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

Grok Headline matches for TV over broadband will come from existing satellite and cable brands, says Analysys

Spectrum trading could fundamentally
change the structure of existing
wireless markets, says Analysys

Spectrum trading could fundamentally
change the structure of existing
wireless markets, says Analysys 07/15/2004 03:10 AM
* Regulators should see spectrum trading accompanied by liberalisation of spectrum use as key part of a dynamic, competitive and innovative wireless service market* Spectrum trading will create significant uncertainties around the existing business models of mobile network operators* Operators and regulators need to understand how the industry’s structure and market dynamics will be changed by spectrum trading [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

Broadband wireless could disrupt 3G,
says Analysys

Broadband wireless could disrupt 3G,
says Analysys 12/19/2004 03:09 PM
Business case for broadband wireless access (BWA) technologies requires mobility to get beyond low-margin fixed Internet access. Broadband wireless technologies forced to compete in the same space as 3G to avoid being marginalised as niche fixed access solutions. Systems available now from Flarion, IPWireless and ArrayComm all offer mobility and will be joined by WiMAX (802.16) and MobileFi (802.20). Vendors still face big challenges in selling to mobile operators as a result of unsubstantiated performance and costs, lack of integration with cellular base stations and limited availability of spectrum. Early commercial business models are delivering only one percent of the revenue per Mbyte of traditional cellular voice and messaging services. WiMAX and MobileFi must learn from early propositions to define winning service propositions and operator business models. Report assesses the true capabilities of, and prospects for, a range of alternative mobile wireless technologies. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

ForeThought.net Launches Mach Broadband
- Cable-Crushing Broadband Internet
Service

ForeThought.net Launches Mach Broadband
- Cable-Crushing Broadband Internet
Service 03/14/2005 05:59 PM
foreThought.net, a Denver-based telephone and Internet company, today announced the launch of "Mach", its new ADSL 2+ broadband Internet access service. [PRWEB Mar 11, 2005]

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

Sprint sells satellite cable TV

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

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

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

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.

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.

Cable, satellite operators renew battle
over what we watch

Cable, satellite operators renew battle
over what we watch 08/03/2004 10:54 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Aug 3 2004 3:36PM GMT

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.

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

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]

MCI Offers Satellite Broadband

MCI Offers Satellite Broadband 02/11/2004 05:39 PM
MCI introduces new service, MCI Internet Broadband Satellite Corporate, for 128 Kbps to 1 Mbps of satellite bandwidth: A railroad, CSX, already plans to use the service at 200 locations which are too remote for terrestrial networks to be affordable. The service will be priced at from around $200 to $500 per month, comparable to wired line pricing. The article notes that MCI could only previously deliver 128 Kbps via its satellite network. The service apparently offers symmetrical bandwidth and can support VPNs....

Cable broadband just got faster

Cable broadband just got faster 04/26/2004 03:21 AM
BBC Apr 26 2004 7:16AM GMT

Cable broadband just got faster [UK]

Cable broadband just got faster [UK] 04/26/2004 06:11 AM

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]

BT satellite broadband gets cool
reception

BT satellite broadband gets cool
reception 06/04/2004 09:11 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 4 2004 1:30PM GMT

Everywhere Broadband scrubs UK satellite
plan

Everywhere Broadband scrubs UK satellite
plan 05/06/2004 12:59 PM
Permanently, it seems

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service 01/29/2004 12:46 AM
A new MCI satellite broadband service, aimed at companies with branches in areas where DSL (digital subscriber line) service is not available, will be commercially available in March, the company announced Wednesday.

Cable joins broadband price war

Cable joins broadband price war 11/12/2003 04:26 PM
Aggressive promotions target phone company rivals as the industry mulls "tiered" services.

Cable, DSL Face New Broadband
Competition

Cable, DSL Face New Broadband
Competition 03/24/2005 04:54 PM
Extreme Tech Mar 24 2005 8:16PM GMT

Broadband: Cable, DSL face threats

Broadband: Cable, DSL face threats 07/29/2004 06:25 AM
Wireless and other networks pose new challenges to the duopoly.

DSL and cable to offer 20Mbps broadband

DSL and cable to offer 20Mbps broadband 04/14/2005 01:42 PM
vnunet.com Apr 14 2005 4:32PM GMT

Cable to dominate broadband through 2008

Cable to dominate broadband through 2008 08/02/2004 10:02 AM
The Yankee Group forecasts that by year-end 2008, there will be more than 52 million broadband households...

