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Cox Gets Voice In IP Communications Forum By Todd Spangler - 06/17/2008
Cox Business announced Tuesday that it is the first cable operator to join the SIP Forum, a consortium of IP communications companies. More
Time Warner Cable Gets On ThePlatform By Todd Spangler - 07/22/2008
Time Warner Cable will use the video management system provided by Comast’s thePlatform division to aggregate and publish content on the MSO’s Road Runner broadband portal, giving thePlatform deals with four of the top five operators.
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CMT Films Goes 'Crazy' For Theatrical By Mike Reynolds - 07/17/2008
Principal photography will begin next month in Santa Fe, N.M. on the feature Crazy Heart from CMT Films.
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Lionsgate Strikes Deal With YouTube By Linda Moss - 07/17/2008
Santa Monica, Calif. – Lionsgate,which produces entertainment ranging from the Saw films to the hit TV show Mad Men, has struck a deal with YouTube that permits video clips from the studio’s content to be posted on the user-generated site.
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TiVo's YouTube Pact Aimed At Setting DVRs Apart From Cable By Todd Spangler - 07/17/2008
TiVo, in its continuing quest to differentiate its namesake digital video recorders from cable and satellite services, announced Thursday that its subscribers will soon be able to watch any of the millions of videos hosted by Google's YouTube on their TVs.
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Sony’s PlayStation Tunes to Video By Todd Spangler - 07/16/2008
Turning its video-game console into a video-on-demand device, Sony on Tuesday launched the PlayStation Store, an online portal that will let users of the company’s newest game devices download 300 full-length movies and 1,200 TV episodes.
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CBS College Sports Offers Affiliates ‘Nationals’ VOD 07/15/2008
CBS College Sports said it is providing 23 distributors with free original video-on-demand highlights from the Collegiate Nationals, a festival of collegiate athletes competing in “lifestyle sports” such as beach volleyball, ultimate frisbee and snowboarding.
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BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News July 9, 2008 YouTube: Still a $0 Billion Business
Popularity isn't everything.
Lots of people enjoy watching, say, thundersto... More
BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News June 9, 2008 Comcast Mulling a TV Slinger?
Comcast has filed for trademarks on two devices designed to take cable TV programming... More
Point, Click, Fire Larry Barrett, Associate Editor, Multichannel.com May 16, 2008 I'll Buy That For $1,200
All 15,000-plus of you heading to New Orleans this weekend for the 2008 Cable Show ha... More
USA Network's Sandy 'Burn Notice' USA Network transplanted ‘Burn Notice’s’ Miami beach setting to Times Square for a promotional event in support of the second-season premiere of the original series.
Comcast's New Video Wall The 83-by-25-foot, 10-million-pixel high-definition video wall located in the lobby of Comcast's new corporate headquarters has become quite a tourist attraction in downtown Philadelphia.
National Educational Computing Conference Operators, programmers, Cable in the Classroom and CTAM shared their resources with more than 18,000 school leaders, educational technology purchasers and decision-makers this week at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio.
HBO Heats Up Summer With Documentaries
HBO Documentaries & Family President Shelia Nevins discusses the pay network's strategy of airing weekly documentaries throughout the summer.
