Did Digeo Blow $100K+ On a Razr-Like Remote? May 21, 2009
Did Digeo Blow $100K+ On a Razr-Like Remote. Did Digeo Blow $100K+ On a Razr-Like Remote. (Multichannel News)
Airline Passengers Are More Satisfied Than Cable TV Subscribers May 20, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Think flying is a pain in the keister these days. (Multichannel News)
Wondershare Software Releases the Brand-new FLV Converter May 19, 2009
In addition, it offers you adjustable video/audio output parameters such as resolution, bit rate, frame rate, etc ... Adjustable output parameters High level customization of output video/audio settings enables you to adjust output video parameters as Resolution, Bit Rate, Frame Rate, Sample Rate, Channel, etc. (Multichannel News)
Media Enchanted With 'Mythical' Cord-Cutting Creatures May 18, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Some the ;cord-cutting; phenomenon ; that cable TV subscribers are canceling service and watching shows and movies online ; as. (Multichannel News)
Most Comcast Customers Apparently Like the Remote Control May 16, 2009
Familiarity reigns over simplicity. That;s one of the lessons , Comcast;s senior vice president of user experience and product design, took away from a recent survey of the cable company;s customers about remote controls. (Multichannel News)
Hulu 2.0: Saving the Best For Cable? May 15, 2009
0: Saving the Best For Cable. 0: Saving the Best For Cable. (Multichannel News)
dear union and non union employees, first off if you are a manager and your... May 14, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Union to ATRun the Network Behind That 'Solid' Q1. (Multichannel News)
Epix To Use Akamai's HD Streaming Service May 13, 2009
With the feature, video playback adapts to the capabilities of users' computers, adjusting the bit rate of the video stream for lower-speed processors or slower Internet connections. Epix is aiming to provide new releases, catalog titles and original content over a variety of platforms, including TV, computers and mobile devices. (Multichannel News)
Cablevision's $334.95 Cover Charge May 12, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Want the so-called fastest broadband in the U.S.. (Multichannel News)
When will they broaden the band width so that motion blur can be eliminated? A... May 10, 2009
One of Comcast;s technology suppliers for this project, startup , has touted the ability of its system to deliver lower bit rates without harming quality ... Average bit rate = 17 ... Average bit rate = 13. (Multichannel News)
Time Warner Cable: Three Mistakes on Usage Pricing May 10, 2009
Wireless data network providers like and have usage caps and charge overage fees. Canadian cable operators like Rogers have introduced consumption-based billing successfully, with nary a protester chained to the front gates (see ). (Multichannel News)
Advertise on WSFA 12 May 9, 2009
97 Audio = 48 kHz Bit rate = 15 Mbps. To learn more about television advertising on the most watched station in the Montgomery, Alabama area, contact WSFA 12 at. (WSJA.com, AL)
Netflix: Unstreamed Assets May 9, 2009
How long is the long tail. For Netflix, it;s a multimillion-dollar question. (Multichannel News)
Cisco's Chambers: Video Will Be 90% of Network Traffic May 8, 2009
Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers, on the company;s fiscal Q3 2009 earnings call yesterday, emphasized the growth of video in general as driving its business in the years ahead. We believe that video will account for 90% of the load on networks in the future,; he said. (Multichannel News)
Hulu Looks Outside the U.S. May 7, 2009
Hulu, which as one of its owners, wants to build its international viewership. The L.A.-based Internet TV company, formed in 2007 by NBCU and News Corp., posted a yesterday seeking a director of international business development. (Multichannel News)
Comcast's Project Cavalry: The March of 28 Million DTAs May 6, 2009
Comcast has been talking about its ;DTA; strategy for more than a year now (see ). The idea: to eliminate 40-50 analog channels in a cable system, freeing up 250-300 MHz of spectrum, by giving basic cable subs who won;t upgrade to a digital tier a cheap ;digital terminal adapter; to convert digital TV signals to analog. (Multichannel News)
Verizon's Outdated "FiOS Internet vs. Cable" Comparison May 2, 2009
Verizon's Outdated "FiOS Internet vs. Cable" Comparison. Looks like Verizon needs to revise its competitive-marketing materials comparing FiOS Internet with cable;s broadband services. (Multichannel News)
Be Lucky I only get 23 HD channels with... Apr 30, 2009
Padding the HD Channel Count: Go West, Young Man. Padding the HD Channel Count: Go West, Young Man. (Multichannel News)
Pure Digital releases new Flip camcorders Apr 30, 2009
