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Posted in July 2012

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Sprint Wants to Snip the Verizon/Cable Bundle


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July 31, 2012 : Sprint wants the FCC to impose a wireline condition that could prevent Verizon Wireless and cable from bundling up in some big US cities
Comment: Energy standards - Jeff Baumgartner July 31, 2012

Cisco Clinches $5B NDS Deal


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July 31, 2012 : Also: Apple TV tunes into Hulu Plus; cable guys release energy standards; feds OK Comcast's A&E sale; Comcast tries to explain Xfinity
Comment: Re: Fiber demand - Jeff Baumgartner July 31, 2012
Comment: Re: Fiber demand - Jeff Baumgartner July 31, 2012

Who's Rallying for Google Fiber?


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July 30, 2012 : About 24% of the 'Fiberhoods' in Kansas City, Mo., have met their pre-registration goals, while the Kansas side has been slow out of the gate

Comcast Turns On Usage-Based Broadband


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July 30, 2012 : Comcast picks Nashville to test a new policy that charges $10 for every 50 GBs a customer consumes beyond a monthly 300GB ceiling

Netflix, VoD Fail to Satisfy


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July 30, 2012 : Also: Comcast simplifies Olympics streaming; Aereo may tweak subscription fees; Google Fiber chases more TV deals

Photos: The Independent Show


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July 27, 2012 : Vanilla Ice and a bunch of Tier 2/3 cable operators made the trek to Florida to talk policy, programming and technology
Comment: Re: Pricing - Jeff Baumgartner July 27, 2012

Google Fiber's Drive for Density


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July 27, 2012 : Also: UTStarcom spinning out IPTV business; FCC maps out the Connect America Fund; AT&T and Verizon turn down rural broadband cash
Comment: The MOXI Mix-Up - Jeff Baumgartner July 27, 2012
Comment: Moto's cable biz? - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2012

Docsis 3.0 Dominates Arris Modem Shipments


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July 26, 2012 : Almost 83% of CPEs shipped in Q2 were wideband in Q2, but Arris warns that it may miss a revenue target for video gateways

The Google Fiber Threat


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July 26, 2012 : 6:05 PM Google won't steamroll the incumbents, but its measured service rollout could apply pricing pressure and speed the rollout of 1-Gig technology
Comment: Re: Pricing - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2012
Comment: Pricing - Jeff Baumgartner July 26, 2012

Google Fiber Bundles TV, Shuns Data Caps


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July 26, 2012 : The 1-Gig service will sell for $70 per month, while the TV bundle goes for $120. But Kansas Citians will have to beg a bit to get Google Fiber

News Corp. & BSkyB Plow Cash Into Roku


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July 26, 2012 : Also: Google to reveal fiber details; Dish tweaks ad-zapper settings; Comcast opens up Wi-Fi; BendBroadband joins M&A frenzy
Comment: Re: AllVid - Jeff Baumgartner July 25, 2012

Cable Tries to Break Video Encryption Stalemate


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July 25, 2012 : Six major cable operators say they'll support a security framework that would let IP-connected retail devices receive basic video tiers

Netflix Slides, Blames Olympics


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July 25, 2012 : Also: Virgin Media nears 1 million TiVo customers; Harmonic shuffles its lead team as it reports Q2; TW Cable exec joins SeaWell's board

Access Doubts Dent NBCU's Olympics Ambitions


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July 25, 2012 : NBCU's coverage could be a watershed moment for TV Everywhere and online video, but some viewers may need help getting past the sign-on screen

Comcast Revs Up Pricey 305-Meg Tier


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July 24, 2012 : Comcast's $300 tier outpaces FiOS's fastest downstream speeds and matches its best upstream speeds in several Northeastern markets

Verizon & Redbox Boot Up Web Video Service


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July 24, 2012 : The JV's service, now in testing, will be called Redbox Instant by Verizon, and will be helmed by former FiOS exec Shawn Strickland

EC Clears Cisco's $5B NDS Buy


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July 24, 2012 : Also: AT&T's DSL woes continue; ACA chair seeks Cable Act refresh; pay TV preps for the Olympics; Buckeye signs TV Everywhere partner

Motorola, Evolution Win RFPs for Set-Tops


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July 23, 2012 : The vendors get a hunting license to sell their channel-zappers to NCTC members that serve a combined 23M video subscribers

Will Cable Face an OTT Block Party?


