Kudelski Sets 9% Layoff
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October 31, 2011 : Swiss video security specialist will reduce its workforce by 270 as it looks to trim costs by $103M and tighten focus on Web TV tech
Moto Mobility Braces for Layoffs
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October 31, 2011 : Also: YouTube is going pro; new Google TV hardware is coming in 2012; Internap connects with Concurrent; Coinstar raises Redbox rates
MobiTV Offers TV Everywhere
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October 31, 2011 : MobiTV President Paul Scanlon believes its experience with live TV and major mobile operators will give it an edge in the pay-TV world
FCC Greenlights USF Reform
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October 28, 2011 : Also: MobiTV serves up TV Everywhere platform; Harmonic beats the street; Verizon tops ISP survey; Netflix gets another beatdown
TW Cable Navigates TV in the Cloud
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October 27, 2011 : The MSO is deploying a fancier, cloud-based navigation system that taps into a set-top's IP Docsis connection
DirecTV Pipes Live TV to iPads
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October 27, 2011 : Also: Virgin touts TiVo; Verivue scores at UPC; Arris CMTS/edge QAM router enters MSO lab; BigBand plays up targeted IPTV ads
TW Cable Sheds Video and Voice Subs
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October 27, 2011 : MSO also misses the mark on revenues and earnings while business services remain a bright spot
Verizon's Over-the-Top Home Control
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October 26, 2011 : Telco intends to sell its new 'broadband-agnostic' home-monitoring service outside of its DSL and fiber footprint starting in 2012
Light Reading's 2011/2012 Salary Survey
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October 12, 2011 : Our second annual employment survey of over 2,500 people in the communications industry reveals that salaries are on the upswing, but so are layoffs
Gilat Swaps Out CEOs
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October 31, 2011 : Gilat announces changes in executive management
Netflix, Disney Extend Streaming Deal
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October 31, 2011 : Netflix and Disney-ABC Television Group announce extension of existing licensing agreement to stream TV shows
iControl Goes Global
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October 28, 2011 : iControl Networks expands internationally and partners with Swisscom
TW Cable Puts Android in the Picture
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October 31, 2011 : 5:10 PM But the latest tablet play won't stream live TV channels until after the MSO chomps on Google's Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012
Google TV's Refresh
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October 28, 2011 : 3:30 PM Is it too late for Google to right the wrongs that graced its first integrated TV play?
Five TelcoTV Takeaways
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October 28, 2011 : 2:45 PM OTT, sports programming, and multi-screen all were hot topics at this year's event
Verizon's Eric Bruno: The Borderless Lifestyle
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October 26, 2011 : Eric Bruno describes how Verizon is endeavoring to make everything its customers want or need to do easier and more convenient, thanks to Internet-connected devices
Cable Porn Hacker Pleads Guilty
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October 21, 2011 : 12:30 PM Former Cox employee serving as a 'liaison' to Comcast admits to performing Super Bowl Interruptus in 2009, and gets a wrist slap
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