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09/02/2011
Starz Cuts Off Netflix
Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht issued the following statement regarding the status of affiliation agreement renewal discussions with Netflix: "Starz Entertainment has ended contract renewal negotiations with Netflix. When the agreement expires on February 28, 2012, Starz will cease to distribute its content on the Netflix streaming platform. This decision is a result of […]
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09/02/2011
Cord Cutting: A Slow But Steady Thing
From the look of it, consumers gradually are shifting from viewing TV from the couch to watching content via online video streaming. Ericsson ConsumerLab just released the results of its study, "TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2011," showing people are spending slightly less time watching scheduled broadcast TV and more time watching online TV. […]
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09/01/2011
Delivering At the Point Of More Return
As upstream services have become more sophisticated, so, too, has the supporting return-path technology. In the plant, return paths based on low-cost Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers proved sufficient for set-top-box (STB) communications. However, laser technology advanced to meet new challenges of DOCSIS. This included higher power, lower noise FP lasers and the introduction of distributed feedback […]
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09/01/2011
Using EPON-To-QAM Gateways For Commercial Purposes
Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) solutions are becoming popular for commercial services in the North American cable market. Today, MSOs are using EPON primarily to deliver high-speed data and voice to business users, and for backhauling of digital traffic from cellular radio towers. The industry is making rapid progress on the Data Over Cable Service […]
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09/01/2011
Rogers Rolls LTE to Toronto
In the next phase of its commercial launch, Rogers Communications will bring its long-term evolution (LTE) network to Toronto Sept. 28. Rogers launched its LTE network in Ottawa in July. Rogers continues to roll out its LTE product line this fall, including: the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Smartphone; the LTE Rocket mobile hotspot […]
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09/01/2011
MobiTV Proposes IPO
MobiTV, a provider of managed services that deliver TV across mobile devices and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics, filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering […]