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Amino gets 'substantial' order
July 17, 2012 3:10 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIntracom Telecom will use Amino’s IPTV boxes to roll out HD services in two markets in Eastern Europe.
Cox’s Esser, TV One’s Lucas honorary co-chairs for NAMIC Conference
July 17, 2012 3:08 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications President Pat Esser and TV One President and CEO Wonya Lucas were named honorary co-chairs for the 26th Annual NAMIC Conference.
CSG picks up Ascade for $19M
July 16, 2012 3:17 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCSG acquires a competitor, strengthening its global reach in the market for wholesale routing and billing for telecom companies.
Pace powers Sky New Zealand’s new Igloo TV service
July 16, 2012 3:16 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsPace is providing hardware and software elements for Sky New Zealand and TVNZ’s new Igloo TV service, which has soft-launched with some customers.
Behind the blackouts: Power plays for profits
July 16, 2012 3:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsProgrammers are profiting at the expense of distributors, and in the middle of it all, consumers are the ones paying the price.
Sprint expands LTE launch to 15 cities
July 16, 2012 3:10 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint has turned its five-market LTE launch into a 15-market debut as it works to catch up with its larger competitors.
Comcast buys out Microsoft’s stake in MSNBC
July 16, 2012 3:08 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has bought out Microsoft’s 50 percent stake in MSNBC.com and rebranded the site as NBCNews.com.
Comcast hires Wlodkowski as VP of accessibility
July 16, 2012 3:04 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Cable announced this morning that it hired Thomas Wlodkowski for the newly created position of vice president of accessibility.
Report: Mobile broadband pushing mobile services to $976B
July 16, 2012 3:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsMobile broadband is poised to push mobile services to $976 billion, according to a recent report.
DOJ, FCC concerns are delaying Verizon AWS deal
July 13, 2012 2:52 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe federal antitrust regulator is said to be delaying approval of the spectrum purchase because of concerns that side deals to cross-sell each other's products amount to a non-compete agreement.
Price hike still haunts Netflix stock 1 year later
July 13, 2012 2:48 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNetflix is more popular among couch potatoes than investors after its polarizing decision to raise U.S. prices for video subscription services.
Report: Consumers adopt more smartphones in Q2
July 13, 2012 2:46 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAs a result of that trend, total smartphone penetration grew to 54.9 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers.
PC sales fall 6% to 11% in U.S. during Q2
July 13, 2012 2:44 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPersonal computer sales sagged as shifting technology trends, upcoming product releases and a shaky economy dampened demand for the machines currently on the market.
Vecima sells more assets
July 13, 2012 2:42 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company dumps more real estate to raise cash as it transitions to a new generation of technology.
NBC launches 2 apps to watch the Olympics
July 13, 2012 2:41 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNBC launched two mobile apps that will let people watch Olympics events as they happen, look up athlete profiles and access other extra content on their iPads, iPhones and certain Android devices.
