Paris — Thomson launched version 6 of its SmartVision Video on Demand server, which provides network digital video recording capabilities with the capacity to record more than 200 TV channels. SmartVision VOD 6.0 provides total streaming capacity of up to 16 Gigabits per second.
Motorola, BlackArrow Link on VOD Ads
Horsham, Pa. — Motorola and BlackArrow, a provider of multiplatform ad-management systems, said they are working together to deliver an SCTE 130-compliant solution for dynamically inserting advertising in video-on-demand services delivered by the Motorola B1 on-demand server.
Verizon Buys More BigBand Gear
Redwood City, Calif. — Verizon Communications has signed a new multiyear agreement with BigBand Networks, which provides video equipment for the telco’s FiOS TV service. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
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The Association of Cable Communicators headed
west from Washington, D.C., to Denver as its 2009 Forum and Beacon Awards ceremony became
part of Cable Connections-Fall festivities.
HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News.
