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Icahn Nabs 10% of Netflix


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October 31, 2012 : Shares in the streaming giant surge almost 14 percent after the activist investor makes a big buy and declares the stock undervalued

Service Providers Assess Sandy's Impact


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October 31, 2012 : FCC estimates that the historic storm knocked out about 25% of the cell towers and a quarter of cable services in 10 states

CEA Backs Team Aereo


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October 31, 2012 : Also: Boxee TV scores Wal-Mart exclusive; Cable Bahamas sets US invasion; Roku cross-indexes Web TV, expands exec team
Comment: Cablevision update - Jeff Baumgartner October 29, 2012

Docsis 3.1 Set for a Spring Fling


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October 29, 2012 : To help vendors get a jump on product development, the hardware specs for Docsis 3.1 could emerge by next March or April

Carriers Brace for 'Frankenstorm'


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October 29, 2012 : Also: Aereo patent to tie local TV with roaming; Netflix jumps on Microsoft rumor; Cablevision and Tribune make peace

TelcoTV 2012: OTT Is H.O.T.


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October 29, 2012 : 7:30 AM If you're not down with OTT, then you're just not trying very hard
Comment: Re: Leaderboard - Jeff Baumgartner October 27, 2012

TelcoTV 2012: AT&T's Video App Edge


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October 26, 2012 : AT&T's Maria Dillard explains how U-verse is ramping apps for the TV as well as smartphones, tablets and other second screens

Comcast Makes Hay With Metro Ethernet


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October 26, 2012 : About 15% of Comcast's business service revenues are now generated by mid-sized users served by the operator's MetroE platform

Comcast Spectrum Sale Boosts Q3 Profit


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October 26, 2012 : Comcast still lost 117,000 video subscribers, but continued to gain in all other categories, including a 33% jump in business services revenues

U-Verse TV Marches Out 1M+ Wireless Receivers


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October 25, 2012 : AT&T's Maria Dillard touts the popularity of the new wire-free boxes and outlines how interactive apps are giving U-verse a TV edge
Comment: Market seeding - Jeff Baumgartner October 25, 2012

Cox Faces Set-Top Fee Flap


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October 25, 2012 : Also: Private equity firm snaps up ACI; Comcast's McSlarrow heads west; Texas telco streams with Harmonic

Arris Blows Out Docsis Modem Sales in Q3


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October 25, 2012 : Arris sets a record as it ships 2.63 million cable gateways and voice modems in Q3, with 88% having that distinct Docsis 3.0 flavor

Verizon/Redbox Combo Set for Q4 Breakout


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October 24, 2012 : In his TelcoTV keynote, Verizon's Robert Mudge says the service will play a key role in the company's 'borderless lifestyle' strategy

Boxee CEO Now a Friend of Big Cable?


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October 24, 2012 : After initially appealing to cord-cutters, Boxee CEO Avner Ronen says his company is now prepared to strike partnerships with cable operators

Netflix Sinks as It Cuts Q4 Subscriber Forecast


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October 24, 2012 : Also: Intel connects with Comcast; Harmonic sees Euro sluggishness in Q3; Arris and SeaChange get their TelcoTV on

2012 Leading Lights Finalists: Best Product (Cable)


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October 24, 2012 : 9:45 AM In round two of our 2012 Leading Lights award series, we offer the reasons why we picked these seven finalists

Docsis 3.1: The Final Frontier?


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October 23, 2012 : Cable modem pioneer Rouzbeh Yassini explores whether 3.1 is final step before cable goes FTTH, or if new Docsis specs might be on the horizon

Cable-Tec Expo 2012: 6 Big Takeaways


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October 23, 2012 : Our wrap-up hits the Docsis 3.1 reveal, the CCAP race, upstream innovations, cable's mobile maneuvers, and what's on deck at Huawei

Comcast & Rogers Plow $15M Into Telepresence


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October 23, 2012 : Also: Virgin Media rides TiVo to Q3 video sub gain; Verizon/Redbox service eyes Q4 launch; another ex-Canoe exec resurfaces
Comment: VCs and cable access - Jeff Baumgartner October 22, 2012

Verizon Wireless & Cable Keep Rolling


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October 22, 2012 : The mobile carrier, Cox and Time Warner Cable hook up their bundles in several more cities in Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York
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ADT Adds a Cable Guy


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October 22, 2012 : 3:15 PM ADT looks even more cable-friendly after industry vet Arthur Orduņa joins the home security giant, which has been the topic of M&A scuttlebutt

Dish Pays $80M for Cablevision Spectrum


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October 22, 2012 : Also: TW Cable means business with new cloud services; Cable-Tec Expo attendance drops; CEA goes with UltraHD label

