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SeaChange Off the Block, CEO Exits


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November 30, 2011 : Video specialist shakes things up as CEO steps down and the company -- the subject of M&A rumors -- opts to remain a publicly traded company
Comment: Re: IP multicast? - Jeff Baumgartner November 30, 2011

Docsis 3.0 CPE Shipments Surge in Q3


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November 30, 2011 : Also: MSOs eye usage-based billing for broadband; TW Cable's Android app doesn't do live TV; Insight buy hits a speed bump; WoW adds 3-D VoD

Verizon Takes FiOS TV to the Xbox


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November 29, 2011 : FiOS TV's debut on the Xbox 360 next month will be limited to 26 live TV channels
Comment: Re: DVR like VOD - Jeff Baumgartner November 29, 2011

Pay TV in Store for a Rocky 2012


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November 29, 2011 : Also: Visible World targets tru2way; aioTV scores funding; Google seeks EU stamp; The Cable Show has Boston in its sights
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Cablevision Plugs Its Network DVR


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November 28, 2011 : 3:55 PM Video ad highlights DVR Plus's multi-room and 'instant upgrade' capabilities – and takes a jab at Verizon
Comment: Re: Magic Jack for TV - Jeff Baumgartner November 28, 2011

Comcast Gets Ready for CCAP


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November 28, 2011 : MSO is deep into an 'operational readiness' trial for CCAP well before vendors start to release gear based on the IP convergence platform
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Verizon to Fight FiOS TV Injunction


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November 28, 2011 : Also: Netflix, Wal-Mart cleared in DVD rental conspiracy case; Hulu may go to Germany; former TW Cable exec takes reins of municipal MSO

Casa Downsizes the CMTS


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November 25, 2011 : Casa Systems CEO Jerry Guo shows off the smallest Docsis 3.0-based CMTS and hints at the company's plan for a full-fledged CCAP product

CCAP: Arris's Top Priority


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November 24, 2011 : Todd Kessler sheds light on Arris's roadmap for CCAP, recently deemed priority No. 1 by the vendor's chairman and CEO

Verizon Slapped With Injunction Over FiOS TV


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November 24, 2011 : Verizon must pay ActiveVideo almost $11 million in monthly royalties, but has until May 23, 2012 to develop a workaround
Comment: Re: How much demand? - Jeff Baumgartner November 23, 2011
Comment: More Barcelona - Jeff Baumgartner November 23, 2011

TiVo Ends Subscriber-Losing Streak


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November 23, 2011 : Also: Charter swaps some systems; an early look at Comcast's 'Barcelona' IPG; Comcast unwraps wireless D3 gateways; another Apple TV rumor
Comment: Re: Magic Jack for TV - Jeff Baumgartner November 23, 2011

Boxee Adds a Video Sling


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November 23, 2011 : Some personal experience indicates that Boxee might be onto something here ... and it beats the hell out of having to become an Eagles fan

iPad, Xoom Get First Crack at Comcast's AnyPlay


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November 22, 2011 : MSO IDs which tablets are first in line for the in-home, live-TV streaming device when customer trials get underway

Netflix Warns of 2012 Loss


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November 22, 2011 : Also: Closing the book on BigBand; CableLabs opens San Fran digs; CE giants try to unify 3-D tech; EPIX hires digital chief
Comment: No big surprises yet - Jeff Baumgartner November 21, 2011

Synacor Guns for $75M IPO


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November 21, 2011 : But will the TV Everywhere specialist pull the trigger in this economic climate?

Arris Taps New BigBand Leader


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November 21, 2011 : Rajive Dhar, an exec who's familiar with both companies, is joining Arris as VP and GM of the new BigBand product division

A Map for CCAP


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November 21, 2011 : Comcast's Jorge Salinger offers an update on the direction of the CCAP specifications and the MSO's CCAP 'operational readiness' trial

BigBand Founders Ousted?


