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Intel’s Q2 earnings fall; company sees economic headwinds
July 18, 2012 2:05 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIntel, the world's largest chipmaker, said the weak global economy is slowing its growth, and revenue for the current quarter is likely to come in below Wall Street forecasts.
Polish media unite to charge for online content
July 18, 2012 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSeveral major Polish media companies are joining forces to put some of their best online content behind a combined paywall. The Piano pay model emulates cable television.
@ The Independent Show: SeaChange to demo multi-screen capabilities
July 18, 2012 9:07 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSeaChange International will be at the Independent Show demonstrating software solutions that can enable small and mid-size cable operators to extend their services to tablets, smartphones, PCs and other devices.
@ The Independent Show: Adara’s hosted SDV system to be on display
July 18, 2012 9:02 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAdara Technologies said Darien Communications in Georgia is using its hosted and managed switched digital video (SDV) service to enable the addition of hundreds of HD channels, as well as other services long the province of larger operators.
@ The Independent Show: Entone to show off hybrid TV system
July 18, 2012 8:54 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsEntone will be touting an integrated product suite that one small operator said has put his company on equal footing with the big guys when it comes to advanced TV services.
@ The Independent Show: Argo peers into programming
July 18, 2012 8:47 am | by Traci Patterson | News | CommentsArgo Systems will demonstrate how it can help operators peer into their programming.
@ The Independent Show: RGB enables multi-screen for all
July 18, 2012 8:39 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsRGB Networks will be at The Independent Show highlighting how its digital and IP-based video products can be tailored for use by small- and medium-size operators.
From fantasy to reality
July 18, 2012 8:21 am | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsThe delivery of video content to multiple screens by Tier 2 and 3 cable operators has long come under the heading of sheer fantasy. Not anymore. Now it’s real.
Comcast, Scripps strike carriage agreement that includes TV Everywhere
July 17, 2012 3:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast and Scripps Networks Interactive have forged a multi-year distribution agreement that will provide Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers with Scripps video content across a range of devices and platforms.
WOW wraps sale of Knology
July 17, 2012 3:17 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsColleen Abdoulah will continue to be CEO; former Knology President Todd Holt will be CFO.
Optimum Lightpath powers iSpeech’s text-to-speech cloud service
July 17, 2012 3:16 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOptimum Lightpath said iSpeech is using its fiber network to support its international text-to-speech and speech recognition cloud service.
TiVo buys analytics firm for $19M
July 17, 2012 3:15 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTRA provides information linking information from the same households as to what viewers watch with what they buy.
AT&T, regionals face off on 700 MHz mandate
July 17, 2012 3:14 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T is facing off against a number of regional providers over proposals to establish interoperability in the lower 700 MHz band.
U.S. Cellular snaps up Actel 700 MHz licenses
July 17, 2012 3:13 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular is buying seven lower 700 MHz A-block licenses from CenturyLink subsidiary Actel for an undisclosed sum.
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.