The Flip UltraSD shoots up to 2 hours of H.264 standard definition video at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and average bit rate of 4Mbps, bears 4GB of non-removable internal storage, runs off of two AA batteries, and is available in black, white, yellow, and pink ... The Flip UltraHD is an 8GB (non-removable) high-definition camera with a resolution of 1280 x 720 (720p) that also shoots up to 2 hours of H.264 video at an average bit rate of 9Mbps, includes an HDMI port for connecting the... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
CableLabs CEO Search Coming Up Empty? Apr 30, 2009
CableLabs CEO Search Coming Up Empty. CableLabs CEO Search Coming Up Empty. (Multichannel News)
TWC Adds 36,000 Video Subscribers Apr 29, 2009
Never mind the global economic meltdown ; we want our TV. Pretty impressive: Time Warner Cable posted 36,000 net new basic video subscribers in Q1, along with 225,000 net adds on high-speed Internet and 166,000 on phone. (Multichannel News)
Living in Rochester, ground zero for nonsense caps, I guarantee Time Warner will... Apr 29, 2009
Does Cablevision's Uncapped 101-Meg Tier Mean Metered Billing Is Dead. Does Cablevision's Uncapped 101-Meg Tier Mean Metered Billing Is Dead. (Multichannel News)
Comcast Tells Joost 'We'll Pass': Report Apr 28, 2009
Internet TV site Joost, which has reportedly been to a cable or satellite operator, has met with Comcast ; and the nation;s biggest cable operator has turned the startup down, according to. Well, there wouldn;t appear to be any reason for Comcast to acquire Joost, given that the cable company has spent almost a year and a half developing , the entertainment portal and video site. (Multichannel News)
Human Monitoring Announces New Ultra-Low Latency H.264 Encoder Leveraging DaVinci™ Technology from Texas Instruments Apr 20, 2009
HM's new Matisse Low Latency Encoder is XDM-compliant and supports the latest H.264 standard, which delivers up to 50 percent bit rate advantage over MPEG-2. In addition, the new encoder enables sub 70 millisecond (mSec) end-to-end latency for real-time critical applications. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Congressman Still Wants to Outlaw Usage-Based Pricing and Bandwidth Caps Apr 19, 2009
Time Warner Cable has blinked ; to proceed with the consumption-based pricing tests in four markets ; but the company has already created a political foe who;s not letting the issue rest. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), in a , patted his supporters on the back for forcing TWC to postpone the metered billing trials. (Multichannel News)
Magic Number Online: Five Free TV Episodes Apr 18, 2009
If you;re a cable network, and you;re charging people to get your programming on TV, how much free stuff can you give away on the Internet without hurting the core business. The magic number seems to be five, according to Craig Engler, SVP and general manager of Sci Fi Digital, as in five free episodes of a current (or recent) TV show at any given time. (Multichannel News)
Average Satellite TV Bill: $74 Per Month Apr 17, 2009
While cable TV bills increased about 7. 5% in the second half of 2008 to $71 per month, according to , satellite television customers saw their bills go up even more. (Multichannel News)
NCTA's McSlarrow Tired Of Hearing About Supposed 'Threat' From Internet Video Apr 16, 2009
Are cable operators trying to stifle the distribution of video over the Internet. But the notion that the industry is trying to protect its core TV product by imposing certain restrictions on broadband users certainly has legs. (Multichannel News)
Why There's No TV Gauge In Your Cable Set-Top Apr 15, 2009
I;ve seen this question pop up from cable customers in the debate over Time Warner Cable;s proposed for Internet access. My cable company doesn;t charge me based on how much TV I watch. (Multichannel News)
Why Metered Bandwidth Pricing Is Inevitable Apr 12, 2009
But Internet networks built 10 years ago were not designed for high sustained bit rates. The architectures back then assumed bursty access to Web pages (text and images) and e-mail traffic. (Multichannel News)
AT&T Union Local Releases Rap Single: 'Get Ready to Strike' Apr 11, 2009
ATn Local Releases Rap Single: 'Get Ready to Strike. Nearly a week after AT&T;s with the Communications Workers of America, the parties continue to wrangle over the terms of the union;s contract covering close to 100,000 workers. (Multichannel News)
Bandwidth Outrage: A Corning Connection? Apr 9, 2009
Bandwidth Outrage: A Corning Connection. Bandwidth Outrage: A Corning Connection. (Multichannel News)
Cablevision's Wi-Fi Service: A Wireless Appetizer Apr 8, 2009
Here;s a back-handed compliment: My experience using Cablevision;s the past few weeks has been so good that it;s made me think I need a wireless-data service that;s truly mobile today. Cablevision has been rolling out Wi-Fi access in of its New York, New Jersey and Connecticut footprint, free to its Optimum Online broadband customers. (Multichannel News)
