Comcast Tests EA-Powered Game Service for X1 Platform

Top Stories - August 28, 2013 Comcast Tests EA-Powered Game Service for X1 Platform Comcast is testing a service that essentially turns the set-top running the MSO's new IP-capable X1 platform into a gaming console that is fed by Origin, Electronic Arts' Web-based game delivery service.  More»   Comcast, TWC to Co-Manage Set-Top-Focused RDK Project Comcast and Time Warner Cable have formed a joint venture, called RDK Management LLC, that will manage the Reference Design Kit (RDK), a pre-integrated bundle of software that will support a new breed of hybrid  QAM/IP and IP-only  set-tops, gateways and video client devices. More»   TWC Aims for 'Comprehensive' Video Offering on Xbox 360 Offering a live TV lineup that is close to Time Warner Cable's full linear subscription TV offering was a key early goal for the MSO as it developed its app for the Xbox 360 console. The app, launched Tuesday (August 27), offers up to 300 linear TV channels, depending on the market. More»     Com Hem Revs Up 500-Meg Broadband Tier Com Hem, Sweden's largest cable operator, is stretching the legs of its broadband network with the rollout of a broadband tier that maxes out at 500 Mbps downstream and 50 Mbps in the upstream. More»   Cable Europe Labs Merges With CableLabs CableLabs is going global by adding 14 new MSO members from across Europe, Asia and Latin America, highlighted by a "transition of the activities" of Cable Europe Labs to Louisville, Colo.-based CableLabs. More» Blogs Refining Roamio TiVo's new Roamio line has gotten some banner reviews early on, but a key out-of-home streaming feature could apparently use a little bit of touching up before it faces its close up. More»   Retrans Volleys If Verizon Communications' new retrans deal with CBS is indeed close to the deal that CBS presented to Time Warner Cable, the MSO has a message for the telco: Good luck with that. More»     RDK Management LLC And Time Warner Cable Oh, the things one can find by just remembering to go look again. Like Time Warner Cable's technical perspectives on the RDK (Reference Design Kit), imparted during a "TV of Tomorrow" session that's (finally!) up on iTunes. More» News TiVo's Diverse 'Roamio' Lineup Could Appeal To TV Power Users & Cord-Cutters » Disney Joins the Apple TV Lineup » C-DOCSIS: It's Not Just For China » Top U.S. ISPs Add 295,000 Broadband Subs in Q2 » Boxfish Casts a New TV Hook »

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