Steve Donohue
Samantha Bookman
2012 Year In Review: Cable begins migration to IP video
From next-generation video services such as Comcast's Xfinity X1 to apps running on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and connected TVs from Samsung, cable operators began transitioning to IP video delivery this year. We're taking a look at some of the biggest trends of 2012 in this special issue of FierceCable.
Top 10 cable customer service nightmares of 2012
While major cable operators have made significant improvements in their customer service operations in the last decade, some high-profile incidents continue to create challenges for operators nationwide. Here's a look at some of the biggest customer service nightmares that cable operators have grappled with this year.
Cable in the third quarter of 2012
How did pay TV distributors, programmers, and technology vendors perform during the third quarter of 2012? FierceCable will track the earnings reports and investor calls from public cable distributors, programmers and technology vendors, and update this special report regularly.
Special coverage: Hurricane Sandy's aftermath
The unprecedented storm that struck Oct. 29 affected communications systems all along the East Coast. As damage reports and information following Hurricane Sandy's landfall begin to come in, FierceCable will post updates to this page along with reports from sister wireline publications FierceTelecom and FierceIPTV.
Verizon patents targeted advertising method that determines if viewers are laughing, cuddling, sleeping or singing
Verizon has filed a patent application for targeting ads to viewers based on information collected from infrared cameras and microphones that would be able to detect conversations, people, objects and even animals that are near a TV.
Westlake: Microsoft negotiating more deals with multichannel providers for Xbox
Microsoft is beginning to allow millions of TV viewers with an Xbox gaming console to use its Kinect cameras' voice and motion controls to interact with both programming and advertising. Blair Westlake, corporate VP of Microsoft's Media & Entertainment Group, discusses their Xbox partnering strategy.
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Dish Network may use Clearwire bid to push Sprint partnership
Dish Network's bid to acquire wireless broadband provider Clearwire for a deal worth $3.3 billion is likely an attempt by CEO Charlie Ergen to forge a partnership with Sprint, Wall Street analysts said Wednesday.
Technicolor, Entropic build set-top based on Comcast RDK
France's Technicolor and chip vendor Entropic said they are teaming up to build a thin client set-top that is based on Comcast's Reference Design Kit software.
Time Warner Cable signs PGA golfer Ian Poulter to sponsorship deal
Time Warner Cable said it signed a sponsorship deal with professional golfer Ian Poulter, who will don a hat emblazoned with its logo while competing, and appear in TV commercials for the nation's second largest cable MSO.
TiVo prepares to ship 'Mini' set-top
Executives at TiVo said the company will ship its TiVo Mini set-top this spring, making it easier for subscribers with its Premiere DVR to access recorded programs from any room in the house.
Aereo to expand to Chicago, Philadelphia and 20 other cities
Aereo said at CES 2013 it will build antenna arrays to deliver local TV signals to Web users in 22 cities this year, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
Cablevision partners with Netflix to deliver 'super HD' movies and 3D TV shows
Netflix said it is partnering with Cablevision to place storage appliances near its Optimum network, which would allow for the delivery of "super HD" programming and 3D content to Cablevision customers who also subscribe to Netflix.
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LAS VEGAS--Verizon Wireless said that almost 50 percent of its data load now travels over its LTE network. The figure is up significantly from October, when Verizon said that 35 percent of its data traffic moved over its LTE network. Further, the carrier said it expects overall data traffic to grow by a factor of seven during the next three years.
LAS VEGAS--Nokia plans to focus both its technical innovations and marketing for its Lumia phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software on its imaging and location capabilities, according to a senior Nokia executive.
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