Technology

The growing business service arm of Comcast has landed a deal to supply voice trunking, HDTV, and Ethernet-based Internet services to seven hotel properties run by Raymond Management Company, including five in greater Chicago and two in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Financial details were not disclosed, but the deal covers about 1,000 rooms, and is coming way of Comcast Business Hospitality, a recently launched division that will do battle in the sector against competitors such as LodgeNet, which emerged from a Chapter 11 reorganization in March.

Online video management specialist Brightcove has launched Video Cloud Live, an adaptive bitrate, live streaming module that’s designed to make it easier for its content partners to host and stream live events over the Internet.

Netflix remains the most voracious gobbler of downstream bits on fixed broadband networks in North America, but YouTube is gaining ground as consumers increase the amount of video they're streaming on home Wi-Fi networks, according to a new study from bandwidth management supplier Sandvine.

A gateway from Hitron Technologies quietly received certification from CableLabs earlier this year, making it the first confirmed DOCSIS 3.0-powered device capable of 1 Gigabit per second downstream speeds to achieve that distinction.

Aereo has unveiled a new “streamlined” pricing plan for new customers that eliminates the company’s previous annual and day plans, and enters the picture as Aereo gets set to launch services in Boston on May 15.

Under the new plan, pricing starts at $8 per month for access to the company’s antenna array plus 20 hours of cloud DVR storage. Customers can upgrade to 60 hours of DVR storage for another $4 per month. As a carrot, new customers also get their first month for free, and they can cancel at any time, the company said.