A High-Def 'Video Twitter' Apr 4, 2009
A High-Def 'Video Twitter. Washington ; One of the more interesting ideas brought up on at SCTE;s Conference on Emerging Technologies today was ;video Twitter. (Multichannel News)
If Network DVR Prevails, Would Set-Top DVRs Die Off? Apr 3, 2009
If Network DVR Prevails, Would Set-Top DVRs Die Off. If Network DVR Prevails, Would Set-Top DVRs Die Off. (Multichannel News)
Ask the AD -- March Edition Apr 2, 2009
The two most important factors in encoding are the bit rate and the codec (encoder). Bit rate refers to the size of the feed ... A high bit rate will give you a cleaner picture. (Siusalukis.com)
Multiroom DVR Takes the Floor Apr 2, 2009
Washington ; This is the coming-out party for cable;s multiroom DVR.. On the floor today at are demos from , and showing the ability to access and manage DVR recordings from another set-top in the home. (Multichannel News)
Study: DVR Users Tend to Skip Lame Ads Apr 1, 2009
Quelle surprise ; you;re more likely to sit through an ad that literally makes your heart beat faster. A new research study, sponsored by TiVo, found that DVR viewers are more likely to fast-forward through ads with ;low emotional engagement than those with high emotional engagement. (Multichannel News)
DTS Digital Cinema and Qube Cinema Form Sales and Marketing Alliance Mar 30, 2009
Qube will integrate DTS Digital Cinemas proprietary JPEG2000 variable bit rate encoding algorithm into the product to enable users to create vivid DCPs with much smaller file sizes. A formal management structure with members from both companies has been put into place to oversee the strategic alliance on an ongoing basis. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DirecTV's 'Get Youthenized!' Ad Hits Cable on Remote DVR Mar 29, 2009
DirecTV's 'Get Youthenized. DirecTV's 'Get Youthenized. (Multichannel News)
Cox Bails on Interactive TV Venture With Comcast Mar 26, 2009
Cox has checked out of , the interactive television joint venture the MSO set up with Comcast about four years ago, reports. The move was prompted by the fact that the ;priorities of Comcast and Cox never quite synched up,; according to CDN;s Jeff Baumgartner. (Multichannel News)
Look Out, NY1: Here Comes FiOS1 Mar 25, 2009
In the Big Apple, Verizon is bringing out another weapon to fight cable: weather updates every 5 minutes. The telco this summer will launch FiOS1 in New York City, stepping up its hand-to-hand combat against Time Warner Cable;s NY1 and Cablevision;s News 12, the. (Multichannel News)
Gotta agree with John Nemesh on this one. I know Comcast from an insider POV and... Mar 24, 2009
FiOS Guys Thumb Noses at DOCSIS 3. FiOS Guys Thumb Noses at DOCSIS 3. (Multichannel News)
Bluetooth Sig seeks low-power entries Mar 24, 2009
It features a physical layer bit rate of 1Mbps over a range of 5 to 15 meters. Single-mode devices will be expected to run for many months or even years on standard coin-cell batteries. (EETimes)
Speeding up broadband Mar 21, 2009
In a best effort network all users obtain best effort service, meaning that they obtain unspecified variable bit rate and delivery time, depending on the current traffic load. BROADBAND PENETRATION. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
TiVo to Cable: Let Us Guide You Mar 21, 2009
TiVo, looking for ways to grow its base after , has a new offer for cable operators ; it;s proposing an easier way to bring the DVR platform to different set-top boxes. For Comcast, it;s been a pricey project to bring TiVo to Motorola and Cisco/SA boxes. (Multichannel News)
Cox Thinks Business Mar 20, 2009
Cox Business announced yesterday that it has become member of the , a marketing think tank at Penn State;s Smeal College of Business. Cox, one of 77 companies that have joined the Penn State research group, will get access to analysis from about 100 associated researchers worldwide and also expects to ;contribute to the diversity of ideas and experience represented in the group. (Multichannel News)
SES to Rename Americom/New Skies Unit Mar 19, 2009
Satellite operator SES has merged its North American (Americom) and international (New Skies) units. Now it;s about a month away from adopting a new moniker for the combined group, according to Rob Bednarek, president and CEO of what is currently being called SES Americom/New Skies. (Multichannel News)
video converter Mar 19, 2009
You can customize the video encoding parameters like resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate, sample rate, channel, volume, brightness, contrast, saturation to obtain quite high quality video files. No other video converters in the market like iOrgSoft Video Converter can convert so many video files fast and easily with stunning quality. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Comcast Customer Passwords Posted Online Mar 18, 2009
