Broadcasters, cable companies fighting over rules of new digital TV world

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Rock And Scroll: The New Click Wheel
iPod Rules The Digital Music World

Rock And Scroll: The New Click Wheel
iPod Rules The Digital Music World 09/22/2004 10:43 AM
The new features may not revolutionize how you se your music player -- but if you're an iPod enthusiast, then a new Click Wheel, longer battery life, and key software enhancements should give you plenty to sing about. By Jonathan Seff, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Broadcasters Gut Digital TV Bill

Broadcasters Gut Digital TV Bill 09/23/2004 05:15 AM
The television industry scores an amendment to a bill that would have forced them to give up lots of valuable spectrum to emergency workers. The change all but guts the bill. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.

The telecommunications Industry
Handbook: Covers Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Data Over Cable
System Interface Spectrum Standard
(DOCSIS) cable modems, Very High Data
Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) and
more

The telecommunications Industry
Handbook: Covers Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Data Over Cable
System Interface Spectrum Standard
(DOCSIS) cable modems, Very High Data
Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) and
more 07/08/2004 03:39 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Technology - Infrastructure, Fixed Voice and Data Report to their offering. [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Broadcasters Weigh Digital TV, Indecency
Crackdown (Reuters)

Broadcasters Weigh Digital TV, Indecency
Crackdown (Reuters) 04/19/2004 08:27 AM
Reuters - Las Vegas is an apt setting for the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention as the industry wrestles with the policy equivalent of a tag-team match featuring a pair of 800-pound gorillas named indecency and digital transition.

"National Associations of Broadcasters
begs the FCC to ban local content on
satellite broadcasters"

"National Associations of Broadcasters
begs the FCC to ban local content on
satellite broadcasters" 04/19/2004 09:36 AM

Fighting the Cable Rate Hikes

Fighting the Cable Rate Hikes 02/10/2004 02:51 PM
Get ready to pay even more for cable and satellite service.

Big Cable Companies See Next Challenge
Around the Corner

Big Cable Companies See Next Challenge
Around the Corner 07/28/2004 09:46 PM
The cable industry has started to reap the benefits from its spending and building binge started in the 1990's.

Cable Companies And Mobile Solutions...

Cable Companies And Mobile Solutions... 12/29/2004 04:10 PM
The fact that Time Warner is looking to add a mobile phone solution (via an MVNO arrangement) isn't a surprise. They mentioned it in March, confirmed it in June and talked more seriously about it in November. So, it's not entirely clear why everyone is making a big deal out of the fact that the company is now talking to Sprint about using their network. Sprint, of course, has jumped into the MVNO market in a big way, providing the network for most of these new offerings, from Virgin Mobile to the new ESPN mobile phone offering. It's also not surprising that cable companies are looking to add a mobile phone solution -- that too many people are calling a "quadruple play," when it's really more about making the triple play mobile. However, what's more interesting is that it finally appears that other carriers are waking up to the possibilities of the MVNO market. While lots of people picked up on the fact that T-Mobile USA wasn't looking to team up with any other carrier, it didn't receive quite as much attention that part of their strategy to stay relevant is to offer their network to cable companies in an MVNO-style relationship. For all of those who were afraid that the Sprint-Nextel merger was going to mean less competition, the market is rapidly filling up with new companies who are simply using existing networks to offer service. While it does raise questions about the network provider competing with its own virtual operators, it looks like there's still going to be plenty of competition.

Cable companies vacillate on VoIP

Cable companies vacillate on VoIP 12/16/2003 07:38 PM
The top five U.S. cable providers remain divided this week between traditional and cutting-edge ways to sell telephone service, which is good news for makers of old-fashioned phone equipment.

Acacia Sues More Cable Companies

Acacia Sues More Cable Companies 09/13/2004 06:12 PM
Acacia Research Corp. filed a second round of lawsuits against cable companies on Monday, targeting several local firms in Arizona and the Midwest.

