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03/01/2004
DVR
TiVo [TIVO] pulled the wraps off a gussied-up version of its "Series2" DVR, one that’s capable of storing up to 140 hrs of SD programming. The unit retails for $399, although there’s a $50 mail-in rebate now through May. — DVR is the "It" gadget, an Ipsos-Insight survey says. Although the box hasn’t penetrated deeply […]
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01/09/2004
CES Notes
Panasonic demo’ed the industry’s first end-to-end system for OCAP here yesterday, where it was joined by collaborators Comcast [CMCSA], Time Warner Cable [TWX] Motorola [MOT], and Concurrent [CCUR]. — Voom used CES to unveil plans for the roll out of the "Voom HD Home Media Network" this summer. The whole house solution being demo’ed on […]
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10/13/2003
DISNEY SEEMS TO HAVE THE MULTISERVICE FEVER
Rhetorical question of the month: Is MovieBeam, the new VOD service to a proprietary set-top, the best way for Disney to show appreciation to its cable MSO customers for paying all those program rate increases? The concept triggers visions of the past, present and future: DIVX — the studios’ failed 1997-98 venture with Circuit City […]
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08/11/2003
FALL SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS ON CABLE
Black college football game schedule is still being finalized. MAAD Sports Profiles (Thur. 11:30 p.m.) and MAAD Sports (Sat. 12 p.m.). Enhances its TV partnership with NBC for the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships with new Sunday primetime coverage starting Oct. 5 from host site Oak Tree at Santa Anita. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association […]
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08/01/2003
VoIP Takes Off
After years of crawling, today’s VoIP walk seems like a veritable sprint. A few cases in point: Details please This momentum builds PacketCable qualifications, which CableLabs began in December, and VoIP deployments by Charter in Wisconsin and Liberty Cablevision in Puerto Rico, also from late last year. Discussion of VoIP has, thus, quickly turned to […]
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07/28/2003
DVRS: CLIMBING THE SUMMIT
David Letterman may routinely mention how he “TiVoed” a show, but digital video recording has yet to gain traction among consumers. That’s why DVR was the subject of much discussion — and a tutorial led by C Cubed principal and DVR analyst Jennifer Choate — at the CTAM Summit, where marketers grappled with the need […]