2008 Top Eleven: Photos
LR Cable News Analysis -
December 30, 2008 : Sometimes we meticulously structure the visual impact of our photojournalism. Other times we just snap
2008 Top Ten: AlcaLu Drama
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 29, 2008 : Where would we be without the two-headed monster that is Alcatel-Lucent? In a far duller world, that's where!
2008 Top Five: LRTV Videos
News Analysis - Phil Harvey -
December 29, 2008 : Our top five most-watched LRTV countdown shows that AlcaLu likes to watch
2008 Top Ten: Comcastic Moments
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 29, 2008 : A gander at the good, bad, and ugly for the largest cable MSO in the land
MSOs Unite Against Telcos at the Headend
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 29, 2008 : New specs unify the interactive architectures of Time Warner Cable and Comcast, and could speed the adoption of switched digital video
2008 Top Ten: Huawei Headlines
News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
December 24, 2008 : Check out the year's biggest Huawei stories, and find out how the Chinese vendor seems inextricably linked to Canadian rival Nortel
Cablevision Counters CEA CableCARD Claims
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : CEA charged that the MSO's proposed downloadable conditional access system is proprietary and would end reliance on CableCARDs
Harmonic Scoops Up Scopus for $51M
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Despite some product overlaps, Harmonic says purchase will give it a leg up internationally and in a range of 'emerging markets' UPDATED 1:20 PM
Cable Vets Launch VC Firm
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 22, 2008 : A trio with recent ties to Comcast and Broadbus has launched Genovation Capital, a firm that aims to get new ideas off the ground
Moto Trims Video Division
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2008 : Employees at VoD and switched digital division units get the axe as part of a broader layoff that will affect 3,000 employees
IPTV in the USA
Reports- BY TIM HILLS -
December 08, 2008 : The IPTV revolution has started stateside, but what's next?
* Next-gen TV
* Better technology
* Finding value
Viacom Threatens Time Warner Cable
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 30, 2008 : Viacom: The move by TWC to force these channels off the air is another example of a cable company overreaching for profit at expense of viewers
EdgeCast Brags
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 30, 2008 : EdgeCast now powering more than 300 customers
VOOM Death to Cost Cablevision
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 24, 2008 : Companies expect to incur between approximately $45M and $65M of impairment charges
Optibase Favors Scopus Deal
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 23, 2008 : Optibase to record capital gains estimated between $4.1M and $4.8M
Harmonic Snares Scopus
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 23, 2008 : Harmonic will pay $5.62 in cash for each outstanding share of Scopus, representing an enterprise value of approximately $51 million
ESPN Gets Interactive
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
December 22, 2008 : ESPN to introduce new interactive television products in 2009
Falcon Craps on SES Americom
News Wire Feed -
December 19, 2008 : Falcon assisting IPTV operators impacted by SES Americom’s IP-Prime with smooth transition to the Falcon IP/Complete platform
Cisco's New Media Workhorse
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
December 31, 2008 : What's not a PC, not a set-top, not an iPod, and not a broadband pipe, but makes life with all the aforementioned even sweeter?
Dialing for Content
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
December 30, 2008 : Why are phone companies losing so many customers so fast?
Woman Bites MSO
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 24, 2008 : Happy Holidays, Comcast! You’re being sued
CableCARD Update VI
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Breaking news! One-way Plug & Play TV sets still aren’t very popular
Scoping Out Scopus
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 23, 2008 : Harmonic exec says decisions about people and products tied to Scopus should be flushed out by the '09 NAB confab
Coupon Clipper Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 19, 2008 : With the DTV transition just two months away, roughly three fourths of homes that rely on rabbit ears have requested box coupons
ActiveVideo Eyes the CE World
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 18, 2008 : Given its track record with a direct-to-MSO strategy, this could offer a complementary path of less resistance
WorldGate Update
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 16, 2008 : Private investment fund snaps up the bulk of the company that brought us the 'Ojo' videophone
Tru2way TVs Hit Denver
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
December 12, 2008 : At least that's what the ads say
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