Comcast Watchathon Nets VoD Boost
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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
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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
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March 28, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Russians vie for Tele2 unit; Liberty takes Ziggo stake; Nokia fined over Indian tax row
Arris/Moto Combo Poised to Sneak Up on Cisco
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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
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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
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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
Comcast's X1 Sets Sights on Nation's Capital
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March 25, 2013 : Washington, D.C., appears poised to become the ninth market to deploy Comcast's IP-capable, next-gen video service
Vubiquity (nee Avail-TVN) Kicks Off CEO Search
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
March 25, 2013 : Also: U-verse tunes in WatchESPN; Otelco files for bankruptcy; Clearleap re-ups with HBO; Bright House spruces up its mobile apps; UK's Blockbuster finds a buyer
Harmonic Touts HEVC
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March 29, 2013 : Harmonic sheds new light on HEVC compression standard in VidTech Insider online video
Deluxe Lands Starz TV Everywhere Deal
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March 27, 2013 : Deluxe video catalog service powers multiscreen distribution of the Starz popular PLAY suite of services
Comcast Promotes 2
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March 26, 2013 : Comcast promotes both Jennifer Daley and James McCue to vice president and assistant treasurer
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
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
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
Ad-Vantage Aereo?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 15, 2013 : Aereo streams its 'no cable required' tagline into the video world. Will consumers tune in to the message?
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
Netflix ISP Shame Game Goes Global
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 11, 2013 : Netflix's ISP rankings add seven countries, and, once again, Open Connect members tend to secure the pole position for video streaming speed
Time To Teach Old STBs Some New Tricks
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 08, 2013 : Comcast pumped out 2.4B hours of VoD in 2012, but that number, and the rate of VoD growth, could improve if it fixed its legacy user interface problem
ActiveVideo Makes Another Cisco Connection
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
March 07, 2013 : Ex-Cisco exec Murali Nemani joins ActiveVideo at an opportune time. But is his role to drive growth or help the cloud TV specialist attract a suitor?
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