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Rogers shoots, scores on Toronto Raptors live streaming
March 2, 2012 1:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsNBA fans will be able to watch Sportsnet's live coverage of Toronto Raptors hoops games on their computers and smartphones.
Q&A: CableLabs CEO Liao weighs in on Canoe, industry initiatives
March 1, 2012 4:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThere's a busy year ahead for Liao and CableLabs before he leaves in December.
Microsoft, Adobe, others line up behind MPEG DASH
March 1, 2012 4:02 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSupport for a universal streaming video technology is growing, but Apple's refusal to play along could be problematic.
Cisco preps next-gen Wi-Fi hotspots
March 1, 2012 4:00 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | Product Releases | CommentsCisco is taking aim at the burgeoning small cell market with a new generation of hotspots that will bring a cellular-type roaming experience to Wi-Fi.
FCC to vote on 700 MHz interoperability, MSS
March 1, 2012 3:59 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSmall wireless operators whose LTE services can't roam onto the networks of national providers because of interoperability problems could see some progress on the issue at the FCC's next open meeting.
Ex-SeaChange CEO joins Casa Systems' board
March 1, 2012 3:57 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsBill Styslinger has been an investor in the company since 2005.
It's a wrap: Time Warner completes deal to buy Insight
February 29, 2012 1:57 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe country's second-biggest MSO formally completes its $3 billion cash deal to buy the ninth-largest operator.
A+E preps for multi-screen with thePlatform
February 29, 2012 1:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast subsidiary thePlatform has picked up another big account, A+E Networks.
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.


