Microsoft said it is going to buy VideoSurf, with the intent of incorporating the start-up’s video-based search and discovery technology into its Xbox Live. From about the time that Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony emerged as the top three game console companies (with the Xbox, PlayStation and Wii lines, respectively), it’s been clear that their game […]
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Expo leftovers
The first thing Time Warner Cable CTO Mike LaJoie touches in the morning is … his cell phone. LaJoie started to say the last thing he touched at night was also his cell phone, but to the amusement of his fellow MSO CTO panelists and opening session attendees, LaJoie allowed that there was probably something […]
TWC serves up ESPN3 hoops games on Sports Pass
Time Warner Cable is serving up a slate of ESPN3 college basketball games to multi-screens through its Sports Pass tier. The schedule includes more than 60 games and is now available to TWC customers on their TVs. Fans that already receive their video subscription from TWC have immediate access to the games on ESPN3 online, […]
Incognito, Applied Broadband ally on IP device management
Incognito Software and Applied Broadband said they are partnering on a subscriber consumption management solution for cable operators, which are struggling with the issue of provisioning the growing number of IP devices being used by consumers. The two plan to integrate Applied Broadband’s IPDR (Internet Protocol detail record) collection and analysis suite, called Pipeline Broadband […]
CED’s 2011 Pacesetter Awards
The 2011 class of Pacesetter Award recipients represent innovators in a number of endeavors crucial to the competitive viability of cable operators around the world, including business services, optical networking and multi-screen delivery. Multi-Screen Video Technology The recipient of the first Pacesetter ever given for Multi-Screen Video Technology is the multi-screen video team at Virgin […]
@ Cable-Tec Expo: IP video transition – how to get there from here
While there may not be a clear theme emerging from this week’s Cable-Tec Expo, it was standing room only at the IP Video Transition technical workshop. Momentum for the migration to IP networks has been building, and now it seems as if those cable operators and vendors are getting down to brass tacks. “The cost […]
Study: Consumers stay tuned in to VOD ads despite varied lengths
Viewers of free video-on-demand content stay engaged with advertisements despite varying lengths of the ad loads, according to Phase II of the Advanced Advertising Media Project (AAMP) study that was released this morning. The members of AAMP, which was formed earlier this year, are building their case for the effectiveness of advertising in free VOD. […]
Cox dips its toe in IP waters with live streaming to iPad
In a Cable-Tec Expo that has largely lacked breaking news, Cox provided the two biggest nuggets to date: It’s launching a live streaming service, called Cox TV Connect, during the holiday season, and separately, it has pulled the plug on its wireless phone service. Cox’s Steve Necessary, vice president of video product development and management, […]
@ Cable-Tec Expo: MSO CTO Panel says new ecosystem on track
The MSO CTO Panel on Tuesday gave an overview of where the cable industry is at in terms of battling the competition, serving the customers and building out new networks. In response to a question by moderator Paul Kagan, CEO of PK Worldmedia, about the next “big thing,” Comcast executive vice president and CTO Tony […]
@ Cable-Tec Expo: Multi-screen ROI is a promise
Multi-screen delivery is about as complicated an endeavor as an operator can get involved in, requiring the involvement of almost every aspect of the business, from network engineering to call centers to the legal department, according to a group of executives from both MSOs and vendors assembled Tuesday for the second of at least three […]
