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Posted in June 2010

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Policy Watch: TiVo, Cable Trade SDV Barbs


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June 30, 2010 : TiVo says its IP backchannel idea trumps the costs of tuning adapters, while Cisco claims the proposal underestimates the costs and complexities
Comment: Who's got it? - Jeff Baumgartner June 30, 2010

Hulu Opens Toll Road


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June 29, 2010 : 5:15 PM Subscription-based 'Hulu Plus' could threaten Netflix, but it might also create an opportunity for cable

D3 Revs Up for Retail


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June 29, 2010 : 2:30 PM Moto and Zoom get ready to battle it out as more Docsis 3.0 modems go on sale

Cable Defends Its SDV Crutch


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June 29, 2010 : NCTA claims tuning adapters – deployed to just 31,600 subs so far on cable systems that use switched digital video – are doing the job

Cox Trots Out Tru2way Guide


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June 29, 2010 : Cox exec says tru2way-powered interface is already live with some subs today as MSO prepares to deploy it everywhere later this year

3DTV Warning: Poor Quality Could Poison the Well


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June 28, 2010 : Consumers could be turned off by 3DTV if programmers and setmakers rely too heavily on 2D-to-3D conversions in the tech's early days

Video's 'Third Wave'


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June 25, 2010 : 8:45 AM Cisco exec: Cable's ready to hang-ten with IP video this time as it seeks out ways to deliver video to all screens

SDV: Cable's Stepping Stone to IP Video?


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June 24, 2010 : Switched digital video offers cable a bandwidth boost, but a Comcast exec says it can also help the industry migrate to IPTV

CableCARD Update


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June 24, 2010 : 7:05 AM Top 10 'incumbent' MSOs have deployed more than 21 million of the security modules

Cox CTO Resigns


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June 23, 2010 : MSO calls resignation of Scott Hatfield a 'mutual decision' and taps Percy Kirk as an interim replacement as it searches for a successor UPDATED 5:15 PM

RGB Tunes Up Mobile TV With RipCode Buy


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June 23, 2010 : RGB deals for the technology to add mobile capabilities to its TV Everywhere network gateway. And it's still talking about an IPO

thePlatform Extends OTT On-Ramps


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June 23, 2010 : Comcast-owned firm offers to help programmers hook up with the growing array of broadband-connected boxes from companies like Roku and Boxee

Policy Watch: Who's Afraid of Comcast-NBC?


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June 22, 2010 : Critics and fans of the $30B merger pipe up as the FCC closes its first round of comments on the controversial marriage

FCC Douses 'Firewire'


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June 21, 2010 : 2:00 PM IEEE 1394 has one foot in the grave after FCC waiver lets MSOs deploy leased HD set-tops that sport only IP-based networking interfaces

Comcast, NDS Connect on Tru2way


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June 21, 2010 : Comcast picks tru2way 'reference' stack and NDS as prime integrator as MSO looks to expand box choices and speed up app development

Entropic Surges Off Comcast DVR Scuttlebutt


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June 18, 2010 : Chipmaker's shares jump 14% when word gets out that Comcast is getting close to launching a MoCA-powered AnyRoom DVR service
Comment: Re: Regulation - Jeff Baumgartner June 18, 2010

Will Reclassification Derail FCC's Broadband Plan?


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June 18, 2010 : Cable pundits say industry generally embraces the Plan, but warn that FCC's broadband reclassification effort could do more harm than good
Comment: Re: Good Advice - Jeff Baumgartner June 17, 2010

FCC Looks to Reclaim Its Broadband Mojo


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June 17, 2010 : Title I, Title II, or 'Third Way'? The FCC's ready to hear about the benefits and risks of all three as it seeks to save its National Broadband Plan
Comment: Re: Cite? - Jeff Baumgartner June 16, 2010

Comcast Brings 100-Meg to Augusta


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June 16, 2010 : 5:20 PM Georgia system is the second to get MSO's faster (and pricier) biz-class Docsis 3.0 tier

Huawei DTAs Break In at Suddenlink


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June 16, 2010 : Suddenlink is the first US MSO to confirm that it's deploying simple channel zappers from the Chinese giant

Comcast Closing Tru2way Gap


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June 15, 2010 : 5:30 PM MSO says 'almost' 90% of its headends have been upgraded for tru2way

Comcast Getting Ready to Uncork SDV


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June 15, 2010 : MSO intends to start deploying switched digital video later this year, paving way for Comcast to offer more than 150 HD channels

TiVo, Cable Re-Spark SDV Debate


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June 15, 2010 : TiVo wants cable to support switched digital video with IP backchannels, but MSOs say it would be costly and expose them to security holes
Comment: Re: HomePlug - Jeff Baumgartner June 15, 2010
Comment: DirecTV+Tivo? - Jeff Baumgartner June 15, 2010

Cable Catchup


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June 15, 2010 : 12:20 PM Mediacom mulls going private, SDV shows signs of life, and other items that made the cable world go round while I was away

MoCA Is Go for 2.0


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June 15, 2010 : The newly ratified spec reaches 800 Mbit/s, as expected, but it's also got a Turbo mode that flirts with 1 Gbit/s

Closing the Cash Flow Gap


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June 14, 2010 : 1:20 PM Cablevision execs say the potential for healthier cash flow offers some long-term upside from its Bresnan buy

Cablevision Goes Country With Bresnan Buy


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June 14, 2010 : MSO is going a little bit country via $1.36B buy of Bresnan, a Tier 2 cable operator that locks horns with Qwest in the rural Midwest

More MSOs Back Comcast's Big Box Project


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June 1, 2010 : Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Liberty Global, and Rogers are among those helping out with the evolving Converged Multiservice Access Platform (CMAP) specs