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Verizon swings to loss on pension costs

January 24, 2012 2:28 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Verizon's iPhone sales were strong, while on the wireline side, the company added 201,000 FiOS broadband and 194,000 FiOS video accounts.

BendBroadband names Holmes new VP of technology

January 24, 2012 2:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

BendBroadband has appointed Wade Holmes as its new vice president of technology after Holmes served in that role on an interim basis.

Azuki offers to manage multi-screen services

January 24, 2012 2:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

Give us two days, the company says, and we'll have you up and running with multi-screen services.

Amino picks Celeno's Wi-Fi platform for IPTV STBs

January 24, 2012 2:19 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Amino Communications has selected Celeno Communications' Wi-Fi solutions for use in its IPTV set-top boxes.

CMC delivers CBeebies preschool channel over VOD

January 24, 2012 2:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

BBC Worldwide picked the Comcast Media Center to pitch the programming from Spanish-language channel CBeebies from the CMC's video-on-demand content distribution platform.

Charter upgrade to EBIF is underway

January 23, 2012 1:39 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

With the aid of itaas, the MSO has upgraded about 1.6 million set-tops in nine of its systems so that they are EBIF-enabled, and it is in the process of upgrading another 1.9 million more.

In the media: Knology negotiating to pick up 1,000 subs in Fla.

January 23, 2012 1:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

According to The News Herald, the city of Springfield would make about $3.1 million in infrastructure upgrades before transferring its cable system over to Knology.

Time Warner Cable serves up live TV in the home with iPhone app

January 20, 2012 2:15 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Time Warner Cable's TWC TV app is now available for use on iPhones, which means subscribers can now watch live shows in their homes, remotely manage their DVRs and change channels with their iPhones.

CableLabs sets interop for 3-D TVs, set-tops

January 20, 2012 2:11 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

CableLabs invited manufacturers of 3-D-capable cable set-top boxes, TV sets and test equipment to an event during which they'll be able to evaluate how well their products interoperate.

DirecTV dispute with Sunbeam has viewers in dark

January 20, 2012 2:10 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

DirecTV and the owner of TV stations in Miami and Boston are in a standoff over fees the satellite provider pays to run broadcast programming, leaving tens of thousands of viewers unable to see shows ranging from "American Idol" to the NFL playoffs.

Comcast's Parker box goes for a test drive at the FCC

January 19, 2012 3:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Comcast is planning its first major rollout of its next-generation Xcalibur service, so it makes sense that reports are surfacing that the box, which is called "Parker" by Comcast, being used for the service is making its way through testing at the Federal Communications Commission.

Zodiac claims 2 more customers for HTML5 platform

January 19, 2012 3:04 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

The two operators were identified only as Tier 1 North American MSOs. The company previously announced that it has been working with Cablevision and with Videotron.

U.N. sets stage for blazing-fast new mobile devices

January 19, 2012 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

A United Nations telecom meeting has approved the next generation of mobile technology, which experts say will make devices 500 times faster than 3G smartphones and eliminate the wait time between the tap of a finger and the appearance of a Web page.

Time Warner Cable wraps up all-digital conversion pilot in Maine

January 18, 2012 1:45 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Time Warner Cable's analog-to-digital conversion pilot project went live in Augusta, Maine, and surrounding communities as the final analog channels were converted to an all-digital format.