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]

BT suspends orders for broadband
satellite service

BT suspends orders for broadband
satellite service 12/12/2003 11:36 AM
Expect Spring relaunch

Cable & Wireless launches broadband
assault

Cable & Wireless launches broadband
assault 09/17/2004 12:35 PM
ZDNet UK Sep 17 2004 4:45PM GMT

Should Cable Broadband Be Regulated At
The State Level?

Should Cable Broadband Be Regulated At
The State Level? 12/22/2003 01:46 PM
The latest Above the Crowd column from Bill Gurley takes a close look at a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision concerning whether or not cable broadband services should be regulated as a telecommunications service by the states. Gurley trashes the ruling (which decided they should be) saying that it goes against what the federal government has made clear as well as against what makes the most sense for the internet. Instead, the only group to benefit from this ruling are the state Public Utility Commissions. Everyone else will suffer. He admits that some say the regulation could increase competitiveness, but points out that DSL is already regulated this way and is losing out to unregulated cable offerings (which are even more expensive). He suggests that the market has already shown that they favor an unregulated solution. I agree with the general premise, but I'm not so sure that the current lead cable has is because their "winning" the competitive battle so much as they've more effectively leveraged their own monopoly. I use cable modem service at home because that was the only choice I had - and no one else has come along to offer a compelling alternative yet. However, because my service is a monopoly, it's treated as such: meaning the customer service is dreadful and the prices keep rising. So far, the DSL providers have had their own problems. The real issue is that neither side is doing much to make consumers happy.

FCC petitions to overturn cable
broadband ruling

FCC petitions to overturn cable
broadband ruling 12/04/2003 04:52 PM
The Federal Communications Commission files a petition requesting a rehearing involving a case that could bring new federal regulations to the cable broadband industry.

Telcos Falling Farther Behind Cable In
Broadband?

Telcos Falling Farther Behind Cable In
Broadband? 03/24/2005 02:23 PM
The ongoing battle between telcos and cablecos for broadband dominance seems to be one where it's much easier to note the mistakes than the successes. A new report is saying that telcos are falling even further behind cable -- which, if true, would suggest that the telcos have squandered a golden opportunity. It's not clear that it's true, though. Other studies have shown that the cheaper price and aggressive advertising practices by telcos have helpe d them close the gap with cable providers, who were first out of the gate in the US with broadband offerings. Of course, part of the problem is that the telcos still don't trust DSL. They never wanted to offer it to consumers initially, and only did so when they felt forced to by cable offerings -- even if DSL is now w hat's keeping them alive. However, the cheap DSL prices aren' t really that cheap and the forced bundling with local telephone lines makes the problem even worse. People are willing to buy cheap broadband -- but all of the strings attached mean that it's just as easy to go with cable -- the supposedly "expensive" provider. Add into that equation the fact that at least some cable providers are realizing that by offering VoIP for next to nothing they can steal away more telco customers, and the telcos need to do something. Right now, it appears their focus is on fiber , fiber and more fiber -- but it makes you wonder if they really would have been able to get away with denyi ng fiber to certain locations if they didn't get the regulatory changes they wanted. If cable were eating their lunch, suddenly fiber would look better, no matter what the regulatory environment.

Cable & Wireless surges back into
broadband unbundling

Cable & Wireless surges back into
broadband unbundling 05/28/2004 09:24 AM
ZDNet UK May 28 2004 1:54PM GMT

VSNL Rolls Out Internet Over Cable
Broadband Services

VSNL Rolls Out Internet Over Cable
Broadband Services 09/02/2004 05:24 PM
Financial Express Sep 2 2004 9:25PM GMT

Government appeals in Brand X broadband
cable case

Government appeals in Brand X broadband
cable case 08/31/2004 12:48 AM
SiliconValley.com Aug 31 2004 4:18AM GMT

Digiweb Acquires Tiscali's Italian
Satellite Broadband Business

Digiweb Acquires Tiscali's Italian
Satellite Broadband Business 06/22/2005 02:31 AM
Digiweb Ltd (www.digiweb.ie) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tiscali's (www.tiscali.com) satellite broadband business in Italy for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will be seamless to all of Tiscali's Satellite Customers and Digiweb will takeover all aspects of support and the ongoing provision of services to new customers with immediate effect. [PRWEB Jun 19, 2005]
Grok Description matches for TV over broadband will come from existing satellite and cable brands, says Analysys
GrokA matches for TV over broadband will come from existing satellite and cable brands, says Analysys

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.

Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to
Streaming and On-Demand Video

Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to
Streaming and On-Demand Video 12/17/2004 06:34 PM
Today, we look at Digital Rights Management. A key question here is: "Should you distribute your video online?" Movie industry figures who have watched what happened in the music industry with Napster and its successors are determined not to find themselves in a similar predicament. When a movie studio invests $50 million in a film, it wants to be quite sure the work is not going to be passed around Kazaa and BitTorrent like so many MP3s. By Pearson Education, Inc. 1025

Digital Video Products Inc. (DVP)
Outlines Innovative Strategies to Market
and Support Amalgamated Video
International Inc. (AVI) 2005 Product
Line

Digital Video Products Inc. (DVP)
Outlines Innovative Strategies to Market
and Support Amalgamated Video
International Inc. (AVI) 2005 Product
Line 04/13/2005 02:04 AM
Digital Video Products Inc. (DVP) today outlined some innovative strategies to market and support Amalgamated Video International Inc. (AVI) 2005 product line. DVP will focus on marketing to customers who traditionally were not able to afford quality video production and expanding revenue streams for media producers. DVP will participate with AVI in showcasing the AVI 2005 product line at this years NAB show (Booth SL 5629) in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19th thru 22nd. [PRWEB Apr 13, 2005]

BT trials video-on-demand

BT trials video-on-demand 09/20/2004 07:04 AM
One for the e-potatoes

Macrovision and SunnComm court Apple for
a seachange in CDs

Macrovision and SunnComm court Apple for
a seachange in CDs 07/19/2004 05:01 PM
Where does it leave the others?

Next change on your TV: Internet
video-on-demand

Next change on your TV: Internet
video-on-demand 09/01/2004 06:34 AM
Straitstimes.asia1.com.sg - Wed Sep 1, 09:03 am GMT

tivo adds video on demand

tivo adds video on demand 06/09/2004 03:48 PM
finally! good move, tivo.

London to get unbundled video-on-demand

London to get unbundled video-on-demand 05/05/2004 06:56 AM
HomeChoice relaunched

Disney puts video-on-demand on pause

Disney puts video-on-demand on pause 09/02/2004 07:17 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 2 2004 11:52PM GMT

Macromedia offers video streaming on
demand

Macromedia offers video streaming on
demand 12/17/2003 08:25 AM
Computer Weekly Dec 17 2003 7:22AM ET

New Video Games Dazzle, Demand PC Power
(AP)

New Video Games Dazzle, Demand PC Power
(AP) 05/20/2004 12:48 PM
AP - Video game manufacturers often resort to techno-lingo to explain what they've done to make "Half-Life 2" more lifelike and "EverQuest 2" graphically stunning.

Bits and Bytes: Video on Demand, iPhone

Bits and Bytes: Video on Demand, iPhone 01/06/2005 09:51 AM

While Joel's getting settled at CES—and I should remind Joel right now that the Vegas Strip hookers are actually not an official part of CES—let's catch up on bits of the morning news:

· What Apple won't ever, ever give you: the iPhone.
· What you can actually get for your Apple products: iPod gadgets, including iBoom, iBoost, and the memorably named iTop Button Relocator.
· Gadgets enter the age of design before tech. [Splitting the Adam]
· Video on demand inches closer to usefulness: Cinema Now makes deal with MSN TV.
· Free(ish) Crackberry through Orbitz. [Hotel Chatter.]
· Holographic disk storage: fantasy hologram girlfriend not included. [Tom's Hardware]

New video games dazzle, demand PC power

New video games dazzle, demand PC power 05/20/2004 01:00 PM
Boston Globe May 20 2004 5:10PM GMT

Nortel: Video demand to spur faster DSL

Nortel: Video demand to spur faster DSL 05/10/2004 04:24 PM
Telephone companies will have to provide much faster DSL speeds to meet the demands of video and keep cable competitors at bay, according to a Nortel Networks exec.

New video games dazzle but demand
powerful computers

New video games dazzle but demand
powerful computers 05/20/2004 02:16 PM
Boston Globe May 20 2004 6:17PM GMT

Netflix and Warner Bros. to test
video-on-demand

Netflix and Warner Bros. to test
video-on-demand 09/22/2004 02:09 PM
Warner Bros. plans to license some of its library for a test run of Netflix's new movies-on-demand service. Look for an official announcement soon from Netflix and TiVo.

