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Sony unveils European online gaming plan
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Not to be outdone by its rival Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp. plans to launch a broadband network gaming service for its PlayStation2 gaming console next spring in Europe.
--October 31, 2002
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Cable nets try free VOD with iN Demand
|
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Comedy Central and BBC America have agreed to offer some of their programming for free in the VOD platform to cable subscribers hooked up to digital boxes.
--October 28, 2002
|
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MSN 8 takes on AOL 8 in duel for high-speed users
|
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Microsoft Corp.'s biggest push yet to lure customers to its Internet subscription service kicks off today with Chairman Bill Gates and rocker Lenny Kravitz touting the coolness of MSN 8 in New York's Central Park.
--October 24, 2002
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CinemaNow scores on-demand goal
|
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Attention hockey fans, NHL.com has teamed with CinemaNow Inc. to deliver on-demand hockey highlights.
--October 23, 2002
|
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Old is new with ReplayTV 5000 series
|
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Hard-drive video recorders were supposed to revolutionize the way we watch TV, remember?
--October 21, 2002
|
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Listen.com cuts distribution deal
|
|
Verizon Online DSL subscribers can stream the latest tunes to their desktop thanks to a newly signed distribution agreement between Verizon and Listen.com.
--October 9, 2002
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Liberate puts products under one umbrella
|
|
Sticking with its promise to deliver automated service management options to customers, Liberate Technologies has unveiled a suite of software targeted at digital services automation.
--October 8, 2002
|
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CinemaNow to trial Universal Studios' content
|
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Universal Studios Pay-Per-View has turned to CinemaNow Inc. to test the waters for downloading and streaming its content.
--October 7, 2002
|
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Mag Rack debuts on Insight Digital
|
|
MSO Insight Communications has rolled out Rainbow Media Holdings Inc.'s Mag Rack VOD service in 10 of its cable systems.
--October 3, 2002
|
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BBC set to launch iTV service
|
|
On October 30 the United Kingdom will get another choice in digital television thanks to a partnership between the BBC, Crown Castle International and BSkyB.
--October 3, 2002
|
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Microsoft
buys Liquid Audio's intellectual property
|
|
Microsoft Corp. has snapped up Liquid
Audio Inc.'s patents for cash consideration of $7 million.
--September 30, 2002
|
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Got
a thirst for concert tickets? Try H2O
|
|
Based on the OpenTV H2O interactive
TV application, OpenTV has teamed with Ticketmaster to develop
a t-commerce service that will turn televisions into virtual ticket
agents.
--September 13, 2002
|
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Shaw
lands VOD partner
|
|
Canadian communications company Shaw
Communications is putting the finishing touches on its video-on-demand
service set to launch next month in Calgary.
--September 13, 2002
|
|
iMagicTV,
SaskTel team for the triple play
|
|
Telecom service provider SaskTel
has teamed with software provider iMagicTV to deliver voice, video
and data over DSL services to more than 80,000 households in Regina,
Canada.
--September 12, 2002
|
|
SONICblue,
Intel to deliver portable DVRs
|
|
Despite a lingering court battle
over its ReplayTV digital video recorder technology, SONICblue
Inc. is teaming with Intel Corp. to introduce a mini-version of
the DVR device.
--September 10, 2002
|
|
OpenTV,
MIH together again
|
|
OpenTV has inked a multi-platform
licensing agreement with its former owner MIH Limited. The deal
has an up-front value of roughly $4 million.
--September 10, 2002
|
|
DirecTV,
Starz SVOD trial gets underway
|
|
Not to be outdone by its cable competitors,
DBS heavyweight DirecTV has powered up a trial subscription-VOD
service for its TiVo customers who subscribe to the Starz Super
Pak.
--September 10, 2002
|
|
CinemaNow,
Movielink forge deals
|
|
A technology deal with IBM has moved
Movielink one step closer to launching its movies over the Internet
service by year's end. Separately, CinemaNow Inc. has sealed a
licensing agreement to deliver Warner Bros. pictures on-demand
over the Net.