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November 21, 2011 : Also: Cable boots up green set-top project; Tele2 eyes Dutch MSO hook-up; Netflix to resurrect dead sitcom; Malone may up Sirius XM stake

Cable-Tec Expo 2011: What We Learned


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November 18, 2011 : Some of our high-level takeaways from this week's cable-tech-fest in Atlanta
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Photos: Cable-Tec Expo 2011


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November 18, 2011 : More than 10,000 cable guys and calls came to Atlanta to attend SCTE's big annual technology to-do. Here's some visual proof

Cox Connects With the iPad


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November 18, 2011 : Cox's Steve Necessary explains the new app that will stream live TV channels to the iPad and, later, other platforms

Starz Preps for Post-Netflix Era


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November 18, 2011 : Also: Moto shareholders OK Google deal; US MSOs dominate broadband adds in Q3; Cable-Tec Expo draws 10,000-plus; Roku going global

Moto's Jha & Moloney: The Xoom Boom


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November 17, 2011 : Sanjay Jha and Dan Moloney discuss the cable industry opportunity for tablet and consumer devices, giving a nod to Televation and advanced content delivery services in the home

Sony Seeks Slice of Pay-TV Market


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November 17, 2011 : Also: U-verse hits a snag in San Francisco; Cisco hails new cable chief; Arris to expand video gateway features; SCTE's Member of the Year

Jha & Moloney Discuss Moto's Set-Top Plans


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November 16, 2011 : Sanjay Jha and Dan Moloney discuss the Google-Moto combo and what it means for set-tops, consumer devices and what a mobile ecosystem could mean for the cable industry

Reinventing Cable's Video Experience


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November 16, 2011 : Charter Communications CTO Jay Rolls discusses the MSO's plans to embrace IP video, pipe video to more devices and take advantage of HTML5
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Boxee Tees Up Live TV Cord-Cutting Tool


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November 16, 2011 : Also: Shaw to launch Moto's HTML5 guide; Netflix spruces up Android app; FourthWall puts EBIF on Moto boxes; NetONO powers up TiVo
Comment: Employee impact - Jeff Baumgartner November 16, 2011

Boosting Ethernet's IQ


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November 16, 2011 : tw telecom's Michael Rouleau says Ethernet's days of being just a fast and dumb pipe are rapidly coming to an end

Cox Pulls Out of Wireless


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November 15, 2011 : Despite some original grand plans, Cox says it can't obtain the scale or the devices to keep up in wireless

Moto Mobility CEO: 4G Can't Do It Alone


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November 15, 2011 : New mobile broadband technologies provide a big speed boost, but the economics don't hold up if they're used to handle a consumer's every broadband need

Cox to Stream Live TV to Tablets


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November 15, 2011 : The MSO's president says Cox TV Connect will arrive in time for the 2011 holidays

Huawei Packs On Cable Muscle


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November 15, 2011 : Also: SCTE boards up for 2011-2012; Moto pitches hosted Televation app; Rovi scores TotalGuide deals; Cisco seals BNI Video deal

Moto Softens Up Before CCAP


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November 15, 2011 : 9:00 AM CCAP can wait ... for a while. Moto's the latest vendor to double downstream capacity on existing CMTS blades using software upgrades

Xilinx Chips In on CCAP


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November 15, 2011 : The company sees a chance for FPGAs to fill the gaps as the CCAP spec continues to evolve

Casa Shrinks Docsis 3.0 CMTS


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November 14, 2011 : Also: Netflix, Lionsgate forge UK deal; CableLabs picks S3 Group for ITV testing; Grande rolls TiVo; Arris pipes ads for TV Everywhere

Cable Rethinks 'Modular' CCAP


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November 14, 2011 : Faced with limited support from vendors for a modular CCAP, CableLabs and its partners try a new approach that could help edge QAM makers

Cable-Tec Expo 2011: What's Hot


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November 14, 2011 : CDNs, CCAP, IP video, capacity management and adaptive bit rate coding will be some key themes at this week's big cable technology event

