Cable Television Industry News
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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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Cable Show 2012: Entropic Powers Comcast's HD Skype ServiceBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
Entropic Communications is touting that it supplied the system-on-a-chip used in Technicolor's adapter for Comcast's Skye on Xfinity high-definition TV videoconferencing service, and also that it is integrating its silicon and software with Comcast Reference Design Kit for IP-based gateway devices.
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Google Expects To Close Motorola Deal Within Two DaysBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Google expects to close its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility within the next two business days, after the deal was approved late last week by Chinese antitrust regulators. More
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MSOs Get Hot with WiFi Sharing InitiativeMike Reynolds, May 21, 2012
Five major cable operators are teaming to provide each other's high-speed data customers reciprocal access to metro WiFi networks, totaling over 50,000 hotspots.
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Cable Show 2012: TiVo Streams TV To Tablets, Debuts IP Set-TopBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
TiVo is promising to let cable operators deliver Slingbox-like features to their subscribers, with the introduction of a streaming device that extends live TV and DVR content to tablets and smartphones both in -- and outside -- the home.
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Cable Show 2012: Pace, TiVo Tee Up Six-Tuner Video GatewayBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012TiVo and Pace are providing details of their first jointly developed product, the Pace XG1, a six-tuner hybrid QAM/IP video gateway featuring TiVo's user interface to be available to operators in the Americas later this year. More
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Cable Show 2012: Epix Eyes Subscriber Conversion from Freeview DownloadsMike Reynolds, May 21, 2012Epix, the multiplatform, premium entertainment service, rang up some impressive streaming numbers during its free weekend preview last month and is now looking to convert those downloads into subscribers. More
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Cable Show 2012: Itaas Licenses Comcast RDKBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Interactive TV software and services firm Itaas announced that it has licensed the Comcast Reference Development Kit (RDK), a pre-integrated software bundle that powers tru2way, IPTV or hybrid set-top boxes and includes the CableLabs OCAP Reference Implementation software along with other open-source components. More
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Cable Show 2012: Arris, NDS To Knit Gateway TogetherBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Arris Group and NDS are collaborating on next-generation video gateway -- combining Arris's hardware platform with NDS middleware, content security and interface software -- in "close collaboration with several North American cable operators," the companies said. More
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Number Cruncher
By Mike Farrell, May 21, 2012Todd Juenger officially joined Sanford Bernstein as its newest media analyst in March, and he has already made an impact. More
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Outside Television Eyes National Rollout on Comcast By Mike Reynolds, May 21, 2012Outside Television expects to commence a national rollout on Comcast systems next month. More
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Time Warner Cable, Viacom Settle Multiscreen Spat By Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Time Warner Cable and Viacom announced a deal last Wednesday (May 16) that will provide Nick, MTV and other networks to the MSO’s TWC TV service for watching live TV on tablets, smartphones and PCs in the home, ending the companies’ yearlong legal fight. More
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Comcast Shifts
To Usage-Based
Pricing From Caps By Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Comcast said it will eliminate the 250-Gigabyte monthly broadband-usage limit on Xfinity Internet, moving over time instead to a usage-based pricing model that will provide at least 300 GB of data usage before customers incur additional charges. More
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Two Chairs: No Waiting By John Eggerton, May 21, 2012As they prepared to tag team the opening session at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s upcoming Cable Show in Boston this week, convention co-chairs Neil Smit, president and chief operating officer of Comcast Cable, and Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting Sytem, 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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Rate Riddle By Mike Farrell, May 21, 2012How much is too much? More
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What Is an MVPD, Exactly? Cable Ops Weigh In By John Eggerton, May 21, 2012The Federal Communications Commission’s request for help in defining what exactly an MVPD is finally drew a crowd last week, and cable operators agreed on a couple of things. More
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Quick Hits By MCN Staff, May 21, 2012Dish Network released a revamped app iPad app for “TV Everywhere” access that improves video performance — particularly for the new iPad’s higher-resolution screen — as well as enhances the onscreen guide and allows access to the operator’s Blockbuster on-demand titles. More
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Big Payday Coming for Knology Leaders By Mike Farrell, May 21, 2012Knology’s proposed sale to WideOpenWest could net some top executives at the overbuilder awards that dwarf their annual salaries, according to Securities & Exchange Commission documents filed earlier this month. More
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Jerry Kent: No Longer Screams By Mike Farrell, May 21, 2012Jerry Kent has a simple recipe for leadership success: Hire the right people. More
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Jeffrey Hirsch: Competitive Golfer By Stuart Miller, May 21, 2012When Jeff Hirsch got to Rochester, N.Y., to take over as president of Time Warner Cable’s local division, he held a meeting with his top staff . More
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