--September 9, 2002
|
|
Real
tries to hit one out of the park
|
|
Ever wish you could listen to the
game of favorite baseball team without having to go to the ballpark
or sit glued to your television? Well, RealNetworks, and Major
League Baseball believe they can make dreams come true with their
Gameday Audio Mobile service.
--September 6, 2002
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Baseball
streams to fans
|
|
With the strike deadline looming,
fans are trying to soak up every bit of baseball out there. Earlier
this week, 30,000 fans connected to the first-ever live video
stream of a Major League Baseball game.
--August 29, 2002
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WorldGate
services Astound in Cali
|
|
Residents in Northern California
that subscribe to Astound Broadband's digital service will soon
be receiving WorldGate Communications Inc.'s interactive services
as part of their basic digital package.
--August 29, 2002
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Kasenna
takes VOD delivery to another level
|
|
With the help of Broadcom Corp.,
Kasenna Inc. is pushing the performance envelope for video-on-demand
delivery on Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
--August 28, 2002
|
|
Microsoft's
IPG gets the green light to run on more Motorola set-tops
|
|
Microsoft Corp. believes its Microsoft
TV IPG can help reduce churn for operators, and the company has
been working with Motorola Inc.'s Motorola Broadband Communications
Sector to expand its use. The latest: The IPG has received ACADIA
validation for use in Motorola's DCT-1000 and DCT-1200 set-top
boxes.
--August 26, 2002
|
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TVN
taps into children's market
|
|
Whoever believes children should
be seen and not heard obviously isn't tapping into the multi-billion
dollar market. TVN Entertainment sees the revenue potential of
this market in the video-on-demand space and has put together
a programming package for its VOD affiliates.
--August 26, 2002
|
|
FreeZone
debuts in San Diego
|
|
Is offering free on-demand content
a viable revenue model? After months of touting its ad-supported
video-on-demand service Cox Communications Inc. is ready to find
out and has launched the service in San Diego.
--August 20, 2002
|
|
iN
Demand, MGM make content pact
|
|
The lion is roaring at iN Demand.
The VOD provider has inked a multi-year content deal with MGM
Home Entertainment Group.
--August 20, 2002
|
|
BroadJump
adds Rhapsody option to activation platform
|
|
Broadband service activation software
provider BroadJump is looking to add even more value to their
market-leading activation platform, and they're signing up content
and application providers to the mix to provide operators with
that added value.
--August 19, 2002
|
|
Judge
allows consumer voice in DVR court fight
|
|
In what could be called a reversal
of fortune for five ReplayTV owners, a federal judge has changed
her mind and will allow the owners to defend their use of digital
video recorders.
--August 19, 2002
|
|
WorldGate
rolls out Go!TV Links
|
|
Ready, set, interactive. WorldGate
Communications Inc. has introduced Go!TV Links to make every program
across all channels instantly interactive.
--August 15, 2002
|
|
BellSouth's
DSL service gets Real
|
|
Looking to beef up its DSL service
package, BellSouth Corp. has teamed with RealNetworks Inc. to
deliver streaming audio and video content from the likes of NASCAR.com,
FOXSports and "Big Brother 3" to customers' desktops.
--August 15, 2002
|
|
Home
Media Networks integrates DivX technology
|
|
DivXNetworks and Home Media Networks
believe the PC will become the entertainment hub of the home,
and are integrating their products to help make that vision a
reality.
--August 13, 2002
|
|
Microsoft
bets on Xbox Live launch
|
|
Look out Sony Corp. and Nintendo,
here we come, Microsoft Corp. says. To mark the one-year anniversary
of the launch of Xbox, the software giant is aiming to take broadband-enabled
gaming console online.
--August 13, 2002
|
|
Listen.com
deals to put Rhapsody in the home
|
|
Home networking gear provider NETGEAR
Inc. is teaming with Listen.com to tout broadband entertainment
services in the networked home.
--August 5, 2002
|
|
AtomFilms
in cable deal with Comcast
|
|
In an unusual leap from the Internet
to television, AtomFilms is expected to announce today that its
collection of short films and animations will be offered this
fall through Comcast Cable Communications Inc.'s video-on-demand
service in Philadelphia.
