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News & Views Most Popular Netflix Tops 130M Paid Subscribers Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Internet video provider Netflix is still having troubles forecasting its subscriber growth, but the company doesn't seem to have problems attracting new customers as it adds more exclusive programming and benefits from increased traction outside the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Orange Targets Enterprise With LoRa-Based IoT Offering By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM and Intel kiss and make up; Nokia adds new chipsets to FTTX offerings; Saudi consulate outrage hits SoftBank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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) Advertisement Making TV Set-Tops as Agile as Smartphones By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 WOW is among a recent wave of service providers to elevate video services to the cloud and focus on the apps-based model using Espial's software-as-a-service platform. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why Vodafone Is Betting on Cloud Video By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Major European provider will lay out the strategy behind its new Vodafone TV streaming service at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Europe event in London next month. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telco Big Guns Gather to Train Fire on EU Policymakers By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/15/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN braces for cuts; eSIM pioneer raises £18 million; Eleven Sports challenges UK soccer taboo. 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) Advertisement AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 New OTT offering, expected to launch in Q4 2019, will reportedly 'start with HBO,' feature fare from Turner and Warner Bros. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner John Stankey apparenty brought this up at the VanityFair New Establishment... 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... Comcast Locks Up Bulk of Sky Shares By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Comcast has snapped up about 75% of the outstanding shares of Sky. That solidifies the future path of the UK-based video giant, but also raises questions about what's next for Hulu. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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) NBCU's Free Video App Trades Viewing Data for Perks & Rewards By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/8/2018 Approach illustrates the challenge faced by traditional programmers and sources of OTT video as audiences become increasingly fragmented. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom Extend Backhaul Deal in Germany By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/8/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Is BT in talks with Apple over TV deal? Mobily punished for not employing enough Saudis; class action against Google blocked in UK. Post a Comment \| Read (0) How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors By Jack S. Burton, Principal, Broadband Success Partners, 10/8/2018 In this last of a three-blog series, we will explore the potential for cable operators and other broadband providers to work with their OTT and access rivals. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris If memory serves me correct, WallStreet and analysists were talking about Comcast... YouTube TV Unshackles Its Cloud DVR By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/5/2018 OTT-TV provider lifts ad-skipping restrictions that prevented customers from recording shows from AMC, Disney, Fox, NBCU and Turner. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner YouTube TV does provide unlimited DVR storage, but those recordings aren't... Eurobites: EE Trials 5G New Radio at London's Canary Wharf By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/5/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia gets GET; Colt extends Dublin network; Net Insight reshapes top team; Deutsche Telekom smartens up facilities management. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Blant interesting Netflix-Backed ACE Sinks Another Video Piracy Threat By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/4/2018 The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, a group backed by major studios and OTT players, is having some success bombarding alleged Kodi-related pirates with threatening letters. Post a Comment \| Read (0) How Cable Has Fueled OTT By Jack S. Burton, Principal, Broadband Success Partners, 10/3/2018 In the second part of this three-part series, Burton explores the rise of OTT, as well as its impact on cable operators and other broadband service providers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: EE, Vodafone Rapped for Inaccurate Network Coverage Data By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/3/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: TomTom makes a comeback; Proximus helps conserve art; European Parliament approves new video service rules. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vidgo Nears Debut of National OTT-TV Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/2/2018 Will use a set of prepaid channel packages to reach what it views as an 'underserved' market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards RituGupta, 10/11/2018 5:06:15 AM Eurobites: Ooredoo Takes 5G for a Ride in Self-Flying Car. Seriously. Re: hi This is indeed taking a huge step forward in the autonomous industry while still maintaining the 5G framework. Though the focus is on the world's first aerial taxi, but the requirement of this setup that needs 5G connectivity... 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... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/10/2018 4:00:14 PM AT&T Sets Sights on Another Streaming Service Re: More details John Stankey apparenty brought this up at the VanityFair New Establishment Summit, reiterating that HBO will be the anchor brand for it, along with other content rom the WarnerMedia mix as well as some select third parties. But... 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 Clifton K Morris, 10/9/2018 1:44:20 AM How Cablecos Can Turn From Victims to Victors Re: I shared this on Wireless Week First... If memory serves me correct, WallStreet and analysists were talking about Comcast making a tender offer to buy Verizon about three years ago. Instead of buying Verizon, SpectrumCo (the company originally formed for... 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, 10/5/2018 12:58:51 PM YouTube TV Unshackles Its Cloud DVR Re: Cloud DVR recording windows YouTube TV does provide unlimited DVR storage, but those recordings aren't kept forever. Just noticed in the FAQ that recordings made via YouTube TV can be kept for 9 months... which is pretty lenient compared to the recording... Blant, 10/5/2018 9:50:57 AM Eurobites: EE Trials 5G New Radio at London's Canary Wharf Re: 1 interesting UdyRegan, 10/5/2018 3:09:08 AM Comcast Hires Industry Vet to Help Lead X1, Other Video Products Re: hi It is important for an organisation to shuffle its workforce once in awhile to ensure that its talent pool remains relevant for long. There could be a lack of new ideas to promote improvements all around the company's frame... 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... More Message Boards		Security Now Why Killing Off TLS 1.0 & 1.1 Is a Good Thing Larry Loeb, Author, 10/17/2018 All good things must come to an end. Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla and Google have ... (0) IBM's Ginni Rometty: We're the Blockchain & Quantum Computing Leader Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 At the Gartner Symposium/ITXPO, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty talked a lot about the ... 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