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Charter narrows Q4 loss; heading for all-digital
February 22, 2013 2:11 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCharter Communications said its residential customer relationships increased by 20,000 during the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the year-ago period, which CEO Tom Rutledge said was the best Q4 performance at the company in 10 years.
Mexico’s Totalplay picks Envivio for IPTV, VOD services
February 20, 2013 2:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTotalplay Telecomunicaciones, an IPTV service provider in Mexico, has deployed Envivio Muse encoders to provision its live and on-demand services. Totalplay is also using software-based Muse encoders on the Envivio 4Caster Gen III platform.
Cisco debuts mobile targeted ad system
February 19, 2013 2:02 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe vendor’s new Cisco Quantum software suite is designed to handle any sort of new monetization scheme; combining Cisco Systems' software with new small cell products, cable operators can create a system for mobile targeted advertising.
Former Insight exec Griffith joins Willner at Penthera
February 19, 2013 1:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIt was an offer that Melani Griffith couldn’t refuse. Griffith started her new job at Penthera Partners, which reunited her with former Insight Communications head honcho Michael Willner. Griffith was hired as Penthera’s executive vice president of business development.
Comcast all in on NBCUniversal; broadband subs drive Q4
February 13, 2013 3:20 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast announced that it was buying out General Electric’s 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal for $16.7 billion instead of waiting until next year’s previously scheduled date of July to take full control of NBCUniversal. Comcast earned $1.52 billion, or 56 cents per share, in the fourth quarter.
Comcast unlocks vault of Fox TV Everywhere content
February 12, 2013 3:02 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast and Fox Networks announced a multi-platform distribution deal that gives nearly 22 million Xfinity TV customers access to a wide range of video content from Fox across linear TV, online, tablets, mobile devices and gaming consoles.
TWC adds VOD content for PCs, Macs on Web browser
February 11, 2013 2:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAfter offering VOD content on its TWC TV app for iPads, Time Warner Cable has upgraded its TWCTV.com Web portal to do the same on Macs and PCs. With the upgrade to TWCTV.com, Time Warner Cable is now serving up 4,000 VOD titles to subscribers.
Report: Early Isis results warrant skepticism
February 8, 2013 11:37 am | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMobile wallet joint venture Isis is seeing results from trials in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, according to Yankee Group, but the research group isn't quite convinced. Since the trials were launched, merchants supporting the mobile payment system have seen an uptick in both repeat visits and overall purchases.
Making the second screen work
February 7, 2013 12:52 pm | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsYears after Netflix, smartphones and tablets all hit the scene, even those service providers capable of multi-screen delivery continue to struggle with the multi-screen phenomenon. That’s because even as service providers respond to viewers’ increasing appetite for video on screens other than the TV, consumers’ multi-screen behavior continues to evolve.
Cisco debuts stadium Wi-Fi system
February 1, 2013 2:47 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsCisco has introduced a stadium Wi-Fi system that incorporates a multicast capability. Cisco StadiumVision Mobile gives stadium operators the option of creating channels of additional content, such as a replay channel, a broadcast channel for out-of-town games and feeds from stadium cameras, all accessible through a mobile app.
DirecTV preparing for TV Everywhere ad insertion
January 31, 2013 2:49 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsDirecTV will introduce ad insertion for its DirecTV Everywhere service later this year, using technology from FreeWheel, in which DirecTV has also just invested. FreeWheel raised $16 million and then another $12 million in two previous rounds of funding.
Time Warner Cable gears up for launch of cloud-based UI on IP boxes
January 31, 2013 2:33 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOn a fourth-quarter and year-end earnings conference call, Time Warner Cable President and COO Rob Marcus outlined some of the cable operator’s key initiatives for this year, which included the rollout of a cloud-based user interface on IP set-top boxes and gateways.
Play ball: TWC strikes deal to carry Dodgers’ baseball channel
January 28, 2013 2:27 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIt’s official. After weeks of rumors, Time Warner Cable announced that it had locked up the rights to carry the new Los Angeles Dodgers television channel after yanking them away from Fox Sports. The new Dodgers regional network is called SportsNet LA.
Loudness correction in compressed streams
January 28, 2013 9:10 am | by RGB Networks | White Papers | CommentsThe CALM Act requires video service providers (VSPs) to meet specific audio leveling standards. This paper reviews a best-of-breed solution that enables VSPs to solve loudness problems and avoid penalties, without compromising the audio experience.
Miranda Technologies acquires Softel
January 25, 2013 2:51 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMiranda Technologies said it has acquired Softel, a provider of captioning, subtitling, audio and video description, interactivity, and other video technologies. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Miranda was purchased by Belden last year.