--August 5, 2002
|
|
WorldGate
inks iTV content deal
|
|
Interactive television is not all
about fun and games, it can be used to deliver the latest news,
too. WorldGate is looking to satisfy digital cable subscribers'
need to be in "the know" through an iTV content deal with The
Associated Press.
--July 31, 2002
|
|
Intertainer
enters Elmo's world
|
|
"Won't you tell me how to get, how
to get to Sesame Street?" Now parents can plop their kids
down in front of the television any time of day, and find something
educational for them to watch. Big Bird, Elmo and the rest of
the gang are skipping into the digital age through a video-on-demand
deal with Intertainer.
--July 30, 2002
|
|
N2
Broadband inks SVOD deal
|
|
Liberty Media subsidiary Starz Encore
Group has selected N2 Broadband Inc.'s MediaPath technology to
deliver subscription video-on-demand services to US cable operators.
--July 29, 2002
|
|
Congressman
takes on online piracy
|
|
Although members of technology companies,
consumer electronics manufacturers and motion-picture studios
have put their heads together to develop a new standard to prevent
digital television broadcasts from being spread over the Internet,
the results the entertainment industry wants may come from Congress.
--July 29, 2002
|
|
Level
3 tapped for Xbox Live
|
|
Microsoft Corp.'s broadband-enabled
gaming console is going online with a little help from Level 3
Communications Inc.
.--July 22, 2002
|
|
Cox
rolls the HDTV dice in Sin City
|
|
Answering the FCC's call to commit
to digital television, Cox Communications Inc. is rolling out
HDTV in its second city, Las Vegas.
.--July 22, 2002
|
|
Group
outlines MPEG-4 patent license agreements
|
|
MPEG LA has put the finishing touches
on the licensing terms for the media delivery standard MPEG-4.
Official licenses will be issued in September.
--July 17, 2002
|
|
"Big
Brother 3" streams for a fee
|
|
Big Brother is watching, are you?
The CBS reality television series "Big Brother" returned to American
TV last night for its third installment. Network officials have
again teamed with RealNetworks Inc. in hopes of generating some
extra cash -- streaming live video and audio of the 12 houseguests,
for a price.
--July 11, 2002
|
|
Comcast
tabs WorldGate in Alabama
|
|
Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
is looking to beef up its digital cable portfolio in Alabama,
and is turning to WorldGate Communications Inc. to make it happen.
--July 8, 2002
|
|
Audiogalaxy
vs. the music industry: case closed
|
|
Less than a month after the music
industry filed a lawsuit against a Napster-like clone, the case
has been settled.
--June 18, 2002
|
|
Discovery
launches HDTV channel
|
|
In response to the FCC's call to
grow the HDTV and digital television markets, Discovery Communications
is stepping up to the plate with a new 24-hour, ad-supported HDTV
channel.
--June 18, 2002
|
|
Sandbridge
Technologies snags funds
|
|
White Plains, NY-based Sandbridge
Technologies, a developer of so-called "software defined radio"
chipsets designed to allow handheld devices such as cell phones
to easily shift between various transmission mode...
--June 17, 2002
|
|
Study:
Movie trailers drain corporate bandwidth
|
|
Movie-goers may look forward to windfall
of summer blockbusters, but corporate IT directors may only view
them as bandwidth drains.
--June 17, 2002
|
|
VOD,
you sexy thing
|
|
Content aggregator TVN Entertainment
is continuing its charge in the VOD market. The latest: TVN has
snagged a contract with The Erotic Networks.
--June 11, 2002
|
|
IFILM
targets broadband customers
|
|
Online entertainment company IFILM
and Terra Lycos have teamed to beef up streaming media content
to attract broadband users.
--June 11, 2002
|
|
Thirdspace
investment insulates Concurrent from VOD patent war
|
|
Video-on-demand vendor Concurrent
Computer Corp. is sufficiently insulated from the ongoing VOD
patent war being waged between nCUBE Corp. and SeaChange International,
a Concurrent executive said.
--June 10, 2002
|
|
Movies-on-demand
becoming a family thing
|
|
Right now adult content sites are
fueling the video-on-demand-over-IP market, but family-oriented
VOD services are gaining ground, one analysis says.
