount Targets HD Subs
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 03, 2009 : Subs taking HD 'triple-play' will pay less for TiVo. Meanwhile, Internet port in pre-tru2way TiVo DVRs will pave path to cable VoD services
Arris Enters RFoG Fray
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2009 : Cable vendor enters an increasingly crowded RF-over-Glass market and introduces a range of other digital video and Docsis products
Clearleap Aims to Make Web Video a Commodity
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2009 : Atlanta-based startup jumps in with a publishing system designed to help MSOs, satcos, and IPTV providers bridge the TV-Internet gap
Verivue Surfaces With Comcast Backing
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2009 : Jim Dolce's new baby decloaks with a cross-platform 'media switch' and a $40 million second round led by Comcast Interactive Capital
'New' Vyyo to Rise in March
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 27, 2009 : The former 3 GHz overlay specialist will emerge from the ashes next month with a new name and a new product game plan
Verismo Visualizes Versatility
LR Cable News Analysis -
February 27, 2009 : Startup says it will sell its convergence wares to service providers, OEMs, and straight to consumers
CMC Preps Partners for Enhanced TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 23, 2009 : Metrocast, BendBroadband, and Sunflower Broadband sign on to beta test 'HITS AxIS,' a centralized platform for enhanced TV apps
Cable-Led Web TV Deals Still Forming
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 20, 2009 : Comcast plans to offer a new Web video service later this year, internally referred to as 'On Demand Online'
Comcast Sub Growth Weakens in Q4
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 18, 2009 : Despite slower growth in Q4, Comcast sets aggressive targets for rolling out Docsis 3.0 and going 'all-digital' in '09
Charter Turns to Chapter 11
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 12, 2009 : Debt-loaded MSO plans to file a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on April 1
Charter, Rentrak Test TV Tracker
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March 03, 2009 : Trial, utilizing Rentrak's TV Essentials service, will focus on the relationship between linear television and on-demand viewing patterns
Arris Launches 'ConvergeMedia'
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March 03, 2009 : Management suite offering operators all the elements needed to deliver enhanced services, such as VoD and advanced advertising
TiVo Posts Q4
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March 02, 2009 : Net income for fiscal year 2009 was $104M compared to a loss of $32M in the year-ago period
TiVo Hooks Up With SeaChange
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March 02, 2009 : TiVo, SeaChange team up to integrate cable video-on-demand offerings into TiVo DVRs
Clearleap Bridges Web TV Gap
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March 02, 2009 : Clearleap unveils new technology platform for television content management, monetization, and distribution
Verivue Flips New Media Switch
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 02, 2009 : Startup aims to erase the boundaries between TV and Web video with the MDX 9000 Series Media Distribution Switch
TWC Leaves Nest on March 12
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 27, 2009 : Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $10.27 per share of its common stock, payable on March 12, 2009
Cablevision Posts Q4 Loss
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February 26, 2009 : Fourth-quarter consolidated net revenues grew 11.4% to $2.052 billion compared to the prior year period
TiVo Gets More Cable-Ready
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 02, 2009 : New partnerships address DVR pioneer's tru2way and pre-tru2way ambitions
Bruce, I'm a Cheerleader
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
February 24, 2009 : Cord cutting isn't happening, but I think something huge is about to. Where'd I put my pom poms?
Ian Chin, VP of New Product Development, BesTV
LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre -
February 10, 2009 : BesTV's Ian Chin says telco IPTV in China is bundled with broadband subscriptions and comfortably coexists as an interactive supplement to a linear cable TV service in many households. But he says Chinese carriers want to soon make an IPTV subscription something that is delivered to consumer homes, office PCs, and mobile phones.
DirecTV Vulnerable
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 09, 2009 : Satellite giant may be more vulnerable to recession-driven downgrades than its rivals
Jha Don't Say
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
February 03, 2009 : Moto's device chief has no idea when it will stop raining red ink
Deutsche Telekom's Dr. Randolph Nikutta
LRTV Interviews - Ray Le Maistre -
February 02, 2009 : Deutsche Telekom's head of new media, Randolph Nikutta, tells us that the future of IPTV could be quite stunning. In an interview taped late last year, Nikutta told us the telco is rolling out interactive features in its IPTV service over the next few years, primarily with sports programming. But, he says, the technology exists to allow viewers to be their own directors in the next five to 10 years.
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