Time Warner Cable has confirmed that it is launching Wi-Fi hotspots for customers of its NYC RoadRunner broadband service through a partnership with Cablevision. Locations include rail platforms, parks and other commonly used areas. Read more »
Widevine, Verimatrix Settle Patent Dispute; Under the settlement, Widevine granted Verimatrix a license to the two asserted Widevine patents and their foreign counterparts. (Multichannel News) Qik Comes Built-In to the HTC EVO 4G Android Phone; not only will Qik work on the new HTC EVO 4G, […] Read more »
March 24 will mark the day that the first sports game ever will be broadcast live in 3-D to a U.S. audience, thanks to a cooperation between MSG and Cablevision. Hockey-loving Cablevision subscribers will be able to catch the Rangers face off against the Islanders on […] Read more »
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that cable companies can’t withhold programming from competitors, affirming rules put in place by the FCC to guarantee fair competition amongst pay TV service providers, according to a BusinessWeek report. Comcast and Cablevision had […] Read more »
Execs Downplay Web Video Threat; Cablevision, Rovi and Disney execs dismissed cord cutting fears at the 2010 Media Summit in New York. (Light Reading) Pick Your Favorite Rev3 Shows & Create a Personalized Feed; Revision3 viewers can now generate personalized RSS feeds, combining new episodes from […] Read more »
And the Oscar for the industry’s best drama goes to… ABC. The Disney-owned broadcaster reached a tentative agreement with Cablevision minutes into the telecast of the Academy Awards, according to a New York Times report. ABC and Cablevision had been embroiled in a very public dispute […] Read more »
Another day, another broadcaster headed for a showdown with the local cable company over retransmission fees. This time it’s Disney’s WABC-7 in New York, which is threatening to yank its signal from Cablevision’s pay-TV service. Like many battles that have come before it, this one will […] Read more »
Channel Five Signs Online Video Deal with CBS; Channel Five has signed a deal with CBS to make its programming available on the U.S. network’s on-demand video web site TV.com. (Guardian.co.uk) Wal-Mart Shutting Down Vudu’s Adult Section; an email has been sent out by Vudu letting […] Read more »
Cablevision has announced what it’s calling a “first of its kind” service to enable its digital cable customers to connect their PCs to their TVs. The PC to TV Media Relay service will begin a technical trial in June 2010, and will allow users to access […] Read more »
NBC Is Losing Money on the Olympics Because It Paid Too Much for Them; GE predicts NBCU will generate $250 million less in advertising revenue than it cost to license and produce the games. (TV by the Numbers) Hollywood Rushes Out 3-D Movies In Wake of […] Read more »
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Cable providers could find customers defecting for other services, or possibly even cutting the cord if they don’t find ways to provide more value to their subscribers, according to a new survey from Strategy Analytics. As many as two-thirds of cable subscribers said they would switch […] Read more »
YouTube Profits Coming this Year; Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells the FT he expects YouTube to make it into the black some time in 2010. (Financial Times) Also, YouTube’s deals with Channels 4 and Five are seen as key examples of commercial partnerships that are boosting […] Read more »
Cablevision hopes the Supreme Court will hear its lawsuit regarding the programs it must carry and decide to overturn aspects of those must-carry rules. Such a decision would set off a chain of events that could benefit cable companies and wireless carriers, while hurting local broadcasters. Read more »
RealNetworks’ COO Giamatteo Quietly Resigns; according to an SEC filing, John Giamatteo will step down effective April 2. (paidContent) Travel Channel Site Makeover Adds Video; the cable network, now managed by majority owner Scripps Networks International, has relaunched Travelchannel.com with a new video player and a […] Read more »
Wow, I thought it was tough being a Time Warner Cable customer right now, but that was because I haven’t had the pleasure of forking over monthly payments to Cablevision, whose recent troubles with Scripps Networks make the Fox-TWC drama look like an episode of Sesame […] Read more »
Sony, Samsung Show Off 3-D Products; Sony Electronics unveiled its first 3D-enabled Blu-ray disc players and TV sets during a press conference at CES. (Video Business) Samsung trotted out a wide array of 3-D products, including a 3-D Blu-ray player and several 3-D TVs at CES. […] Read more »
Cable customers in Denver and Los Angeles didn’t have to miss last weekend’s Sugar Bowl after all: Time Warner Cable and News Corp. announced a deal on Friday that allows the cable company to continue to carry the Fox network’s TV channels, after Fox had threatened […] Read more »
Cablevision has soft-launched a new automated sign-in process that allows its customers to log into its Wi-Fi network that covers Long Island and New York City venues like Madison Square Gardens. Result: Average weekly sessions are up from 200,000 per week to over 300,000 per week. Read more »
Time Warner Cable, Fox Negotiations Near 11th Hour; cable subscribers could lose access to American Idol, The Simpsons and some of the NFL playoffs if the cable company fails to resolve a fee standoff with Fox by Dec. 31. (CNNMoney.com) FCC’s Levin: Broadband Plans Don’t Threaten […] Read more »
The New York City Council is voting on a resolution this morning supporting the idea that Internet service providers cannot discriminate against web traffic on their networks. As gestures go, this resolution supporting net neutrality is more symbolic than it is useful, and to that end […] Read more »
