Cable, satellite operators renew battle over what we watch

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Cable Operators To Assess Future
Opportunities And Challenges At Kagan
Cable MSO Summit, Nov. 9-10, NYC

Cable Operators To Assess Future
Opportunities And Challenges At Kagan
Cable MSO Summit, Nov. 9-10, NYC 09/23/2004 03:04 AM
What are the key future revenue drivers and most serious competitive threats for cable operators and how will they be addressed? Top executives from leading multichannel service operators will discuss their plans for taking the cable platform to the next level at the Kagan Cable MSO Summit, Nov. 9-10 in New York. [PRWEB Sep 23, 2004]

XML-Deviant: Mozilla and Opera Renew the
Browser Battle

XML-Deviant: Mozilla and Opera Renew the
Browser Battle 06/16/2004 06:06 PM
Mozilla and Opera have joined together to drive forward browser standards, in an effort to head off the threat from Microsoft's .NET plans -- and route around a lagging W3C.

Cable TV operators say they are ready
for Murdoch

Cable TV operators say they are ready
for Murdoch 12/03/2003 07:18 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 3 2003 4:57PM ET

Cable Operators Have Terrible Wi-Fi
Plans

Cable Operators Have Terrible Wi-Fi
Plans 04/01/2005 04:57 PM

This trade-magazine article tries to show how cable operators are tied into Wi-Fi, but demonstrates their wrong-headed approach: The article surveys efforts by Comcast, Charter, and Time-Warner to offer their cable television subscribers some kind of Wi-Fi adjunct. But it's a lot of spotty, weird plans that don't bring enough locations or value.

Comcast partners with T-Mobile to discount the T-Mobile service, but as a Comcast subscriber, I can tell you I received a couple of coupons and virtually no information since about the partnership, which is more of a slightly discount off retail. If they wanted to do it right, they could pursue an SBC DSL/Wi-Fi promotion and offer a $20/month unlimited service plan--the same rate that T-Mobile only makes available to its cell subscribers. However, that might undercut T-Mobile cell market, and Comcast and T-Mobile aren't connected except through a partnership.

Time-Warner is installing Wi-Fi in a small number of random venues--the article makes it sound like quite a few, but the scale of "quite a few" is thousands now, not hundreds. The writer says that Time-Warner installs the service and sells minutes wholesale to the venue which then resells them at retail. Time-Warner Roadrunner cable subscribers get a small amount of free service in some locations.

Finally, Charter is reselling RemotePipes Wi-Fi footprint. They're an aggregator, but it's extremely difficult to understand their footprint from their Web site.

Bottom line: if this is the best they can do in response to SBC's DSL and Wi-Fi bundle, then we can expect the DSL churn rate in SBC territory to remain quite low.

Cable operators back NTC's intellectual
property unit

Cable operators back NTC's intellectual
property unit 04/04/2005 11:22 AM
INQ7.net Apr 4 2005 3:59PM GMT

Satellite May Be Cable TV of Radio (AP)

Satellite May Be Cable TV of Radio (AP) 04/16/2004 02:17 PM
AP - If traditional radio decides Howard Stern is too hot to handle, satellite radio is waiting with an armload of wet T-shirts.

Satellite May Be Cable TV of Radio

Satellite May Be Cable TV of Radio 04/16/2004 02:26 PM
AP via Newsday Apr 16 2004 7:21PM GMT

Verizon plugs into satellite cable

Verizon plugs into satellite cable 01/29/2004 01:59 PM
ZDNet Jan 29 2004 5:34PM GMT

FCC: Satellite services gaining on cable

FCC: Satellite services gaining on cable 01/29/2004 01:47 AM
Boston Globe Jan 29 2004 5:23AM GMT

Sprint sells satellite cable TV

Sprint sells satellite cable TV 06/01/2004 03:15 PM

Microsoft and SeaChange Enhance Alliance
to Provide Cable Operators With More
Flexibility and Innovative On-Demand
Services

Microsoft and SeaChange Enhance Alliance
to Provide Cable Operators With More
Flexibility and Innovative On-Demand
Services 05/03/2004 03:16 PM
Microsoft Corp. and SeaChange International Inc. today announced an agreement at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's National Show to extend their joint efforts to provide network operators with flexibility in developing, marketing and deploying video-on-demand (VOD) services. According to the agreement, SeaChange's VODlink software will be integrated with the Microsoft® TV Foundation Edition platform, allowing operators to take advantage of VODlink's value-added capabilities, such as DVD on demand. The agreement affirms SeaChange's existing commitment to Microsoft TV and ensures support of SeaChange VODlink in future versions of Microsoft TV Foundation Edition and Microsoft TV Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for television operators that choose VODlink services.

