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News & Views Most Popular Former Comcast Exec Named CTO of MediaKind By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/7/2019 Allen Broome comes on board as the video software company explores the development of a virtualized, software-as-a-service model for the OTT and pay-TV service provider market. Post a Comment Charter Envisions a Fixed Wireless Triple-Play With CBRS By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/2/2019 Charter's Craig Cowden expands on the MSO's interests and intentions involving the CBRS band and provides updates on the company's recent set of fixed wireless, mobile-facing 'dual-SIM' market trials. Post a Comment TiVo Debuts Pricey Connected DVR Lineup, Ad-Supported Streaming Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/2/2019 Company adds TiVo Edge models for cable customers and cord-cutters, tags content partners for soon-to-launch ad-based OTT service called TiVo+. Post a Comment Advertisement Looking Back: Comcast's Breakthrough X1 Video Service Turns 10 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/27/2019 Whispers about Comcast's next-video platform began to spread a decade ago at Cable-Tec Expo in Denver. Here's a look back at its journey from a secretive project originally called 'Excalibur' to a widely deployed product under the X1 banner. Post a Comment Shout It Out Loud: 'NEXTGEN TV' Is ATSC 3.0's Go-To-Market Brand By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/26/2019 New name and logo will adorn devices that conform to an emerging next-gen broadcast TV signaling standard designed to support 4K interactivity and aimed for widespread deployment in 2020. Post a Comment Another Cable Operator Gives Pay-TV the Heave-Ho By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/24/2019 Massachusetts municipal cable operator Beld Internet said 'out-of-control' programming costs left it no choice but to dump its pay-TV service and direct broadband subs to OTT options. Post a Comment TiVo Rolling Out Skippable Pre-Roll Ads for Retail DVRs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/20/2019 New ad inventory, to be inserted in front of DVR recordings, will be rolled out to eligible retail devices within 90 days, company says. Post a Comment Advertisement Comcast's Trojan Horse for Pay-TV By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/20/2019 Xfinity Flex, now offered for free to broadband-only subs, provides streaming apps and smart home capabilities – but it's also something else. Post a Comment Comcast Offers 'Xfinity Flex' for Free to Broadband-Only Subs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/18/2019 Video streaming platform features a video client, voice remote and integration with Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video and, soon, an upgrade path to Comcast's full pay-TV service. Post a Comment Comcast Snares Set-Top App Specialist Metrological By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/16/2019 Comcast pulls more engineering and software development expertise in-house for its X1 and Xfinity Flex video and smart home platforms. Post a Comment Charter Seeks Buy-In for Piracy Plan By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/12/2019 In addition to working with Disney, Charter is urging other programmers and MSOs to get behind a common set of 'authentication principles' designed to clamp down on password sharing, CFO says. Post a Comment Orby TV Links Up With Eutelsat for New Prepaid Satellite TV Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/12/2019 Launched earlier this year, Orby TV's prepaid offering is renting transponder space to power a prepaid offering that starts at $40 per month. Post a Comment Comcast Sparks Streaming App for LG TVs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/5/2019 Beta of Xfinity Stream app for LG supports Comcast's live TV, VoD and cloud DVR services and works on 4K and HD models from 2017 to 2019. Post a Comment Amazon Stokes Up Fire TV Platform as Active Users Surpass 37M By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/4/2019 Amazon introduces 15 smart TVs that run Fire TV, alongside a new 'Cube' device with 4K and Dolby Vision support. Post a Comment TiVo Hones 'Edge' DVR Ahead of Company Split By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/4/2019 New family of connected devices for cable TV customers and cord-cutters will reportedly pack six tuners, 2 terabytes of storage and support 4K and Dolby Atmos. Post a Comment Getting Ready for the Visual Cloud By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 9/4/2019 In a half-day conference at IBC in Amsterdam next week, Intel and partners will show off the visual cloud and demonstrate how it can deliver rich, immersive, interactive video experiences and graphics-based workloads. Post a Comment OSTV Now Stalls on the Launchpad By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/3/2019 Countdown to the debut of a new video streaming service connected to Omniverse CEO Jason DeMeo featuring 50 'top' US TV channels starting at $50 leads to nothing... so far. Post a Comment Videotron Pulls Out Comcast's Playbook By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/28/2019 Canadian MSO debuts 'Helix' platform featuring broadband gateways, IP video clients, WiFi extenders and home networking management software originating from Videotron's X1 syndication deal with Comcast. Post a Comment Frndly TV Seeks Subs in an Unfriendly Pay-TV World By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/23/2019 Former Sling TV exec starts up family-friendly OTT service that aims to pull a batch of consumers back into the pay-TV fold. Post a Comment Hollywood Studios Fire Back at Omniverse By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/23/2019 Studios urge the court to deny Omniverse's request for a forced mediation and a halt on discovery on a case centered on allegations that Omniverse distributed streaming TV services without authorization. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Synamedia, Triveni Team on ATSC 3.0 Tools Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Roku Adds Apple TV App, to Make Apple TV+ Available on November 1 Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Net Insight Appoints New CEO Monday, October 14, 2019 Midco Picks Evolution for Android TV Boxes Wednesday, October 2, 2019 TiVo Intros 'Edge' DVR, TiVo+ Streaming Service Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Roku Rolls New Player Line-Up, Updated OS Thursday, September 19, 2019 Plex Gets Lionsgate for Its Ad-VoD Service Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Universal Electronics Gains More Control of Android TV Monday, September 16, 2019 Altice USA to Integrate Amazon Prime Video Monday, September 16, 2019 Roku's TV Licensing Program Hops the Pond Monday, September 9, 2019 Comcast's Xfinity Stream App Reaches LG TVs Thursday, September 5, 2019 Comcast's X1, Flex Platforms Get NBC Sports Gold Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Altice USA Adds CuriosityStream Monday, August 19, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Hardware Is the New Attack Surface – Forrester 12/12/2019 Attackers have already begun to breach security at the BIOS level, according to a ... 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MediaKind CTO: Adding Agility Will Shorten 'Feedback Loop' With Customers

Agile, a model based on iterative changes and small, quick releases, is table stakes for any software company. It's just how things get done these days as the older ...