Ziggo takes multiscreen into the cloud

March 8, 2013 07.57 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Ziggo has launched its cloud based multiscreen, multiroom service, using cloud-based technology from ActiveVideo Networks to provide a consistent look and feel on even the most elderly of set-tops.

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DOCSIS 3.1: the countdown begins

March 7, 2013 13.11 Europe/London By
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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Although talk about DOCSIS 3.1 began only late last year, circumstances will require initial deployments to be made as soon as 2015/16.

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Cable CTOs tackle hardware in the home

March 7, 2013 11.57 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Operators are increasingly being forced to deal with consumer hardware choices and how it connects to their own networks.

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Virgin eyes next generation wireless

March 7, 2013 10.22 Europe/London By
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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Virgin Media’s motivation for offering Wi-Fi on the London Underground is its interest in Next Generation Wireless, according to Kevin Baughan, director, Metro Wireless, Virgin Media Business.

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Zon goes forward with Timewarp

March 6, 2013 21.18 Europe/London By
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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Zon’s cloud-based recording service Timewarp is proving to be a big success.

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Operators face piracy threat

March 6, 2013 19.39 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Piracy is still a potent revenue threat to pay-TV operators, though at the same time the type of threat is changing.

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Cable finance starts to flow

March 6, 2013 13.59 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Markets in Central and Eastern Europe are opening up for floatations and what they want to see is sensible business plans.

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European cable on upward trajectory

March 6, 2013 13.40 Europe/London By
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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Although the number of cable homes in Europe is falling, there are 13 new service contracts for every lost customer.

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Accenture: cable holding its own

March 6, 2013 11.25 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. The mobile industry is currently facing a much more challenging time than cable, according to Ewan Mackay, MD, Cable Industry, EALA, Accenture.

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TV Everywhere: the solution?

March 6, 2013 11.16 Europe/London By

CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. The biggest threat to the cable industry is not cord cutters but young people who have never has cords to cut, according to Bruce Tuchman, president, AMC/Sundance Global Channel, AC Networks.

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