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July 23, 2012 : 1:40 PM It may just be a negotiation tactic, but there are worries that programmers will try to keep MSOs from piping OTT video directly to the TV

DirecTV Wants Cable to Dump Clearwire Stakes


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July 23, 2012 : Satellite TV giant says cable's continued connection could scare off others from investing in Clearwire. Is DirecTV in that group?

Cable's Cheap HD Video Era Gets Rolling


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July 23, 2012 : Also: Comcast and Verizon Wireless bundle up in Florida; Mediacom chief pitches TV rate freeze; Comcast Skypes into Connecticut

ACA: Little Cable Faces Some Big Issues


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July 20, 2012 : American Cable Association CEO Matthew Polka explains what small operators want from broadcasters and why they see Aereo as a hero

Cable Co-Op Lights Up TV Everywhere Platform


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July 20, 2012 : Also: Arris gets a downgrade; Motorola posts Q2 loss; Suddenlink eyes cable system buys; Viacom and DirecTV bury the hatchet

Caught in FiOS's Speed Trap


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July 20, 2012 : 6:00 AM Comcast reportedly is teeing up a 305Mbit/s tier to match up with Verizon's new high-end Quantum service

MobiTV Pitches Network DVR Service


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July 19, 2012 : MobiTV is breaking out its nDVR service as a standalone product it can license to wireless carriers and pay-TV providers

Cogeco Invades US Via $1.36B Atlantic Buy


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July 19, 2012 : Also: Docsis 3.0 amps up cable modem revenues; Clearleap jumps into TV Everywhere; Entone pitches hybrid TV to cable operators

CEO Joins $6.6B Bid for Suddenlink


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July 19, 2012 : Members of Suddenlink's management team and two investment firms have struck a deal to acquire the seventh-largest cable operator in the US

Pondering Pre-Paid Cable TV


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July 9, 2012 : 8:00 AM A U.S. cable operator is said to be exploring a pre-paid scheme that borrows a page from the wireless world

Rogers Raising the Ceiling on Overage Fees


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July 6, 2012 : Also: Best Buy and TiVo have a connected TV disconnect; Netflix CEO Facebook post gets scrutinized; Yahoo eyes Hulu CEO for top slot

Will Anyone Switch On Cable's Upstream Booster?


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July 6, 2012 : Motorola says S-CDMA's appeal is rising in the face of Verizon's new FiOS tiers, but admits that no one has deployed the technology yet
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Comment: Re: Sweet Tweet - Jeff Baumgartner July 5, 2012

Verizon, Cable Deflect Sprint's Backhaul Fears


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July 5, 2012 : Verizon Wireless and its cable partners say their commercial bundling deals don't contain exclusivity provisions for cell backhaul

Apple Sizing Up Downsized Tablet


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July 5, 2012 : Also: Multi-channel video subscribers flatten out; more M&A among cable Tier 2s; new PS3 reaches the FCC

Netflix Sets Streaming Record


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July 4, 2012 : Also: Cable broadband's getting bigger; TW Cable expands usage-based broadband policy; Dish wants ad-zapper lawsuits to stay in New York

Motorola Home Adds M&A Expertise


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July 3, 2012 : Cable vet Jim Buckley has joined Marwan Fawaz's core leadership team at Motorola Home, coming on board as corporate VP, finance

Microsoft Admits Digital Ad Defeat


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July 3, 2012 : Also: Ericsson's latest acquisition; London's underground Wi-Fi; digitization in India; TWC brings HBO GO to 'most' Android OSes

Don't Count Out Ericsson


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July 2, 2012 : 5:05 PM There are some compelling reasons to add Ericsson to the list of companies that might make a run at Motorola's cable business
Comment: Re: AMC - Jeff Baumgartner July 2, 2012
Comment: Re: Ericsson - Jeff Baumgartner July 2, 2012

Lightning Strikes Amazon Cloud, Netflix & Others


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July 2, 2012 : Also: Dish drops AMC while AT&T keeps it; new CableLabs CEO tweets his schedule; judge denies Netflix bid to kill discrimination suit