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Comcast, Verizon's joint marketing effort docks in Bay Area
February 2, 2012 2:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAmid increasing congressional scrutiny over their spectrum and reselling deal, Comcast and Verizon Wireless are now cross-promoting each other's products in San Francisco.
Kanouff leaves SeaChange
February 2, 2012 2:20 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company said she will not be replaced and that the title of president will be eliminated as part of ongoing cost reduction measures.
U.S. digital textbook proposal puts a premium on broadband
February 2, 2012 2:16 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Department of Education and the FCC propose to phase out physical textbooks for electronic versions that can be easily revised and updated.
Suddenlink completes fiber network in Ark.
February 1, 2012 2:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications has put the finishing touches on a new 162-mile fiber-optic network that was designed to better serve its customers in Arkansas.
Clearleap hires Van Orden as product marketing VP
February 1, 2012 2:06 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsClearleap said it has hired television technology industry veteran Bob Van Orden as the company's new vice president of product marketing.
Sony's Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO in April
February 1, 2012 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSony announced that Kazuo Hirai, who leads the company's core consumer products business, will replace Howard Stringer as CEO and president, effective April 1, as the electronics and entertainment company desperately tries to engineer a turnaround.
Super Bowl advertisers go after "second screens"
February 1, 2012 2:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAbout two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. So for the game, companies from Coke to Chevy are trying to reach fans on all of the "second screens" they have.
2012 International CES Roundup
February 1, 2012 3:29 am | by Mike Robuck, Senior Editor | Articles | CommentsHere’s a look at a few trends that are either incubating or fully hatched ...
Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services
February 1, 2012 3:14 am | by Josh Wigginton, Senior Product Manager for Messaging and Billing at Interop Technologies | Articles | CommentsNever before have consumers had so many communication options. Voice, email, short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), instant messaging and social networking are nearly ubiquitous.
Real-time services make their debut
February 1, 2012 3:04 am | by Chad Dunavant, Vice President of Product Management at CSG International | Articles | CommentsConsumers can’t get enough of high-speed data, voice and the ever-growing inventory of video content available in the marketplace today.
UP Front - February 2012 - Latest Industry News and Insights
February 1, 2012 2:30 am | Articles | CommentsNumbers and Letters: HTML5, 3-D TV, RF4CE
Memory Lane - A Remote Opportunity
February 1, 2012 2:14 am | by Stewart Schley Media & Technology Writer, Denver, Colo. | Articles | CommentsIn the 1950s, of course, the next great leap for remote controls was tied to television. Zenith Electronics’ iconic Lazy Bones remote was the first incarnation, but users quickly found fault ...
Ciciora’s Corner - Be amazed ...
February 1, 2012 2:03 am | by Walt S. Ciciora, Expert on Cable and Consumer Electronics Issues | Articles | CommentsApparently HDTV is old stuff now. According to USA Today, HDTV receivers are now in 87 percent of U.S. homes, even if some of those homes don’t have HDTV programming.
Open Mic - Who owns the home network?
February 1, 2012 1:51 am | by Benoit Joly, Senior Vice President of Operational Marketing at Technicolor | Articles | CommentsIf there’s one safe bet in telecom, it’s that the percentage of households worldwide with connected consumer electronics (CE) devices will continue to grow at a healthy clip.
Technicolor tops 10 million DTAs sold in North America
January 31, 2012 1:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsParis, France-based Technicolor has strengthened its foothold abroad by selling 10 million digital terminal adapters (DTAs) in North America.
