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Jeff Baumgartner
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Posted in July 2010

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Comment: Re: Classic - Jeff Baumgartner July 30, 2010
Comment: Hard to find - Jeff Baumgartner July 30, 2010

TDVision Wants to Fill Up Cable's 3DTV Glass


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July 30, 2010 : Tech firm pitches encoding process that can generate full-resolution, hi-def 3DTV signals without busting MSO bandwidth budgets

Panasonic Tunes Out Tru2way TVs


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July 30, 2010 : Tru2way's retail pursuits hang by a thread, though hope may be found in 'set-back' boxes that can be paired with TVs via HDMI
Comment: good, bad, fugly? - Jeff Baumgartner July 29, 2010

Everyone Hearts the Tuning Adapter!


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July 29, 2010 : 5:10 PM Tired of hearing complaints about the much-maligned tuning adapter? Some Cox subs seem downright giddy about them
Comment: Puttin' it to BT - Jeff Baumgartner July 29, 2010

Virgin Media CEO Disses DSL


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July 29, 2010 : Neil Berkett downplays the DSL threat as UK MSO preps a 100-meg Docsis 3.0 tier and sets the intro of TiVo-powered video services

Even Steven


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July 29, 2010 : 11:00 AM Cedar Point starts to reach parity overseas

Arris Falls on Mixed Q2


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July 29, 2010 : Arris warns of a CMTS purchasing slowdown just as Docsis 3.0 CPE shipments begin to speed up
Comment: Hmmm... - Jeff Baumgartner July 28, 2010
Comment: NBCU overhang - Jeff Baumgartner July 28, 2010

Ceton Ready to Fire Live Bullets


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July 28, 2010 : Following earlier delays, the vendor's CableCARD-powered PC-TV tuners are now poised to reach US shores by the middle of next week

Comcast Flashes Cash at Biz Services, SDV


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July 28, 2010 : MSO is placing bigger bets on commercial services, switched digital video, and its broader IP and service convergence strategies
Comment: Re: upstream? - Jeff Baumgartner July 27, 2010

Comcast's Target: 105-Meg D3 Downstream


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July 27, 2010 : More hard evidence emerges that the MSO's close to launching a residential wideband tier that offers 105-Mbit/s bursts

Dish & the iPad


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July 27, 2010 : 1:15 PM It's got an app for that, too

Moto, BigBand Play Small Ball With SDV


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July 27, 2010 : Moto says hosted SDV will bring the technology to the Tier 2/3 crowd, but rival BigBand questions if the approach can handle the load

Cracks Emerge in the Moto-Cisco Duopoly


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July 26, 2010 : Comcast Media Center offers Tier 2 and 3 cable ops a DVB-based digital video option that pairs Evolution HD-DTA boxes and Conax security UPDATED 7/27 11:50 AM
Comment: More competition - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2010

Clearleap Reels In a Big Fish


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July 26, 2010 : 12:25 PM Verizon heads into Clearleap's clouds to help the telco out-local its cable rivals

BBT Buys Into Boxes


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July 26, 2010 : Cable group has no long-term set-top plans, but bought R.L. Drake's box assets to speed adoption of its downloadable security system

IBBS, SinglePipe Tie the Knot


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July 26, 2010 : With SinglePipe, IBBS strives to become a voice and data one-stop shop for Tier 2 and 3 cable operators

MSO Hangs 10 on MPEG-4 Wave


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July 26, 2010 : 6:30 AM NewWave ready to take the plunge as it taps into Avail-TVN's linear, VoD, and PPV service trio

Comcast's 'Project Infinity' Takes Flight


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July 23, 2010 : MSO's video CDN is running in Philly, with 25,000 on-demand choices on deck and the ability to serve up more than 100,000 on the horizon

IP, IP, Ooray!


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July 23, 2010 : 10:25 AM IP technologies and debates set to dominate SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans
Comment: The aftermath - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010
Comment: Re: 4Mbit/sec? - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010

Cable Thinking Big With Video-Focused CDNs


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July 22, 2010 : To deflect OTT pressure and blaze a path to TV Everywhere, cable's video-optimized content distribution networks could support a million or more on-demand titles
Comment: Re: 4Mbit/sec? - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010
Comment: Look ma, no disk! - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010

Northern Exposure for Ex-CableLabs Chief


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July 22, 2010 : 12:45 PM Canadian MSO elects Dr. Richard Green to its board, or so says the newspaper ad

Netflix CEO: Hulu Plus Still 'Too Small to Matter'


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July 22, 2010 : Netflix chief views Hulu's subscription offer as a direct threat, but apparently isn't losing much sleep over it yet
Comment: Re: 4Mbit/sec? - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010
Comment: set-top dampening - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2010

Charter Means Business With 75-Meg Wideband


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July 21, 2010 : MSO intends to take it to the T1 market with new Docsis 3.0 tiers that burst out downstreams of 40 Mbit/s and 70 Mbit/s
Comment: Canadian Caps - Jeff Baumgartner July 21, 2010

Comcast Chases Big[ger] Business


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July 21, 2010 : MSO is prepping a Carrier Ethernet play targeted at the enterprise and backhaul markets, and Juniper and Ciena may be the richer for it

Cox Rolls More D3


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July 20, 2010 : 12:25 PM MSO is phasing its 50-meg tier into its Kansas and Arkansas systems

SCTE Hires CTO to Help Fill Cable's IP Void


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July 20, 2010 : Docsis vet and former Broadcom and Motorola engineer Daniel Howard is charged with beefing up the industry's IP IQ

CENX Connects With Cable Player


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July 20, 2010 : Optimum Lightpath, Cablevision's big business arm, is first firm with cable ties to hook up with the budding Carrier Ethernet exchange

Will Moto-NSN Deal Reopen the Set-Top Doors?


