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11/20/2009  -  Adding to the cable IPTV fray, Harmonic's seeking support for Docsis Lite, an architecture requiring new CMTS and edge QAM software
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11/19/2009  -  Cable upgrade lets Telstra offer 100-Mbit/s downstream services to 1M homes in Melbourne and provides a pipe for its broadband DVR
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11/19/2009  -  Cisco says a closer look at how consumers are digesting video on set-tops will aid programmers and ad agencies as TV viewing goes increasingly mobile
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11/18/2009  -  A new adapter could help spur the TV Everywhere cause in the absence of any industry consensus
11/17/2009  -  IPTV Interoperability Forum announces three new standards and says targeted ads and on-demand content are up for 2010
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11/20/2009  -  4:40 PM Costly CableCARDs, Charter inching closer to an exit, cable FTTP without all the mess, and more
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SCTE Trims as It Realigns
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11/19/2009  -  4:55 PM Society releases two VPs as it looks to strengthen its engineering core
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Facebook Makes Big Video Gains
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11/19/2009  -  11:10 AM Site is now third, behind only YouTube and Hulu, in streams
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TV Everywhere: The Path to All-IP Cable
10/22/2009  -  The perceived threat posed by over-the-top Internet video providers is driving cable operators to accelerate the development of TV Everywhere. Such a shift would mark a dramatic, even revolutionary, change in the cable industry, but one that is gaining appeal.
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Down in Denver?
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10/6/2009  -  Will the Mile High City draw a big crowd when the 'Cable Connections - Fall' event-fest kicks off October 25?
Most Recent Post: Jeff Baumgartner... Now that we're a bit closer to the show, SCTE organizers are now saying that they indeed expect lower attendance at this...
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Tru2way at a Crossroads
8/4/2009  -  Cable's current challenge is turning a passive and one-way medium – television – into an interactive, two-way technology
Most Recent Post: marcusthompson... I agree, I'm not sold that Clearwire is a good investment for these big cable companies. However, just like Bright House,...
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