CinemaNow signs video-on-demand deal
with SBC Yahoo!

CinemaNow signs video-on-demand deal
with SBC Yahoo! 04/13/2004 11:32 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Apr 14 2004 4:06AM GMT

Video-on-demand startup Akimbo raises
funds

Video-on-demand startup Akimbo raises
funds 07/12/2004 12:14 PM
Investors met the company's demand for cash ahead of the launch of its Net-based video service.

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games 06/02/2004 01:42 PM
Boston Globe Jun 2 2004 5:10PM GMT

Netflix, Warner Bros. in video-on-demand
test

Netflix, Warner Bros. in video-on-demand
test 09/22/2004 08:11 AM
Warner Bros. agrees to let Netflix offer its movies to TiVo users in test, sources tell CNET News.com.

ROO Launches New Mobile Video-On-Demand
Website, ROOmobile.com

ROO Launches New Mobile Video-On-Demand
Website, ROOmobile.com 03/22/2005 09:49 PM
Music Industry News Network Mar 23 2005 1:57AM GMT

Netflix and Warner Brothers doing video
on demand test

Netflix and Warner Brothers doing video
on demand test 09/22/2004 12:29 PM

It looks like Netflix is moving to the downloadable movie model and if they keep their pricing the same I will be a new customer. Read the agreement that Netflix and Warner Brothers have entered into. [ZDNet]

Briefly: Video-on-demand startup raises
funds

Briefly: Video-on-demand startup raises
funds 07/12/2004 12:38 PM
roundup Plus: Computer cluster company catches cash...Apple sells 100 millionth download...Accenture says federal probe looming...IBM tweaks e-mail for midsize businesses.

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games (Reuters)

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games (Reuters) 06/02/2004 08:28 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O), the largest U.S. cable television operator, on Wednesday said it will offer subscribers to its high-speed data service a new bundle of on-demand video games.

Startup Akimbo to launch Internet
video-on-demand service for TV

Startup Akimbo to launch Internet
video-on-demand service for TV 08/29/2004 07:25 AM
Sgvtribune.com - Sun Aug 29, 07:20 am GMT

Video on Demand tie-in with TiVo shows a
glimpse of TiVo's plans?

Video on Demand tie-in with TiVo shows a
glimpse of TiVo's plans? 06/13/2004 09:24 PM
Last week TiVo revealed its intention to get into the content distribution business, but they said little about the details of their plan. Many assumed that TiVo would be aiming for an "on demand" service that would tap into the Internet. Not quite.

Browser Saturation

Browser Saturation 12/24/2004 12:57 PM

I'm curious these days about actual browser saturation statistics. Everyone has a different story.

Boing Boing reported this week that almost half of their visitors are coming in on a Mozilla-based browser. OneStat.com is reporting IE has dipped under 90% for the first time in many, many years. WebSideStory says Firefox market share is up 34% in one month (of course, they claim this is from 3% to 4%...).

W3Schools is reporting Mozilla saturation of over 20%, climbing from just 8% a year ago, but this is just their users, which are often Web developers who are more friendly to Firefox than the Average Joe. Browser News samples five sources, which report Firefox usage rates from 5% to 35%. TheCo unter.com gives Mozilla browsers about 9% in November.

While it seems consistent that Mozilla browsers are definately on the upswing, I'm beginning to think that browser numbers are good for only one site: the site from which the log files were pulled. Everything else is speculation.

Beautiful saturation

Beautiful saturation 08/10/2004 08:03 PM
The stunning photography of Yann Bertrand.

Motorola Introduces Scalable 10/20
Gigabit per Second Ethernet Platform for
Streaming Video-on-Demand Transpor

Motorola Introduces Scalable 10/20
Gigabit per Second Ethernet Platform for
Streaming Video-on-Demand Transpor 06/14/2004 06:02 PM
PhysOrg.com Jun 14 2004 10:12PM GMT

Microsoft to Increase XP Starter Edition
Saturation

Microsoft to Increase XP Starter Edition
Saturation 07/30/2004 01:53 AM
At Microsoft's financial analyst meeting the company announced its intention of broadening the Windows XP Starter Edition program to quell the rising tide of software piracy and abate the rising popularity of open source alternatives. Windows XP Starter Edition is a stripped down, no-thrills distribution of the operating system that was originally available exclusively in Thailand and Malaysia through social welfare programs.

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

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