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More on Shaw’s network upgrades for Exo branding
February 10, 2012 2:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsShaw Communications CTO Dennis Steiger provides a few more details on the company’s engineering efforts that are behind its Exo brand.
Cable’s not-Romney
February 9, 2012 4:26 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsAnd now it’s Boxee versus the cable industry, which should be making cable nervous. We’ve seen this David vs. Goliath thing before, with TiVo in the Boxee role, and it didn’t end well for cable.
Evolution on evolution
February 3, 2012 12:49 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsThe digital terminal adapter is one-way device, a limitation that both justifies its existence and bars it from being a long-term solution. From its introduction, the DTA has been considered a dead end – a very, very useful device – but a dead end. Evolution Digital thinks maybe not.
Time Warner Cable keys on promos to win customers back
January 26, 2012 2:33 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsAfter posting largely glowing numbers in its fourth-quarter earnings report, Time Warner Cable is not about to rest on its laurels.
Cable scofflaws beware: SubscriberWise sees you
January 6, 2012 2:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsSubscriberWise has come up with an interesting way of tracking down people who are viewing cable services after previously being disconnected for non-payment.
'Tis the season to be jerked around
January 3, 2012 2:03 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsTime Warner Cable once again has found itself in a nasty retransmission rights battle, this time with the MSG Network, which pulled its programming from the MSO's lineup.
Comcast's Smit, TWC's Britt saddle up on Verizon Wireless deal
December 5, 2011 2:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsWhile the shockwaves from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks' decision to sell their wireless spectrum - through their joint venture of SpectrumCo – continue to settle, company execs hit their respective blogs to provide additional insights.
Deal with Verizon Wireless could have many implications
December 2, 2011 1:46 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsThe $3.6 billion sale of AWS spectrum by Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks to Verizon is mind-boggling on many levels, so here are a few additional thoughts.
Expo leftovers
November 21, 2011 2:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsMusings, observations and some notes that didn't make it into last week's coverage of the SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta.
Cox dips its toe in IP waters with live streaming to iPad
November 16, 2011 10:01 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsIn a Cable-Tec Expo that has largely lacked breaking news, Cox provided the two biggest nuggets to date: It’s launching a live streaming service, called Cox TV Connect, during the holiday season, and separately, it has pulled the plug on its wireless phone service.
What to do in Hotlanta
November 14, 2011 11:37 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsIf you've got a minute to spare during your time in Atlanta for Cable-Tec Expo 2011 and don't know where to venture, try one of these places recommended by industry folk.
Google angling to enter MVPD biz
November 4, 2011 2:55 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsThe company has long talked about being in the TV business. The issue was whether it would voluntarily restrict itself to over-the-top (OTT) content or attempt to compete with multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs).
Cablevision putting finishing touches on fiber ring
October 28, 2011 1:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCablevision chief operating officer Tom Rutledge said the company is on track to complete a fiber ring in the former Bresnan Communications systems by year’s end.
Time Warner Cable sheds light on cloud-based guide
October 27, 2011 2:18 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsDuring its third-quarter conference call this morning, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said the company has deployed a cloud-based user guide in parts of Syracuse, Dallas and Los Angeles.
A shave and a service cut – two bits
October 26, 2011 12:12 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsPeople still fear that cord-cutting may yet develop into a phenomenon, but the evidence is that it isn’t happening much.
