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@ The Cable Show: User interfaces that don’t stink?
May 21, 2012 4:36 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsEven though HTML5 is still evolving, creating user interfaces using the Web-based markup language are perfectly feasible today.
@ The Cable Show: Boston will soon get Xcalibur, renamed X1
May 21, 2012 2:08 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast is set to commercialize the app, which turns the second screen into a remote control and a host for interactive applications complementing what’s on TV.
Suddenlink’s Kent sounds off on cable industry, Vanguard Award
May 21, 2012 11:42 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications Chairman and CEO Jerry Kent will be honored with the NCTA’s Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership during a luncheon and awards ceremony.
Itaas licenses Comcast’s tru2way RDK
May 21, 2012 11:38 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsItaas has signed a license agreement for Comcast’s Reference Development Kit (RDK), which is a pre-integrated software bundle that powers tru2way, IP or hybrid set-top boxes, along with other open source components.
TWC taps BlackArrow for nationwide deployment of DAI in VOD
May 18, 2012 2:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has turned to BlackArrow in order to provision a system-wide rollout of dynamic ad insertion in video-on-demand content.
Azuki, D-Link partner on OTT sidecar
May 18, 2012 2:41 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe partners have devised a means to enable MSOs to provide multi-screen services without major upgrades to their existing QAM and set-top environment.
SeaChange, Avail-TVN to demo VOD ad insertion
May 18, 2012 2:39 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe two have integrated their products to create a system that can place ads at any place within a VOD stream.
Time Warner Cable blends Vutopia into TV Everywhere mix
May 16, 2012 2:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime 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.
Avail-TVN bows DAI tools
May 16, 2012 2:37 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsAvail-TVN has come up with some new dynamic ad insertion (DAI) tools to help content providers monetize VOD viewing.
SeaChange, Tellabs cue up OTT ad targeting demo at Cable Show
May 16, 2012 2:34 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSeaChange and Tellabs will jointly demonstrate a new ad-targeting technology for over-the-top video that is based on Web browser activity.
This Technology adds former Broadbus CEO to its board
May 14, 2012 2:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDynamic ad insertion vendor This Technology has added former Motorola and Broadbus Technologies executive Jeffery Binder to its board of directors.
Cable gets the lead out
May 11, 2012 3:00 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsCableLabs’ booth at the upcoming Cable Show will demonstrate how cable is moving at a gallop to innovate, with everything from augmented reality to a new way to tag and ID video content.
SeaChange sticks a fork in broadcast and storage unit sale
May 11, 2012 2:54 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAfter passing regulatory muster, SeaChange announced that it had completed the sale of its broadcast server and storage unit to a private investment group that has named the newly formed company XOR Media.
Elemental picks up another customer
May 11, 2012 2:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsLeveraging its success with Comcast, the transcoder vendor will power multi-screen services from Columbus Communications.
SeaChange’s Nitro Now breathes new life into older set-tops
May 9, 2012 3:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsSeaChange International has extended the shelf life of older, QAM-based set-top boxes with the release of its Nitro Now software.