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July 19, 2010 : The structure of the wireless deal could open opportunities for Huawei and others that want a big piece of the US set-top and modem markets

Netflix Streams to Canada


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July 19, 2010 : 11:40 AM But are the cable incumbents ready to defend their tundra?

Cable Catchup


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July 16, 2010 : 4:45 PM Cablevision-Bresnan passes the FTC smell test, Comcast's most famous tweetmeister is leaving, and Verizon bakes some upper-crust 3DTV
Comment: Others weigh in - Jeff Baumgartner July 16, 2010

Cable Tees Off on FCC's 'Third Way' Proposal


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July 16, 2010 : Idea of applying partial Title II telecom rules on broadband services is 'fundamentally flawed' and subject to a court reversal, says NCTA

Downsizing Cable


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July 15, 2010 : 4:00 PM Can cable do more with less without breaking the subscription TV business model?
Comment: Re: Cap ?? - Jeff Baumgartner July 15, 2010

US MSOs Get Rolling With 100-Meg Wideband


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July 15, 2010 : Following launches by Suddenlink and Cablevision, Comcast is getting ready to push Docsis 3.0's speed needle

Pulling a Hulu


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July 14, 2010 : 6:15 PM Pardon the expression, but the days of free TV Everywhere services could be short-lived

Cable: FCC's AllVid Goes Too Far


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July 14, 2010 : NCTA says agency's idea for one-size-fits-all boxes and adapters is overly ambitious and obsolete from the start, and TiVo agrees
Comment: Re: Stay Tuned... - Jeff Baumgartner July 14, 2010
Comment: EU approves - Jeff Baumgartner July 14, 2010

Web TV Takes a Crack at Comcast-NBCU Union


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July 13, 2010 : Panelists at FCC hearing weigh the threats the deal could have on the budding online video distribution market
Comment: Re: Stay Tuned... - Jeff Baumgartner July 13, 2010

Comcast Unleashes Wireless Beast Out East


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July 13, 2010 : MSO launches 'High-Speed 2go' in 10 more Eastern markets, expanding availability of WiMax/3G combo and newer 3G-only option

CableLabs Tuning Up TV Everywhere Specs


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July 12, 2010 : With new interface specs Cablelabs seeks to scale the way MSOs and programmers authenticate and authorize subs for TV Everywhere services
Comment: Re: Stay Tuned... - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2010
Comment: Re: Stay Tuned... - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2010
Comment: Re: Stay Tuned... - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2010
Comment: Re: Baby Steps - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2010
Comment: Baby Steps - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2010

Ceton Steps Forward


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July 12, 2010 : 10:40 AM Says its CableCARD-fueled PC-TV tuner has reached production, but stays mum on launch timing

No Tru2way? No Problem


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July 9, 2010 : SeaChange says its TiVo VoD play is ready for its close-up, a move that might further weaken the tru2way market and threaten Cisco and Moto

Comcast Shoots for 'DVR2Go' Trademark


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July 9, 2010 : Trademark filing describes service that can broadcast, stream, and transfer audio, video, and data to portable electronic devices

TiVo's Crafting a Whole-Home DVR


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July 8, 2010 : The company is developing hardware for a multi-room DVR for MSOs, and it's left the door open for a retail version

Suddenlink Boxes Up TiVo Deal


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July 8, 2010 : TiVo Premiere DVR and future non-DVR boxes to be 'customized' to work with MSO's VoD platform, but tru2way isn't involved

EchoStar Slings Overseas


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July 7, 2010 : EchoStar's global box strategy gets a boost with deal to make a 'SlingLoaded' DVR for UK-based Freesat

Musical Chairs


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July 7, 2010 : 11:50 AM The SCTE didn’t have to look far to find a new program committee chairman for its big show in The Big Easy

Comcast: DTAs Can Be 'Force-Tuned'


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July 6, 2010 : MSO contends the capability doesn't turn inherently one-way DTAs into 'interactive' devices, but will the FCC agree?
Comment: Re: ok but ... - Jeff Baumgartner July 6, 2010

Docsis 3.0: It's More Than Speed


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July 5, 2010 : Big burst speeds dominate the D3 headlines, but MSOs will need to tap into wideband's other features to take it beyond early adopters

Cable Winks, Giggles at TR-069


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July 2, 2010 : Cable's playing kissy-face with a standard born out of DSL as MSOs gird for a massive deployment shift toward Docsis 3.0-powered gateways

Comcast: 'AnyRoom DVR' is Live in 20+ Markets


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July 1, 2010 : MSO gets its multi-room DVR off the ground in several Moto-based markets, including Oregon, western Mass, and the Bay Area

WOW Plugs In Hulu


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July 1, 2010 : 3:30 PM Cable over-builder, which has come out against proposed Comcast-NBCU deal, embeds Hulu into its customer Web hub UPDATED 4PM

TiVo Hopes to Reign in Spain


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July 1, 2010 : DVR pioneer's global hopes rise after ONO, Spain's largest cable operator, picks TiVo software to run on broadband-connected Cisco boxes