--June 5, 2002
|
|
Tech
leaders, studios agree on copy protection plan
|
|
An influential group of technology
companies, consumer electronics manufacturers and motion-picture
studios recommended a new standard Wednesday to prevent digital
television broadcasts from being spread over the Internet.
--June 5, 2002
|
|
Charter
signs on another VOD partner
|
|
Charter Communications Inc. is not
letting the Diva Systems bankruptcy filing slow down its video-on-demand
push, the MSO has signed up nCUBE Corp. as one of its VOD equipment
vendors.
--June 4, 2002
|
|
Microsoft
offers bargain-priced Net TV
|
|
Since Microsoft Corp.'s UltimateTV
interactive television service was not embraced by the public
as quickly as it had hoped, the software giant is taking another
tact. Microsoft is rolling out a low-cost, watered-down service
that will give subscribers access to the Net via their TVs for
as little as $9.95 a month.
--June 4, 2002
|
|
IBM,
Inktomi team for business
|
|
Looking beyond e-mail in the business
sector, Big Blue and Inktomi Corp. have partnered to provide web-accelerating,
streaming and rich media services to enterprises.
--June 3, 2002
|
|
General
Bandwidth intros new app
|
|
Generating revenue is the name of
the game, and General Bandwidth Inc. contends its Converged Service
Delivery application will enable the delivery of converged voice
and data services to small- and medium-sized businesses over existing
infrastructure.
--May 20, 2002
|
|
Fiber
optic installed in gas pipeline
|
|
Calling it a major step toward expanding
broadband service, a Sempra Energy subsidiary announced last week
it has successfully installed a fiber optic cable conduit for
commercial use through a Fort Worth, Texas, natural gas pipeline
while it was in operation.
--May 20, 2002
|
|
Thomson-Gemstar
align anew
|
|
The strategic relationship between
interactive services provider Gemstar-TV Guide and Thomson Multimedia
began way back in 1996, but their partnership is getting a facelift,
so to speak. The two companies today reiterated a common strategy
to deploy Gemstar's Interactive Program Guide (IPG) in Thomson
television and access devices, and mapped out a future timeline
to broaden other areas of the relationship.
--May 17, 2002
|
|
EchoStar
expands PVR features
|
|
Get more bang for your buck. EchoStar
Communications Corp. is beefing up the capabilities of its DishPVR
501 satellite TV receiver to include caller ID and a search function.
--May 17, 2002
|
|
e-BOX
to build MPEG-4 demo centers
|
|
e-BOX Corp., a joint venture that’s
developing a digital cable system based on MPEG-4 technology,
plans to establish demonstration and development centers in California’s
Silicon Valley and the city of Burbank.
--May 17, 2002
|
|
Could
bankruptcy be in Napster's future?
|
|
After falling from grace and relinquishing
its crown as the ruler of peer-to-peer online music file swapping,
Napster Inc. is having a harder time trying to go legit than it
expected. The latest: a deal to be acquired by Bertelsmann AG
has fallen through and Napster CEO Konrad Hilbers is walking away
from the company. Some are speculating that bankruptcy could be
in Napster's future.
--May 15, 2002
|
|
RCN
expands bundling with 'Essentials' option
|
|
Overbuilder RCN Corp. has unveiled
"RCN Essentials," a new family of bundled services designed to
play up the company's core offerings and to lure more subscribers.
--May 9, 2002
|
|
iN
Demand is in at AT&T as Diva phases out of VOD
|
|
It's only Tuesday, but it has been
a good week for iN Demand. First a video-on-demand deal with 20th
Century Fox studio and now AT&T Broadband.
--May 7, 2002
|
|
Fox
to announce video-on-demand deal
|
|
Ten days after pulling the plug on
its video-on-demand joint venture with Walt Disney Corp., News
Corp.'s 20th Century Fox is expected to announce a long-term deal
with In Demand to offer Fox movies through cable TV video-on-demand
services.
--May 6, 2002
|
|
N2
Broadband extends pacts with TWC, HBO
|
|
It's all about customer retention.
Time Warner Cable and HBO remain committed to N2 Broadband's content
delivery system.
