Tag: Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

On the surface, this sounds like a terrible loss for everyone but Comcat, however, I predict that it won’t be long before Congress passes a bill granting the FCC the authority it currently lacks. A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic […]

The GoogleTV is gaining a lot of buzz, so here’s something that sneaked in over the UK from 3View that combines a ton of various content. I think it’s just common sense for companies to begin integrating traditional TV with IPTV…but that’s just me. The hardware consists of a STB with dual DVB-T2 HD digital TV tuners for OTA high-definition […]

Not being a Netflix subscriber, I can’t personally say how I feel about this.  However, the author does make some pretty valid observations about the potential impact of the USPS’ decision to discontinue Saturday delivery service.  I hadn’t considered this side of it.  What do you Netflix junkies think? The elimination of Saturday delivery would mean that Netflix subscribers will […]

I think this has as much to do with just the content available now as much as any other factor these studies might suggest, but still good news nonetheless. Anyone surprised it’s not greater? Home Media Mag Usage of the Internet to watch TV in the 13-54 age group has risen from 8% to 22%, and is up from 12% […]

Engadget has a good scoop on the FCC regulations about a deployable security gateway instead of CableCARD and their new mandates to cable companies about CableCARD enabled devices in the mean time.   While most of the FCC’s new Broadband plan has been about, well, broadband, there’s also some great news for HDTV fans. We expected a few mentions about CableCARD […]

As an MMA (mixed martial arts) fan, I wasn’t exactly thrilled when Versus and DirecTV had their little domestic spat and parted ways 6 months ago.  For those who don’t know, the UFC uses Versus for nearly all of their WEC cards (live events included), as well as featuring some previously unseen UFC fights.  There have even been discussions about […]

This debate alone was reason enough that I wish I could have gone to the SXSW show this year! I was hoping a video of the debate would leak out at some point….but for now here’s a pretty good summary of DirecTV proponent Mark Cuban going up against Boxee’s Avner Ronen on how TV should evolve. IFC In the end, […]

Interesting article from Business Week, and a lot of what they say make sense as more MSO’s come out with their own internet streaming broadcast models. This next year will be interesting to see not only how they fare, but also how the smaller players like Boxee evolve (which we know they will) Business Week As the big picture comes […]

I suppose it was fun while it lasted, right?  Remember the media coverage for their "No more late fees" commercial?  Sadly, Blockbuster is changing their policies on multiple fronts.  Do people still go to Blockbuster to rent things? Blockbuster has reduced its rental period on $4.99 new releases from seven days to five days, and will charge a $1 late […]