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Intel's OTT Video Plan Hits a Snag


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
January 2, 2013 : Also: TW Cable bids for ex-Bresnan systems; Netflix CEO gets a fat raise; FCC OKs airline broadband rules; CSG, Comcast extend their deal

This Olde Website: 2012


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December 28, 2012 : Fire up that 1400-baud modem and enjoy how the Web used to look like when one visited the Internet homes of Comcast, Verizon, Apple, Boxee and more

Six Cable Deals We Might See in 2013


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December 27, 2012 : It's time to slam the speculation engine into overdrive and highlight some deals – both big and small – that could come in the new year

Four Ways Cable Is Saving The Coax


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December 26, 2012 : Cable's got a handful of projects in the works that will prolong having to extend fiber to the premises in a big way

Motorola & Arris: Product Gaps & Overlaps


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December 21, 2012 : Arris and Moto Home claim their combo would fill some important product holes. But they would also need to address some glaring overlaps

Pace: Motorola Home Deal Wasn't Worth It


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December 21, 2012 : Also: Senator launches Data Cap Integrity Act; Comcast's X1 remote gets a voice; TiVo swaps out CFOs

Arris's Exposure to TiVo Lawsuit Capped at $50M


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December 20, 2012 : An SEC filing also reveals that Arris would be saddled with a $117.5M breakup fee should its $2.35B deal for Motorola Home go south
Comment: Product overlaps - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2012
Comment: HD-DTA markets - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2012
Comment: Re: Google's liability - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2012

Arris Swings for the Fences


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 20, 2012 : 11:00 AM The $2.35B deal for Motorola's Home business would remove Arris from the shadows of Cisco and cement Bob Stanzione's legacy

Netflix Partner Tries UltraHD on the Internet


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December 20, 2012 : Also: Comcast starts HD-DTA rollouts; Nintendo Wii U connects with pay-TV; DirecTV cranks up the TV Everywhere volume
Comment: Re: Knight to E6 - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2012
Comment: Credit where it's due - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2012

Google Protects Arris From Big, Scary TiVo


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December 20, 2012 : Arris's financial exposure to the TiVo-Motorola patent lawsuit is immaterial, Arris CEO Bob Stanzione stressed ... again and again and again
Comment: Re: Bidding war? - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2012

OpenTV Guns for Netflix


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December 19, 2012 : Which is worse, having Carl Icahn on your back or getting sued for alleged infringement of seven patents?
Comment: Speeds - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2012

Netgear's 1-Gig Cable Gateway Breaks Through


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December 19, 2012 : Netgear's the first vendor to announce it has won CableLabs certification for a modem that can bond 24 downstream channels
Comment: Re: DIY Cable System - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2012
Comment: Charlie & Co. - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2012

Dish Given 4G Rollout Target


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December 19, 2012 : Also: Comcast's market cap breaches $100B; Casa lands a CCAP deal; Symmetricom's rough Q2; TWC speeds up business installs in NYC
Comment: Movie Titles - Jeff Baumgartner December 18, 2012

Quantifying 'The Netflix Problem'


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
December 18, 2012 : 4:10 PM Talk about your operational challenges – Netflix encodes a whopping 120 different versions of each movie
Comment: DIY Cable System - Jeff Baumgartner December 18, 2012
Comment: Modems at retail - Jeff Baumgartner December 18, 2012

Comcast Backs Sprint-Clearwire Combo


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December 18, 2012 : Also: thePlatform speeds up OTT video publishing; Hulu Plus crosses 3 million sub mark; Zoom lets TWC subs sidestep modem fees

Liberty Global Bids $2.5B for Telenet


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 18, 2012 : But John Malone may have a fight on his hands as Telenet's advisors believe the Belgian MSO's worth more than what Liberty's offering
Comment: TV service - Jeff Baumgartner December 17, 2012

Google Preps Its New Year Fiber Flow


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December 17, 2012 : Google Fiber will ring in first part of the New Year by expanding services to five more Kansas City 'fiberhoods'

Cox Brings OTT-Like Smarts to the Set-Top


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December 17, 2012 : Cox's top-end Cisco boxes gain the ability to recommend video selections for up to eight individuals in a given household

Cox Restores Big Email Outage


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December 17, 2012 : Also: Ziggo and UPC drop out of LTE auction; Avail-TVN goes multi-screen with subscription VoD; Akamai names new CEO

SPIT Spinoff Seeks Enterprise Niche


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 17, 2012 : Billing spinoff Cycle30 will try to beat Amdocs and Convergys for cable deals using a system tailored for commercial services
Comment: Shoulda waited - Jeff Baumgartner December 14, 2012
Comment: Re: Spectrum Shortage - Jeff Baumgartner December 14, 2012

Who's Behind Comcast's Video Downloader?