Comcast's CIO to Exit in 2011


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November 11, 2011 : Andrew Baer, the man in charge of Comcast's customer care, billing, ordering systems and data centers, is leaving by year's end
Comment: Re: all relative - Jeff Baumgartner November 11, 2011

Google TV Won't Fool Logitech Again


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November 11, 2011 : Also: Comcast balks at out-of-footprint video play; more Clearwire funding; Sprint gives Cablevision's biz service some retail space
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Comment: all relative - Jeff Baumgartner November 11, 2011

Net Neutrality Rules Dodge a Bullet


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November 10, 2011 : A Republican-backed bill fails to overturn the rules, but the FCC still has several hurdles on the horizon

Arris's $100M Opportunity


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November 10, 2011 : 1:15 PM Death of the set-top box? Don't tell that to Arris, whose hybrid video gateway strategy is springing to life

SureWest Joins the SDV Club


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November 10, 2011 : Also: Mediacom, Insight shed video subs in Q3; former Cox CTO joins Syniverse; FCC tests national emergency system; Rovi shares take a dive

FCC, Cable Back Low-Cost Internet Battle Plan


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November 9, 2011 : FCC and some big MSOs to follow Comcast's lead with $9.95-per-month Internet service for qualifying low-income households

tw telecom: It's Time to Raise Ethernet's IQ


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November 9, 2011 : Tw telecom exec says a fast (and dumb) Ethernet pipe won't cut it anymore as enterprise customers head to the cloud for all their apps needs

Another MSO Loosens Moto's Video Grip


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November 9, 2011 : Also: MSOs to follow Comcast's 'Internet Essentials' model; Boxee to bundle live TV option; Comcast makes IPv6 strides; Knology adds video subs

SBC, DPI on Genband's Hit List


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November 8, 2011 : Genband CEO Charlie Vogt highlights some markets the vendor's chasing down to help it lock down earnings growth of 15% to 20%

Level 3 Hiccup Briefly Knocks Out Some ISPs


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November 7, 2011 : Juniper's getting some of the blame for a Level 3 outage that temporarily took down ISPs such as Time Warner Cable Monday morning

Dish Loses 110,000 Subs in Q3


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November 7, 2011 : Also: Dish may go over the top; EchoStar posts Q3 loss; analysts downplay Google's pay-TV plans; Netflix to stream MGM flicks overseas
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Google Eyes Pay-TV Play


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November 4, 2011 : Also: Dish defends mobile moves; Comcast expands 100-Meg D3 for businesses; Liberty Global bucks up for TV commerce

Docsis 3.0 Demand Catches Zoom Off Guard


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November 2, 2011 : Also: Rogers toys with à la carte; Verizon talks up TV-based voice mail; Starz scores more 3-D distribution; Concurrent's tough Q1

Comcast Slows Video Losses, Grows Internet Subs


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November 2, 2011 : Comcast shed a better than expected 165,000 video subs while adding 261,000 high-speed Internet customers in a profitable third quarter

CCAP in Flux


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November 2, 2011 : Harmonic's CEO doesn't see CCAP product volumes ramping up for "several years" while Motorola outlines a possible migration path
Comment: landline too - Jeff Baumgartner November 1, 2011

Charter Ready to Give DSL a Thrashing


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November 1, 2011 : Charter's not giving up on video, but it's starting to style itself more as an ISP as it targets AT&T's and CenturyLink's DSL base

Charter Sheds More Video Subscribers


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November 1, 2011 : MSO loses 64,800 video subs while voice additions slow, but broadband and commercial services gains pick up the slack
Comment: Re: TWC iPad App - Jeff Baumgartner November 1, 2011

Bright House Brings Live TV to the iPad


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November 1, 2011 : Also: Charter.net lets subs surf for over-the-top video; DirecTV, Fox end retrans spat; Adobe snaps up Web ad firm