Category Archives: Cable

MediaPost’s TV Board On Why A Cable DVR Is Not A TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 by MegaZone

I got a kick out of this post in MediaPost’s TV Board blog. A friend of the post’s author called Comcast about their digital phone service and got a pitch for a DVR. I loved the summary of the conversation: … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Moving Channels To SDV In Kansas City

Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 by MegaZone

The TV Barn blog has posted a letter Time Warner Cable sent out to customers in Kansas City, MO. It announces that they intend to begin migrating “lesser-viewed channels” to SDV beginning August 20, 2008. They’ve done a fairly decent … Continue reading →

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Tru2way Cable-CE MOU Details Revealed

Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 by MegaZone

Reader Glenn pointed out in a comment that the details of the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) first signed by Sony, and then additional CE vendors, have been revealed in an FCC filing. Both Multichannel News and Light Reading’s Cable Digital … Continue reading →

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Tru2Way Off To A Rocky Start With CE Vendors

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by MegaZone

While tru2way is gaining increasing support from the consumer electronics industry, a post over at IP Democracy indicates things aren’t as rosy on the implementation side. They report that people close to CableLabs claim that tru2way certification testing on Pansonic’s … Continue reading →

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NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow At The National Press Club

Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by MegaZone

NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow addressed the National Press Club today, with a presentation entitled “Cable’s Broadband Platform: Innovation for the Consumer.” The full text of his remarks is available as a PDF. He touched on broadband, and the … Continue reading →

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