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It may be an oversight due to the nature of local reporting — the reporters are good, often very good, but have to cover dozens of topics and aren’t able to dig too deeply or even totally understand each one … Continue reading
“Smart home” is big business and getting bigger. It’s kind of a no-brainer, really. Everyone likes lower power bills, and it’s also convenient to be able to make sure the coffee pot really is turned off when you’re 30 miles … Continue reading
Last week, Nielsen released its Cross-Platform Report for Q3’11, in which the TV research house finally acknowledges that cord-cutting is in fact real and growing. While that’s interesting in itself, it’s more interesting in what it could imply for the … Continue reading
During February, BTR is spending a bit of extra time on EAS CAP. Last week, I took a look at how preparations are going for the June 30 deadline to have compliant devices installed and operational. What’s a bit surprising … Continue reading
Once upon a time, it was easy to tell what cable was. “Cable” was the piece of coax that screwed into a box on the TV set. It provided TV service, period, originally in places where over-the-air TV reception was … Continue reading
All roads may lead to Rome, but all signs — at least lately — point to a rosy future for streaming video. Probably the biggest legitimizer is that Super Bowl XLVI will be streamed live online via both the NFL … Continue reading
A standard that lets wired and wireless home networking technologies interoperate is good news, though it means more competition for vendors. Continue reading
Despite all the hype and headlines coming out of Vegas right now, one has to wonder if maybe the CES smile is a little bit strained. The fact of the matter is that the consumer electronics game is changing, and … Continue reading
A report from ABI Research should serve as a yellow caution flag for cable operators. The report, Advanced Advertising Technologies for Pay-TV Platforms, says that 30% of advertising spending will shift from linear programming to some form of advanced platform. … Continue reading
At one time, this was the next big thing. Though it’s been bypassed by multiscreen, 3D still represents a significant opportunity for operators. Continue reading
2011 was nothing if not the year of the cable content squabble, and 2012 is shaping up to be more of the same. We don’t normally cover the content or programming side of the business — it’s not a tech … Continue reading
It’s not the federal budget or health care, but CALM proves the government can get something done. Continue reading
Apparently this is the week for apps. In the course of just a couple days, Time Warner Cable, Rogers Communications and Netflix all made app announcements — updates, new launches and new OSs. And that’s great. Well, mostly. The TWC … Continue reading
