Comcast Watchathon Nets VoD Boost
News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2013 : Also: Liberty Global set to grow with Virgin buy; jury dings AT&T for $27.5 million; cable video losses to slow in 2013; Charter shoots down antenna ad
Photos: Cable Wi-Fi – A Whole New Ballgame
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 29, 2013 : Cable operators are outfitting sporting venues with free Wi-Fi as a way to tout their broadband services. Here's what Comcast has cooked up at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies
Supreme Court Ditches Comcast Antitrust Suit
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
March 28, 2013 : Also: What would drive Ericsson to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom?; FCC IPTV closed captioning approach; Buckeye takes Moto to the edge
Euronews: Swisscom Upgrades to 100G
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 28, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Russians vie for Tele2 unit; Liberty takes Ziggo stake; Nokia fined over Indian tax row
Comcast Deal Shrinks CSG's Outlook
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2013 : CSG shares went on a rollercoaster ride Wednesday after the billing specialist announced a new long-term deal with Comcast
Arris/Moto Combo Poised to Sneak Up on Cisco
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2013 : Also: Intel talks OTT with major programmers; Deluxe lands Starz TV Everywhere deal; Comcast's X1 heads to the Mile High City
Google Fiber's TV App Coming to Apple Devices
LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2013 : Also: Hulu board seeks suitors; Spotify said to be spotting up video streaming service; HBO could go OTT when the math is right; 'virtual' MSO debuts in Sweden
Arris & Moto Dominate D3 Modem Market in 2012
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 26, 2013 : Arris and Motorola led Docsis 3.0 CPE revenues in 2012, but others could gain ground in the shift to wireless and video gateways
Euronews: EC Quantifies Benefits of FTTX
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
March 26, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Telefónica sells off treasury stock; Saudi Arabia is off messaging; fiber push in Scotland
Harmonic Touts HEVC
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 29, 2013 : Harmonic sheds new light on HEVC compression standard in VidTech Insider online video
CSG Reups With Comcast
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 27, 2013 : CSG Systems International enters into new contract with Comcast Cable
Buckeye Takes Moto to the Edge
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 27, 2013 : Buckeye CableSystem chooses Motorola U-EQAM solution for VoD and SDV services
Deluxe Lands Starz TV Everywhere Deal
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
March 27, 2013 : Deluxe video catalog service powers multiscreen distribution of the Starz popular PLAY suite of services
Will Malone Take a Bigger Run at Ziggo?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 28, 2013 : Don't expect anything more to pop for a while, but one analyst sees John Malone & Co. as the 'logical, ultimate acquirer of Ziggo' if the price is right
Making Room for Docsis 3.1
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 27, 2013 : Cable operators will need to free up at least 24MHz of spectrum for Docsis 3.1. But why is that the magic number?
Docsis: The Next Generation
LRTV Interviews -
March 21, 2013 : Cox's Jeff Finkelstein outlines the anticipated benefits and drivers of Docsis 3.1, and explains how much bandwidth operators will need to free up during the initial deployment of the emerging, multi-gigabit platform.
Cox Amps Its Cable Plant
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 21, 2013 : Cox's John Civiletto explains how the operator is getting the most out of its 1GHz network and what options still remain in Cox's bandwidth toolbox
Piloting CCAP
LRTV Interviews - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 20, 2013 : Jorge Salinger of Comcast says the operator has moved beyond the trial stage and is now starting to pilot equipment and services that take advantage of the emerging Converged Cable Access Platform
Stoking Cable's Innovation Engine
LRTV Interviews -
March 20, 2013 : New CableLabs CEO Phil McKinney offers an update on the R&D house’s activities, including his top priorities, the role that the recently formed 'innovation team' will play, and when CableLabs expects to complete the Docsis 3.1 specifications
Will Malone Make a Charter Connection?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2013 : Liberty Media's rumored plan to snag a 25% stake in Charter for $2.5B could aid the MSO's M&A strategy
Good News/Bad News for Cable TV
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 18, 2013 : Top US cable operators lost 1.41 million video subs in 2012, but the bleeding continues to show signs of slowing in a saturated pay-TV market
Comcast Goes On a VoD Binge
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 13, 2013 : Netflix, what you got? 'Watchathon Week' will serve up 3,500 TV episodes from 30 programmers as Comcast tries amp up VoD usage on set-tops and mobile devices
NGMN Sets Its Mobile Agenda
Wireless Bits - Ray Le Maistre -
March 12, 2013 : Four new focus areas for NGMN Alliance highlight the key challenges facing mobile network operators in 2013
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