Cable Companies Looking To Video Games
As Differentiator

Cable Companies Looking To Video Games
As Differentiator 04/07/2005 02:24 AM
As cable companies continue to look for ways to differentiate themselves from telcos and satellite TV providers, it looks like the next big area many are exploring is adding interactive video games to your television set. It's a fairly simple idea. They're not looking to compete with consoles, but are more focused on casual games like poker. This is probably a smart move. Obviously, the set top boxes that deliver these games don't have the processing power of dedicated gaming consoles, but those simple casual games are often the most addictive. At the same time, the cable companies are highlighting the fact that users can easily play against each other -- something that satellite providers would be hard pressed to mimic. While this seems like a small thing, there are a few things that are impressive about it: (1) The cable companies aren't charging for this. They realize that it doesn't really cost them anything, but could help reduce churn or entice new customers while providing yet another feature they can claim differentiates them from telcos (for now). (2) They're hoping to let it expand beyond just the television -- and want to work out ways where you could start a game on your television, but continue it later on your computer or your phone. In other words, they recognize that they can't just lock people into the TV, but have to provide a seamless way to pass the experience across multiple platforms.

Companies team to provide voice over
cable

Companies team to provide voice over
cable 05/03/2004 09:40 AM
Net2Phone says that by using Level 3 technology it will be able to offer less-expensive Internet-based phone sevices to cable companies.

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.

Picture brighter for cable companies in
2005, report says

Picture brighter for cable companies in
2005, report says 04/04/2005 11:46 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 5 2005 4:19AM GMT

Viacom May Seek Cable Networks, Web
Companies (Reuters)

Viacom May Seek Cable Networks, Web
Companies (Reuters) 04/19/2005 08:45 AM
Reuters - Viacom Inc. is interested in buying cable networks aimed at older audiences and Internet companies focusing on video games and community sites, a top executive said on Tuesday.

Cable Companies Profit From Demand for
High-Speed Internet

Cable Companies Profit From Demand for
High-Speed Internet 07/28/2004 03:10 PM
New York Times Jul 28 2004 6:46PM GMT

Cable companies are feeling the DSL
heat, offering tiered services

Cable companies are feeling the DSL
heat, offering tiered services 07/27/2004 11:00 PM
Comcast currently offers 3Mbps down/256kbps up to all broadband subscribers for US$42.95, provided they also have cable. The new 4Mbps down/384kbps option weighs in at $10 more, for $52.95.

Court Rules for Tobacco Companies in
Suit

Court Rules for Tobacco Companies in
Suit 12/11/2003 12:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 11 2003 0:07AM ET

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable 08/19/2004 05:02 PM
New York Times Aug 19 2004 9:49PM GMT

SEC gives companies latitude in
measuring stock options' value under new
rules

SEC gives companies latitude in
measuring stock options' value under new
rules 03/29/2005 08:09 PM
San Jose Mercury News Mar 30 2005 12:41AM GMT

Fighting Spam with Digital IDs

Fighting Spam with Digital IDs 12/05/2002 07:49 PM
Jon Udell on the pitfalls of permission-based spam filters: If we rule out spontaneous association then we will not have...

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

Tech Companies Oppose Government
Computer Security Rules

Tech Companies Oppose Government
Computer Security Rules 12/03/2003 07:25 PM
BizReport.com Dec 3 2003 6:23PM ET

Cable wiring seen as key to the digital
home

Cable wiring seen as key to the digital
home 01/05/2004 09:11 PM
Vendors and service providers are developing standards to use old coaxial cable to create home networks.

Montgomery Makes Cable Firms Uneasy:
Industry Denounces Plan to Impose County
Rules on Internet Serv

Montgomery Makes Cable Firms Uneasy:
Industry Denounces Plan to Impose County
Rules on Internet Serv 07/07/2004 06:29 AM
Washingtonpost.com - Wed Jul 7, 03:28 am GMT

AT&T drops Microsoft for digital cable
boxes

AT&T drops Microsoft for digital cable
boxes 12/22/2003 04:12 PM
A small setback for Microsoft and its goal of having its software installed on cable boxes everywhere: AT&T says it's not going to run Microsoft...

