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Comcast blends Cisco’s WebEx into Upware marketplace
May 30, 2013 12:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast Business announced this morning that it has added Cisco’s WebEx Meeting center into its cloud-based Upware virtual marketplace that was designed to serve the needs of small and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses. With WebEx Meeting Center, businesses can conduct online meetings with customers, vendors, partners and colleagues across their organization or around the world
Dish ups bid for Clearwire
May 30, 2013 12:11 pm | by Ben Munson, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Network has raised its bid for Clearwire to $4.40 per share, representing a 29 percent premium over the revised offer of $3.40 per share Sprint last week submitted to the internet wholesaler. The bid caused Clearwire’s stock to skyrocket in after hours trading.
Roku raises $60M from Hearst, News Corp, others
May 29, 2013 4:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsRoku Inc., the streaming video device maker, said Wednesday that it has raised $60 million in its sixth round of funding. Media giant Hearst Corp. and an unnamed institutional investor joined existing backers such as News Corp. and its subsidiary British Sky Broadcasting in the round.
Cablemas adds VOD features, including multiscreen
May 29, 2013 1:58 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCablemás is adopting Conax’s Xtend Multiscreen, which will give the Mexican cable operator the ability to extend the VOD services it has been offering with additional VOD content, and also advanced features such as Catch up, Live TV, nPVR and multiscreen. The Mexican MSO is also adopting enabling products from Evolution Digital, Cubiware, Harmonic and Vubiquity.
Cisco: M2M manifests; video still driving global traffic
May 29, 2013 1:51 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAccording to the company's latest global Internet traffic report, M2M Internet traffic has begun to have a measurable impact on global IP networks. The latest version of the annual Visual Networking Index also attested to the ongoing nature of other well-known trends: on a global basis, more people are getting connected, data consumption is increasing, and video represents a growing constituent element of global traffic.
Hillcrest Labs joins Comcast RDK lineup
May 29, 2013 1:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAdd another player to the list of vendors that have signed up to license Comcast’s Reference Design Kit (RDK) with today’s addition of Hillcrest Labs to the RDK lineup. With the agreement in hand, Hillcrest will be able to provide software development, integration and testing services to OEMs, semiconductor manufacturers, software vendors, software integrators and MVPDs who are taking part in the RDK effort.
Alterna'TV picks CMC to deliver VOD programming
May 29, 2013 12:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAlterna'TV has drafted Comcast Media Center to launch its lineup of VOD programming for six Spanish-language networks. Comcast Media Center (CMC) will serve up VOD video content from its distribution platform from Canal 22 Internacional, Canal Once TV Mexico, Ecuavisa Internacional, CBTV canal Michoacan, Telemicro Internacional, and LAS (Latin American Sports).
Adara racks up two more customer wins
May 29, 2013 12:44 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAdara Technologies announced this morning it had successfully launched its digital video network upgrade platform with two additional service providers—Darien Communications of Georgia and Beaver Creek Telephone (BCT) of Oregon. By using the platform’s switched digital video capability, both service providers can clear up enough capacity to add hundreds of additional HD channels.
Casa Systems debuts CCAP platform
May 28, 2013 1:59 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsWhen fully loaded, the C100G can support 8,000 downstreams. The system is a highly available, fully redundant, integrated CCAP (I-CCAP) platform does exactly what CCAP was meant to do: it enables MSOs to deploy MPEG video, IP video (IPTV) and/or DOCSIS broadband over any single port.
Bell launches Canada’s first wireless TV receiver
May 28, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBell took the wraps of its new Fibe TV Wireless Receiver yesterday, which sends HD quality video services to up to five additional TVs in customers’ homes without the need for more cable runs or the use of existing wall jacks. Bell is laying claim to being the first video provider in Canada to launch a wireless receiver.
Report: Some smart TV owners not connecting to Internet
May 28, 2013 12:31 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSmart TVs are making their way into living rooms, but fewer than half of them are actually connecting to the Internet, according to a recent study by Analysys Mason. The consumer survey included five responses from five European companies and the United States,
Verizon kick starts Memorial Day weekend with VOD marathon
May 24, 2013 12:23 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon has booted up its “On Demand Marathon,” which is offering its 4.9 million FiOS subscribers free access to 1,700 movies and more than 50 full seasons of TV series. The VOD marathon, which started today and runs through Tuesday, is the single largest free on demand event that Verizon has hosted.
Canoe licenses BlackArrow ad management tool
May 23, 2013 1:44 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCanoe has licensed BlackArrow Affiliate, the toolset from BlackArrow that enables programmers to manage ad avails in video on demand (VOD) services. MSOs can use BlackArrow Affiliate to schedule ad campaigns by criteria including day of week, time of day, and by program or series.
Cox steps up to aid Oklahoma tornado victims
May 23, 2013 12:56 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications and parent company Cox Enterprises have stepped up to the plate to help customers that were impacted by the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on Monday. Cox is offering its TV Everywhere app outside of customers' homes in the affected area.
TWC promotes Picciolo to SVP of technical operations, residential
May 23, 2013 12:49 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsEffective immediately, Time Warner Cable executive Deborah Picciolo was promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president of technical operations, residential. In her new role, Picciolo reports to John Keib, executive vice president, chief care and technical operations officer.
