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Report: Broadband TV households to top 360 million by 2014
January 6, 2010 11:14 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsMore than 360 million households worldwide will have the right equipment in place by 2014 to view over-the-top videos, with half of that number actively receiving OTT services, according to recent research by The Diffusion Group.
NBCU deal: Comcast in bed with Hulu
December 3, 2009 8:34 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsAfter months of courting, Comcast has finally consummated its deal with General Electric to become the majority partner in NBC Universal, which means Comcast is now a part owner in NBCU offspring Hulu.
On deck: TWC brews On Channel On Demand
November 17, 2009 8:03 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsAt last month’s CTAM Summit in Denver, Time Warner Cable executive Peter Stern mentioned that the nation’s second-largest cable operator was working on the next step for subscribers after Start Over and Look Back.
DOCSIS 3.0 vs. DOCSIS 3.0
November 3, 2009 8:26 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsYesterday’s news that RCN, through its RCN Business Services division, was launching a DOCSIS 3.0 service for small- to medium-size businesses was noteworthy for several reasons, not the least of which was that it appears competing DOCSIS 3.0 services will be available in the same areas for the first time in North America.
Despite economy, RCN Metro Optical finding sweet spot
October 7, 2009 9:27 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsWhile the economy is still a dark cloud, RCN Metro Optical Networks has found a ray of sunshine with its new network ring that will connect colocation facilities and financial exchanges in New York and New Jersey.
Clarifying Comcast’s 100 Mbps deployment in Seattle
September 30, 2009 10:22 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsComcast is in the process of deploying its DOCSIS 3.0-enabled, 100 Mbps downstream tier for businesses in the Seattle area, but the nation’s largest cable operator isn’t saying when it will be launched.
TV here, there, everywhere on Internet
September 11, 2009 10:24 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsFor now, at least, AT&T has decided that Hulu is the lesser of two evils when it comes to launching its own Web portal for Internet video.
Rogers has own flavor for D3 deployment
August 20, 2009 9:53 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsWhile DOCSIS 3.0 deployments have yet to fall into the “ho hum” category, they are becoming more common with the larger cable operators, but give Rogers Communications credit for coming up with its own forward-looking twist on its recent D3 rollout.
Comcast shoots, scores with Apple app
July 23, 2009 1:20 pm | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsComcast has struck a nerve with its Apple App Store application that lets its subscribers access features of their triple-play services on the go through their iPhone or iPod Touch devices.
Now that’s long-tail content…
July 7, 2009 11:21 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsSo in the course of cruising for cable-related news this morning, I found an item from the Charlotte Sun Herald in Florida about a new offering from Comcast that lets subscribers adopt cats via an on-demand channel.
No new tru2way deadline for MSOs
July 2, 2009 9:56 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsAfter missing the deadline on Tuesday, there isn’t going to be a new one for the five cable operators who signed a memorandum of understanding with some of the leading consumer electronics companies.
Heavy lifting begins on TV Everywhere
June 25, 2009 11:00 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsYesterday’s announcement that Time Warner and Comcast were consummating their relationship for TV Everywhere probably wasn’t much of a surprise given that Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has been talking up the concept for most of this year.
IPv6 train barreling down the tracks
June 19, 2009 9:48 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsThere always seems to be a major engineering project looming on the horizon for cable operators. Two years ago it was the separable security mandate from the Federal Communications Commission; more recently it was the digital transition.
CableLabs gets its man
June 15, 2009 6:07 am | by Mike Robuck | Blogs | CommentsRoberts, who is also CableLabs’ board chairman, said that Liao, who is wrapping up a few final projects at Panasonic, brings a blend of intellectual, technological and real-world experience to his new position as CableLabs’ second president and CEO.
