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02/09/2011
Tektronix Enhances Sentry
Tektronix says it has added significant new capabilities to its Sentry digital content monitor. The Sentry 5.0 release enables Sentry to perform in-depth monitoring of video streams at full line rate – 1 Gbps per unit. This performance enables video service providers to monitor hundreds of video streams per unit, which reduces the number of […]
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02/09/2011
Werner To Keynote SCTE Canadian Summit
Tony Werner, executive vice president and CTO of Comcast, will deliver the keynote address at the SCTE Canadian Summit 2011 next month in Toronto.? ?Werner will speak on the topic “Broadband Video: Challenge or Opportunity” during the March 8-9 conference at the Toronto Congress Centre. Werner’s keynote, sponsored by Huawei Technologies Canada, will set the tone […]
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02/09/2011
Shaw Elicits Customer Comments On Usage-Based Billing
Shaw Communications plans to invite customers to participate in consultation sessions to share thoughts on Internet usage allowances and billing. “We have been listening to the discussion taking place and determined that we want to hear directly from our own customers before we roll out any kind of program,” said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw […]
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02/09/2011
DTAs Gain a Little More Ground, But Not With Big Cablecos
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has floated the idea of sweeping changes to set-top box security with its “Allvid” proposal (MB Docket No. 10-91, CS Docket No. 97-80, PP Docket No. 00-67) but, for now, the agency seems content with making small changes to the existing regulations. In January, the FCC issued an "Order on […]
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02/08/2011
Rovi Launches Connected Platform on Android
Rovi Corporation’ Connected Platform technologies will be available pre-ported on the Android platform, enabling consumers to share and stream entertainment content from their Android devices to a variety of connected devices throughout the home. At the core of Rovi Connected Platform is advanced home networking capabilities that will allow CE manufacturers to deploy interoperable device functionality […]
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02/08/2011
Ocean Blue Says Connected TVs Are Vulnerable To Viruses
The latest generation of TVs and set-top boxes are at risk of virus infection unless manufacturers take steps to build in protection, says Ocean Blue Software (OBS). The UK-based company, which develops TV application software, says the majority of new TVs and set-top boxes that allow for connection to the Internet will be exposed to […]