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Time Warner Cable blends Vutopia into TV Everywhere mix
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2012-05-16
Time Warner Cable MoviePass subscribers now have access to Vutopia’s movie service on their PC and Mac computers and laptops across the cable operator’s entire footprint. The Vutopia service gives Time Warner Cable MoviePass customers instant ...
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Cox, AT&T, T-Mobile among new spectrum swaps
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2012-05-16
Five wireless operators and one cable provider filed yesterday to swap various swaths of spectrum, reflecting larger moves within the industry to secure additional licenses for overburdened legacy networks and new LTE service. AT&T, U.S. ...
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SeaChange, Tellabs cue up OTT ad targeting demo at Cable Show
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2012-05-16
At next week’s Cable Show in Boston, SeaChange International and Tellabs will jointly demonstrate a new ad-targeting technology for over-the-top video that is based on Web browser activity. With the goal of monetizing ads that are inserted into ...
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Unity Telecom preparing another OTT challenger
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2012-05-16
Unity Telecom is preparing to roll out a hybrid TV service, based on Entone’s FusionTV platform, that Unity Telecom argues will entirely avoid retransmission regulations. The start-up plans to combine free-to-air (FTA) programming with Web-based ...
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Prusch: Clearwire TD-LTE a competitive must-have
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2012-05-16
Clearwire's top executive made bold claims at an investor conference today when he said carriers who don't sign up for its wholesale TD-LTE network will be at a competitive disadvantage to those who do decide to use the service. ...
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Verizon: Data sharing will end ARPU metric
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2012-05-16
Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo today revealed more than had previously been released about the company's plans to launch data sharing plans this summer. Such plans would allow users to connect multiple devices to one data plan. ...
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Olympics coverage to air on MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo
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2012-05-16
Olympics coverage will again air on cable networks MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo this summer. All three networks are owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal, which will use NBC and NBC Sports Network as the central platforms for the London Games. News ...
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Avail-TVN bows DAI tools
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2012-05-16
Avail-TVN has come up with some new dynamic ad insertion (DAI) tools to help content providers monetize VOD viewing. ...
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Cox, Verizon Wireless debut cross-promotion in Oklahoma
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2012-05-15
After previous deployments by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications is on the scoreboard now that it has rolled out its cross-promotional effort with Verizon Wireless in Oklahoma. Starting today, customers in the Oklahoma City and ...
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ACA to FCC: Over-the-top companies are not MVPDs
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2012-05-15
Opposition is lining up against the attempts by some over-the-top (OTT) video providers to gain status as multichannel video program distributors (MVPDs) and the FCC’s consideration of the petition. The American Cable Association (ACA) officially ...
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Verizon AWS deal opponents form alliance
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2012-05-15
Sprint, T-Mobile USA and a number of other groups have come together to put added pressure on the FCC as it reviews Verizon Wireless' purchase of a nationwide block of AWS spectrum from four cable operators. The Alliance for Broadband ...
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Mediacom ups Commisso Weinand to EVP
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2012-05-15
Mediacom Communications recently promoted Italia Commisso Weinand to executive vice president of programming and human resources. Commisso Weinand, who is the sister of Mediacom Chairman and CEO Rocco Commisso, started her cable career in 1977 ...
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Shaw Business inks deal with city of Winnipeg
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2012-05-15
Shaw business has signed a multi-year deal to provide the city of Winnipeg with data networking, Internet and Wi-Fi services. Shaw Business will improve the city’s network access and connectivity by providing a virtual private local area network ...
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Adobe adds Comcast’s Banse, Cisco’s Calderoni to board
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2012-05-15
Adobe Systems has added three new members to its board of directors, including executives from Comcast and Cisco. Amy Banse, managing director and head of funds for Comcast Ventures and senior vice president of Comcast, seems to be a good fit for ...
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Zayo to upgrade Chicago-Seattle backbone
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2012-05-15
Zayo is upgrading its long haul network between Chicago and Seattle. The company expects to improve latency between those two points by anywhere from 5 percent to 15 percent on the Chicago-Seattle route, which would ultimately provide faster ...
