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SCTE Names Skarica Canadian Engineering Pro

Posted on March 7, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Christopher Skarica, ARRIS VP of strategic accounts for Canada, has been named the 2012 Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year by the SCTE Canada. The award honors outstanding technical achievements and contributions made to the advancement of the cable telecommunications … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged ARRIS, SCTE

SIP Forum Adds Comcaster to Board

Posted on March 7, 2012 by BTR Staff

The SIP Forum announced the recent election of Vijey Jenkal, director of product development engineering at Comcast, to the SIP Forum board of directors. Additionally, the Forum membership re-elected Chairman Richard Shockey and Dr. Alan Johnston, distinguished engineer in Avaya‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Business Services, Comcast, SIP, SIP Forum, verticals, voice

Insight Chief Out after TWC Takeover

Posted on March 1, 2012 by BTR Staff
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According to this post on former Insight Communications CEO Michael Willner’s blog, Willner and a number of other senior Insight managers are leaving the company now that its takeover by Time Warner Cable is complete. Willner wrote that no immediate … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Insight Communications, Time Warner Cable

Styslinger Joins Casa Systems Board

Posted on March 1, 2012 by BTR Staff

Bill Styslinger has accepted a position on Casa Systems‘ board of directors. Styslinger was the founder of SeaChange International and its CEO until his retirement late last year.

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Casa Systems

Comcast Vet Joins SCTE Foundation Board

Posted on February 28, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Julian Brodsky, director emeritus of Comcast, has accepted a seat on the board of directors of the SCTE Foundation for the 2011-’12 term. Brodsky will be actively involved in developing the Foundation and its mission of driving education related to … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Comcast, SCTE, SCTE Foundation

Clearfield Adds LatAm Sales Chief

Posted on February 22, 2012 by BTR Staff

Rafael Fernandez has joined Clearfield as its Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) Regional Sales Manager. Fernandez, who resides in Miami, FL, joins the company with the dedicated responsibility of building the company’s presence in the region. Clearfield currently has pilot … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Clearfield

Comcast Names New Data Chief

Posted on February 19, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Comcast has promoted Cathy Avgiris to executive vice president and general manager of the MSO’s data and communications group. A nearly 20-year veteran of Comcast, Avgiris will lead all aspects of the company’s Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice services, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Comcast, data, voice

Sencore President Steps Aside

Posted on February 19, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Sencore announced that its President and CEO John Suranyi has been named a strategic adviser to the company. In his new role, Suranyi will transfer his day-to-day responsibilities, but will remain active on the Sencore board of directors. Thomas Stingley … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Sencore

thePlatform Promotes Horwitz to SVP of Engineering

Posted on February 13, 2012 by BTR Staff
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thePlatform, a white-label video publishing company, has promoted Michael Horwitz, formerly vice president of engineering, to senior vice president of engineering. Horwitz will add development operations to his existing responsibilities for the company’s core product development, testing and deployment, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged thePlatform, video

Yvette Kanouff Leaves SeaChange

Posted on February 2, 2012 by BTR Staff
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SeaChange International has announced the departure of company President Yvette Kanouff. Kanouff served in a variety of roles at SeaChange since joining the company in 1997, including chief strategy officer and then president. The company has decided not to replace … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged SeaChange International

Comcast Names First Woman to Oversee Bay Area

Posted on January 26, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Comcast has named Amy Lynch as the area vice president for Comcast California’s Southwest Bay Area. Lynch will be responsible for a team of approximately 600 employees, and will oversee all aspects of Comcast’s operations for Silicon Valley and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Comcast

Cheetah’s Bennington Joins ATIS Board

Posted on January 26, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Cheetah Technologies‘ Senior Vice President Jeremy Bennington has joined the board of directors of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. ATIS is a standards development and technical planning organization committed to developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged ATIS, Cheetah Technologies

BendBroadband Names New VP of Technology

Posted on January 26, 2012 by BTR Staff

BendBroadband has appointed Wade Holmes as vice president of technology. In his new position, Holmes’ focus will be accelerating growth from BendBroadband’s technology portfolio and expanding business for the company’s recently opened data center, the Vault, an Uptime Institute Tier … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged BendBroadband

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  • Automate the Headend to Automate the Future CommScope shot

    In today’s cable systems, moves, adds and changes are done manually. This is becoming an increasingly cumbersome approach as the overall number of programming streams and the type of services represented increases. The answer to this challenge – which will grow greater over time if not addressed – is to automate these activities. Continue reading →

  • BTR: Multiscreen Leaders 2012, Part 2 multscreen_leaders_2_mainimage

    Virtually all cable operators will be offering multiscreen services in the near future, if they are not already. It will be table stakes: To not be in the game will not be a realistic option. The key is to acknowledge this, and to deploy platforms and procedures that maximize revenue, minimize expenditures and make multiscreen service provisioning as efficient as possible. Continue reading →

  • Multiscreen Leaders 2012: Winning in a Tough Game Multiscreen Leaders 2012

    Multiscreen is the buzzword of the decade … and for good reason. To compete in such a tough environment, however, platforms must be efficient and rock solid. BTR’s Multiscreen Leaders 2012 series presents six such solutions. Watch and see how Envivio, Tektronix, Verimatrix, Motorola, IneoQuest and RGB Networks help you thrive in this brave new world. Continue reading →

BTR Blogs

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    It’s spring and once again time for the cable industry to turns its attention to the newest innovations in video delivery. As you map out the latest technologies to investigate … Continue reading →

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