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Posted in August 2012

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Six Dead – Or Dying – 'Cable Killers'


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
August 31, 2012 : Joost and ivi are just two purported cable killers that failed to outlive cable, which, at last check, is still around
Comment: Re: Openet/Huawei - Jeff Baumgartner August 31, 2012
Comment: Re: Olympic record - Jeff Baumgartner August 31, 2012

HBO, Netflix Set for OTT Video Clash


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 31, 2012 : Also: Arris prototypes super-fast D3 modem; Google shuts down TV ad biz; more Olympics postmortem; bomb scare at Charter St. Louis HQ

When Will Cable Turn Up TiVo Stream?


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August 30, 2012 : 5:30 PM A TiVo cable partner says there's lots to like about the new video transcoding sidecar, but is still noodling how and when to offer it
Comment: Re: OEM Support - Jeff Baumgartner August 30, 2012
Comment: Re: MSO support - Jeff Baumgartner August 30, 2012

Cable on Cusp of Winning Video Security Battle


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 30, 2012 : Also: U-verse friends Facebook; Adobe makes progress with TV Everywhere; Comcast outlines nDVR storage plan; WatchESPN expands

Comcast's Set-Top Accelerator Gains Traction


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 30, 2012 : As Comcast's Reference Design Kit (RDK) finds support, it could create a new, open environment for developing IP set-tops and gateways

Google Taps Barclays to Shop Motorola Home


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August 29, 2012 : But you already knew that, right? Now it's time to begin narrowing down the likely suitors for Moto's cable unit

Crunch Time for Google Fiber


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 29, 2012 : Also: TiVo Stream nears launch; Cox talks about CDNs; cable op goes rural with FTTH; ThinkAnalytics fuels up recommendations engine

How the Courts Came Up With Verizon's $2.74 FiOS TV Tax


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 29, 2012 : 8:00 AM Verizon should've worked something out with ActiveVideo when it had a chance

TW Cable Strings More Fiber in NYC


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August 28, 2012 : Also: OnLive's CEO is ousted; Comcast unit creates video storefronts; AT&T to target ads across screens; another Google TV partner
Comment: Re: great headline - Jeff Baumgartner August 27, 2012

Courts Keep ivi's Internet TV Service Off


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 27, 2012 : An Internet TV service provided by ivi must stay off following an appeals court ruling on Monday. The ruling could factor in to Aereo's fight with TV broadcasters

Suddenlink Puts Broadband Overage Fees on Ice


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 27, 2012 : Suddenlink has suspended its usage-based broadband policy after an 'unusual' circumstance caused an inaccuracy in its byte meter
Comment: Re: ARPU - Jeff Baumgartner August 27, 2012

Verizon Avoids FiOS TV Injunction


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 27, 2012 : But an appeals court affirms that Verizon is on the hook to make royalty payments and shell out millions more in damages to ActiveVideo

FTC Puts Dish in Hot Water


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 27, 2012 : Also: Apple exec downplays pay-TV plans; TW Cable streams Fox News everywhere; Panasonic, MaxLinear connect on DVB set-tops

Comcast Streams More Disney


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (4)
August 24, 2012 : Also: CWA blasts Verizon/cable deal; ESPN may cover Clemens's return to the mound; Cox hires regional GM

Cable's 3 Wireless Whiffs


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 24, 2012 : Cable has taken three recent swings at wireless and missed, but it's not out. The Verizon Wireless deal gives it one last shot at mobile

Verizon Wireless's Spectrum Deals Sail Through


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August 23, 2012 : The FCC stamps Verizon Wireless's spectrum deals with four cable operators and Leap and T-Mobile, with a few minor conditions

Suddenlink Defends Its Broadband Bit Counter


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 23, 2012 : Some users are complaining about discrepancies with Suddenlink's byte-counter, but the cable company claims its meter is 'consistently accurate'
Comment: Re: The PLAiR Play - Jeff Baumgartner August 23, 2012
Comment: Re: X1 and beyond - Jeff Baumgartner August 23, 2012

TV Streaming Startup Nets $2.5M in Seed Cash


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 23, 2012 : Also: Arris lands another Moxi DVR deal; Barry Diller goes after BarryDriller.com founder; Evolution and Rovi team on DTA guide
Comment: Re: X1 and beyond - Jeff Baumgartner August 23, 2012

Verizon Wireless's Cable Cold Zones


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 23, 2012 : 9:25 AM Here's a high-level view of where Verizon Wireless is banned from bundling its mobile services with cable TV and broadband
Comment: Looks good to go. - Jeff Baumgartner August 22, 2012
Comment: X1 and beyond - Jeff Baumgartner August 22, 2012

Motorola Still Tight With Comcast


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
August 22, 2012 : Moto is the latest vendor to snag a license for Comcast's reference development kit for set-tops, because, let's face it, it sort of has to

Vecima May Seek a Sale


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 22, 2012 : An asset sale is one option the longtime Cisco cable tech partner will consider as it vets a range of 'strategic alternatives'