Digital Cable HDTV Tuner Card Reviewed

Digital Cable HDTV Tuner Card Reviewed 08/18/2004 10:20 AM

Go Digital Fighting online crime, wi-fi
in Nepal and is e-mail killing the art
of conversation

Go Digital Fighting online crime, wi-fi
in Nepal and is e-mail killing the art
of conversation 05/25/2004 05:29 AM
BBC May 25 2004 9:19AM GMT

StarHub, Mobileway Deliver Interaction
For Digital Cable Subscribers

StarHub, Mobileway Deliver Interaction
For Digital Cable Subscribers 06/08/2004 03:02 AM
Following the tremendous success of Singapore’s first interactive channel, (HubTV as well as myAlert service launched in 2003), Mobileway and StarHub today announced their co-operation to provide StarHub CableTV’s Digital Cable with the delivery of SMS-based service Chat, for Singapore’s first digital cable service rolled out officially on 29 May 2004. All mobile subscribers in Singapore can participate in Chat, while StarHub Mobile customers have the added option of sending MMS messages as well. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004]

Cable Modem Case Heads to the Supreme
Court (PC World)

Cable Modem Case Heads to the Supreme
Court (PC World) 03/28/2005 10:13 AM
PC World - Court will examine whether broadband cable networks must be open to competing ISPs.

Companies adapt to a zero day world

Companies adapt to a zero day world 07/13/2004 05:24 PM
Patchy record

E-Data Goes After Digital Image
Companies

E-Data Goes After Digital Image
Companies 05/04/2004 06:25 PM
E-Data, one of the companies famous for wielding their somewhat obvious patent against just about anyone they can find has now sued Getty Images and Corbis for supposedly violating their patent on by "electronically transferring stock photos and images to customers at a remote location, where the material was purchased and reproduced." E-Data has a patent on downloading data onto a physical object. It's still a bit unclear why this is patentable, but so far they've been successful in getting companies offering music download services to pay up. How could the idea of downloading to a physical object be patentable and how in the world can anyone claim that this is promoting innovation rather than hindering it by making it more expensive?

New Digital TV Rules Draw Fight (AP)

New Digital TV Rules Draw Fight (AP) 01/27/2004 09:51 PM
AP - To most couch potatoes, digital television means a sharper picture. Broadcasters see another advantage, though: They could offer up to six times as many channels.

New Digital TV Rules Draw Fight

New Digital TV Rules Draw Fight 01/28/2004 12:04 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jan 28 2004 4:13AM GMT

Next-Generation Cameras: Digital Rules!

Next-Generation Cameras: Digital Rules! 01/22/2004 07:06 AM
Digital cameras aren't new -- but they haven't really arrived until now. Our advice and picks.

New Digital TV Rules Draws Fight (AP)

New Digital TV Rules Draws Fight (AP) 01/27/2004 04:03 PM
AP - To most couch potatoes, digital television means a sharper picture. Broadcasters see another advantage, though: They could offer up to six times as many channels.

Apogee DDX Chosen for Motorola Digital
Cable Ready Home Theater Systems

Apogee DDX Chosen for Motorola Digital
Cable Ready Home Theater Systems 02/10/2004 02:53 AM
Wide Screen Review Feb 6 2004 9:14PM GMT

Motorola Receives SARFT Certification in
China for Digital Cable System Solutions

Motorola Receives SARFT Certification in
China for Digital Cable System Solutions 09/17/2004 12:33 AM
Investors Business Daily Sep 17 2004 3:40AM GMT

Digital and internet profits for Aster
City Cable to fuel new video service

Digital and internet profits for Aster
City Cable to fuel new video service 09/06/2004 03:34 AM
Warsaw Business Journal Sep 6 2004 7:52AM GMT
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