Patent suits hit cable, satellite giants

Patent suits hit cable, satellite giants 06/15/2004 04:43 PM
Acacia Technologies, which says it owns streaming video, sued porn companies last year over the technology. Now it's cable TV's turn.

Cable will match satellite in DVR
deployment by 2006

Cable will match satellite in DVR
deployment by 2006 08/02/2004 02:38 AM
Despite a three-year head start, satellite TV providers will lose their DVR edge over cable companies by 2006, according to Internet-Based Video Services, a new white paper from research firm Parks Associates.Although satellite companies began offering DVRs as early as 1999, they will not be able to overcome the advantages cable companies have in offering a complete bundle of fully integrated services. Parks Associates forecasts that, as a result, over one-half of all DVRs deployed by service providers in 2006 will come from the cable MSOs. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2004]

Patent Suits Take Aim at Cable,
Satellite Heavyweights

Patent Suits Take Aim at Cable,
Satellite Heavyweights 06/15/2004 09:17 PM
Holding company Acacia Research says it owns fundamental patents on digital multimedia content transmission, and it wants giants such as Comcast and Charter Communications to pay licensing royalties for use of the patents.

FCC says satellite services are gaining
ground on cable

FCC says satellite services are gaining
ground on cable 01/29/2004 05:54 AM
SiliconValley.com Jan 29 2004 3:49AM GMT

Acacia Gets Cocky - Sues Satellite And
Cable Companies

Acacia Gets Cocky - Sues Satellite And
Cable Companies 06/15/2004 06:24 PM
It looks like patent hoarding company Acacia is getting a bit cocky these days. Last year, the company made a lot of news for getting a questionable patent on "streaming media" and then suing porn sites, since they knew people wouldn't pay as much attention to them. Many sites felt the need to pay up, and Acacia used that war chest to go after bigger companies like Disney. Along the way, they got all excited because a judge upheld their patent rights - but only because no one showed up to contest them. These wins seem to have made Acacia cocky, and they've now decided that any company offering video on demand over cable or satellite services are also violating their patents. Thus, they've sued Comcast, Cox, Charter, DirecTV and EchoStar for violating the patents. These are companies that have a lot of money, and hopefully at least a few of them will stand up to this blatant patent extortion. People have been talking about video-on-demand service for ages. It's not a new concept, and it's unclear (again) how this helps innovation in anyway. Right now, it only looks like it's going to make video-on-demand services more expensive. In fact, Acacia will even tell you how much more expensive: they want $1.25 for every digital cable subscriber with video-on-demand, $1 for every digital cable TV subscriber and $0.50 for every analog cable TV subscriber. If they win, expect to see these charges added to your next bill. Apparently, higher bills count as innovation these days.

TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That
Smart TV Wisely

TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That
Smart TV Wisely 09/04/2004 09:05 PM
Though technophiles are the ones who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.

TV over broadband will come from
existing satellite and cable brands,
says Analysys

TV over broadband will come from
existing satellite and cable brands,
says Analysys 09/24/2004 03:29 AM
TV content aggregation is not a business for network operators, who will do better to form partnerships with satellite and cable operators to sell TV over broadband. Gross margins on TV can be as low as 20% but operators need TV services to compete with triple-play competitors. Fixed broadband (BB) operators providing TV reduce the net present value (NPV) of their business model over the first five years, according to Analysys calculations for this report. Gambling games are the most profitable entertainment option for network operators. [PRWEB Sep 24, 2004]

How to: Use a GPS watch, XML and
Satellite photos

How to: Use a GPS watch, XML and
Satellite photos 04/24/2004 10:20 AM

SBC entertainment faces off with cable
Internet and satellite streaming into
region

SBC entertainment faces off with cable
Internet and satellite streaming into
region 01/04/2005 08:44 AM
Thetimesonline.com - Tue Jan 4, 06:49 am GMT

Mobile Operators Seeking Killer 3G
Applications Face an Uphill Battle

Mobile Operators Seeking Killer 3G
Applications Face an Uphill Battle 08/12/2004 06:05 AM
3G Aug 12 2004 8:55AM GMT

Kagan Projects Cable and Satellite HD
Subscribers To Approach 94 Million By
2015

Kagan Projects Cable and Satellite HD
Subscribers To Approach 94 Million By
2015 02/01/2005 08:47 PM
The number of consumers buying High Definition (HD) television sets is rising at a much faster pace than the number of consumers subscribing to HD programs via their cable or satellite systems. But, according to Kagan Research, the proliferation of HD sets is setting the stage for a programming boom that will approach 94 million subscribers and surpass an 88% penetration in the next 10 years. [PRWEB Jan 24, 2005]

Big Players Getting the Best of Cable
Battle

Big Players Getting the Best of Cable
Battle 12/31/2003 08:34 AM
TheStreet.com Dec 31 2003 7:36AM ET

Satellite Radio Battle Heats Up (AP)

Satellite Radio Battle Heats Up (AP) 03/24/2005 04:29 AM
AP - The CD player, cruise control and heated seats are standard features on many new cars — is the satellite radio far behind?

