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Verizon-cable deals slated for Senate hearing
February 29, 2012 1:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe Senate antitrust committee will take a look at the competitive effects of four cable companies selling their spectrum to Verizon, and then bundling each other's services.
New law could free up TV airwaves for mobile use
February 29, 2012 1:49 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe idea is to squeeze over-the-air television, which has few viewers, into a smaller slice of the airwaves.
Revenue up, net profit down in Cablevision's Q4
February 28, 2012 3:14 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCablevision Systems reported increased revenue in its fourth quarter, though its net profit was down 47 percent.
Rutledge settles in at Charter
February 28, 2012 2:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsWith two weeks under his belt as Charter's new CEO and president, Tom Rutledge faced the inevitable questions from analysts that sought to compare and contrast his current job with his former position at Cablevision.
Charter pushes back TiVo launch
February 27, 2012 2:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn its fourth-quarter earnings conference call, Charter Communications executives said the company was pulling back on the reins for its planned deployment of TiVo's Premiere box.
Arris demos converged video on universal QAM
February 27, 2012 2:50 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsKabel Deutschland is using Arris' D5 Universal Edge QAM to deliver DVB-C2 video to a Sony TV equipped with a DVB-C2 tuner.
Ericsson, Qualcomm show new wireless video tech
February 27, 2012 2:47 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe two are collaborating on a more efficient way to deliver video over cellular networks using the evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) standards.
Rogers debuts TV + Web whole-home service
February 24, 2012 2:16 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsRogers Communications has started offering a combination whole-home PVR and TV Everywhere-style service based on Cisco's Videoscape architecture.
It's official: Obama signs spectrum, public safety bill
February 24, 2012 2:09 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama has signed a payroll tax cut extension bill that includes provisions allowing the FCC to auction off television spectrum and the long-awaited creation of a national mobile broadband network for public safety.
Report: Backhaul macro base stations will near 1.8M by 2014
February 24, 2012 1:59 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsNew research by NPD In-Stat projects that the number of fiber-enabled backhaul macro base stations will approach 1.8 million by 2014.
Canoe Ventures shuts down iTV business, lays off 120
February 23, 2012 2:56 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCanoe Ventures is scuttling its interactive TV advertising platform to focus on video-on-demand and TV Everywhere dynamic ad insertion.
Bright House locks up telecom contract for Republican convention
February 23, 2012 2:54 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBright House Networks is the official telecommunications provider for the Republican National Convention that will be held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
Dish Network added 220,000 subs in Q4
February 23, 2012 2:52 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDish Network said its net income rose 24 percent in the latest quarter, beating analyst expectations, as it added a modest number of subscribers.
In the media: Google files for OK to offer video
February 23, 2012 2:50 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsGoogle has requested approval from Missouri and Kansas to offer video services on its FTTH network in Kansas City.
Comcast gears up for launch of Streampix
February 22, 2012 2:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWhile it would appear on the surface that Comcast's new streaming video service, which it calls Xfinity Streampix, is an answering salvo to OTT competition such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, Comcast is positioning it as an additional feature to its stable of online video offerings.
