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05/05/2011
KabelKiosk Collaborates With Rovi For Video on Demand
The German affiliate of Eutelsat Communications and Rovi Corporation are combining their skills for the launch of a video on demand (VOD) service on KabelKiosk’s platform of TV channels. KabelKiosk is digital channel and service platform for European cable networks, operated by Eutelsat. An agreement between Rovi and Eutelsat Germany to integrate Rovi’s Nowtilus entertainment […]
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04/01/2011
Lessons Learned
Even though I recognize and accept that we work in Internet time nowadays, it’s hard to believe a year has gone by since Communications Technology came under my purview. While some broadband-industry initiatives have moved ahead at lightning speed in the past 12 months, others continue at a snail’s pace. Here are some of the […]
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01/20/2011
Virgin Media's New Set-Tops Boast Three Tuners, Backwards EPG
TiVo and the U.K. cable operator Virgin Media have made some announcements the past few months about their collaborations across the pond. From November 2010, see Virgin Media Preps New TiVo-Powered Set-Top, and from January see TiVo and Virgin Media Deploy Advanced Cable Set-Top Box. A spokesman for Virgin Media offered some elaboration. He said […]
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10/19/2010
Me and My TV: Interactive Cable Content a Hot Button Issue
The overflow crowd Mon at CTAM Summit's interactive ad panel illustrated the interest this new rev opportunity engenders. Canoe Ventures is now live with multiple programming partners, and although its
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06/07/2010
Virgin Media to Sell its VMtv to BSkyB
Virgin Media will be selling its Virgin Media Television (VMtv) division to rival British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) for approximately $234 million in cash. In addition, BSkyB struck a deal with Virgin to carry its own cable channels – including Sky1 and Sky Arts – on Virgin’s cable line-up. Meanwhile, Virgin will have the option of […]
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05/18/2010
Two Dirty Little Words: User Agents
Enhanced Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) was "all over the place" at last week’s Cable Show in Los Angeles, according to Don Dulchinos, SVP of advertising and interactive services at CableLabs, who said he had a colleague who identified 22 different booths with EBIF technology, not counting a dozen in the CableNet area. Dulchinos moderated a […]