Posts Tagged ‘ cable ’

Why A La Carte Cable Pricing Will Never Work In Traditional Cable Systems

March 12, 2012
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cabletv

Rumor has it that Apple is not only developing an Apple Television (not to be confused with the Apple TV) but also plans to launch a unique video streaming service along with it.  Apparently a year ago, Steve Jobs approached CBS about a content deal, which the CEO of CBS, Leslie Moonves, turned down....

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Video content unification? Is it here to stay?

October 31, 2011
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cabletv

The shift was happening – consumers started cutting the cord and finding their entertainment online.  Netflix saw the shift and ramped up their streaming services.  Amazon launched their video on-demand service.  Of course, the first obstacle to overcome was the consumer had to watch the content not on their television, but on their computer....

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The Haves and the Have Nots

September 13, 2011
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cabletv

Article first published as The Haves and the Have Nots on Technorati. I was watching television last night, rather sleepily, but watching nonetheless.  It was the summer finale of one my wife’s favorite shows – Rizzoli and Isles.  Several times during the commercial breaks, TNT was touting its online video streaming service where you...

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Tech Tip – DOCSIS Explained

August 23, 2011
By
SG x200with.me

Ever heard the acronym DOCSIS and wondered what it meant?  If you’re accessing this page right now over a cable modem from your cable provider, then you’re using this technology.  Take a listen as I try to explain in somewhat non-technical terms what DOCSIS is and how the newest version, DOCSIS 3.0, provides such...

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9 out of 13 ISPs don’t deliver promised speeds

August 15, 2011
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bandwidth_rj45

An article over at Hothardware points to a year long FCC study that shows that 9 out of 13 ISPs tested do not deliver the speeds that they advertise.  The FCC study covered AT&T, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Frontier, Insight, Mediacom, Qwest, Time-Warner, Verizon (DSL), Verizon (Fiber),  and Windstream. Charter, Comcast, Cox and Verizon Fiber (FiOS) were...

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