UPDATED: About 8,000 user names and passwords belonging to Comcast customers had been sitting, unprotected, on a public Web site for the last two months, according to a report today. The newspaper was alerted to the breach by a professor who was searching for information about himself was online ; and found his own e-mail address on the list, posted on document-sharing site. (Multichannel News)
Photonic IC startup secures $19.5 million Mar 18, 2009
With respect to transmit performance, OneChip s single-frequency DFB lasers will offer a superior performance in terms of reach and bit rate than competing Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers, OneChip said. OneChip's photonic ICs are designed for automated mounting on a silicon optical bench, without requiring active alignment, using industry-standard, automated assembly processes. (EETimes)
Thousands of Comcast Customer Passwords Posted Online Mar 17, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. About 8,000 user names and passwords belonging to Comcast customers had been sitting, unprotected, on a public Web site for the last two months, according to a report today. (Multichannel News)
New organic material may speed Internet access Mar 16, 2009
"With pure silicon," says Biaggio, "you can build waveguides that enable you to control light beam propagation, but you cannot get ultrafast light-to-light interaction. Using only silicon, people have achieved a data switching rate of only 20 to 30 gigabits per second, and this is very slow. "We need higher-speed switching to achieve a higher bit rate. Organic materials can do this, but they are not terribly good for building waveguides that control propagation of tightly confined light beams. (EurekAlert!)
Double Standards on Privacy Mar 14, 2009
The rise of targeted advertising, both on TV and the Internet, has been a reliable whipping boy for privacy defenders. Cablevision last week announced it will to target ads to 500,000 individual households in the New York DMA, using demographic info gleaned from Experian. (Multichannel News)
When a 'Win-Back' Offer Is an Insult Mar 12, 2009
Sometimes the strategy of trying to keep customers from defecting to a rival by proffering a lower price can backfire. Case in point: Gail Ahlers, whose four-person company in Pawtucket, R.I., designs custom gifts, was looking to trim her monthly telecommunications bill from Verizon. (Multichannel News)
How to watch DVD movie on iPhone 3G ? Mar 11, 2009
You can also click settings button to open the settings window and set the video parameters (such as resolution, frame bite, encoder, and bit rate) or audio parameters (such as sample rate, channel, encoder and bit rate, etc). Copyright. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Cablevision: Lewis & Clark for Canoe? Mar 7, 2009
Cablevision: Lewis & Clark for Canoe. Cablevision: Lewis for Canoe. (Multichannel News)
ZillionTV Funding: $18.4 Million to Date Mar 6, 2009
ZillionTV Funding: $18. ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. (Multichannel News)
Comcast: 50% 'All-Digital' in 2009 Mar 5, 2009
Comcast expects to reclaim the majority of the analog channels in about half its footprint this year, CFO Michael Angelakis said, speaking at Deutsche Bank Securities Media and Telecommunications Conference today. All-digital; in Comcast;s current usage of the term means eliminating 50-60 analogs, while maintaining around 30 broadcast channels and others in analog. (Multichannel News)
TiVo: Downward Spiral Mar 4, 2009
TiVo yesterday touted the fact that it turned in its first full year of profitability for fiscal year 2009, and narrowed its losses for the most recent quarter. Surely the company wished I had led with that. (Multichannel News)
Multimedios Leverages Ooyala Backlot for Online Video Initiatives Mar 4, 2009
Leveraging Ooyala's video player and adaptive bit rate delivery, viewers can easily enjoy on-demand video news instantly. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Verizon Pushes 'Hub' Phone Over the Top Mar 3, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. It;s a voice-over-Internet phone ; wait, no, it;s a Web-video player. (Multichannel News)
Guy Gear: HD Camcorders Mar 1, 2009
This HD camcorder will shoot in the bleeding-edge 24p in Cinema Mode, or 30p in Progressive Mode, at up to a 24Mbps bit rate, and at up to 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution. A 2. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Pay TV's Perceived Value In Decline Feb 25, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. I don;t have a problem paying for cable TV. Yet. (Multichannel News)
Internet TV: Where the Puck Is Moving Feb 22, 2009
Hypothesis: Cable TV subscribers are increasingly likely to ;cut the cord; given the proliferation online video. Is this notion the product of a feverish imagination. (Multichannel News)
