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11/18/2011
CableLabs Targets Energy Efficiency of Set-Tops
Perhaps responding to pressure from some legislators who want more energy-efficient set-tops, or perhaps just wanting to do the right thing, CableLabs and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced an initiative to improve the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and other devices and to develop advanced cable-enabled services designed to promote innovative consumer […]
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11/18/2011
Set Tops And The IP Video Transition
When considering the migration to IP video, Patrick Wright-Riley, director/Strategy and Business Development at Motorola Mobility, believes it’s really more about integration. “QAM is a big investment,” he noted at this week’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta, so the question is how to integrate IP delivery to multiple screens on top of the existing set-top […]
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11/18/2011
Canoe Targets ‘Soon’ For Dynamic VOD Advertising
According to Bruce Dilger, Canoe’s vice president/Advanced Advertising Architecture, the joint venture (that includes Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox, Charter and Bright House) is launching its dynamic video on demand (VOD) ad platform "potentially later this year." Speaking at an advertising session at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this week, Dilger added, "Technically, it’s ready to […]
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11/18/2011
Where's The Beef? Business Services!
According to speakers at yesterday’s Advanced Services workshop at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this week, there’s money to be made in the business market. Voice services, carrier Ethernet and multiple dwelling units (MDUs) are potential revenue sources for cable operators. Eyeing the voice business market as new money may seem counterintuitive because the number of […]
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11/18/2011
Managing The Cable Tech Force: It’s Not About The Points
How many appointments does the typical cable guy or gal close in a day? Five? Six? Eight? And how many of those visits end up being first-call resolutions? Everyone from the C suite to the dispatchers grapple with ways to streamline truck rolls while making sure to send the right technician with the right tools […]
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11/17/2011
Carriage
Verizon said Wed that it expects to offer FiOS TV subs in NY, NJ and CT MSG channels in HD by mid-Dec. Last week, the FCC