Clearleap Hops on $9M 'A' Round
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 25, 2008 : Former Time Warner Cable CTO takes a minority stake in Atlanta-based startup
The Great Cable Spectrum Speculation
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 24, 2008 : Spectrum won by Cox and other companies with ties to cable could set the stage for a market-targeted wireless network buildout
Telcos Favor FCC's MDU Lockup Ban
LR Cable News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 20, 2008 : Telcos and cable lobbyists are naturally taking different sides of the FCC's recent ban on exclusive access contracts in MDUs
FCC Bans Exclusive Triple-Play Deals in MDUs
LR Cable News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
March 19, 2008 : FCC says consumers are hurt by the lack of competition when apartment owners don't have a choice of voice, video, and data providers
Dish Wants DVR Case Do-Over
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : Down but not out – Charlie Ergen isn't about to give up his legal fight against TiVo
Concurrent Swells VOD Streaming Capacity
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 17, 2008 : VOD vendor claims server software update gooses streaming by 40%, ties in with 'Start Over' and other TV time-shifting apps
Verizon Demos Advanced P2P Software
CTIA News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 14, 2008 : Verizon is touting an advanced form of file sharing called P4P that can drastically reduce its costs and improve download speeds
AT&T Prepping for GPON
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
March 13, 2008 : Ma Bell is reportedly on schedule to deliver GPON by the end of this year, as promised
Thomson, Ericsson Bag IPTV Deals
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
March 12, 2008 : The IPTV World Forum kicks off with Thomson and Ericsson landing new Euro incumbent IPTV deals
Velocix Wins Deals
News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2008 : Star Search and Deal or No Deal gameshows use Velocix to broadcast live over the Internet
Veveo Launches Feed App
News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2008 : vtap learns user interests and pushes relevant feed of fresh Web video to PCs, mobile devices, and social network profiles
Starz Kicks Off Brand Campaign
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 31, 2008 : Starz unveils brand campaign featuring new logo and tag line 'Are You Ready?'
AT&T Launches Mobile TV
News Wire Feed -
March 27, 2008 : AT&T and MediaFLO announce the launch of AT&T Mobile TV with FLO
Velocix Streams Live
News Wire Feed -
March 26, 2008 : Velocix announces complete family of massively scalable live streaming solutions
Akimbo Picks Harmonic
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 26, 2008 : Rhozet Carbon Coder chosen by Internet VOD leader for outstanding automation capabilities and high-quality video output
Imake Bows Asset Manager
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 18, 2008 : Imake announces asset manager and workflow specifically targeted for content providers and aggregators
TiVo Tunes In Web Video
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 18, 2008 : TiVo gives consumers an easy way to download Internet video automatically to their television sets
Equinix Carries Hulu
News Wire Feed -
March 17, 2008 : Equinix to provide platform for efficient and reliable delivery of free service offering streaming video of hit TV shows, movies, and clips
TiVo Tunes Into YouTube
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March 12, 2008 : TiVo to provide YouTube videos directly to television
DBS Catches a Break
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2008 : But will the FCC show the same leniency toward small cable ops in front of the February 2009 digital transition?
Idiots for Life
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 27, 2008 : Charter makes itself and its customers look foolish
Billions & Billions
BroadBananas - Michael Harris -
March 25, 2008 : Comcast's latest VOD milestone would make Carl Sagan proud...
More Mobile TV Musing
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 24, 2008 : Don't lean back when you're on the move
What Is Mobile TV?
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 20, 2008 : I don't know. But I'll know it when I see it
Dish: It's All Good
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2008 : Satco confirms 'launch anomaly' won't hinder goal of supporting 100 local HD markets and beaming 100 'national' hi-def nets by year-end
Defining Telepresence
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 18, 2008 : At some point, you must get exactly what you pay for
SXSW 2008 Pics
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
March 12, 2008 : Robots, rock 'n' roll, new media, and BBQ
Testing, Testing D...T...V...
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 04, 2008 : FCC Chairman comes around, agrees it makes sense to kick the tires a bit before the Feb. 2009 transition
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