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03/16/2009
Cord Cutting: No Cause for Alarm
There’s a new term in the cable industry: cord cutting. Just a few months ago, this term might have conjured images of the birth of a first child. Now, it’s official industry jargon, conveying the concern that cable customers might become so enamored of watching video online that they will "cut the cable cord" and […]
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03/12/2009
CableLabs Advances Metadata Spec
In an effort to help cable operators transition from its VOD Metadata 1.1 specification to its VOD Metadata 2.0 specification, CableLabs has licensed a software product from This Technology. (To read the initial announcement, click here.) One difficulty with delivering VOD content is dealing with asset metadata. The content for each VOD title is bundled […]
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03/10/2009
Vecima Vends and Operates
The cable operator that also tinkers and builds products is part of industry history. That tradition is nonetheless fading, as industry consolidation has turned many onetime innovators into fast-followers eager to ride cost curves down to the lowest common denominator. The counter-example of the manufacturer that owns and operates cable systems is even more rare. […]
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03/09/2009
FCC Pick Draws Kudos, Concerns
The White House last week made formal its intent to nominate Julius Genachowski as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, citing his "unparalleled experience in communications and technology." The selection of Genachowski, who served as chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, was hailed by the NCTA as "excellent" and by the […]
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03/05/2009
Verivue, Edgeware Use Flash to Compete
Two companies in the IP video distribution space are taking flash memory technology to a higher level. This week Massachusetts-based Verivue introduced its new media distribution switch, the MDX 9000 with flash. Swedish VOD server company Edgeware also incorporates flash. The MDX integrates servers, storage, networking and applications into a unified platform, according to Verivue’s […]
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03/05/2009
BigBand Offers IP Bypass of CMTS
BigBand Networks has unveiled an IP video delivery product suite designed to deliver Web-based and managed video services via DOCSIS 3.0 modems, but bypassing the CMTS. Target consumer devices for this delivery mechanism, called vIP PASS, include IP set-top boxes, IP-enabled TV sets, PCs and handheld devices. "Rather than adapt data for video, we adapted […]