Startup Cohere Lands Big Names & Big Bucks


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October 22, 2012 : The hot cable-access startup packs $23M in new investment, Infinera's Drew Perkins as CEO and vets from Cisco, TW Cable and Ericsson

Putting Docsis 3.1 to Work


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October 22, 2012 : Cox's Jeff Finkelstein identifies some apps and services that will need the speed and capacity boost expected from Docsis 3.1

'Father' Knows Best


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October 19, 2012 : Rouzbeh 'Father of the Cable Modem' Yassini offers his opinion on the emerging Docsis 3.1 platform and if the project represents the final step before cable takes fiber to the home

Google to Light Up Second Fiberhood


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October 19, 2012 : Also: Docsis 3.1 placed on a fast track; SCTE rallies for Docsis 3.1; Netflix brings command and control to the second screen

Photos: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2012


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October 19, 2012 : Segways on the floor, CCAPs on parade and Docsis 3.1 chatter were among the Kodak Moments we caught at this year's cable tech confab

Docsis 3.1 Targets 10-Gig Downstream


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October 18, 2012 : Aiming for 10-gig down and 1-gig upstream, the cable guys expect to wrap Docsis 3.1 specs next year, with products coming in 2014

Diving Into Docsis 3.1


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October 18, 2012 : Jorge Salinger of Comcast and Mark Palazzo of Cisco break down what's on the horizon for cable's next-gen IP platform

Talking Docsis 3.1


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October 18, 2012 : Comcast's Jorge Salinger talks about the goals of Docsis 3.1 and how it will be designed to work with previous generations of cable's IP data platform

Motorola's Upstream Booster Gets a Lift


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October 18, 2012 : Also: TiVo advances patent fight with Motorola; TW Cable and Bright House move to streamline TV Everywhere; Aereo lands on the PC

Former Cablevision Exec Heads to Charter


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October 17, 2012 : James Blackley is the latest former Cablevision exec to be reunited with Tom Rutledge at Charter

Boxee Woos Cable With Broadband TV Box


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October 17, 2012 : Also: Deluxe pitches super-sized TV Everywhere package; Cox and TW Cable CTOs do more for SCTE; Cisco tailors Videoscape for cable

Docsis 3.1 Will Change Cable's Data Channels


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October 16, 2012 : To achieve multi-gigabit speeds without FTTH, cable will eventually shift from 6MHz-wide channels in favor of super-wide 200MHz channels
Comment: Re: Docsis 3.1 - Jeff Baumgartner October 16, 2012

Docsis 3.1 to Be Smarter, Faster & Cheaper


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October 16, 2012 : The new CEO of CableLabs says the new specs will target 'multi-gigabit' speeds and be compatible with previous generations of Docsis

More Docsis 3.0 Gateways Gun for 1-Gig


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October 16, 2012 : Also: Cable TV rivals lead in customer satisfaction; U-verse offers Viacom channels everywhere; HBO streams into Sweden

TW Cable Issues IP Set-Top RFP


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October 16, 2012 : TW Cable launches a request for proposal (RFP) that will give more than a dozen suppliers a shot at the operator's IP video transition
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Cablevision Might Sell Country, Stay Rock 'n' Roll


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October 15, 2012 : Also: Providence dumps Hulu stake; ActiveVideo spins out something

Cable-Tec Expo 2012: 7 Hot Topics


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October 15, 2012 : Docsis 3.1's big reveal, CCAP updates, the new digital home, a focus on innovation and wireless wizardry will be on our agenda

Arris Unleashes a Monster CMTS


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October 15, 2012 : Arris takes on Cisco and other cable access rivals with the E6000, a CCAP-capable device that will initially function as a high-density CMTS

Cable Cleared to Encrypt Basic TV Tiers


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October 15, 2012 : And the FCC's ruling that the top MSOs need to help retail IP-connected devices receive encrypted basic TV signals makes Boxee happy too

Cable Whips Up Some Wireless


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October 12, 2012 : 5:40 PM If you're heading to Cable-Tec Expo, don't miss our breakfast session on the industry's mobile and wireless broadband maneuvers

Humax Takes Comcast Angle Into US Cable


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October 12, 2012 : Humax is getting aggressive with a US cable strategy that includes a shot at supplying IP-only client boxes and HD-DTAs to Comcast

Clearwire Stock Surge Could Help Comcast


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October 12, 2012 : Also: DirecTV does more than dream about Genie HD-DVR; TriQuint preps a fatter cable upstream; Moto locks up Massillon's OTT video
Comment: Re: Ceton Q update - Jeff Baumgartner October 11, 2012
Comment: Ceton Q update - Jeff Baumgartner October 11, 2012

