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In a Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) blog post, EVP and CTO Tony Werner said the MSO is not prioritizing its own Xfinity content on Xboxes. Werner said the MSO treats the Xbox as just another set-top box. “It’s really important to us … Continue reading
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) is expanding its Vutopia movie service by including access via web-connected PC and Mac computers and laptops across its footprint. The Vutopia service allows instant access to hundreds of movies and trailers on either set-top boxes … Continue reading
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced that Skype on Xfinity, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the service. Before the end of the week, the service will … Continue reading
The SCTE has approved SCTE 108 2012, “Test Method for Dielectric Withstand of Coaxial Cable.” The document is intended to provide a test standard for detecting flaws in the insulation (sometimes referred to as the dielectric) of a completed coaxial cable. … Continue reading
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has ranked DISH (NASDAQ:DISH) first among the nation’s largest satellite and cable providers in customer experience, including overall value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty for 2012. DISH also led the cable and satellite industry … Continue reading
Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Cox Communications are teaming up in Oklahoma on video, phone, Internet and wireless services. Customers in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa vicinities can now purchase packages of Cox video, Internet and voice services and Verizon Wireless … Continue reading
Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) announced a multi-year agreement with the city of Winnipeg to improve the city’s network access and connection by providing a 35-site virtual private LAN service (VPLS). The agreement has Shaw Business creating separate VPLS domains for each … Continue reading
Hillcrest Labs has released the source code for the Kylo Web browser to the open source community for the first time. Kylo is a free, Mozilla-based TV browser designed to view online content on TVs connected to the Internet. It’s … Continue reading
According to Parks Associates, most U.S. 3DTV owners are satisfied with their sets. A majority of them use their 3DTVs on a monthly basis, and 65% want access to more 3D movies. Parks surveyed more than 600 3D TV owners … Continue reading
Rogers Business Solutions announced the availability of SIP trunking, a new IP-based voice solution designed to complement its fiber-based Internet and WAN connectivity services, for enterprise customers. Rogers Business Solutions, a division of Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), provides Canadian enterprises with … Continue reading
Services to reduce energy consumption in the home, guidelines for energy management in cable facilities and a roadmap for the introduction of standards for the management and availability of power within the network will headline energy-related exhibits of CableLabs and … Continue reading
Spectrum Bridge announced a partnership with Neul in the UK to expand the global deployment of TV White Spaces networks for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. Spectrum Bridge and Neul are working to expand the white space ecosystem by enabling partners around … Continue reading
According to data from comScore (NASDAQ:SCOR), 46.9 million German Internet users viewed a video online in March 2012. The number of Germans viewing videos online has grown by 2.3% over the past year, and time spent per viewer has increased … Continue reading