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December 14, 2012 : 11:10 AM The dots suggest it's Michael Willner's new company, Penthera

What Comcast Learned From Trying Out CCAP


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December 14, 2012 : A six-month trial revealed that CCAP's operational impact won't be trivial, Comcast's Jorge Salinger says

Charter Strikes Back at the CEA


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December 14, 2012 : Also: A bunch of firsts - Aereo strikes its first cable network deal; Comcast gets first dibs on A&E's iPad app; 3net's first cable partner
Comment: One option among many - Jeff Baumgartner December 13, 2012

Cisco Says CCAP's Tipping Point Is 1Gbit/s


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December 13, 2012 : A forklift upgrade to the converged platform won't be necessary until operators are delivering 1Gbit/s to service groups, the vendor claims
Comment: movies, movies, movies - Jeff Baumgartner December 13, 2012

Verizon/Redbox Take a Swing at Netflix


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December 13, 2012 : Also: Verizon pushes 'FlexView' titles; former Moto exec takes reins of SeaChange platforms unit; commercial loudness rules take effect

Google Fiber's Non-Experimental Experiment


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December 12, 2012 : 5:00 PM Eric Schmidt says Google's fiber project is 'not an experiment' and hints at expansion. But what else is he really supposed to say?
Comment: Re: Apple TV Set - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2012
Comment: Window of opportunity? - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2012

Cisco Extends Bridge to CCAP


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December 12, 2012 : Cisco unveils two line cards that boost the capacity of its flagship CMTS as it develops a next-gen CCAP platform
Comment: Re: Apple TV Set - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2012

TW Cable iPad App Opens Set-Top VoD Tap


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December 12, 2012 : Also: Belden buys PPC for $517M; another Apple TV rumor; Suddenlink broadens TiVo Stream offer; Comcast dunks Celtics MetroE deal
Comment: Spectrum hearing - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2012
Comment: Dealin' Dish - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2012

Dish Spectrum Gets Clearance for Takeoff


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December 11, 2012 : Dish gets approval to use its AWS-4 spectrum for mobile broadband but will 'consider its strategic options' before making its next move
Comment: rating the bit rates - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012
Comment: Exede - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012

Netflix Hearts Google Fiber


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December 11, 2012 : 3:45 PM Netflix ranks the nation's 'major' ISPs, and apparently Google Fiber qualifies as one while satellite broadband providers get the cold shoulder
Comment: Re: Google Fiber - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012
Comment: Re: Google Fiber - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012

Sprint & Dish Slug It Out Over Spectrum


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December 11, 2012 : Also: Cablevision gets closer to selling Bresnan systems; Google Fiber's national sticker shock; Samsung backs TV app startup
Comment: Re: reverse? - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012
Comment: Re: Clearning out space - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012
Comment: Patent protection - Jeff Baumgartner December 11, 2012

Comcast Execs Talk Up X2, Cloud DVR


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December 11, 2012 : An internal Comcast broadcast drops hints about the X1 QAM/IP successor and a possible strategy to avoid future TiVo lawsuits
Comment: User review? - Jeff Baumgartner December 10, 2012

Comcast's X1 Rolls Into Silicon Valley


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 10, 2012 : The X1, Comcast's next-gen video platform and its cloud-based UI, has launched in San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and Santa Barbara
Comment: Best bids - Bloomberg - Jeff Baumgartner December 10, 2012
Comment: The TiVo Overhang - Jeff Baumgartner December 10, 2012

Pace Bids For Motorola Home


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December 10, 2012 : U.K.-based set-top giant is first to confirm that it's bidding for Motorola's cable business, which might fetch from $1.5B to $2.5B
Comment: useful - Jeff Baumgartner December 10, 2012

TiVo Buys OTT Video Search Firm


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December 10, 2012 : By acquiring Zinc.TV, TiVo gains technology that searches movies, TV shows and video clips from more than 500 online sources
Comment: Is this a big deal? - Jeff Baumgartner December 10, 2012

Sprint Eyes Dish Partnership


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December 10, 2012 : Also: Videon joins the Comcast RDK ranks; Yahoo links up with NBC Sports; SEC targets Netflix over Facebook post; HBO CTO is retiring

Does Google Have a Plan B?


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
December 7, 2012 : 2:25 PM If Google doesn't get what it wants for Motorola's cable unit, it might reset the auction and try to sell off the parts

Netflix & MTV Execs Launch Cloud TV Startup


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
December 7, 2012 : Also: Cook stokes Apple TV rumors; rivals rally for green set-tops; Cablevision to bump broadband fees; Cisco & Cox make CES connection