--May 6, 2002
|
|
Microsoft
TV unveils 'thin-client' IPG
|
|
Microsoft Corp's interactive television
division today is expected to unveil a new interactive program
guide that targets widely deployed Motorola Broadband-built DCT-1000
and DCT-2000 series digital set-tops - and circumvents the litigious
reach of the platform's IPG incumbent, Gemstar-TV Guide International.
--May 6, 2002
|
|
Level
3 Scoops Up Software Spectrum
|
|
Level 3 Communications Inc. is adding
to its information services business by purchasing Software Spectrum
Inc.
--May 2, 2002
|
|
TiVo
Integrates AOL Features
|
|
Tivo Inc. has struck a deal with
America Online Inc. to integrate a number of AOL features with
the digital video recording company's new Series2 model.
--May 1, 2002
|
|
RealNetworks,
Sony Make Digital Deal
|
|
Digital media software and services
company RealNetworks Inc. is partnering with Sony Corp. to further
digital content distribution to the home-networked sector.
--May 1, 2002
|
|
Pace,
Ucentric Partner
|
|
Pace Micro Technology and Ucentric
Systems are combining their muscle in the digital entertainment
market. The companies are teaming to deliver digital entertainment
via a wireline or wireless home network.
--April 30, 2002
|
|
S-A's
Explorer 8000 Adds PVR Functionality
|
|
The Explorer 8000 Home Entertainment
Server from Scientific-Atlanta is getting smarter by the day,
with new functionalities being added to the advanced digital receiver
in a variety of applications...
--April 29, 2002
|
|
Murdoch
Abandons The Mouse
|
|
With the Department of Justice scrutinizing
some Hollywood studios' plan to get into the video-on-demand game,
New's Corp.'s Fox Entertainment Group is pulling out of a joint
venture VOD deal with Walt Disney Co.
--April 29, 2002
|
|
Focal
Tabs General Bandwidth
|
|
Focal Communications Corp. is looking
to deliver voice and data services over a single access line,
and is turning to General Bandwidth to make it happen.
--April 25, 2002
|
|
RealNetworks
Streams Ahead
|
|
RealNetworks Inc. is looking to raise
the bar in the streaming media competition - upgrading its streaming
video and audio technologies.
--April 24, 2002
|
|
MovieFlix
Surpasses 5,000 Paying Customers
|
|
Streaming full-length movies over
the Internet continues to gain in popularity, and more people
are now willing to pay for premium content, says MovieFlix. The
web-based broadband movie provider has turned 5,000 members into
paying customers.
--April 22, 2002
|
|
Cox
Web Subsidiary Eyes Reorganization
|
|
It looks like the scene may be changing
over at Cox Interactive Media, the Website development subsidiary
and sister company that supplies local content portals to cabler
Cox Communications Inc.'s high-speed cable modem service.
--April 19, 2002
|
|
Piracy
Shouldn't Stop VOD Push, Exec Sez
|
|
HOLLYWOOD --- In his first public
address since landing the job in January, Movielink CEO Jim Ramo
said Internet-based video-on-demand services must proceed despite
security holes because the resulting expansion of the entertainment
market would outweigh the potential losses from piracy.
--April 19, 2002
|
|
Concurrent
Taps Everstream
|
|
VOD vendor Concurrent Computer Corp.
has inked a deal to license and co-market Everstream's proprietary
advertising system for targeted and interactive ads delivered
over broadband networks.
--April 18, 2002
|
|
TI
Buys To Strengthen VoP Business
|
|
Texas Instruments Inc. is committed
to the broadband voice-over packet market, and is snatching up
Ditech Communications' Telinnovation echo-cancellation software
unit to beef up its product offering.
--April 16, 2002
|
|
Comcast
Delivers VOD To The Garden State
|
|
Many Americans embrace the "I want
it, when I want it" attitude, and cabler Comcast Corp. believes
it can satisfy its New Jersey customers who think this way by
delivery video-on-demand services.
--April 12, 2002
|
|
Trace
Outlines Digital STB Roadmap
|
|
The digital set-top box market is
poised to grow its installed base by 62 percent this year, one
analysis says.
