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Posted in July 2011

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Comcast Signals New Ad Era for VoD


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July 29, 2011 : Comcast's wide rollout of dynamic ad insertion will help cable VoD finally take on the flexibility and speed of Web video systems

TW Cable Stays in Wireless Holding Pattern


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July 28, 2011 : CEO says wireless sub growth is 'not terribly exciting' while being noncommittal about investing more in Clearwire

TW Cable Sheds 130,000 Video Subs in Q2


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July 28, 2011 : But nation's No. 2 MSO still sees a 23% bump in profits helped by gains in other service categories

CMTS Upgrades Soften Arris Sales


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July 28, 2011 : Arris boosts margins and keeps Cisco's CMTS aggression in check with software-based upgrade licenses, but the approach comes at a cost

Arris Beats the Street


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July 27, 2011 : The cable modem gear specialist beats Q2 earnings expectations despite a dip in revenues

Fox Erects TV Everywhere Pay Wall


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July 27, 2011 : 5:50 PM Who wins? Who loses?

New Rules!


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July 27, 2011 : 5:00 AM MSOs have until November to provide a self-install option for CableCARDs. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, can hardly contain their joy
Comment: Start date - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2011

Cox Vet Jay Rolls Named Charter's CTO


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July 26, 2011 : Rolls takes the technology helm at Charter, which has been without a full-time CTO since March
Comment: Re: makes sense - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2011
Comment: 10% customers - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2011

Netflix Rate Hikes Will Hammer Growth


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July 25, 2011 : But at least Netflix isn't going to pull a cable and lose subscribers...

Netflix Dips on Q2 Revenue Miss


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July 25, 2011 : Netflix earned a tidy profit amid healthy subscriber gains, but its stock took one on the chin after whiffing on revenues

BigBand's Material World


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July 25, 2011 : 2:20 PM So, how big was BigBand's deal with AT&T? Enough to keep its long-term prospects stoked or just enough to attract a serious buyer?
Comment: makes sense - Jeff Baumgartner July 25, 2011

Elemental Eases Into Comcast OTT Role


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July 25, 2011 : Harmonic is threatened as thePlatform signs Elemental to handle transcoding for Comcast's TV Everywhere apps for PCs and Apple devices

Grande Speeds Past Suddenlink


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July 22, 2011 : 4:30 PM Grande unseats Suddenlink as US speed king with launch of uncapped 110-Meg service, and TW Cable should be taking notice

Cablevision Still at Risk in Verizon Patent Fight


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July 22, 2011 : ITC upholds ruling that Cablevision didn't infringe on four patents, but affirms a fifth that could block it from importing some set-top models
Comment: Re: LoveFilm - Jeff Baumgartner July 22, 2011

Will Cisco Bail on Set-Top Boxes?


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July 21, 2011 : Factory sale could improve product margins, but the set-top business is still too good for Cisco to consider a complete exit
Comment: Sprint - Jeff Baumgartner July 20, 2011
Comment: Game on? - Jeff Baumgartner July 20, 2011

Cable Calls for Backup


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July 19, 2011 : A hybrid power system is spawned by vendors and the SCTE to help cable meet rigorous SLAs as MSOs begin to target Tier 1 business customers

Foxconn Buys Cisco's Set-Top Factory


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July 18, 2011 : But Cisco insists it's not getting out of the set-top box business as it prepares to outsource its box-making needs
Comment: LoveFilm - Jeff Baumgartner July 18, 2011

Davis Returns to Charter


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July 18, 2011 : Wayne Davis, the former CTO of Charter and CEO of Javelin Innovations, has returned to the MSO as VP of technical operations

Blockbuster to the Rescue!


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July 14, 2011 : 4:00 PM Netflix gets a taste of Charlie Ergen's wrath, but he isn't calling them pigs ... yet
Comment: Pre-AllVid - Jeff Baumgartner July 14, 2011

Cox Eyes CableCARD-Free Option


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July 14, 2011 : MSO's interest in the downloadable Open Media Security system could apply more pressure on the wobbly Motorola-Cisco duopoly
Comment: Re: Alternatives - Jeff Baumgartner July 12, 2011

Canoe CEO Steps Overboard


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July 12, 2011 : David Verklin, CEO of the cable-backed ad lab, is out, as targeted advertising remains more of an art than a science

End of an Era at CableLabs


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July 11, 2011 : 4:25 PM Mike Schwartz, the communications chief at CableLabs, is leaving the building next month, and he will be missed
Comment: Samsung? - Jeff Baumgartner July 11, 2011

Cisco Set-Top Plant Is for Sale


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July 11, 2011 : Sources say Cisco's set-top-making facility in Juarez, Mexico, is on the block. Will Cisco get out of the set-top business completely?

Cisco's Early Retirements Begin


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July 8, 2011 : A lot of senior staff, including quite a few at Scientific Atlanta, could walk out the door today for the last time

ISPs Can Throttle Back Broadband Bandits


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July 7, 2011 : MSO and telco-backed Copyright Alert System lets ISPs keep online pirates in check by slowing down the speeds of flagged accounts

Can Comcast Stop Losing Video Subscribers?


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July 7, 2011 : Comcast's new IP-based video navigation system and its massive VoD library could turn things around by 2013