Comcast's Cloud DVR Will Soon Expand Into Philly

Top Stories - March 31, 2014 Comcast's Cloud DVR Will Soon Expand Into Philly A more feature-rich version of Comcast's X1 platform that supports a cloud-based DVR and in-home streaming of the operator's full linear live TV lineup on PCs, tablets and other mobile devices will soon launch in systems serving Philadelphia and New Jersey, with Chicago believed to be among the other major Comcast markets on deck. More» Study: 27% Of Online Video Views Experience Buffering A new study from online video optimization firm Conviva offered a dose of good and bad news for streaming world – video buffering is on the decline, but consumers are less tolerant of it when it does occur. More» Cox Media To Test Targeted Advertising Cox Media, the ad division of Cox Communications, said it will push ahead with trials of addressable/targeted advertising as part of an ongoing strategy to developed advanced ad products and new programmatic capabilities. More» TiVo Catches WaveDivision Deal TiVo's momentum on the independent cable front continues as the DVR pioneer announced a deal with WaveDivision Holdings, which runs Wave Broadband and Astound. More» Kudelski Deals For Conax In a deal that could mark the start of more consolidation of the video security market, Kudelski Group has agreed to buy Conax, a unit of Norway's Telenor Broadcast Holdings, for roughly $226 million. More» Virgin Media Defeats Rovi Again Virgin Media came out on top again in its latest battle with Rovi Corp., as a U.K. court dismissed Rovi's claims that the MSO was infringing on two patents it was trying to link to the MSO's deployment of TiVo-powered boxes. More» Blogs A Wider Upstream Path: 2018? A surefire way to fire up cable technologists used to involve smiling broadly while asking: "When will you need to widen the upstream path?"More» Prepaid Primping Comcast has kept a fairly low profile when it comes to its ongoing market trials of prepaid Internet and prepaid TV services. While the company appears to be testing its prepaid Internet product in most of its markets, the reach of its newer prepaid TV service has been relegated to the metro Detroit area. More» Comcast Puts VOD On The Map As part of the run-up to Comcast's second-annual Xfinity Watchathon (March 31-April 6), the MSO has crunched some data and applied it to a map showing which shows were the top on-demand performers on a city-by-city basis. More» News Imagine Communications Rolls Out TV Everywhere Platform» Canoe Reaches Broadcaster Milestone» BET Bows Branded TV Everywhere App» Casa Systems Guns For DOCSIS 3.1» Google Fiber Sets More Service Sign-Up Deadlines In Provo»

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