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By now it’s clear that the chapter involving CableCards and the retail part of Tru2way is closing, if not closed. We’ll stop short of “stick a
This week’s dip into the grab-bag of cable tech acronyms is on “SAFI,” which people say as a word (rhymes with “taffy”).SaFI is tech
Almost 10 years ago, this column investigated the fraught-ridden life of the interactive-TV trigger and its taxing journey from origination to TV screen. “Like
In cable, making room for more new stuff is two-pronged. First is the chronic question of bandwidth: How many slots on the digital shelf can go to more HD and VOD? How
Clouds, clouds, everywhere the clouds. Last month (March 15 to 18), the “Cloud Connect” conference, in Santa Clara, Calif., with 32 vendors and intense
By now, you’ve probably heard about the FCC’s new “Broadband Plan,” and the onus it places on video providers. Refresher: This time the
Nothing like the FCC’s 360-page National Broadband Plan last Tuesday (March 16) to eviscerate an otherwise sunny day. If you’re a set-top person, go
SAN FRANCISCO — For the fourth year running, interactive TV icon Tracy Swedlow hosted her eclectic “TV of Tomorrow” gathering March 3-5 in the
CableLabs has released technical details for the latest version of the EBIF specification, known as I06, where the “I” stands for “issued.
Here’s something worth knowing, if you’re following the body of work that is interactive advertising on the TV: Thre’s a difference between being