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Comcast Cranks Up X1 Promos

Uses Prepaid Visa Cards, Free Premiums to Lure New Triple-Play to Cloud-Based Platform
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 4:32pm
Uses Prepaid Visa Cards, Free Premiums to Lure New Triple-Play to Cloud-Based Platform

Comcast using a mix of prepaid Visa cards and premium video services to attract new triple-play customers to X1, the MSO’s next-gen, IP-capable video platform that features a cloud-based interface.

Charter Completes All-Digital Upgrade in North Texas

CableCARD-Based Set-Tops Still in Play as MSO Prepares to Deploy Downloadable Security
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 2:30pm
CableCARD-Based Set-Tops Still in Play as MSO Prepares to Deploy Downloadable Security

Charter Communications said it has completed a four-month, all-digital upgrade in North Texas that covers Forth Worth and 40 surrounding communities, enabling the MSO to reclaim enough spectrum to more than double its HDTV channel lineup and broaden its VOD library.

Rockefeller to Press Wheeler on E-Rate

Will Also Say FCC Needs to Do Better, More 'Aggressive' Job of Serving Consumers
By: John Eggerton Jun 18 2013 - 9:30am
Will Also Say FCC Needs to Do Better, More 'Aggressive' Job of Serving Consumers
 

Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) plans to concentrate on expanding the FCC's E-Rate program when he questions Tom Wheeler at his nomination hearing for FCC chairman on Tuesday, according to a commerce committee aide on background.

Comcast Ventures Backs YouTube Partner

Joins $30 Million ‘A’ Round in Fullscreen Led by The Chernin Group
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 9:52am
Joins $30 Million ‘A’ Round in Fullscreen Led by The Chernin Group

Fullscreen, one of YouTube’s top supplier of independent “channels,” said it has closed a series “A” round led by The Chernin Group, along with Comcast Ventures and WWP Digital.

Viggle Eclipses 3 Million Registered Users

‘Active’ Users For TV Second-Screen TV Loyalty App Surpass 800,000 in May
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 18 2013 - 8:21am
‘Active’ Users For TV Second-Screen TV Loyalty App Surpass 800,000 in May

Viggle, a company that has developed a second-screen platform that offers rewards for watching TV shows, said it has eclipsed 3 million registered users after adding 400,000 in May.

Viggle, which counts DirecTV among its customers and GetGlue among its competitors, said “active” users likewise grew 26% in May, to 838,189, with 29% of all registered users considered active in the month. Viggle determines active users by calculating how many registered users have logged into the company’s app at any time during the month.

CNBC Joins Cablevision’s ‘TV to GO’ Lineup

MSO's TV Everywhere Portal for Web Browsers Features Fare From 50-Plus Networks
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 5:45pm
MSO's TV Everywhere Portal for Web Browsers Features Fare From 50-Plus Networks

Cablevision Systems has added CNBC to Optimum TV to GO, the MSO’s authenticated TV Everywhere for Internet-connected PCs and laptops. 

CNBC shows currently offered on Optimum TV to GO include Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Closing Bell, Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer, and American Greed.

Survey Finds Sports Fans Check Online Content Frequently

Survey Also Finds 44% Of Sports Fans Watch Events On HD Television
By: MCN Staff Jun 17 2013 - 4:43pm
Survey Also Finds 44% Of Sports Fans Watch Events On HD Television
Second screen sports study in infographic form

More than a third of U.S. sports fans use smartphones to tap into sports content and of those fans, 36% view sports content via their mobile device at least once a day, a new survey found.

Some 44% of fans watch sports on high-definition television, reports the study from Sporting News Media in conjunction with Kantar Media and TV Sports Markets.

Suddenlink, Sigma Systems Get Down to Business

MSO Adds Auto-Provisioning of Voice and Data Services for Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 4:03pm
MSO Adds Auto-Provisioning of Voice and Data Services for Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses

Suddenlink Communications said has deployed an upgraded version of Sigma Systems’ Fulfillment Solution that enables the MSO to automate the activation of voice and data services to business customers.

Sigma’s business voice, SIP trunking and data services product provisions Suddenlink’s integrated voice and data access device at the customer premises, and integrates billing, order entry  and service delivery, the companies said, noting that Suddenlink has deployed the upgraded Sigma platform in all service areas.

Comcast Brings X1 to Baltimore

MSO Continues to Expand Cloud-Based Platform and Establish Groundwork for Coming ‘X2’ Upgrade
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 12:25pm
MSO Continues to Expand Cloud-Based Platform and Establish Groundwork for Coming ‘X2’ Upgrade

Comcast has launched its cloud-based, IP-capable X1 Platform to the greater Baltimore area, getting the MSO one step toward its goal of deploying its next-gen video platform to all its markets by the end of 2013.

CableLabs Stamps EPON Gear From Six Vendors

CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo, ZTE, CTDI, and Finisar First to Pass Test for DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 17 2013 - 10:31am
CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo, ZTE, CTDI, and Finisar First to Pass Test for DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON

Six vendors have become the first to achieve qualification from CableLabs for Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) network equipment that applies DOCSIS-style provisioning, the Louisville, Colo.-based R&D consortium announced Monday.  

According to CableLabs, CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo Electric, and ZTE obtained qualification for DOCSIS Provisioning over EPON (DPoE) systems, while CTDI, Finisar, Huawei and Sumitomo got the stamp for optical network units (ONUs).  Vendors in both categories received qualification for the 1.0 version of the DPoE specifications.

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