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06/26/2008
SDV: Find the Right Mix
Switched digital video (SDV) promises bandwidth savings for operators, but they must go beyond the how and why of the technology to strike a delicate balance. "Trying to design SDV becomes a tradeoff between balancing supply and demand," said Phillip Gabler, Comcast distinguished engineer. "You want to reclaim as much bandwidth as possible from the […]
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06/26/2008
Interactive TV and Advanced Advertising:
Enriching the customer viewing experience through interactivity was the focus of this session on Interactive Television and Advanced Advertising presented by Steven Riedl, principal architect, Time Warner Cable, and Roy Hasson, customer solutions architect, Motorola. These presentations explored the use of Enhanced [TV] Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) in supporting interactive TV applications and also discussed […]
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06/26/2008
Time Warner Region Honored
The top engineer for Time Warner Cable Carolina Region accepted this year’s System of the Year Award at Wednesday’s luncheon. The Carolina Region impressed the Communications Technology editorial team with its with its continuous push to improve technical operations, its willingness to test and embrace new technologies, and its smart approach to customer care and […]
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06/25/2008
Stottler Named SCTE Member of the Year
Acknowledged for having "a lot of heart," a surprised Brenda Stottler, regional manager, ARRIS, took home the SCTE Member of the Year Award yesterday. Following the litany of honors that is the annual Awards Luncheon and a mouth-watering speech by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell about the delicacy otherwise known as a cheese steak, Stottler […]
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06/25/2008
CEOs: Cable Recession Resistant
The U.S. housing market remains on the minds of top cable execs.
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06/25/2008
SCTE's CTO Panel
Analog reclamation was an area of particular focus for Expo’s CEO panel, which discussed various challenges and opportunities among the industries involved, including content providers, broadcasters, as well as U.S. and European cable operators. Tony Werner, CTO of Comcast, kicked things off describing Comcast’s pending 18-month project to complete its analog reclaim to begin this […]