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Posted in September 2011

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Cox Gets Ready to Reorg


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September 30, 2011 : MSO aims to centralize operations, integrate its wireless business and consolidate some cable systems
Comment: Re: Microsoft TV - Jeff Baumgartner September 30, 2011
Comment: Re: Microsoft TV - Jeff Baumgartner September 30, 2011
Comment: Re: Impressive - Jeff Baumgartner September 30, 2011
Comment: Re: Microsoft TV - Jeff Baumgartner September 30, 2011

Netflix Sinks to a New Low


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September 30, 2011 : Also: Verizon, Comcast linked to Xbox TV launch; CableLabs talks up MSO peering play; cable tops telcos in voice service rankings
Comment: Re: backhaul? - Jeff Baumgartner September 29, 2011
Comment: Truckroll? - Jeff Baumgartner September 29, 2011

TW Cable Slings for Wideband


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September 29, 2011 : 5:15 PM As the MSO launches its meter- and cap-free Docsis 3.0 Slingbox promo, Sandvine warns that mobile users could be in for a big surprise

Cox Wireless Clears California


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September 29, 2011 : Also: Free Press targets net neutrality rules; NCTA, CEA chiefs spar over AllVid; TW Cable bulks up iPad app; Google-Moto review lengthens

Sprint to Place Big Backhaul Bet


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September 29, 2011 : AT&T and two big MSOs expected to get the lion's share of Sprint's initial fiber cell backhaul build as it preps for the iPhone and LTE
Comment: Re: backhaul? - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011
Comment: Re: hybrid lives - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011
Comment: Re: A la carte - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011
Comment: Sezmi candidate? - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011
Comment: Re: A la carte - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011

Comcast Creates Cell Tower Business


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September 28, 2011 : New CTI Towers unit created to manage the company's 800 towers and lease access to Sprint, AT&T and other wireless service providers

A la Carte Coming to Cable's Menu?


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September 28, 2011 : Also: Discovery, Huawei develop rugged mobile phone; HBO Go almost a go at TW Cable; ivi seeks handouts for legal defense
Comment: Re: GOOG Video $ tab - Jeff Baumgartner September 28, 2011

Dish, Google Close In on Hulu


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September 27, 2011 : 4:50 PM Will Dish and Blockbuster get their chance to go after Netflix after all?
Comment: Re: Redundant config? - Jeff Baumgartner September 27, 2011

Google Crafting YouTube 'Channels'


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September 27, 2011 : Also: US puts heat on Moto Solutions; Comcast ad unit gets interactive; Liberty gets shot of VoD Adrenalin; J:COM expands
Comment: Re: hybrid lives - Jeff Baumgartner September 26, 2011
Comment: Re: No IP simulcast? - Jeff Baumgartner September 26, 2011
Comment: Re: silicon wars - Jeff Baumgartner September 26, 2011
Comment: Re: silicon wars - Jeff Baumgartner September 26, 2011

Sezmi Dumps No-Frills Pay-TV Service


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September 26, 2011 : Sezmi shutters its hybrid broadband-broadcast TV service as it changes gears to focus on deals with service providers
Comment: No IP simulcast? - Jeff Baumgartner September 26, 2011

Comcast AnyPlay to Stream Live TV to Tablets


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September 26, 2011 : Also: Dish CEO hints at wireless plans, Netflix outbids HBO for Dreamworks deal, Amazon pumps up Prime Instant video with Fox fare

Entropic Buys Into Video Transcoding


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September 26, 2011 : MoCA chip-maker plows $10 million into Zenverge as the companies start work on a set-top 'sidecar' for MSOs that shares Slingbox traits
Comment: Re: Dish-tribution - Jeff Baumgartner September 23, 2011

Dish Bundles Up Blockbuster


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September 23, 2011 : Dish will try to boost sub counts with $10 add-on that binds video streaming with premium TV, by-mail DVDs and games
Comment: Re: cord cutters - Jeff Baumgartner September 23, 2011
Comment: Re: Billable hours - Jeff Baumgartner September 23, 2011

Privacy Law Blocks Netflix-Facebook Connection


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September 23, 2011 : Also: It's open season on net neutrality rules; VUDU expands VoD vault; cord-cutting vs. the economy; changes on Comcast's board

