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Posted in June 2011

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CableLabs OKs the Cablevision Way


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June 30, 2011 : The official blessing comes down for a system Cablevision is using to get around CableCard

Avail-TVN Brings TV Everywhere to Tier 2s


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June 28, 2011 : Adaptive streaming to play a starring role in AnyView, a managed service that will ship live TV and VoD to PCs, tablets and smartphones

Cable's Canoe Rows Ahead


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June 24, 2011 : Canoe Ventures CTO Arthur Orduna gives an update on the JV's interactive ad campaign, what apps are on the horizon, and how it's approaching cable VoD and TV Everywhere services
Comment: Consumption check - Jeff Baumgartner June 24, 2011

Cablevision, Viacom Fight Over iPad App


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June 23, 2011 : MTV owner files suit as the MSO claims its app makes an iPad 'function as a television'

Charter Gets Into Business for the Long Haul


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June 23, 2011 : Charter enters a relatively new service category for cable as it lights up a long-haul Ethernet service tailored for businesses

Broadcom Extends Bridge to Cable IPTV


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June 22, 2011 : Its Full-Band Capture tech lets MSOs pluck channels from anywhere on the spectrum for video-over-Docsis and IP video simulcast scenarios

Comcast's New Biz Ambitions


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June 21, 2011 : Comcast's Mitch Bowling gives us more detail on the MSO's home security product as he discusses Comcast's approach to finding and starting new businesses

Ciena, Cisco & Juniper Get Piece of Comcast's MetroE


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June 20, 2011 : You already knew all three were in the Comcast's MetroE mix, but here's the product lineup that will help the MSO head up-market

Comcast Demos New Web-Based TV Service


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June 16, 2011 : Comcast chief Brian Roberts takes the MSO's new cloud-based Xfinity TV platform for a whirl at The Cable Show

Comcast to Run Small Net-DVR Trial


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June 16, 2011 : Comcast could pull the trigger on a trial later this year that will test out a service that's similar to Cablevision's remote-storage DVR

Comcast Reacts to CMAP, CESAR & CCAP


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June 15, 2011 : Comcast's Jorge Salinger discusses the differences between the two specifications for a next-gen cable access network and how the two came together

Cox's Jeff Finkelstein: Progress in IP Video Delivery


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June 15, 2011 : The cable industry continues to celebrate its common next-gen architecture spec as a way to simplify the process of building cable networks that can deliver IP video

How thePlatform Fits in Xfinity


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June 15, 2011 : thePlatform's Ian Blaine discusses his company's role in Comcast's Xfinity TV, providing more proof that broadband video and traditional VoD are blending

NDS Talks OMS


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June 15, 2011 : NDS is using a technology to provide separable security without having to use CableCARDs, so cable operators can deploy TV services securely with lower hardware costs

Comcast's Self-Serve Skype Scheme


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June 15, 2011 : Comcast's Cathy Avgiris explains Comcast's videoconferencing kit and discusses why it makes sense for Comcast to deliver that capability

Cisco Reacts to CESAR, CMAP Combo


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June 14, 2011 : Cisco's Mark Palazzo reacts to the next-gen access architecture spec set out by CableLabs as a way to help MSOs eventually move to all-IP networks

CMAP & CESAR Get the Urge to Converge


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June 14, 2011 : CableLabs has unified the two next-gen access network projects under a new label: the Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP)

Comcast Skypes to the TV


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June 13, 2011 : Partnership between MSO and Skype could make it really tough for Cisco's ūmi to take hold at the nation's largest MSO

Moto, Comcast Team on In-Home TV Streamer


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June 13, 2011 : Moto launches a specialized CableCARD-based streaming device that lets customers convert QAM video for display on iPads and XOOMs

The Cable Show 2011: The Hot List


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June 13, 2011 : TV Everywhere, cable's jump to IP video, IPv6, Xcalibur (probably) and Oprah will be the talk of the town this week

AlcaLu, thePlatform Take On Cisco's Videoscape


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June 13, 2011 : Alcatel-Lucent and Comcast-owned unit encroach on Cisco's turf with system that spreads video to IP-connected TVs, tablets, PCs and smartphones
Comment: Re: Save VoD? - Jeff Baumgartner June 10, 2011

Arris CMTS Packs On Upstream Muscle


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June 10, 2011 : Arris breathes new life into its legacy CMTS with a module that doubles upstream port density, keeping Cisco and Moto in check
Comment: Game-changer? - Jeff Baumgartner June 10, 2011

SeaChange Navigates TV Everywhere


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June 9, 2011 : SeaChange launches Nitro, a cloudy, HTML5-based UI that keeps the look and functionality consistent across TVs, PCs, tablets and phones

Xcalibur's Coming-Out Party?


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June 9, 2011 : 12:30 PM Comcast's chairman and CEO will demo the MSO's 'next-generation video product' at next week's cable confab in Chicago
Comment: Live TV next? - Jeff Baumgartner June 8, 2011

Suddenlink Takes Video Over the Top


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June 8, 2011 : MSO couples its TiVo broadband video play with a portal with access to 'tens of thousands' of TV shows, clips and movies

Comcast Unlocks Home Security Service


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June 8, 2011 : MSO chases a new line of business and launches its broadband-fueled Xfinity Home Security service in seven markets

Xbox 360 to Stream Live TV


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June 6, 2011 : 3:35 PM But will Microsoft become a virtual MSO?

Juniper Still Not in Love With CMAP


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June 6, 2011 : Cable may need to do some extra wooing to convince Juniper to take the plunge and develop a CMAP Packet Shelf

EchoStar's Cable Target: 1 Million Subs


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June 6, 2011 : EchoStar takes a stab at Tier 2/3 MSOs with 'Aria,' a system featuring Sling-loaded boxes, a customizable guide and over-the-top VoD

Doing the Cisco Straddle


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June 3, 2011 : 4:20 AM CMAP or CESAR? Cisco's politically correct answer: Whatever it takes!

Why CommScope Bought LiquidxStream


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June 2, 2011 : CommScope snags edge QAM startup, putting it on a path to develop products for a next-gen cable access architecture helmed by Comcast

RGB Shelves CMAP Product Plans


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June 1, 2011 : Seeing only limited near-term potential, RGB will leave it to edge QAM vendors to develop modular CMAP products

AlcaLu Gets Down With OTT


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June 1, 2011 : AlcaLu pitches MSOs and telcos an online video troubleshooter that could help them attract services like Netflix to their on-net CDNs