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News & Views Most Popular Paul Allen Dies at 65 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Microsoft co-founder also had strong ties to the cable industry going back to earlier wave of operator consolidations and pioneering work with Internet-connected set-top boxes and advanced video user interfaces. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T Developing DirecTV Now App for Magic Leap AR Headsets By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2018 App will support four simultaneous video streams, is akin to 'live television without a television,' AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Has the Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 Comcast exec believes that, with X1, the technological stars have aligned to turn interactive television's long-held promises into achievable realities. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 So if my monitor is a TV and I use an XBOX as my STB, what is the difference... Advertisement How Comcast Used AI to Make Its X1 Voice Remote Bilingual By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Operator has employed a mix of AI and machine learning techniques to help its X1 voice remote platform understand English and Spanish interchangeably. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Caavo's Video God Box Enters the Mainstream By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/1/2018 Startup's sub-$100, mass-market focused, all-seeing 'Control Center' unifies search, navigation and playback for up to four devices, including set-top boxes, game consoles and streaming media players. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner The idea of a universal remote that can control all of these devices isn't... Comcast & Prepaid TV – There's an App for That By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/28/2018 Operator's set-top-free, app-based 'Instant' offering is also part of the company's prepaid service portfolio. Post a Comment \| Read (0) TiVo Sharpens Its Cord-Cutting Shears By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/27/2018 With the Bolt OTA, TiVo will try to jolt the market and separate itself from new DVR combo products focused on cord-cutters from Amazon and AirTV. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Roku Tries to Make 4K Affordable for the Masses By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/24/2018 Roku reaches below the sub-$40 threshold with the new 4K/HDR-capable Premiere streaming player. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Amazon Gives Cord-Cutters Another Tool With Fire TV Recast DVR By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/21/2018 Administering another dose of angst to the pay-TV sector, Amazon's new subscription-free companion device lets consumers watch and record over-the-air TV at home or on the go. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'll make note of that and... Former WOW Exec Named COO of Evolution Digital By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/20/2018 Cash Hagen says video-focused company will soon expand into new broadband-focused product areas aimed at helping cable partners boost the experience in a way that goes beyond speeds and feeds. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Global Packs 4K, Cloud DVR, Voice Into 'Horizon 4' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/19/2018 Cable op to start rolling out new multiscreen video platform to 'selected' customers in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium later this year. Post a Comment \| Read (0) IBC2018: The Video Platform Profitability Conundrum By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/19/2018 If video is so important to communications network operators, why are all the major vendors offloading their video assets? Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: John Wick Synamedia is going to do awesome now. this will also reflect in its NYSE stock.... RDK Management Clears Path for Apps on Set-Top Boxes By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/18/2018 App framework, SDK aims to make it easier for pay-TV providers to integrate Netflix and other premium apps with their OTT-capable boxes. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Synamedia Plots Its First Steps Around Streaming By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/17/2018 New company built around the acquisition of Cisco's video software unit will have strong revenues, thousands of staff and a focus on developing new products for streaming media management. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cable's New 'Bull Case' Hinges on Better Margins, Falling Capex Intensity By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/17/2018 US cable's business remains in a good spot despite video cord-cutting and the saturation of the broadband services market, a top industry analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) IBC2018: What MediaKind Did Next By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 9/14/2018 The (nearly) former Ericsson media business is doubling down on platform innovation, including the use of blockchain, as it preps for independence. But will that be enough? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Just Like Ericsson, Nokia Flogs Majority Stake in Its Video Biz By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/13/2018 Finnish vendor will retain a minority stake in the video business as it follows in the wake of Ericsson and Cisco to become the third big network vendor this year to sell video assets. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Video Playing 'Supporting Role' as Comcast Focuses on Connectivity By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/12/2018 Comcast CEO talks up 'Broadband 2.0' initiative that focuses on capacity, coverage and service management. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vewd Helps Old IPTV Boxes Live On in the OTT World By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2018 CEO believes new 'Atom' client/cloud approach could find a foothold in emerging markets and help service providers sidestep expensive set-top upgrades. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA's 'Full' MVNO Puts It in SIM City By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/7/2018 Operating the core network and owning the SIM card will lead to lower churn, pave the path to more control of the service and offer other benefits, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards raihnamh, 10/18/2018 4:48:16 AM Has AT&T Inked a Deal With Google for TV? Re: College Homework Help Best Homework Help is home to more than 3000 online live college homework help tutors who are quite impressive in solving various primary homework related issues. In fact, some of these tutors hold a PhD degree, which clearly... RituGupta, 10/11/2018 4:32:52 AM What's Left of Cisco's Love Affair With Cable? Re: Re: A Norm more than an exception This is what business is all about. You can never stay at the top forever and neither could you at the bottom. There are ups and downs that you would need to practise whether you like it or not. Initially an acquisition... brooks7, 10/10/2018 1:57:06 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... So if my monitor is a TV and I use an XBOX as my STB, what is the difference from a user standpoint? They have video, multiple people involved, interactivity... That has been the problem with ITV all along and... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 12:17:24 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... This discussion also reminds me when EBIF was a thing...or was supposed to be a thing...and never became much of a thing. Then again, with a name like EBIF, what could go wrong? http://www.lightreading.com/ca... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 12:07:12 PM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... Apples and Oranges. I'm talking about TV and the operator-supplied set-top boxes. You're talking PCs and the Internet.... though I could've tossed WebTV into the mix somewhere as an interesting idea before its time. ... brooks7, 10/10/2018 11:59:48 AM Has The Code for ITV Finally Been Cracked? Re: Solved at least 20 years ago... ITV was solved at least 20 years ago. Its called Online Multiplayer Video Games. In those days that would have been Ultima Online and Everquest. seven alanmartinpmp, 10/7/2018 2:44:27 AM Has AT&T Inked a Deal With Google for TV? Re: Has AT&T Inked a Deal With Google for TV Google has attempted to wedge its way into TV several times over the last decade, with very mixed results. But over the last six months or so, Google has been quietly and deliberately trying to sell its ad serving software... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/1/2018 10:36:19 AM Caavo's Video God Box Enters the Mainstream Re: Re: But how well does it do at doing what it claims to do? The idea of a universal remote that can control all of these devices isn't new, but I have not seen anything that attempts to go to the lengths that Caavo does to integrate and unify those devices and individual apps and... [email protected], 10/1/2018 10:21:23 AM Caavo's Video God Box Enters the Mainstream Re: Re: But how well does it do at doing what it claims to do? And is there nothing else out there that could do the same job? Or is it this or the manual, long-winded search process? Jeff Baumgartner, 10/1/2018 10:15:57 AM Caavo's Video God Box Enters the Mainstream Re: But how well does it do at doing what it claims to do? Some of the reviews on the original Caavo device were mixed, so I'm curious to see how Caavo has moved to improve the set-up process so non-techies can get it rolling without too many headaches, and improve the overall performance... blognhansuvn, 9/27/2018 6:25:44 AM The World of Disney: StudioLAB Innovation, Cisco Collaboration & 5G Anticipation Re: Re: Sweet sunnies, Phil! Yap Jeff Baumgartner, 9/22/2018 4:04:03 PM Amazon Gives Cord-Cutters Another Tool With Fire TV Recast DVR Re: Re: FYI, No Monthly Fee for Tivo OTA Vox... Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'll make note of that and update the story. The All-Service plan is indeed part of the current $399.99 price, though it appears that the Roamio OTA Vox is currently out of... mshostak, 9/22/2018 3:00:38 PM Amazon Gives Cord-Cutters Another Tool With Fire TV Recast DVR Re: FYI, No Monthly Fee for Tivo OTA Vox... Hi Jeff, Minor clarification; there's no monthly fee on the Tivo OTA offering. It has 4 tuners/1TB, but for me the value is in the advanced features. Can you comment on how the Recast compares w/ some of Tivo's popular value... John Wick, 9/20/2018 10:19:51 PM IBC2018: The Video Platform Profitability Conundrum Re: Re: Synamedia - "EBITDA smartcric, star sports live, mobilecric match Positive" Synamedia is going to do awesome now. this will also reflect in its NYSE stock. If such EBITDA improved continues then I expect this stock to get double in 1-2 yrs. James_B_Crawshaw, 9/20/2018 6:37:31 PM IBC2018: The Video Platform Profitability Conundrum Re: Synamedia - "EBITDA positive from the get-go" For a business that has been around since 1988 I would rather hope they were EBITDA positive by now. In fact it would be very odd if they are not significantly net income positive and cash flow positive. How else is Permira... 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