TiVo Stays On a Tier 2 Tear


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October 11, 2012 : Also: TiVo opens up for apps; Malone says Starz could use a 'big brother'; Ceton sets media extender launch; Chapter 11 doesn't slow down Contec

Ericsson Adapts to the TV Streaming Challenge


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October 11, 2012 : Ericsson hopes to fix a problem that pops up when multiple devices on a home network try to stream video at the same time

New Slingboxes Stream TV at 1080p HD


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October 10, 2012 : Also: Netflix CEO to leave Microsoft board; Comcast hires new California leader

Cisco, Humax & Technicolor Join Comcast's Crew


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October 10, 2012 : They're the latest known set-top makers to license Comcast's Reference Design Kit for IP-connected devices

SeaChange Vs. Arris


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October 9, 2012 : 5:20 PM Welcome back to the VoD squabble that never ends....

Finisar Shrinks Cable's Optics


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October 9, 2012 : Finisar breaks out a miniature, power-saving optical module, tailored for cable networks, that will plug in to next-gen access gear

Boxee May Be Adding DVR Features


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October 9, 2012 : Also: Consumers are finding pay-TV savings; This Technology adds cable vets, opens Denver digs; Wipro tailors pre-paid broadband for US cable
Comment: Priced to move? - Jeff Baumgartner October 9, 2012

Harmonic Lines Up CCAP Trials


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October 9, 2012 : Harmonic says it has eight lab trials with US cable operators lined up as it rolls out its first integrated CCAP product

Cox Aligns With New Starz Streams


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October 8, 2012 : Also: HBO Nordic adds Starz to the OTT menu; Dish mothballs its Netflix competitor; FreedomPop adds cable to its broadband targets

Suddenlink Activates TiVo Stream


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October 8, 2012 : With a debut in Lubbock, Texas, Suddenlink becomes the first cable operator to lease out TiVo's new video transcoding device

Morega Tackles Video Portability


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October 8, 2012 : With a former Motorola exec at the helm, Morega aims to help cable operators develop multi-screen TV strategies

Patent Power


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October 5, 2012 : 12:55 PM ActiveVideo used it to vanquish Verizon, but CEO says the vendor will be careful not to abuse it
Comment: Another Ergen bluff? - Jeff Baumgartner October 5, 2012

Contec Nears Bankruptcy Exit


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October 5, 2012 : Also: Cablevision and Disney add TV Everywhere; 4K TV demand to suck wind; new cable connectors shield off LTE interference

Verizon's 4G/Cable Combo Expands


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October 4, 2012 : Verizon Wireless hooks up with Cox in Kansas, Arkansas and Nebraska, and with TW Cable in Hawaii

Google May Cut Deeper at Motorola


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October 4, 2012 : An SEC filing suggests 20% might not be enough
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Cozying Up to OTT


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October 4, 2012 : 1:00 PM The pay-TV and OTT providers still don't love each other, but an Amdocs study suggests tension between them is easing
Comment: QAM kicks - Jeff Baumgartner October 4, 2012

Dish May Seek Spectrum Sale


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October 4, 2012 : Also: Cablevision rolls out cloud-based guide; Bright House adds modem rental fee; BlackArrow splices and targets ads on all screens

Docsis 3.1 to Be Revealed at Cable-Tec Expo


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October 4, 2012 : An operator-studded panel will offer details about new specs that will super-size cable broadband
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Comment: XI3 backside - Jeff Baumgartner October 3, 2012

Meet Comcast's IP-Only Set-Top


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October 3, 2012 : Here's a sneak peek at the XI3, an IP-only hi-def client device under development at Comcast and made by Pace
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Comcast Gets Closer to a Clearwire Sell-Off


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October 3, 2012 : Also: TW Cable packs on business services muscle; TiVo's Comcast universe expands; ThinkAnalytics does Mediaroom

Charter Makes Its Move


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October 2, 2012 : 4:40 PM New Charter CEO Tom Rutledge continues to leave his mark as the operator gets ready to complete its turnaround

TWC Wants Piece of Google Fiber's Sweet Deal


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October 2, 2012 : Also: Supreme Court to hear Comcast system-clustering case; Charter and Cox tee up new corporate digs; new Slingboxes spotted

TW Cable Could Reap $300M From Modem Fee


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October 2, 2012 : Analyst says about 90% of the operator's 10.8 million cable modem customers could be affected by a new $3.95 monthly fee
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Comcast, TiVo Blaze Different Set-Top Paths


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October 1, 2012 : For leased IP-capable devices, TiVo is centering on its Hardware Porting Kit, while Comcast leans on its Reference Design Kit (RDK)

STB Repair Firm Plots a Bolt From Bankruptcy


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October 1, 2012 : Also: Cablevision squares off with Dish; Hughes lights up faster broadband bird; Comcast chips in on wireless gateway innovation