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Microsoft set to introduce updated Xbox
May 21, 2013 2:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe company is set to reveal the next generation of its Xbox entertainment console during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and its high-definition successor premiered in 2005.
Canby Telcom preps authenticated broadcast TV
May 21, 2013 1:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCanby Telecom will provide over the top (OTT) delivery of local broadcast channels to authenticated Canby Telecom subscribers via Roku boxes. The operator is using the Elemental Live video processing systems from Elemental Technologies to adapt traditional MPEG-2 broadcast channels to multi-bitrate Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS).
Cablevision cooks up TVE deal with Scripps
May 21, 2013 12:39 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAuthenticated Cablevision subscribers can now view Scripps Networks channels, including Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel, anywhere in the United States on their computers. Cablevision plans on offering the Scripps channels on additional devices at a later date.
FourthWall beefs up data/analytics platform
May 21, 2013 12:27 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsFourthWall Media has added some heft to its MassiveData television viewership platform that delivers data and analytics from pay-TV viewers. MassiveData, which FourthWall launched last year, will bring the total number of viewers who provide set top box data to 4.7 million
Netflix's Hastings: People don't love linear TV
May 20, 2013 2:06 pm | by The Canadian Press | News | CommentsSpeaking in Canada, the Netflix CEO says his biggest challenge there is competition from the likes of Videotron, Rogers and perhaps the combination of Bell and Astral should that merger happen. Netflix recently published an 11-page letter to shareholders entitled "Netflix Long Term View," outlining how the company believes it will thrive in the years ahead at the expense of conventional broadcast TV.
Total video subs decline for first time
May 20, 2013 1:54 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIn aggregate, the 13 largest multichannel video program distributors (MVPD) in the U.S. added about 195,000 net additional video subscribers in Q1 2013. But the number of new subscribers in the most recently completed quarter was not enough to offset customer losses in the second and third quarters of 2012.
Dish pushes TVE app into Android devices, social media
May 20, 2013 12:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsDish Network has updated its TV Everywhere app to include Android devices and more Apple iOS devices and integrated it with Facebook and Twitter. After previously working with just iPads, the satellite video company’s Dish Anywhere app is now live on Android devices (version 4.0 or higher) and all Apple iOS devices that use operating systems that are versions 5.0 or higher.
Spirent takes Casa’s CCAP on a test run
May 20, 2013 12:34 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCasa Systems tapped Spirent Communication’s test platform to put its next generation cable modem termination system (CMTS) and integrated converged cable access platform (CCAP) products through their paces. The Spirent TestCenter was used to validate routing performance, asymmetric throughput, latency and packet loss of Casa Systems’ C10G and C3200 platforms.
Britt: McCain's bill should open a discussion
May 17, 2013 1:38 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable chairman and CEO Glenn Britt threw his support behind updating the rules and regulations that govern communications services providers, and also reiterated guidance on some of the company’s business priorities for the next year and beyond.
AT&T updates on demand storefront
May 17, 2013 12:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAT&T announced its new U-verse On Demand storefront this week, which was designed to improve the video experience for customers accessing the storefront on their televisions. The U-verse on Demand storefront features a new user interface (UI) for better navigation as well as colorful poster art to help viewers find content quicker.
Rogers Business Solutions extends network with Cologix
May 17, 2013 12:53 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsRogers Business Solutions completed a point-of-presence (PoP) deployment within Cologix's new data center in downtown Toronto. Through its PoP, Rogers Business Solutions can now offer connectivity services on its network to enterprises and carrier organizations globally.
Arris reorganizes following Moto purchase
May 16, 2013 2:30 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsArris announced a reorganization following its purchase of Motorola Home from Google. The company will establish two major divisions, a Network & Cloud unit and a CPE (customer premise equipment) unit. Arris execs asserted that even though Motorola Home has been struggling, it is set to bounce back.
Service provider segment powers Cisco's Q2
May 16, 2013 1:36 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCisco reported that second quarter revenue in its Service Provider Video segment grew 30 percent year over year, in its Wireless segment by 27 percent, and in its Data Center segment 77 percent; the average for the company as a whole was 5 percent.
Actiontec to build screencast boxes supporting Intel WiDi
May 15, 2013 2:19 pm | Products | CommentsActiontec Electronics said it will be the lead developer of a new line of products incorporating Intel wireless WiDi designed to link laptops to TVs. WiDi is already built into Intel’s current Core processors, and the company said it has integrated the technology in its forthcoming fourth-generation Core processors as well.
Cranky broadcasters could get their licenses yanked
May 15, 2013 2:08 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTV broadcasters who pull their signals off the air might risk forfeiting their spectrum licenses, Sen. Mark Warner this week warned. Fox CEO Chase Carey last month vowed to pull Fox off the air and distribute exclusively through pay TV services if Aereo were allowed to proceed with its current business model.
