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06/10/2011
CableNET 2011: Can STBs Handle The Competitive Pressure?
When the 2011 Cable Show exhibit hall officially opens next Tuesday, June 14, attendees will be able to view, handle and evaluate the next generation of set-top boxes (STBs) that either have just hit the market or that will be available soon. With competition rampant, operators and vendors alike face the daunting task of presenting […]
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06/09/2011
SeaChange Debuts Nitro Multi-Screen User Interface
To enable video operators to provide a consistent look and feel as consumers navigate and manage linear and on-demand content across mobile, PC, tablet and TV screens, SeaChange has introduced its Nitro multi-screen user interface software. SeaChange says a major multiple system operator (MSO) is the first Nitro customer with an initial deployment planned for later […]
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06/09/2011
itaas Focuses on Multi-Screen Delivery at the Cable Show
At the Cable Show, itaas will showcase technology solutions and tools that demonstrate how to execute on the business strategy of digital video delivery everywhere through multi-platform applications that leverage current network architectures and technologies. “Our participation at this year’s Cable Show is focused on how itaas can help our customers provide consumers with a […]
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06/09/2011
CableNET 2011: Diverse Multi-Screen Methods Will Drive Deployment
There is no doubt next week’s Cable Show in Chicago will focus in part on the multi-screen experience because cable operators, service providers and vendors are touting this as being the brave new future world of video. This year’s CableNET section of the show floor again is dedicated to emerging technologies set to influence the […]
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06/09/2011
Midcontinent Communications Purchases Systems from US Cable
Midcontinent Communications is purchasing the Minnesota and Wisconsin cable systems of US Cable. The systems pass approximately 86,000 homes and serve approximately 33,000 customers. Ninety percent of the US Cable customers are served by a fiber network, fed from a single cable headend. “The US Cable fiber network is within 100 miles of our fiber […]
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06/09/2011
EchoStar Completes Hughes Purchase
EchoStar Corporation has completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications. Under the terms of the transaction, Hughes’ shareholders will receive $60.70 per share without interest, which represents a premium of 31 percent over Hughes’ unaffected closing share price of $46.43 on January 19, 2011. The funding of the acquisition is being supported by the recent successful […]