--April 10, 2002
|
|
Promise
Of Any Movie, Any Time, Is Here
|
|
Going back more than a decade, virtually
every multibillion-dollar plan announced by telephone and cable
television companies to build powerful new networks serving millions
of U.S. homes included some version of "video on demand" -- access
through your television set to a giant jukebox of movies and shows
any time of day or night...
--April 8, 2002
|
|
OpenTV
Wins Patents
|
|
OpenTV is moving full speed ahead
in the interactive television marketplace with the addition of
four new technology patents.
--April 8, 2002
|
|
Companies
Align To Advance Broadband Entertainment
|
|
Consumers' appetites have been whet,
and the digital set-top box marketplace is poised for growth,
one analysis says...
--April 8, 2002
|
|
Hotels
Add Surfing To Offerings
|
|
A local hotel operator has signed
an agreement with Symbol Technologies that will allow the hotel
to provide its guests with wireless Internet access.
--March 29, 2002
|
|
New
MPEG-4 Company Lands Comcast Trial
|
|
A fledgling company formed to develop
MPEG-4-based video on demand systems has tuned in Comcast Corp.
as a joint venture and system trial partner.
--March 28, 2002
|
|
Major
League Baseball Gets High-Definition Picture
|
|
High-definition TV is coming to Major
League Baseball this season thanks to a deal forged between the
league and HDNet channel.
--March 27, 2002
|
|
Buzztime
Heads To Moto Platform
|
|
Interactive game developer Buzztime
Entertainment has joined with middleware provider Liberate Technologies
to create a Buzztime gaming channel for Motorola DCT2000 series
set-top boxes.
--March 26, 2002
|
|
AT&T
Adds Media Ops Center
|
|
AT&T debuted a new Media Network
Operations Center aimed at content providers intent on distributing
IP video across the Internet in pay-per-view and subscription
models.
--March 26, 2002
|
|
Yankee
Group Says Internet VOD Needs Help
|
|
Internet video on demand providers
should partner with broadband service providers and device manufacturers
and think about sending content to TV screens in order to be successful,
according to a new report from the Yankee Group.
--March 22, 2002
|
|
DirecTV
Files Signal Theft Lawsuit Against Radio Personality
|
|
Call DirecTV Inc. unamused. The satellite
company has filed a lawsuit against New York-based WFAN sports
radio personality Sid Rosenberg over comments DirecTV says he
made over the air.
--March 22, 2002
|
|
Liberate
Countersues Rival OpenTV Over Patents
|
|
The war continues - six weeks after
facing a patent infringement lawsuit from OpenTV, Liberate Technologies
has filed a countersuit alleging its rival violated several crucial
patents on interactive television technologies.
--March 22, 2002
|
|
Charter
May Not Use Microsoft For Set Tops
|
|
Charter Communications Inc. said
it might not use Microsoft software in new set-top boxes. The
cable TV company is testing software to use in set-top boxes made
by Motorola Inc., said spokesman Andy Morgan.
--March 21, 2002
|
|
In
Tune On Digital TV
|
|
Downplaying the strained relationship
between cablers and broadcasters as something akin to "love and
marriage," National Cable & Telecom Association topper Robert
Sachs on Tuesday made partial peace with National Assn. of Broadcasters
topper Eddie Fritts and committed to helping educate Americans
about digital TV.
--March 20, 2002
|
|
Charter
Changeup Puts Microsoft TV on Hold
|
|
Charter Communications Inc. is shifting
its interactive gears, and that means yet another delay for Microsoft
Corp.'s interactive TV platform.
--March 20, 2002
|
|
NAN
Pickets Charter Over The Word Network
|
|
"We're being protested today," says
Charter Communications spokesman Andy Morgan, from the company's
St. Louis office. "They're marching around and chanting, 'We're
checking Charter."...
--March 19, 2002
|
|
Charter
Sharpens HDTV Picture
|
|
Charter Communications Inc. will
go high definition in five markets during the second quarter,
the company announced yesterday.
--March 19, 2002
|
|
Study:
Paid Internet Content to Reach $5.8B in 2006
|
|
Though not on par with cable revenues,
content offered via the Internet apparently is starting to take
on cable-like business models.
--March 18, 2002
|
|
S-A
Will Take Care of Charter
|
|
Scientific-Atlanta Inc.'s SciCare
Broadband Services unit will be riding herd on Charter Communications
Inc.'s upcoming interactive TV rollout.
--March 18, 2002
|
|
Canal+
lawsuit Alleges Theft Of Smart-card Code
|
|
Canal+ filed a lawsuit against NDS
Group plc., alleging the News Corp. unit hacked its site and took
its digital TV Smart Card code, which it then handed to a Web
site used by counterfeiters. Damages total more than $1 billion,
the company says...
--March 12, 2002
|
|
Abortive
Hostage Taking May Have Targeted Philips
|
|
A gunman with a grudge against the
quality of widescreen TV held hostages in a eight-hour standoff
in Amsterdam's tallest building. The man, who reportedly is dead
from a self-inflicted wound, could have been targeting Phillips
Electronics.
--March 11, 2002
|
|
DCT2000
Has Wink In Interactive Eye
|
|
Motorola Inc. has announced that
it has integrated the e-commerce software engine from Wink Communications
and TV Guide Interactive's electronic programming guide to run
on its widely distributed DCT2000 digital set-top box.
--March 8, 2002
|
|
CTAM
Attendance Up; Panelists Debate Thick/thin Set-tops
|
|
LOS ANGELES - Despite a slow economy
and the travel fallout of 9/11, CTAM's annual Digital Conference
enjoyed a small year-to-year rise in attendance here.
--March 8, 2002
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Online
Videophiles Get DivX's Picture
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DivXNetworks Inc. is riding high
on the release of its latest MPEG-4-based video software.
--March 7, 2002
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Comcast
To Entice Consumers With Free SVOD Trials
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LOS ANGELES -- Free subscription-video-on-demand
(SVOD) represents just one marketing tactic Comcast Corp. is evaluating
in order to remove barriers of consumer acceptance to new on-demand
video services, company officials said Wednesday during the opening
session of CTAM's Digital Conference.
--March 7, 2002
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Sony
Takes PlayStation2 Online
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Sony Corp. took another step toward
broadband with the announcement it will offer PlayStation 2 owners
the option to play games online.
--March 7, 2002
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Study
Shows Demand for VOD Service
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Video on demand service would be
a strong lure to sign up for digital cable, according to a nationwide
survey released today.
--March 6, 2002
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Comcast
E-Mail at a Snail Pace
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Still more problems for Comcast Corp.
cable modem customers this week - slow e-mail delivery and no
remote access.
--March 6, 2002
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Triarc
Content Labs Formed By Lineo, Metrowerks, And Motorola
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Lineo, Metrowerks, and Motorola,
Inc. Broadband Communications Sector announced that they have
joined forces to form Triarc Content Labs. Triarc Content Labs
will facilitate the design and development of Linux-based, advanced-interactive
television software applications on Motorola's DCT5000 family
of advanced-interactive digital set-tops.
--March 1, 2002
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Comcast
Lines up New Newsgroup Service
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Comcast Corp. cable modem customers
are getting new news through a deal struck with newsgroup provider
Giganews.com Inc.
--March 1, 2002
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CenterSpan
to Offer Sony Music Content
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CenterSpan Communications Corp. landed
a major music label for its C-Star content distribution network
2.0 architecture-Sony Music Entertainment. It's the first time
Sony has allowed any peer-to-peer sharing architecture distribute
its content.
--February 28, 2002
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Tauzin
Optimistic Broadband Bill Will Pass
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The New Orleans Times-Picayne (2/24,
Alpert, Walsh) reports Rep. Billy Tauzin "says he is optimistic
that the Internet and Broadband Deployment Act, better known as
the Tauzin-Dingell bill, will have the votes to pass when it gets
to the House floor this week."
--February 25, 2002
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Is
Allowing One Company To Own Many TV Stations Good For Consumers
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What does it mean for you that a
court now says the same company can own cable systems and television
stations in the same market?
--February 25, 2002
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Cartoon
Network Sends Scooby-Doo To Handhelds
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Scooby-Doo will be coming to a handheld
near you.
--February 21, 2002
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FCC
Must Justify Limits On Media Holdings
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WASHINGTON -- In moves likely to
spark big media mergers, an appeals court Tuesday ordered regulators
to justify limits on the reach of broadcasters and struck down
a rule barring ownership of a cable system and TV station in the
same market.
--February 20, 2002
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Real
Gains NASCAR Content
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Real Networks continues to expand
the content offerings of its RealOne paid subscription service,
signing a deal with Turner Sports Interactive to bring Web users
race-day interactivity from NASCAR.
--February 15, 2002
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FCC
Hands Regional Phone Companies A Victory On Internet Access Rules
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The Washington Post (2/15, E1, Krim)
reports, "The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed
that high-speed Internet access provided by telephone companies
not be subject to the same regulations governing basic telephone
service...
--February 15, 2002
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Study:
DSL Equipment Market Declined 3 Percent
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The market for DSL customer premises
equipment in 4Q 2001 dropped 3 percent to $458.7 million versus
the previous period, said the Dell'Oro Group, in a recent study.
--February 15, 2002
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Tauzin-Dingell
Ads Resume In Advance Of House Vote
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Baby Bell companies are set to launch
another aggressive ad campaign in favor of the so-called "Tauzin-Dingell"
broadband deregulation bill as the U.S. House of Representatives
inches closer to a scheduled vote on the controversial measure.
--February 14, 2002
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Qwest
Subpoenaed In Global Crossing Probe
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Qwest Communications International
will be handing over documents to the Securities and Exchange
Commission regarding its dealings with bankrupt Global Crossing.
--February 11, 2002
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Cox
VP Leads New Orleans' Mayoral Race Prior To Runoff
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Beating the polls, Cox Communications
VP/GM and sleeper candidate Ray Nagin pulled ahead of the local
police chief in New Orleans' mayor's primary Saturday. Nagin emerged
as front contender, with 28 percent of the vote on a 98 percent
voter turnout.
--February 6, 2002
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SONICblue
Looks To Capture Mass-Market
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Will the digital video recorder replace
the VCR in consumers' homes? SONICblue Inc. is hoping the answer
is yes, and plans to go after the mass-market consumer with a
new line of DVRs.
--January 31, 2002
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U.S.
Air Force Turns To Boeing For Broadband
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In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks, the war on terrorism and the lingering threat of further
incidents occurring in the United States, government officials
must stay abreast of world events whether on the ground or in
the air. Thus, the U.S. Air Force is commissioning Boeing to equip
government aircraft with broadband connections.
--January 30, 2002
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VOD
Distribution Service Tabs Ramo
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The movie studio-backed video-on-demand
distribution service Movielink is turning to industry veteran
Jim Ramo to lead its charge when it goes live in the second half
of this year.
--January 29, 2002
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Speakeasy
Launches Music-On-Demand Service
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Speakeasy and Listen.com are teaming
up to distribute a digital music subscription service, dubbed
Rhapsody, to the broadband service provider's DSL customers.
--January 16, 2002
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Study:
iTV Market Is Taking Shape, Finally
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Although the battle to define exactly
what interactive television means is far from over, the North
American market is poised for growth, one analysis says.
--January 16, 2002
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Microsoft
Gears Up For Xbox Launch In Japan
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Look out Japan, here comes the Xbox.
Microsoft Corp. says it will roll out its next-generation video
game system with broadband connectivity capabilities in Japan
on Feb. 22.
--January 11, 2002
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Napster
Tests The Waters With New Service
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After falling from grace and relinquishing
its crown as the ruler of peer-to-peer online music file swapping,
Napster Inc. is taking baby steps these days. The company is launching
a limited trial of its new subscription-based service.
--January 10, 2002
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TiVo
Tabs RealNetworks
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A multiyear pact with TiVo Inc. will
enable RealNetworks Inc.'s RealOne Player to make the leap from
PC to TV. The deal will bring music, streaming video and other
digital content to the televisions of select TiVo customers.
--January 8, 2002
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Level
3 Inks Sony Deal
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Level 3 Communications Inc. is marking
the start of the New Year with a new service deal. The latest:
Level 3 inks a deal as the primary provider of broadband services
for Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment's Screenblast.
--January 2 , 2002
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