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Open Access Enters FCC Dialogue
News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Post a comment
November 18, 2009 : The possibility of open access is re-awakening as the FCC considers ways to improve US broadband access
EchoStar Preps IPTV App Store
Cable Digital News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comment (1)
November 13, 2009 : Not everyone is convinced TV needs an app store, but EchoStar and Dish are going to give it a try
Huawei Seen as Likely Moto Suitor
Cable Digital News Analysis - Craig Matsumoto - Comments (6)
November 12, 2009 : Who's got $4.5B and wants in on the North American cable market? Sources at TelcoTV had at least one answer
What Does Cisco See in China's DVN?
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 6, 2009 : Cisco is buying the Chinese set-top maker, not for technology, but for a stronger role in China's move to digital cable
Comcast Plans Job Cuts & Upgrades
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
November 4, 2009 : MSO will make unspecified layoffs as 'Project Cavalry' gets underway in more than half of its markets
Huawei Breaks US Set-Top Seal
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
October 29, 2009 : Sources say Huawei has digital terminal adapters (DTAs) in the door at Suddenlink and Mediacom, with bigger ambitions in mind
Comcast Forges 'Excalibur' for IPTV
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (2)
October 28, 2009 : Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!
Comcast Clicking With EBIF
Cable Digital News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
October 27, 2009 : Tru2way will factor in longer-term, but Comcast exec says more than 60% of MSO's plant is wired up with the simpler enhanced TV platform
Comcast Thinks Big With ITV
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
October 26, 2009 : MSO plans to scale up its interactive television platform to include 50 networks by the end of 2010
Discovery Exec: Free Web TV Is a Biz Kill
Cable Digital News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
October 26, 2009 : Don't expect the Hulu-ization of Discovery's stable of nets so long as the Web-centric service continues to rely on a free, ad-supported business model
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Video Experience & Monetization: A Deep Dive Into Cisco's IP Video Applications
Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (2)
June 5, 2009 : A look at Cisco's ability to deliver advanced IP applications
  • Advertising insertion
  • Session shifting
  • Personalized content & user interface
  • Web 2.0 integration & more
  • Testing Cisco's IP Video Service Delivery Network
    Reports - Carsten Rossenhövel - Comments (15)
    June 3, 2009 : The largest, independent test of Cisco's service delivery network
  • 1.9 million potential users
  • In-line video quality monitoring
  • Massive scalabilty of IP video services
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    Thomson Goes to Tahiti
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    November 19, 2009 : Tahiti Nui Satellite selects Thomson for the launch of high-definition services
    IIF Delivers New IPTV Standards
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    November 17, 2009 : ATIS’s IPTV Interoperability Forum announces the release of three newly created IPTV standards
    Minerva, Sigma Team on STBs
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 11, 2009 : Integration between Minerva’s fourth-generation client software and Sigma Designs’ IPTV set-top box stack
    AirTies Intros Wireless Set-Top
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 10, 2009 : AirTies enters US marketplace with the first customer self-installable, high-definition, wireless IPTV set-top box
    Moto Boosts Mediaroom Support
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    November 9, 2009 : Motorola’s CCE software makes it easier to delivers personalized IPTV experience to customers
    Farmers Picks Moto/Microsoft IPTV Combo
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 9, 2009 : Motorola to provide VIP Series of IP set-tops and Microsoft Mediaroom systems integration services
    Cisco to Buy Chinese STB Biz
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 3, 2009 : Acquisition furthers Cisco's vision of the global connected home
    Moto Appoints CFO
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 2, 2009 : Motorola appoints Edward J. Fitzpatrick chief financial officer
    Motorola Reports Q3
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    November 2, 2009 : Moto announced Q3 sales of $5.5B and new smartphones powered by Android OS
    Broadcom Chip Bonds With 3D, MoCA 1.1
    Cable Digital News Feed - Post a comment
    October 27, 2009 : SCTE Expo Broadcom announced new set-top box system-on-a-chip solutions
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    Set-Top Symbiosis
    The Philter - Phil Harvey - Comments (2)
    November 17, 2009 : 11:25 AM Newer set-tops can offer service providers a good place to start serving Internet apps on the TV
    Mediacom Preps 100-Meg D3
    The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
    November 6, 2009 : 5:45 PM MSO will roll 100-meg Docsis 3.0 services in 2 markets next month, while another 9 start off with 50-meg tiers
    Cisco Eyes Up China
    AsiaBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
    November 3, 2009 : 9:10 AM Cisco's M&A run continues with a bid to buy Chinese set-top box firm DVN
    ActiveVideo's Year of Reckoning
    The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
    October 30, 2009 : 5:10 PM Company expects its interactive TV platform in 20 million homes by the end of 2010, double where it is now
    Cisco Webs Up Its UI
    The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
    October 29, 2009 : 9:55 AM Meet 'Blue'
    Microtune Notes 10% Layoff
    The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
    October 16, 2009 : 4:10 PM Some top execs will feel the pinch too, in the form of a 5% salary cut
    Changed Insight
    The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
    October 12, 2009 : 3:25 PM MSO CEO says more HD, VoD, and DVR enhancements are among latest enhancements gracing 'Digital 5.0' initiative
    Action on the Home Front
    EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
    October 12, 2009 : 9:40 AM M&A speculation follows home networking standards result for the ITU
    The Evolution of VoD
    LRTV Custom TV - Post a comment
    October 5, 2009 : Edward Allfrey, Business Development Director at TANDBERG Television, explains why people are watching more on-demand content from Pay TV operators and what service providers need to do in order to benefit from these opportunities.
    Differentiating the IPTV Offering
    LRTV Custom TV - Post a comment
    October 1, 2009 : Eugene Sarmiento, head of IPTV Sales Development at Ericsson, talks to Georgina Burnett about what types of new TV services younger consumers are demanding, whether the TV industry can deliver them, and how IPTV providers can differentiate their services
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