Cable Television Industry News
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The Cable Show 2012: Social Media Boosts Sports ViewershipMike Farrell, May 23, 2012Social media is driving new viewers to sports programming and could represent another revenue stream, according to a panel of top sports executives at The Cable Show here Wednesday. More
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Cable Show 2012: Streamlined Authentication Process Needed for TV EverywhereAndrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable), May 23, 2012TV Everywhere has made significant progress in the last two years, but still faces challenges when it comes to awareness and adoption, according to executives speaking on a panel at Cable Show 2012. More
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Cable Show 2012: Business Services Poised for GrowthMike Farrell, May 22, 2012Cable operators' share of the business services market could double to as much as 21% in the next five years, according to a panel discussion at The Cable Show Tuesday. More
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Cable Show 2012: Cycle30 Enables iPhone for GCIMike Reynolds, May 22, 2012Cycle30, the Seattle-headquartered provider of hosted billing services, has enabled order-to-cash billing support for the recent iPhone launch by Alaska's top MSO, General Communication Inc. More
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Cable Show 2012: Motorola Envisions 'Whole-World DVR'By Todd Spangler, May 22, 2012Motorola Mobility is assembling a solution that would let operators offer "DVR everywhere" services -- to deliver recorded shows to TVs, tablets, PCs and other devices inside or outside the home -- while preserving content rights and enabling new forms of ad insertion. More
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Cable Show 2012: Smit: Industry is Ready for CompetitionMike Farrell, May 22, 2012Comcast Cable CEO Neil Smit said that despite rapid changes in technology and the overall business, the industry is poised to meet any competitive threat head on. More
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Cable Show 2012: NBC To Offer Unprecedented 2012 Olympics CoverageThomas Umstead, May 22, 2012NBC Sports will provide an unprecedented 5,535 hours of 2012 London Olympics coverage -- including live coverage of every event and every sport -- via its broadcast and cable linear channels, online and mobile , according to Gary Zenkel, president of NBC Olympics and executive vice president of Strategic partnerships for NBC Sports Group. More
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The Cable Show 2012: Verizon, Comcast Unveil 'viewdini'Mike Farrell, May 22, 2012
Verizon Wireless and Comcast used Cable Show 2012 general session Tuesday to pull a new product rabbit out of their collective hats, a new mobile search portal dubbed "viewdini."
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Cable Show 2012: Multicultural Viewers Have Appeal - And ChoicesKent Gibbons, May 22, 2012Cable companies have more competition for multi-ethnic viewers than satellite TV firms and telco video providers, especially in the fast-growing Asian-American population. More
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Cable Show 2012: Comcast To Unleash Free Phone Calling Over Wi-FiBy Todd Spangler, May 22, 2012
Looking to give subscribers a new reason to not drop home-phone service, Comcast is enhancing its Xfinity Voice service to allow free calls over Wi-Fi and other wireless data networks using mobile devices or PCs.
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Google Completes $12.5 Billion Takeover Of Motorola MobilityBy Todd Spangler, May 22, 2012
Google announced that it has completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility and that Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has stepped down as CEO.
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Comcast Spotlight Forms Advanced-Ad Unit, Teams With SMGxBy Todd Spangler, May 22, 2012Comcast Spotlight, the ad sales division of Comcast, has created Comcast Media 360 (CM 360), a new business unit focused on delivering targeted, interactive and cross-platform advertising capabilities. More
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Copps Hammers Verizon-SpectrumCoJohn Eggerton, May 21, 2012FCC commissioner and consolidation critic Michael Copps may have left the commission, but he is holding to his pledge by speaking out on the issue on which he passionate at a recent going-away party hosted by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. More
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Cable Show 2012: Motorola's Moloney: 'We'll Still Be Here Tomorrow'By Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Motorola Mobility president Dan Moloney briefly addressed Google's $12.5 billion takeover of his company -- which is set to close in the next two days -- saying that it will be business as usual for the foreseeable future. More
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Cable Show 2012: Comcast To Take X1 Guide To Some Existing Set-Tops, TooBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
Comcast will eventually bring the X1 "cloud-based" personalized interactive program guide to nearly 8 million existing set-top boxes -- as well as other platforms, including IP set-tops, chief technology officer Tony Werner said.
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Cable Show 2012: Nagra Gateway Serves Live TV To Tablets, PCsBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Nagra is introducing a broadcast-to-IP gateway that will deliver live TV within the home to IP-enabled devices, such as tablets, smartphones and PCs. More
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Cable Show 2012: Show Co-Chairs Smit, Kent Set the Week's AgendaJohn Eggerton, May 21, 2012As they prepared to tag-team the opening general session at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's Cable Show here this morning, convention co-chairs Neil Smit, president and COO of Comcast Cable, and Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, sat down with Multichannel News Washington bureau chief John Eggerton to talk about stemming video-subscriber declines, differentiating service, keeping up with a mobile world and delivering on diversity. More
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Cable Show 2012: ‘Imagine Park' Aims to Plant New IdeasTodd Spangler, May 21, 2012Give me some peanuts and cable apps! The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is bringing back The Park to this year's Cable Show - promising that the exhibit area showcasing new products and new ideas will be even bigger and more buzz-worthy in its second year. More
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Cable Show 2012: Comcast Ready To Roll Out X1 Web-Enabled TV ServiceBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
Comcast said it will launch its next-generation TV service, Xfinity TV on the X1 Platform, along with a new remote-control app starting in Boston and followed by other major markets in the coming weeks.
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Cable Show 2012: Rovi Weaving Siri-Like Voice Controls Into TV GuideBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
Rovi is teaming up with Nuance Communication to let cable TV subscribers tell their TV what they want to watch, using the same underlying technology that powers the iPhone 4S's Siri app.
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