Telecom Italia Tunes In Cisco for Web TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 29, 2008 : Broadband service provider is powering Yalp!, its free Internet video hub, with a Cisco platform that cooks in Adobe's Flash platform
OSS Company Considers Content
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 26, 2008 : CSG is pitching a Silverlight-based system designed to help studios, TV nets, and other content owners sell and promote videos via the Web
ISPs Eye Tiered Broadband Pricing
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September 24, 2008 : Some execs say service providers may have to implement tiered pricing to deal with the explosive growth in streaming video
FCC No Longer Inquiring About Interactive TV
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September 23, 2008 : Commission scuttles a fact-finding mission originally triggered by the AOL-Time Warner merger and the now-defunct AOLTV service
Liberty Takes 120 Mbit/s to the Dutch
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 16, 2008 : Liberty Global's UPC Netherlands has launched a 120 Mbit/s broadband service based on EuroDocsis3.0 gear, and plans further European deployments
Rose Shows His Thorns at Thomson
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
September 15, 2008 : Thomson's new CEO Frédéric Rose has axed the executive in charge of the company's telecom and cable business within days of joining
TI Flexes Docsis 3.0 Muscle
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 12, 2008 : Texas Instruments' 8-channel Docsis 3.0 chipset to converge a cable operator's high-speed data offerings with video services
Cable Worried About 'White Space' Tech
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 10, 2008 : The NCTA warns that a new breed of wireless broadband devices can wipe out digital cable services
BigBand Plays It Personal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 09, 2008 : BigBand is targeting cable MSOs and telcos with a video platform that envisions a personal, 'unicast' world of the future
FastSoft Wants CDNs
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto -
September 08, 2008 : The startup with yet another TCP fix has landed some big customers and is eyeing the CDN camp
Ekinops Covers Football
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October 01, 2008 : Belgacom, SEE Telecom, and Ekinops collaborate to kick off Belgian Football Pro League in HD video format
Netflix Sees Starz
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October 01, 2008 : Netflix and Starz Entertainment announce agreement to make movies from Starz Play available for instant streaming at Netflix
HealthiNation Locks In $7.5M
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September 30, 2008 : HealthiNation announces $7.5M in Series B funding led by Intel Capital
TiVo Gains PC Entry
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September 29, 2008 : Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC brings digital entertainment freedom to consumers with the award-winning TiVo service
Akamai Speeds Metacafe
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September 23, 2008 : Akamai accelerates Metacafe site, leading to significant increase in page views and video consumption
AP Boards thePlatform
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September 23, 2008 : AP selects new technology provider for online video network
Edgeware Deployed in Finland
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September 13, 2008 : Edgeware announces first commercial deployment of its new Web TV solution
Inuk, Move Team Up
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September 12, 2008 : Inuk and Move Networks partner to take Internet TV to the next level
TI Muscles Up Docsis Chipset
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September 12, 2008 : Texas Instruments intros high-performance eight downstream Docsis 3.0 solution optimized for data and video gateway applications
Starz Joins Netflix Constellation
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
October 01, 2008 : But premium programmer notes that getting a cable deal for Starz Play 'is very much a priority'
IBC 2008
LRTV Documentaries - IBC 2008 -
September 15, 2008 : Fritz Nelson gets all loved-up in Amsterdam for IBC 2008. It’s not all clogs, cheese, and canals though. IBC is the biggest broadcast show in the world and now has real relevance to the IPTV market. Ericsson’s Eugene Sarmiento and Peter Linder, Akamai’s Suzanne Johnson, Accedo’s Fredrik Andersson, and Open IPTV Forum’s Monika Gadhammar take us by the hand to guide us through the maze
Targeted Advertising
LRTV Custom TV - Targeted Advertising -
September 15, 2008 : Execs from Tandberg TV, the TIA, and Ericsson discuss the merits of targeted advertising to consumers, advertisers, and service providers
Future Trends in IPTV
LRTV Documentaries - Future Trends in IPTV -
September 12, 2008 : A collection of industry heavyweights from opposite sides of the ring give us their own opinions on what the future of IPTV will be over the coming year. Topics include convergence, 21st-Century networking, targeted advertising, 4G, net neutrality, and the 100G network.
Blogging, Bay Area-Style
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
September 09, 2008 : Text updates from a two-day quick visit to the Bay Area
Fancast Does Downloads
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
September 04, 2008 : In case you have a pile of cash to burn on rentals and buys, here's what you can load up on before hitting Comcast's 250 GB ceiling
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