Sprint today joins the ranks of direct netbook sales from a wireless carrier. Starting in the Minneapolis Twin Cities area, Sprint stores offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 with integrated wireless broadband. As with any subsidized wireless device, customers need to commit to a two-year data […] Read more »
Cablevision yesterday launched MSG Varsity, a new channel and companion web site devoted to local high school sports. Putting its own authentication spin on the launch, in order to access the MSG site, users must be a Cablevision broadband subscriber (hat tip to paidContent). Pali analyst […] Read more »
Cablevision announced today that it will begin rolling out interactive TV ads, allowing viewers to use their remotes to “click” on a commercial in order to get more information. Interactive ads in Cablevision’s Optimum Select program will have a small banner that says “Click SEL for […] Read more »
After years of breakneck growth, U.S. broadband is in slowdown mode. During the second quarter of 2009, U.S. service providers added less than 650,000 new accounts, down more than 50 percent from 1.6 million additions in the first quarter. (Stats below the fold.) To be fair, […] Read more »
Battle Brewing Between Warner and Netflix? Amidst the windowing of new releases for kiosks, Warner looking to renegotiate how soon the mail-order company can receive discs as well. (Deadline Hollywood) Qik Launches iPhone App; can’t stream live video, though; you have to record first, then upload. […] Read more »
Upstream bandwidth use is on the rise, with some vendors reporting a 24 percent increase in traffic from 2007 to 2008. But does that increase mean more people are contributing content to the web, or that the few who do contribute use a disproportionate amount of ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The term “digital home” has been tossed around for a number of years with few indications of how big the market actually is. Small startup companies and potentially-disruptive technologies are regularly identified as the key players in what was, in 2008, a $553 billion U.S. market. ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
[qi:gigaom_icon_routers] Verizon said today that it’s inked a partnership with Wi-Fi hotspot service provider Boingo Wireless that will allow its broadband customers to use Boingo hotspots across the country, an agreement that was first reported by The Wall Street Journal back in May. The New York-based […] Read more »
Verizon reported second-quarter results this morning, and saw revenue rise while profits fell. But those of us who care about the fate of broadband should note that the carrier is ramping up its fiber-to-the-home triple play — and likely stealing customers from cable providers. Verizon added […] Read more »
Best Buy and TiVo Hook Up; retailer to heavily promote the DVR maker and bring TiVo tech to Best Buy’s Insignia line of devices; TiVo to develop version of its box that lets Best Buy advertise its products directly to the TV. (The New York Times) […] Read more »
Cablevision can do a victory lap today as the Supreme Court decided to not hear the appeal over the cableco’s remote storage (or “network”) DVR. The decision paves the way for DVR functionality and storage to move from a set-top box in a user’s home to […] Read more »
[qi:032] Cablevision today got further blessings from the Supreme Court, which decided not to hear an appeal in the networked DVR-related litigation. We have been following this story pretty closely, and frankly, it is good to see an end to litigation around this technology. Many studios […] Read more »
Comcast’s TV Everywhere test is expected to include TV programming from Scripps Networks, Rainbow Media, A&E Television Networks and Comcast Networks, reports Multichannel News. They will join Time Warner’s TNT and TBS networks, which were announced as inaugural participants in the trial earlier this week. TV […] Read more »
[qi:gigaom_icon_routers] Cablevision’s offer of free Wi-Fi for its Optimum Online high-speed Internet customers service has proven to be hugely popular. The service has logged 2 million sessions since its launch last year, and is currently averaging more than a million minutes of use per day. The […] Read more »
Cablevision was handed a nice victory this afternoon as the United States Solicitor General recommended that the Supreme Court not take up the case against the cable company’s remote storage DVR (also known as the networked DVR). The move helps pave the way for Cablevision to […] Read more »
Hulu in the U.K. in September? Sources tell the Telegraph that the content portal is looking to launch across the pond by the end of summer. (Telegraph) paidContent reports that no such target date has been set. (paidContent) E! Seeks Celeb Tweets; entertainment network plans to […] Read more »
Bid4Spots Getting into Local Cable TV; service will start offering weekly auctions of TV airtime; inventory will be organized by demographic to the neighborhood level. (MediaWeek) Macrovision to Change Name to Rovi; new moniker will officially take over on July 15. (emailed release) Monk to Live […] Read more »
As it becomes ever easier to get both video and voice over a broadband connection, telecommunications providers increasingly appear to have a one-way ticket to commodity status as a dumb pipe. Consolidation of services on the part of consumers alone has the potential to reduce a […] Read more »
[qi:___wifi] Qwest, the nation’s third-largest phone company, has teamed up with AT&T to offer Wi-Fi access to Qwest’s phone and broadband subscribers. Qwest is the latest ISP to add Wi-Fi to its product line, as mobile computing and connectivity become more important to consumers. AT&T has […] Read more »
It’s only a pilot program, but UK broadband provider Virgin Media said today it’s begun testing a 200 Mbps broadband service with 100 lucky people in Ashford in Kent, a town in Southeast England. Virgin will use DOCSIS 3.0 technology to offer the speeds, and claims […] Read more »
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