Moto Takes Long View on Cable Access


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September 23, 2011 : Moto's Converged Cable Access Platform entry will be ready for testing in 2012, but there's plenty of life left in the CMTS and edge QAM gear

Google to Activate TV Everywhere


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September 22, 2011 : Also: TW Cable to expand no-frills TV tier, cord-cutters will pay for à la carte, Hulu reaches subscription milestone

ITC: Cablevision Didn't Violate Set-Top Patents


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September 21, 2011 : Verizon comes up short in its attempt to ban several Cablevision set-top boxes made by Cisco

Comcast Battles With BT


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September 21, 2011 : Also: Verizon chats up gaming consoles; survey piles on Netflix woes; Sony, Warner Bros open up UltraViolet's digital rights locker

Comcast Goes Big With 'Internet Essentials'


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September 20, 2011 : MSO hits the national stage with $9.95-per-month Internet service targeted to low-income families with schoolchildren

@Qwikster Takes a Hit


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September 20, 2011 : 12:45 PM The Twitterverse offers more evidence that Netflix may not have thought everything through as it splits off its DVD business

Dish, Blockbuster Tee Up Netflix Rival


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September 20, 2011 : Also: Analysts see Qwikster spin or sale, Comcast and Verizon could tune in to Xbox TV, FiOS TV's growing VoD vault, Trendrr tracks TV buzz
Comment: Re: DVDs - Jeff Baumgartner September 20, 2011
Comment: Canoe responds - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011

SureWest to Mix VoD With DVD Sales


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September 19, 2011 : 5:15 PM Operator tapping SeaChange to offer Watch & Play option after Netflix starts to split its video streaming and DVD businesses
Comment: Netwiches - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011
Comment: The hits keep coming - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011
Comment: Qwikster = New Coke? - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011
Comment: Re: that's weird - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011
Comment: Re: that's weird - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011

Netflix Does the Splits


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September 19, 2011 : Investors react positively as Netflix CEO admits he 'messed up' and announces separation of video streaming and DVD units
Comment: Hard to blame them... - Jeff Baumgartner September 19, 2011

Low-Ball Bids Jeopardize Hulu Auction


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September 19, 2011 : Also: Canoe's future questioned, Cox preps MPEG-4 play, Liberty seals up Aster, blogger gives a glimpse of Best Buy's TiVo-powered TV
Comment: Google TV and input 1 - Jeff Baumgartner September 16, 2011
Comment: Re: Input 1 - Jeff Baumgartner September 16, 2011

Microsoft's Pursuit of 'Input 1'


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September 16, 2011 : 11:15 AM Microsoft wants the Xbox to become the center of the entertainment universe, and cable may be ready to make it happen

Cablevision Would Love to Sell Some Netflix


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September 16, 2011 : Also: Netflix to adjust its crystal ball, cable faces 'affordability crisis,' TiVo-AT&T court battle postponed, Canoe shores up the ranks

Microsoft Sees Xmas Debut for Xbox TV


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September 15, 2011 : Microsoft will turn the Xbox into a full-fledged set-top – along with a bunch of extras – just in time for the holidays
Comment: Really such a big deal? - Jeff Baumgartner September 15, 2011

Netflix Chops 1M Subs From Q3 Forecast


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September 15, 2011 : Netflix shares dive after company cuts US sub guidance in wake of recent rate hikes and changes to its streaming and DVD plans

For Verizon, Strike + Storm = $250M


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September 15, 2011 : Also: TW Cable snaps up subs in August, Crann lands at BTI Systems, SCTE to roll out some big guns, FCC tees up white spaces test
Comment: Re: A little update... - Jeff Baumgartner September 14, 2011
Comment: 90-100 Days - Jeff Baumgartner September 14, 2011
Comment: BelAir in NY too - Jeff Baumgartner September 14, 2011
Comment: Damn humans - Jeff Baumgartner September 14, 2011

Google Didn't Want All of Motorola Mobility


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September 14, 2011 : Moto balked at Google's attempt to snap up only its patent trove, and convinced Google to up its price and buy the whole smash
Comment: Re: A little update... - Jeff Baumgartner September 14, 2011

'Satellite Anomaly' Grounds Dish's HD Service


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September 14, 2011 : Also: Moto plows cash into Ooyala, Canoe gives interactive ad stats, Shaw Wi-Fis with Cisco, Cablevision takes Turner's TV everywhere

Will Cable's Superboxes Pay Off?


