XO Keeps Cloud in the Family
News Analysis - Carol Wilson -
May 01, 2012 : Remember Concentric? The name is back in the headlines (not literally) as XO makes its move on the cloud services market
Another Ex-Cablevision Exec Lands at Charter
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2012 : John Bickham fills the long-vacant COO slot at Charter, becoming the third former Cablevision exec to join the MSO in recent months
Adelphia Scandal Victims Get $728M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2012 : Also: SeaChange gets a permanent CEO; new DirecTV unit targets mobility and apps; Affinegy, like Cisco, buys into TR-069
Who's Winning Cable's Tablet TV Deals?
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : RGB, Envivio and Harmonic – not Cisco and Motorola – appear to be grabbing the early linear TV transcoding deals with some major MSOs
Comcast/Verizon Combo Steers Clear of FiOS
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : Verizon and the MSO tie in cable modem and LTE data upgrades in six markets where Comcast competes with AT&T and CenturyLink
Apple Eyes Epix Streaming Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : Also: CableCARD gains momentum; Hulu courts authentication model; Canoe Ventures to shut down NYC digs; former Sunflower GM joins Synacor
Euronews: Nokia to Offload 'Bling' Brand
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
April 30, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia in talks to sell Vertu subsidiary; Deutsche Telekom settles pay dispute; UK joint venture's 4G 'campaign'
Photos: The SCTE Power Tour
Slide Shows - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2012 : Join us for a look at a hybrid power system the SCTE has deployed to help MSOs study how to keep biz customers humming when the grid goes down
Comcast Brings IPv6 to the Home Network
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2012 : Also: Stake sale would value Hulu at $2B; Synacor profits on TV Everywhere; more TiVo DVRs get Comcast VoD
Euronews: Nokia Knocked Off Top Spot
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
April 27, 2012 : In today's EMEA roundup: Nokia overtaken by Samsung in handset sales for first time; Sequans makes $9M loss; BT phone boxes up for grabs
Charter Names COO
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 01, 2012 : Charter names John Bickham chief operating officer
Adelphia Fraud Victims to Share $728M
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
May 01, 2012 : Manhattan U.S. attorney announces distribution of more than $728 million to victims of Adelphia securities fraud
Gilat Wins Backhaul Deal
LR Mobile News Feed -
May 01, 2012 : Gilat selected to provide bandwidth-efficient cellular backhaul solution for Tier 1 mobile network operator
Which Cable Card Will EchoStar Play Next?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2012 : 11:20 AM After exiting the US cable set-top business, EchoStar may still find success baking its Sling technology in boxes made by other vendors
Alcatel-Lucent: Fiber's on Fire!
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
April 26, 2012 : 2:40 PM Though not literally, notes CEO Ben Verwaayen, as he addresses fiber demand in Europe following some optimistic political talk
The TV Everywhere Tax
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2012 : 5:45 PM Is $20 per month a fair price for access to a Slingbox-in-the-cloud plus network DVR, or is NimbleTV just a tax on TV Everywhere?
Will Nokia Have a Smartphone Resurgence?
The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey -
April 20, 2012 : Nokia needs to improve its apps and mobile cloud offering, and Microsoft could help it give consumers a reason not to stay with Samsung or Apple
New IPv4 Address for Service Providers
LRTV Interviews - Carol Wilson -
April 19, 2012 : Cable Labs' Chris Donley explains how a new block of IPv4 addresses is being made available to service providers to help them ease the transition to IPv6
It's Gut Check Time
Rewired - Carol Wilson -
April 12, 2012 : 12:25 PM If the FCC has declared war on small, less efficient telcos, are they ready to fight back?
Who Will Land the Apple Television?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 12, 2012 : 11:45 AM Analyst says Dish and DirecTV are 'prime candidates' to connect with Apple's new TV (if it really exists)
Facebook's App Attack: What's Instagram Worth?
The Philter Podcast - Phil Harvey -
April 11, 2012 : What value does Instagram have to a company with as many resources as Facebook? And have mobile broadband providers missed another chance to profit from a new networking service?
The End of the World[Gate]
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 02, 2012 : 6:10 PM Chapter 7 appears to be the final one for a pioneer in interactive television and broadband videophones
Xfinity TV Meets the Xbox 360
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
April 02, 2012 : Comcast's authenticated TV Everywhere recently debuted on Microsoft's IP-connected game console. Here's a brief look at the app in action
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