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Verizon: We Already Selected VOD When ActiveVideo Came Calling
By Todd Spangler, February 10, 2012Verizon Communications filed its final brief Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in its appeal of patent-infringement rulings in favor of ActiveVideo Networks, asserting that it had already selected SeaChange International's VOD system when ActiveVideo approached it about an interactive TV gaming service in 2005. More -
AT&T's U-verse iPad App Lacks Live TV
By Todd Spangler, February 7, 2012
AT&T has released an iPad companion app for U-verse TV, but unlike some of its cable competitors the telco isn't letting subscribers watch live TV on the popular tablets. More
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Zee TV to Launch HD Service By Quarter's End
Mike Reynolds, February 6, 2012Asia TV USA Ltd.will begin offering a high-definition simulcast of its Zee TV service by the end of the first quarter. More -
Verizon, Coinstar Tag Team On Netflix Rival
By Todd Spangler, February 6, 2012In what could become a serious new competitor to Netflix, Verizon Communications and Coinstar announced the formation of a joint venture that will combine Redbox's new release DVD rentals with a new video-on-demand streaming and download service from the telco. More -
Operators Lukewarm On USPS '2nd Ounce Free' Offer
By Todd Spangler, February 3, 2012The U.S. Postal Service, desperate for revenue, is trying to encourage more businesses to send direct-mail first-class by letting them send 2-ounce letters for the rate of a 1-ounce mailing -- an offer cable, satellite and telco operators are greeting with a collective shrug. More -
Verizon Wireless To Take Super Bowl XLVI Airborne
By Todd Spangler, February 2, 2012
For the first time, the National Football League's title game will be streamed live to mobile devices, with Verizon Wireless exclusively offering the telecast of the New York Giants taking on the New England Patriots to subscribers with select smartphones. More
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TV Driving Telco Wireline
By Todd Spangler, January 30, 2012Video and advanced broadband services continue to surge ahead for AT&T and Verizon Communications’ residential wireline businesses, driving growth for the telcos as their legacy phone line and DSL connections dwindle. More -
AT&T Punches Up TV, Recedes On Wireline Broadband In Q4
By Todd Spangler, January 26, 2012
AT&T's U-verse TV keeps zooming along with a net add of 208,000 subscribers to reach 3.8 million in service in the fourth quarter of 2011 -- although the telco dropped 636,000 legacy DSL connections -- and the company's wireless business continued to soar. More
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Cablevision To Clarify '3X Faster Than FiOS' Ads After Verizon Complaint
By Todd Spangler, January 25, 2012Cablevision Systems has agreed to clarify claims that it provides Internet speeds "3X faster than FiOS," based on the recommendation from an industry ad group acting on a complaint by Verizon Communications. More -
Verizon CFO: FiOS Price Increases Probable In 2012
By Todd Spangler, January 25, 2012Verizon Communications will probably hike prices for some FiOS services this year, even as the telco looks to continue to drive up penetration of its fiber-optic video, data and voice services, chief financial officer Fran Shammo said on an earnings call with analysts. More
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