Island monks fly in satellite to watch
Pope funeral (Reuters)

Island monks fly in satellite to watch
Pope funeral (Reuters) 04/08/2005 04:52 AM
Reuters - Catholic monks living on an island off the coast of Wales have flown in a satellite dish to watch the Pope's funeral.

Satellite radio battle moves to cars

Satellite radio battle moves to cars 03/31/2005 02:28 PM
globetechnology.com Mar 31 2005 6:41PM GMT

VioBB faces a number of serious
obstacles to its development as a viable
alternative to cable, satellite or
digital terrestrial.

VioBB faces a number of serious
obstacles to its development as a viable
alternative to cable, satellite or
digital terrestrial. 07/14/2004 03:35 AM
[PRWEB Jul 14, 2004]

Alacer Technologies Announces Successful
Deployment of Caching Appliances in
Cable and Satellite Internet Access
Networks

Alacer Technologies Announces Successful
Deployment of Caching Appliances in
Cable and Satellite Internet Access
Networks 09/16/2004 03:07 AM
A successful greenfield deployment consisting of several networks built using Alacer Technologies internet & cache appliances has been completed. The Alacer product suite provides our network operator partners with a robust network infrastructure & QoS service platform. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

The cable and phone companies are locked
in a battle royal to provide you with
new high-speed voice, data, and

The cable and phone companies are locked
in a battle royal to provide you with
new high-speed voice, data, and 09/18/2004 08:34 PM
US News Sep 18 2004 11:21PM GMT

Google Guide: Using Search Operators
(Advanced Operators)

Google Guide: Using Search Operators
(Advanced Operators) 07/07/2004 06:18 AM
Advanced googling tricks .. coolest search operators .. Advanced Google syntax

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EUPEN Cable Inc. Revises Pricing on
Corrugated Copper Cable Line

EUPEN Cable Inc. Revises Pricing on
Corrugated Copper Cable Line 12/24/2004 12:47 PM
EUPEN Cable Inc. has announced a change in the pricing structure of its premiere line of cable, connectors and jumper assemblies. This increase in pricing is in response to sustained increases in material costs for the products used to produce cable [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004]

Wireless Watch 2004: UbiButton Watch
Super Clapper

Wireless Watch 2004: UbiButton Watch
Super Clapper 07/22/2004 08:11 AM

WIRELESS WATCH 2004 is going on in Japan until Friday, and there are plenty of new product demonstrations as well as those currently in development on display. This year's hot sheet includes NTT DoCoMo's "UbiButton," a device similar in form factor to a wristwatch. By detecting the shock waves in the arm created by a simple snapping of the fingers, a switch is flipped that can, for example, turn a light on and off. In other words, DoCoMo has glorified The Clapper to now be called The Snapper. Actually, I know a couple people that can't snap their fingers...what the hell are they supposed to do? [Uhm, clap? - ed] Other highlights from the convention included a working model of a Bluetooth pen, and DDI Pocket's "Jacketphone," a SD card sized PHS module. TechJapan has full Day 1 coverage, with pretty pictures.
Read - WIRELESS JAPAN 2004, Day 1 [TechJapan]

Related
Nokia's Bluetooth digital pen [Gizmodo]

Crazy TokyoFlash watch: the Pimp Watch

Crazy TokyoFlash watch: the Pimp Watch 10/31/2003 09:37 PM
New on the killer TokyoFlash watch site, the Pimp Watch -- at $129, it's a little rich for my blood, but boy, that's some sweet watch action. Link

"Renew/Extend Your Accoint"

"Renew/Extend Your Accoint" 12/07/2003 09:24 AM

Senate likely to renew internet tax ban

Senate likely to renew internet tax ban 11/07/2003 08:51 AM
Washington Times Nov 7 2003 7:55AM ET

Bush: Renew Patriot Act or Else

Bush: Renew Patriot Act or Else 04/19/2004 05:52 AM
It's a vital tool in the war on terror, says the Prez. If Congress doesn't renew the Patriot Act's hefty law-enforcement powers, he claims the legislators will put the nation at risk of attack. Republicans as well as Dems disagree.

KT, Microsoft renew R&D agreement

KT, Microsoft renew R&D agreement 01/05/2005 10:00 PM
Korea Herald Jan 6 2005 1:50AM GMT

Microsoft Is Planning To Renew IE
Development

Microsoft Is Planning To Renew IE
Development 06/20/2004 02:19 PM

Microsoft Forgets To Renew Hotmail.co.uk

Microsoft Forgets To Renew Hotmail.co.uk 11/06/2003 12:21 PM

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