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TWC updates app for Android devices to include out-of-home viewing
May 8, 2013 12:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has upgraded its TWC TV app for Android devices, which includes access to some content out of subscribers’ homes. Last month Time Warner Cable announced some of its VOD content and live programming were available to customers outside of their homes on Apple’s iOS devices.
Liberty Global appoints Mockridge as CEO of Virgin Media
May 8, 2013 12:33 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsJohn Malone’s Liberty Global announced that it has picked former News Corp. executive Tom Mockridge as Virgin Media’s new CEO. Mockridge will take over for current Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett once the $23 billion deal, which is subject to shareholder approvals, closes
Technicolor picks MaxLinear’s chipset to power hybrid box
May 8, 2013 12:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTechnicolor is going with Max Linear’s chips to power its new hybrid satellite / terrestrial (ISDB-T) HD set-top boxes for the Latin America market. Specifically, Technicolor will be using MaxLinear’s MxL683 chip in the box that was designed for direct-to-home satellite operators in Latin America.
The 2013 CTO Roundtable
May 8, 2013 1:35 am | by Brian Santo | Articles | CommentsTime Warner Cable’s Mike LaJoie, Cablevision’s Yvette Kanouff, Cox Communications’ Kevin Hart, and Buckeye Cablesystem’s Joe Jensen share their thoughts on some of the most prominent technological challenges they are dealing with today, and a few they might have to contend with tomorrow.
Second-screen CTO Vendor Roundtable
May 8, 2013 1:10 am | by Mike Robuck | Articles | CommentsCED’s CTO roundtable has mined the thoughts of cable operator executives for years now, but this is the first iteration of a vendor CTO roundtable. CED narrowed the field to chief technical officers, or the equivalent, that play a part in the multi-screen ecosystem.
Open Mic: Cable’s best strategy for winning the multi-screen numbers game
May 8, 2013 12:23 am | by Buddy Snow, President, CEO, Morega Systems | Articles | CommentsService providers are transitioning to a multi-screen service model, offering subscribers access to media content at home and on the go across TVs, PCs, and mobile devices. These media mobility services remain annoyingly cumbersome today, but the industry recognizes the need to push forward and smooth out the wrinkles as quickly as possible.
Engineering-Wise: Cable’s place atop the operations world
May 7, 2013 8:26 pm | by Marty Davidson, VP Engineering & Network Operations, SCTE | Articles | CommentsCable has made incredible progress in network and service reliability/availability. From vast improvements of the early days to the introduction of lifeline services like voice, we have reduced customer reported troubles from 40 percent to under 3 percent in an amazingly short time. Network troubles have followed a similar trajectory.
YouTube reportedly set to carry pay channels
May 7, 2013 2:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsYouTube is reportedly set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment. The content on the new pay channels will be in addition to the millions of videos viewers watch for free on YouTube. It's not clear whether the paid videos will come with advertising.
Active Broadband heads to IMS over DOCSIS
May 7, 2013 2:03 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsActive Broadband Networks said its service management system now supports the IMS Rx interface as specified in PacketCable 2.0. The support for the interface paves the way for the delivery of IMS services over DOCSIS networks by providing support for PCMM policy control via the Diameter-based Rx interface.
Charter moves ahead with cloud-based UI
May 7, 2013 12:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWith over a year at the helm of Charter Communications, Tom Rutledge’s vision for the nation’s fourth-largest cable operators is firming up across multiple fronts. Rutledge said on this morning’s first quarter earnings call that Charter’s all-digital conversion project and cloud-based user interface (UI) were two of the company’s biggest objectives this year.
thePlatform cues up live events console for broadcasters
May 7, 2013 12:50 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsToday video publishing vendor thePlatform, which is owned by Comcast, released a Web-based console that was designed to help programmers and broadcasters manage live events across multi-screen devices. The console, which is an add-on to thePlatform’s mpx video publishing system, allows thePlatform’s customers to schedule and manage live events, such as sports, news or award shows.
Mediacom’s revenues increase in first quarter
May 6, 2013 12:49 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThis morning privately held Mediacom Communications released unaudited financial results for the first quarter, which included revenue increases from the same period a year ago. The nation’s eighth-largest cable operator reported basic video subscriber losses, but continued the trend of adding data customers into the fold.
Former Insight, Mediacom execs clock in at BCI
May 6, 2013 12:45 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBCI Broadband has hired Vin Zachariah as its senior vice president of residential services while Diane Quennoz has joined the executive team as senior vice president of marketing. Starting today, both Zachariah and Quennoz report to BCI Broadband CEO and President Jeffrey DeMond.
Report: Residential gateways key to multi-screen video delivery
May 6, 2013 12:40 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAccording to a recent report, residential gateways are taking on added importance when it comes to the delivery of multi-screen video in subscribers’ homes. The report by Infonetics Research also said that the number of operators offering home automation services via residential gateways would grow to 44 percent by next year.
Cablevision tunes into Sprout
May 3, 2013 1:04 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision has inked a distribution deal with kids’ network Sprout that includes access to TV Everywhere programming. Sprout’s content is geared towards children from the ages of 2 to 5 and its currently available in more than 50 million homes.
