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Survey: FTTH leads to huge opex savings
April 3, 2013 1:27 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCompanies deploying fiber to the home are reporting saving an average of 20 percent on opex costs. The survey from the FTTH Council also reveals to 20 percent yearly increase in North American homes connected to all-fiber networks.
Epix now live on the PlayStation3
April 2, 2013 1:42 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsLaunched in 2009, Epix has deals with Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Dish Network, Mediacom Communications, the NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon. The company plans to launch on the PlayStation Vita in a few weeks.
Cogeco Cable launches guide apps
April 2, 2013 1:27 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCogeco Cable has launched two new apps, one subscribers can use for content search and discovery and then also to set home equipment to record programs, the other enables remote scheduling of PVRs. Both apps were developed with Rovi Corp.
Appeals court: Aereo is legal
April 2, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAereo, which offers inexpensive live broadcast television feeds to computers, tablets and smartphones, doesn't violate U.S. copyright law, a divided federal appeals court said Monday. The decision was based in part on Cablevision's landmark court case that established the legality of the networked PVR system.
Apple patents iPhone with wraparound display
April 1, 2013 12:10 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The patent application reveals that Apple has put some thought into a device that takes advantage of a new generation of displays, which don't have to be flat and rigid like today's liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs.
MaxLinear tunes up OTT in STBs
April 1, 2013 12:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsMaxLinear announced today that leading OEMs were using its MxL603 silicon tuner in their set-top boxes to deliver over-the-top (OTT) services in the United States market. The company didn’t say what set-top box vendors were using its chip, but did say they were currently shipping.
Media: Aereo talks to Dish, AT&T
April 1, 2013 11:54 am | News | CommentsBarry Diller-backed Aereo has conducted partnership talks with major pay-TV distributors and ISPs, with AT&T and Dish Network among the list of potential suitors. According to a story by The Wall Street Journal, Aereo is looking to lock up partnerships with cable, satellite or telco companies as one way of moving its Web-based streaming service in front of more potential customers.
Cisco Systems raises dividend 21 percent
March 29, 2013 12:33 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco Systems Inc. is increasing its dividend 21 percent, its second boost in less than a year. The San Jose, California-based technology giant will pay a 17-cent quarterly dividend on April 24 to shareholders of record April 8. That's up 3 cents from the last quarter.
Research: OTN market to hit $13 billion by 2017
March 29, 2013 12:10 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe optical transport network (OTN) equipment market is well on its way to topping the $13 billion mark by 2017, according to a recent study by Infonetics Research. Last year the OTN transport and switching equipment market grew 8 percent to $7.3 billion with the bulk of that growth coming from the OTN switching segment, which was up 46 percent in 2012 from 2011.
FX network to launch younger-skewing channel
March 28, 2013 1:04 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsFX says it's spinning off a new cable network aimed at young adult viewers. The company says that the lineup for FXX will consist of original series, movies and acquired series targeting adults 18 to 34, a slightly younger audience than FX attracts.
Lightpath connects Westchester Community College
March 28, 2013 12:48 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsLightpath, a division of Cablevision, has helped New York-based Westchester Community College connect its main campus to five remote locations with its fiber network. Using the Lightpath Education Services Suite, the college was also able to enable online registration for students, connect the security staff across locations, offer classes via VOD, and incorporate closed-captioning into lectures.
Time Warner Cable opens Manhattan data center
March 28, 2013 12:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Business Class, the commercial services division of Time Warner Cable, has opened the doors on a new data center in downtown Manhattan to better serve its business customers. With the opening of the Manhattan data center, Time Warner Cable Business Class now operates nine data centers throughout the United States, and another in the United Kingdom.
Malone’s Liberty Global buys a stake in Ziggo
March 28, 2013 12:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsJohn Malone’s Liberty Global has continued its recent shopping spree with today’s news that it has bought a 12.65 stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo for about $808.3 million.Liberty Global, which announced last month it was buying Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal valued at $23.3 billion, bought 25.3 million Ziggo shares from Barclays Capital Securities Limited.
CBS buys half of TV Guide
March 27, 2013 12:36 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsBroadcaster CBS Corp. is buying a 50 percent stake in TV Guide's pay TV channel and website for nearly $100 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The price is less than the $123 million that JPMorgan Chase's One Equity Partners paid for a 49 percent stake four years ago.
CSG signs contract with Comcast, lowers yearly forecast
March 27, 2013 12:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCSG International has inked a multi-year billing and customer care agreement with Comcast, but as a result of the new deal the vendor revised down its outlook for this year. CSG’s previous agreement with Comcast was slated to expire at the end of last year, but was extended until March while the two sides hashed out a new deal.
