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Charter Leaves Chapter 11


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November 30, 2009 : Despite protests by some lenders, the MSO is now poised to shave $8 billion of its debt load and apply for a new Nasdaq listing

Rogers Unboxes 'TV Everywhere'


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November 30, 2009 : MSO offers 1,000 hours of content, but access is limited to Canadian Internet connections and governed by broadband usage policies
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Mediacom to Wear Speed King Crown


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November 30, 2009 : MSO poised to become US cable's new Docsis 3.0 speed king with the expected launch of a new broadband service called 'Ultra 105'

TiVo Coming to Virgin's Non-DVRs, Too


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November 27, 2009 : 1:30 PM And other nuggets from TiVo's Q3 call

Cable ONE Seeks $50 HD Box


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November 25, 2009 : Huawei, Echostar, and others apparently see a chance to crack the US cable market, as Cable ONE tries to squeeze down the price of its HD set-top

Changes Up Top at Bresnan


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November 25, 2009 : NOON Jeffrey DeMond takes the helm as MSO gets ready to pursue 'strategic opportunities'

Virgin Presses 'Play' on TiVo


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November 25, 2009 : TiVo's on board as the exclusive middleware supplier and user interface for boxes that will key on broadband video convergence

Tandberg Television Signing Off


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November 24, 2009 : 6:15 PM Mark your calendars. The inevitible is set to occur on Jan. 25, 2010

Joost Sells Off Scraps


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November 24, 2009 : The assets and final fate of the once-promising broadband video player are now in the hands of a UK-based online ad company

TI Gets a Reprieve


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November 24, 2009 : 1:00 PM The FCC gives Texas Instruments more time to mount a defense for the 'Firewire' interface

Dr. Malone Gives Comcast-NBCU a Checkup


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November 23, 2009 : 5:20 PM Liberty chief and renowned dealmaker says purported Comcast-NBCU hookup looks like a 'heavily-engineered' custom job

Charter Bankruptcy Exit Hits a Speed Bump


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November 23, 2009 : A batch of lenders and stockholders are urging a New York judge to stay the bankruptcy order so they can mount an appeal

Blame It on Turkey Day


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November 23, 2009 : 11:20 AM TI wants more time to defend against Intel's request to erase a rule requiring that HD set-tops contain a Firewire interface

Cable Catchup


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November 20, 2009 : 4:40 PM Costly CableCARDs, Charter inching closer to an exit, cable FTTP without all the mess, and more

Harmonic Goes Lite for Cable IPTV


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November 20, 2009 : Adding to the cable IPTV fray, Harmonic's seeking support for Docsis Lite, an architecture requiring new CMTS and edge QAM software

Telstra Amps Up Its HFC


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November 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

SCTE Trims as It Realigns


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November 19, 2009 : 4:55 PM Society releases two VPs as it looks to strengthen its engineering core

thePlatform Plugs In 'TV Everywhere'


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November 18, 2009 : A new adapter could help spur the TV Everywhere cause in the absence of any industry consensus

Cable Curious About IPTV Possibilities


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November 13, 2009 : Cable's presence was felt at TelcoTV this week as MSOs embarked on IPTV fact-finding missions

Kudelski's Clincher


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November 13, 2009 : 1:05 PM Shareholders go for Kudelski's sweetened bid for OpenTV, and the notion that OpenTV faces a brighter future with Kudelski in control

MoCA 2.0 'Enhanced' Mode Target: 800 Mbit/s


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November 12, 2009 : The 2.0 version of MoCA is targeting two performance modes: a 400-Mbit/s basic version, and an enhanced 800-Mbit/s mode that could outgun G.hn

Nsight Takes ZillionTV on a Test Run


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November 11, 2009 : Green Bay-based telco becomes the first to reveal itself as a ZillionTV partner, anticipating a broad rollout in 2010

Iowa Cabler Gets Wired for IPTV


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November 11, 2009 : Butler-Bremmer taps Harmonic's Docsis-powered architecture as it looks to unify all its video services on one, common IP-based platform
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Dish & 'TV Everywhere'


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November 10, 2009 : 9:30 AM More than a technology play?

Arris Slashes Moxi Retail Prices


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November 10, 2009 : Arris looks to keep Moxi's retail flame lit by reducing unit prices and introducing a new three-tuner HD-DVR

Juniper Does Docsis (Again)


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November 9, 2009 : Signaling that it's back in the cable modem game, Juniper becomes the first to win the Docsis 3.0 stamp for an 'embedded cable modem module'
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Mediacom Preps 100-Meg D3


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November 6, 2009 : 5:45 PM MSO will roll 100-meg Docsis 3.0 services in 2 markets next month, while another 9 start off with 50-meg tiers

What Does Cisco See in China's DVN?


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November 6, 2009 : Cisco is buying the Chinese set-top maker, not for technology, but for a stronger role in China's move to digital cable

Netflix Friday


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November 6, 2009 : 11:10 AM My PS3 is about to get a movie-streaming upgrade

Court Sides Against Cable Modem Patent Troll


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November 6, 2009 : Rembrandt's money-grab falls short after a judge rejects claims that several MSOs were infringing on its data-over-cable patents

TWC Still Searching for a Rebound


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November 5, 2009 : The economy weighed on TWC as the pace of residential sub growth slowed in the third quarter, but biz services offered a bright spot

Cisco Aiming to One-Up Cable's Upstream


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November 5, 2009 : The 3G60, a modular CMTS blade in the works at Cisco, will pack in 60 upstream ports – 12 better than Moto's RX48 module

Comcast Plans Job Cuts & Upgrades


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November 4, 2009 : MSO will make unspecified layoffs as 'Project Cavalry' gets underway in more than half of its markets
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Charter Does More D3


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November 4, 2009 : 12:40 PM MSO debuts its 60-Meg wideband tier in another AT&T U-verse market

RCN Gets Docsis 3.0 Ball Rolling


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November 3, 2009 : 5:45 PM Cable overbuilder starts lighting up Cisco's wideband gear in New York, Boston, and Lehigh Valley

Cablevision Expects Lower WiFi Bill


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November 3, 2009 : New York-based MSO says outdoor WiFi deployment is ahead of schedule and coming in 15% under budget

Korean MSO Takes Wideband Upstream


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November 3, 2009 : 2:40 PM SK Broadband, another cable tech early adopter, is using Arris gear to bond four upstream channels

Photos: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo '09


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November 2, 2009 : Cable IP convergence, 3D-TV demos, and Docsis and PON growing closer together – just some of the things that were on tap at cable's big tech confab in Denver