Verizon Close to Clinching Cable Spectrum Deal


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 22, 2012 : Also: Cox gets serious about home security; Ericsson gears up for HEVC; Zeebox's Comcast connection; Leno slams Comcast
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Gates & Malone - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Why is this news - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: Great lineup! - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012
Comment: Re: RDK, new model - Jeff Baumgartner August 21, 2012

Google Fiber to Fix Apartment Snag


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (13)
August 21, 2012 : Also: GCI picks TiVo; Cable-Tec Expo to spread some love to small cable; OnLive stays alive

Ex-Cisco Exec Takes Helm of iNovo


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (9)
August 21, 2012 : Industry vet Michael Harney comes out of retirement to become CEO of a startup that's trying to take a serious run at cable's CPE market

Nagra Envisions CableCARD-Free Video Streamer


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August 20, 2012 : Nagra wants the FCC to bless a new class of 'headless' gateways that ship IP video streams to connected TVs and tablets without need for a CableCARD
Comment: Re: Map Quest - Jeff Baumgartner August 20, 2012

Netflix Is a Hit in UK & Ireland


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 20, 2012 : Also: Futures of Hulu and OnLive are in flux; Comcast makes progress with HD channel-zappers; 3-D groups merge
Comment: Re: Map Quest - Jeff Baumgartner August 20, 2012

Cable's MVNO Option May Speed Wi-Fi Rollouts


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
August 17, 2012 : Cable's deal with Verizon Wireless sets the stage for MSOs to create a 'disruptive' cellular/Wi-Fi service, an industry analyst says

Comcast Preps for Broadband Price War


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 17, 2012 : 2:10 PM MSO is apparently chewing on some big cuts that would put more heat on FiOS and enter play as it tees up new usage-based broadband policies

Would an Apple Set-Top Box Pay Off?


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August 17, 2012 : Also: TW Cable's K.C. hiring spree; lower-cost four-tuner TiVo DVR has Sunday nights covered; Netflix aids binge-viewing
Comment: Free Press weighs in - Jeff Baumgartner August 16, 2012

Cable OK to Attack FiOS With Verizon Wireless


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 16, 2012 : The DoJ will forbid Verizon Wireless from offering cable bundles in FiOS markets but won't place the same restriction on the MSOs
Comment: Re: set-top design - Jeff Baumgartner August 16, 2012

Apple's Pay-TV Path May Run Through Cable


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 16, 2012 : Apple's in talks with some big operators about creating a box that can access cable TV services, reports The Wall Street Journal

Dish Likely to Seek a Wireless Dance Partner


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August 16, 2012 : Also: Dish tees up national broadband plan; Comcast updates on 'Internet Essentials'; S3 signs up for Comcast's set-top software kit
Comment: TiVo and Cisco - Jeff Baumgartner August 16, 2012

TiVo Plays VoD With Cisco


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 15, 2012 : A SeaChange/TiVo software upgrade lets TiVo DVRs run cable VoD on some systems that aren't Motorola's
Comment: Re: Aereo response - Jeff Baumgartner August 15, 2012
Comment: Aereo response - Jeff Baumgartner August 15, 2012

How Long Will Google Keep the Fiber Flowing?


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7)
August 15, 2012 : Google's sweetheart deal with the Kansas Cities includes a clause that lets the company walk away up to two years after construction began

US Broadband Adds Reach a New Low in Q2


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 15, 2012 : Also: OTT pirate gets jailed; Com Hem CTO sets his exit; analyst sees bleak future for Aereo; Google Fiber partners eye Wi-Fi

Envivio Shares Fall More Than 50% in 3 Hours


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 14, 2012 : Envivio stock is down by more than half Tuesday after the video processing vendor said it would miss its Q2 revenue target

Netflix Frets Verizon-Cable Spectrum Sale


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August 14, 2012 : Also: Verizon-cable deal nears the finish line; Comcast slims staff in Chicagoland; thePlatform goes down under

Google Job Cuts to Nick Moto's Cable Unit


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 13, 2012 : Moto says some of the 4,000 job cuts will involve its Home division, but expects the impact at its Horsham, Pa., facility to be 'minimal'

Fox Targets an Aereo-Copycat Takedown


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 13, 2012 : Also: TW Cable and Level strike backbone deal; Comcast streams ESPN to Androids; cable among the Ethernet market leaders
Comment: Moto's statement - Jeff Baumgartner August 13, 2012

Google to Cut 4,000 Motorola Jobs


LR Mobile News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
August 13, 2012 : Google will slash 20% of Motorola Mobility's workforce as part of a plan to put the phone maker back in the black

Signs of CCAP


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August 10, 2012 : 5:15 PM Arris has yet to reveal its first CCAP product to the viewing public, but its E6000 chassis did make an appearance of sorts this week

Latvia Beats US on Broadband Speeds


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (9)
August 10, 2012 : Also: Report fans Google Fiber fears; new Xbox speculation swirls; Comcast targets people on the move; Cablevision's new branding iron
Comment: Re: Sum total - Jeff Baumgartner August 10, 2012

