Comcast’s thePlatform Tightens Ties with Latin America
Top Stories - June 26, 2013
Comcast's thePlatform Tightens Ties with Latin America thePlatform, the Comcast-owned Web video publishing company, is accelerating its expansion into Latin America via a strategic partnership with LSDLive, an Argentina-based provider of live events for the region. More»
Cable Download Speeds Deemed Most Reliable in Europe The European Commission chided area ISPs for not providing higher quality broadband connections overall, but acknowledged that the region's cable operators are supporting the most reliable download speeds. More»
Rogers VC Leads Watchwith's $5M 'A' Round Watchwith, a startup that manages sync-to-broadcast content, has banked a $5 million series A round led by Rogers Venture Partners, along with participation from early stage investors Gracenote and Arris. More»
Google Fiber Gets OK To Scale Lee's Summit Google Fiber's clustering strategy continues apace as the city council of Lee's Summit, Mo., has approved agreements that will allow Google to build out its 1-Gigabit network and deliver subscription video services. More»
Blogs
Betting on Cable's EPON Future Cable's dance with EPON took a positive turn last week, when six vendors became the first to obtain qualification from CableLabs for gear supporting EPON gear that leans on DOCSIS-style provisioning, something CableLabs called DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE). More»
Priming the 4K Pump While some major programmers like ESPN take a wait-and-see approach to 4K, TV makers are working on ways to supply Ultra HD content that can take advantage of the pricey sets they're trying to sell to consumers. More»