The Set-Top Files (Part II)
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 28, 2009 : Verizon, Cablevision, Cisco, and Moto all pitch ideas on how the FCC can help spark innovation in the video device market
Can One Middleware Rule European Cable?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2009 : Cable Europe Labs aims to unify a fragmented digital video market with a pan-European middleware spec, but it needs MSOs to buy in
The Set-Top Files (Part I)
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 22, 2009 : Cable and CE giants and their lobbying arms are telling the FCC how it can help spur video device innovation. Here's a sampling of what's been said so far...
Apple Video Play May Hurt Boxee, Roku
LR Cable News Analysis -
December 22, 2009 : It's stylish to label Apple's purported subscription TV service as a 'cable-killer,' but it's the Web TV players that could face the most risk
Verivue Tech Gets a Toehold at Shaw
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December 21, 2009 : Industry sources say the Canadian MSO is among the first to use Verivue's Flash-centric servers, paving the way for a future Web TV play
Consumer Groups to FCC: Redo the Set-Top Rules
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December 18, 2009 : Group calls on the FCC to open a new rulemaking process for a standard 'gateway' that can accommodate video from all sources, including the Web
Jinni Locks In Its A Round
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December 15, 2009 : Startup closes up $1.6M round as it gears up to chase down deals for its mood-based video search and recommendation technology
Comcast's 'Xfinity' to Go Mobile in 2010
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 15, 2009 : Comcast's 'Xfinity' lineup is presently limited to broadband-connected PCs, but access to mobile devices is in store for 2010
Will Buffering Blunt Web TV Biz Models?
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December 11, 2009 : Call it changing channels for the broadband TV age: The vast majority of consumers click away when a video rebuffers, study says
Cable's Got Ideas for a Universal Retail Box
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 11, 2009 : A retail set-top that works across video industries doesn't exist yet, but a common interfaced based on HDMI-CEC is a possible candidate
Starz Names CEO
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December 22, 2009 : Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and CEO of HBO, will join Starz as its President and CEO
India's Digicable Hires IBM
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December 22, 2009 : Cable and broadband distribution player has signed a US$83 million, 10-year strategic outsourcing agreement with IBM
MPEG Group Focuses on 3DTV
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December 21, 2009 : MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) announces the formation of the 3DTV Working Group
TVMax Taps TiVo as Primary HD-DVR
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December 18, 2009 : TVMax launches TiVo HD DVRs through Evolution Digital to aggressively market to new subscribers
Comcast Web TV Beta Goes Wide
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December 16, 2009 : Comcast announced that it has made its On Demand Online experience available nationally in beta at no additional cost to customers
MPEGIP Mulls TV's Future at CES
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December 16, 2009 : The MPEG Industry Forum is presenting the first ever MPEGIF Master Class to be held at CES 2010
ZillionTV Adds MLB.Com to Channel Lineup
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December 16, 2009 : ZillionTV hits another milestone with the addition of MLB.com to its powerhouse lineup of major content providers
Blockbuster Taps Widevine for VoD Protection
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December 15, 2009 : Widevine's adaptive streaming and multiplatform DRM gives Blockbuster subscribers a DVD-like experience on TVs, Blu-ray players, Macs
TiVo Culls It Some Cable
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 18, 2009 : 11:55 AM TiVo's partnership with Evolution Broadband bore some Tier 2 fruit this week
Comcast's 'Xfinity' Goes Live
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 15, 2009 : 9:35 AM MSO's Web TV service, and its initial stab at the 'TV Everywhere' concept, appears to be available on a national level this morning UPDATED 11:25 AM
The IPTV Difference
LRTV Custom TV - Ericsson's Ian Tapp at TelcoTV -
December 14, 2009 : Ian Tapp, SVP of Business Development for Ericsson, talks about how telcos can differentiate themselves by using IPTV to provide a rich user experience and how this differentiation is becoming ever more important as consumers' expectations of content and content choice continue to rise
Roll Video: The Boxee Box Event
Contentinople -
December 09, 2009 : 9:00 AM More time with Boxee's CEO, the crash of the Boxee Box beta demo, and Boxee's solution to video piracy
Facing Dumb Pipe Fears
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
December 08, 2009 : 5:45 PM Qwest is taking the road less traveled when it comes to video services
Paying VoD's Freight
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 08, 2009 : 8:20 AM Sunflower Broadband's ad-insertion trial in Kansas could show the way for larger MSOs
What Digeo Was Making
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 07, 2009 : 11:10 AM Not a heckuva lot, reveals Arris SEC filing
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
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