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September 14, 2011 : Creating a business model around souped-up, $400 hybrid gateways is one big challenge that lies ahead for MSOs, says Heavy Reading
Comment: Re: A question.... - Jeff Baumgartner September 13, 2011
Comment: BelAir loves LA - Jeff Baumgartner September 13, 2011
Comment: Strike strife - Jeff Baumgartner September 13, 2011
Comment: Re: A question.... - Jeff Baumgartner September 13, 2011

VZ: Strike Caused Backlog of 100K FiOS Orders


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September 13, 2011 : Also: Net neutrality rules clear hurdle, Google adds grassroots fiber help, DirecTV fumbles football streaming, Liberty gives up on Ziggo
Comment: Re: A question.... - Jeff Baumgartner September 12, 2011
Comment: Re: A question.... - Jeff Baumgartner September 12, 2011

TW Cable Places Bigger Wi-Fi Bet


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September 12, 2011 : MSO follows its Wi-Fi deployment NYC with an even larger deployment in Los Angeles. And there will be more to come
Comment: Some additional clarity - Jeff Baumgartner September 12, 2011

Product SVP Departs BigBand


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September 12, 2011 : Also: Concurrent picks Dot Hill servers, Cisco CMTS powers Virgin's D3 speed test, MaxLinear tunes up TiVo's whole-home DVRs

How Much Is Netflix's Traffic Worth?


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September 9, 2011 : New tool from Sandvine tells MSOs how many dollars are being exchanged over their network by over-the-top service providers

Liberty Opens an IP Gateway


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September 8, 2011 : Horizon, a QAM/IP hybrid box, is set to deploy next year, with an open app store to follow

Liberty Global Takes TV Everywhere to Europe


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September 8, 2011 : International cable operator uses thePlatform to get its TV Everywhere strategy under way, starting in the Netherlands

Pace Unseats Moto as Set-Top King


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September 8, 2011 : Also: Sonic.net shoots for video franchise, Euro-cable expands across the board, Liberty could go on M&A binge if war chest swells
Comment: More Comcast - Jeff Baumgartner September 7, 2011
Comment: Fear factor - Jeff Baumgartner September 7, 2011

Comcast Slots SeaChange Into Video Gateways


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September 7, 2011 : SeaChange's gateway stack wins a coveted spot inside the MSO's upcoming line of hybrid QAM/IP gateways and set-tops UPDATED 5:45 PM

Bells, Whistles … and CableCARDs


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September 7, 2011 : 11:25 AM TiVo's new high-end, digital-only broadband-connected DVR will put the new CableCARD rules to the test

Google May Up the Ante for Hulu


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September 7, 2011 : Also: Rogers banks on its future, TV Everywhere registry pushes ahead, Kabel Deutschland picks multi-screen partners
Comment: Re: Sprint sues - Jeff Baumgartner September 6, 2011

Netflix Goes South


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September 6, 2011 : Also: DirecTV leaves Hulu behind, Dish preps Netflix rival, Liberty gets M&A clearance in Poland, DECE picks test partner

Broadcom Takes Its DTA Silicon Global


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September 6, 2011 : Following success in the US, Broadcom designs a new line of Digital Terminal Adapter (DTA) chips tailored for international markets

Did Starz Reject $300M Netflix Offer?


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September 2, 2011 : Also: Netflix CEO downplays Starz loss, judge OKs Comcast-NBCU deal, FCC feels Mediacom's wrath, Apple TV tops OTT box review

Netflix, Starz on the Outs


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September 1, 2011 : With renewal talks scotched, Netflix's streaming deal with Starz will burn out at the end of February

Cellular Resurrection


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September 1, 2011 : 6:05 PM The possible death of the AT&T/T-Mobile deal may breathe new life into Cablevision's mobile strategy

Shaw Scraps Cellular Plan


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September 1, 2011 : Shaw borrows from Cablevision's Wi-Fi playbook as the Canadian MSO can't justify erecting a cellular network that would cost more than $1B

Google Takes VoD Over the Top in Canada


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September 1, 2011 : Also: Netflix rate hikes go active; Hulu streams into Japan; Cox tops fastest ISP list; Rovi brings adaptive streaming to DivX