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Comcast bows faster gateway; doubles speeds on 2 data tiers
April 26, 2013 12:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has leveraged MoCA 2.0 and the 5.0 GHz frequency on its new wireless gateway that features speeds of up to 270 Mbps. According to research by Allion USA, Comcast’s new gateway more than tripled the speeds of competing wireless gateways from AT&T and Verizon.
AT&T locks up home automation deployments
April 26, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsStarting today, AT&T’s home automation and security service, which it calls Digital Life, is available in 15 cities across the nation. AT&T said in January that it planned on launching Digital Life in March to eight cities, but delayed the launch until this month in order to offer the service in more markets.
Time Warner Cable’s 1Q profit driven by business services
April 25, 2013 1:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAn increase in Time Warner Cable’s business services revenue helped the cable operator’s bottom line in the first quarter, but the nation’s second-largest cable operator continued to bleed out basic video subscribers. For the quarter, Time Warner Cable lost 119,000 basic video subscribers, which were more than the 91,000 that analysts had projected.
SCTE adds standard for ad zapping
April 24, 2013 1:30 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe SCTE has published a new standard that covers the ability of programmers and operators to control fast forwarding on-demand content. “Stream Restriction Data Model” documents how the industry can to selectively enable or disable Fast Forwarding in on-demand content and advertising.
Bright House Networks, Verizon Wireless ring up 4 more markets
April 24, 2013 12:29 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Bright House Networks’ cross-promotional bundles have rolled into four more markets; Bakersfield, Calif., Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis and Detroit. The latest launches of the joint marketing effort followed up on the initial launch in Orlando late last year
Cable One spending $60 million on upgrade
April 24, 2013 12:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCable One is spending $60 million on a infrastructure enhancement, which includes upgrading nearly 50,000 amps, installing more than 600 nodes, replacing 800 miles of cable and adding 600 miles of fiber. The project started last year and will continue through next year.
Netflix scores big with original programs
April 23, 2013 2:13 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNetflix's move to compete against traditional cable-TV channels with original programming is pulling in more subscribers to its Internet video service and winning back investors who doubted the company's ability to cultivate distinctive entertainment. First quarter results prove it.
CBS invests in Aereo alternative
April 23, 2013 2:08 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCBS Corp. says it has made a minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that allows mobile device users to pick up signals from their local TV stations over the Internet. The broadcaster said it would like to work closely with cable, satellite and telecommunications companies on building the capability.
Cox cues up Android devices for TV Everywhere app
April 23, 2013 12:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Communications announced this morning that its Cox TV Connect app now supports Amazon's Kindle Fire, Google's Nexus and Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 and Note tablets. Prior to the addition of Android devices today, Cox’s app worked with iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices
TWC’s security service launches in Dallas
April 23, 2013 12:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDallas is the latest city to launch Time Warner Cable’s home automation service, which is called IntelligentHome. Time Warner Cable has previously said it planned on having IntelligentHome rolled out across its entire footprint by year’s end.
Aereo plans Boston TV party
April 23, 2013 12:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAereo is rolling its streaming TV service into the Boston area where it will take on Comcast and RCN. Aereo will square off against Comcast’s next generation, IP/QAM-based X1 platform in Beantown, which was made its debut in Boston last year.
Plala to deploy Android set-tops in Japan
April 22, 2013 12:39 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe Japanese IPTV company will be deploying Android-based set-tops built by Sumitomo Electric Networks and based on new chips from STMicroelectronics. STM's Orly system-on-chip (SoC) includes a dedicated real-time multimedia processor, multi-standard video decoding engines, and video encoding.
Rogers TV Anyplace app streams into LG’s smart TVs
April 22, 2013 12:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOn Friday Rogers Communications laid claim to be being the first cable operator in Canada to launch an app for streaming on demand video to LG Electronics’ smart TVs. Rogers Anyplace TV will be available on 2012 and 2013 LG Smart TVs including OLED and Ultra HD. At launch, the app will host more than 1,000 hours of content.
DLNA hands out awards to 10 members
April 22, 2013 11:52 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn an effort to recognize individuals and companies that have helped the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) promote its effort for connecting DLNA-certified devices to networks in consumers’ homes, the organization recently handed out its awards for remarkable achievements and company contributions.
Comcast streams Outdoor Channel
April 22, 2013 11:46 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast and the Outdoor Channel have inked a multi-year distribution agreement that made the network’s content available across Comcast’s TV Everywhere platform. Effective immediately, the Outdoor Channel’s video content is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity on demand, the xfinity.com/tv web portal and through the Xfinity TV Player app.