Q2 Video Scorecard: The Winningest Losers


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (5)
August 10, 2012 : US pay-TV providers lost a combined 418,000 subs in the always-tough second quarter, offering more fodder for the cord-cutting crowd
Comment: Re: Ultra-HD TV - Jeff Baumgartner August 9, 2012
Comment: Re: Ultra-HD TV - Jeff Baumgartner August 9, 2012

Google & Friends Try to Keep AllVid Alive


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August 9, 2012 : Also: Dish thinks it's already winning the AutoHop battle; Google Fiber puts a name on customer service; analyst views NBCU as 'ideal' Starz suitor

Photos: Comcast/NBCU Ultra-HD Demo


Slide Shows - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (13)
August 9, 2012 : A look at the jaw-dropping, pixelicious delights of Super Hi-Vision, a video format that's still years away from retail reality
Comment: Re: Side-by-side? - Jeff Baumgartner August 8, 2012

Dish Chairman Ready to Back Up Wireless Bet


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August 8, 2012 : 3:35 PM Charlie Ergen says he's prepared to go ahead with satellite/terrestrial combo handsets no matter how the FCC rules on Dish's spectrum
Comment: Hopper effect - Jeff Baumgartner August 8, 2012

Some FiOS TV Goes Set-Topless on Samsung


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 8, 2012 : Also: Cablevision's TV app catches Fire; Dish misses in Q2; MaxLinear countersues Silicon Labs; Liberty eyes Starz spinoff

A Glimpse of Ultra-HD


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (6)
August 8, 2012 : 9:15 AM Comcast and NBCU offered an early look at the eye-popping (and bandwidth-gobbling) Super Hi-Vision video format

TiVo's Stream for Every Screen


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August 7, 2012 : TiVo's David Sandford outlines its whole-home DVR strategy and how a new IP video transcoding device will help cable operators stream their TV lineups to any IP-connected screen

Cablevision Packs More Video Into the Cloud


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August 7, 2012 : Cablevision plans to offer its network DVR service and a new cloud-based video navigation system in all east coast markets by year's end

Charter Narrows Video Losses in Q2


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August 7, 2012 : Also: Cable guys give high marks to IMJ's set-top-on-a-stick; FourthWall launches data division; Arris gets an upgrade

Google Preps Sale of Motorola Home


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (7)
August 6, 2012 : Industry sources say Google could put Motorola's cable assets on the block this fall and have a deal wrapped up by the end of the year

Google Fiber Sizes Up More Territory


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August 6, 2012 : Also: Pressure builds on Verizon/cable bundle; NCTA chief shoots down mayoral rumor; more changes at SeaChange

Mediacom Unleashes Usage-Based Broadband


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 3, 2012 : Mediacom joins Comcast with a policy that charges $10 for an extra bucket of 50GB when customers exceed their monthly data limits

TW Cable's Wi-Fi Rolls With Ruckus


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August 3, 2012 : Ruckus scores again as TW Cable plans to showcase its Wi-Fi during the Democratic National Convention

Aereo Offers a Free Taste


The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 3, 2012 : 1:00 PM But is that enough to help it win its battle with broadcasters as Aereo strives to serve the 'public interest'?

Regulators Aim to Restrict Verizon/Cable Spectrum Sale


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 3, 2012 : Also: Boston mayor piles on Verizon/Comcast deal; Netflix traffic normalizes after Olympics 'blip'; CEA hates on cable's video encryption proposal

Google Unloads Some Moto Engineers


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 2, 2012 : Some say it's another sign Google wants to sell Moto's cable assets. Moto says otherwise

TW Cable Vows Video Improvements


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 2, 2012 : Cloud-based guides, IP set-tops and all-singing/all-dancing video gateways are part of TW Cable's 2013 video game plan

Olympics Sink Netflix Streams


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 2, 2012 : Also: DirecTV gets dinged in Q2; Roku signs CE pals; Amazon streams to the iPad; Google spreads the fiber gospel

TWC's Video Subs Attrition


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August 2, 2012 : Churn hammered TW Cable's video totals, but the cable operator grew in other areas and pulled in better-than-expected Q2 results
Comment: Re: NBC delays - Jeff Baumgartner August 1, 2012

Comcast Faces Broadband Cap Flap


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August 1, 2012 : Pressure group tells the FCC that Comcast's data policy for the Xbox 360 violates a condition of its NBCU merger

Comcast's Cloud TV Service Rolls Into Atlanta


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
August 1, 2012 : Comcast will try to bring some mojo back to video as it makes plans to launch its X1 service in five 'major' markets this year

Google Fiber Promises Phase II Rollout


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
August 1, 2012 : Also: Skewering NBC's Olympics coverage becomes a sport; BlackArrow targets TV ads to all screens; SDV catches on with small cable
Comment: It's all relative - Jeff Baumgartner August 1, 2012

Comcast Q2 Profits Climb, Video Subs Fall


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
August 1, 2012 : Comcast net income was up 6.1% in the second quarter while it lost a less-than-expected 176,000 video subscribers