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Set-top shakeup is in the cards

July 1, 2007 New FCC-mandated system relocates cable TV security outside the cable box. Don't count on any real benefits. TAGS: set-top, CableCard, set-top box, waiver, cable company, Digeo, subscriber, Verizon Communications, card, security, TV, video

Time to rethink set-top box regulation

September 28, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas M. Lenard says the set-top box integration ban is a regulatory relic that deserves to go. TAGS: set-top box, set-top, video provider, integration, CableCard, video service, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

Verizon adds multiroom DVR

August 14, 2006 Company takes aim at cable with DVR service that lets customers watch recorded content in multiple rooms. Commentary: Verizon's DVR offers a new view of TV TAGS: DVR, Verizon Communications, set-top, set-top box, TV, cable company, video, PC

Cisco closes Scientific-Atlanta buy

February 27, 2006 The acquisition extends Cisco's presence in the home networking market and firmly plants it in the video market. TAGS: Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, presence, home networking, set-top box, video

First impressions of Apple TV

March 23, 2007 Consumers can finally get their hands on the set-top box, but what should they expect inside the shrink-wrap? TAGS: Apple TV, set-top box, set-top, Apple Computer, streaming media, Best Buy Co. Inc., TV, impression, blog, retailer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, photograph, video

Cisco goes for video

November 18, 2005 Cisco announced it will pay $6.9 billion cash for Scientific-Atlanta to get into the video market. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., John Chambers, cable company, acquisition, set-top, telephony, set-top box, equipment, video, Linksys, CEO, TV

Yahoo offers content to set-top makers

January 6, 2005 Hoping to branch into consumer devices, Yahoo will let makers of cable and satellite TV set-top boxes license its content and services. TAGS: set-top, set-top box, Yahoo! Inc., consumer electronics, photograph, Microsoft Corp., video

Slingbox gets new siblings

September 27, 2006 Sling Media targets more than high-end tech wizards with three variations on its placeshifting technology. Photo: Three new Slingboxes Video: Slingbox's second generation TAGS: Slingbox, Sling Media, DVR, set-top box, cable box, TV, satellite, CEO, video, Apple Computer, PC

Set-top box makers still waiting for customers

September 13, 2007 Cable set-tops are everywhere, but consumers continue to show a lack of interest in buying separate boxes for Internet-based video-on-demand services. Photos: Vudu's movie box TAGS: set-top, set-top box, NPD Group Inc., broadband, DVR, movies, movie, TV, video

Video stars in Cisco's earnings boost

February 7, 2007 Cisco Systems' profits jump 40 percent as cable and phone companies upgraded networks to carry more video services. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., John Chambers, cable company, set-top box, set-top, equipment, video, TV

DirecTV's Viiv box almost ready for prime time

September 26, 2006 Set-top box that works with Viiv-compliant PCs on the way, but Intel still faces hurdles on path to digital living room. TAGS: Intel Viiv, DirecTV, set-top box, set-top, digital media, iTV, living room, Intel, TV, wireless networking, adapter, movies, PC, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, video

Video rental chain buys MovieBeam

March 8, 2007 Sale of on-demand set-top box service to Movie Gallery, at $10 million, is well below last year's investment of $48.5 million. TAGS: chain, movie, Disney Corp., set-top box, on-demand, set-top, video

AT&T to offer video on demand to DSL customers

April 18, 2006 Teams with Akimbo Systems to provide Net-based VOD service to DSL subscribers who sign up for new Homezone TV service. TAGS: Akimbo Systems, AT&T Corp., VoD, set-top box, set-top, IP television, DSL, satellite television, broadband, satellite, programming, TV, video

Intel's Viiv-talking pitch for PCs

April 6, 2006 Future digital home is supposedly called Viiv--but you wouldn't know it from first Viiv PCs. TAGS: Intel Viiv, Digital Home, digital media, pitch, Intel, set-top box, dual-core processor, Intel Centrino, set-top, brand, vision, TV, PC, router, Dell, video

Clearer picture for IPTV tech?

June 18, 2007 Microsoft has tuned up its software for service providers, but consumers shouldn't expect much in the near future.Photos: Is IPTV software ready for prime time?IPTV chugs along TAGS: IP television, Swisscom AG, telecommunications company, set-top box, Mountain View, set-top, telephone company, Microsoft Xbox, telecommunications, TV, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp., video, photograph

MovieBeam video service launches nationwide

February 14, 2006 With financial backing by Disney, Cisco and Intel, over-the-air service goes beyond traditional video on demand, for a price. TAGS: Disney Corp., set-top box, set-top, VoD, Cisco Systems Inc., film, video service, movies, on-demand, cable company, movie, Intel, TV, video

DVD-quality video over the Net?

January 5, 2005 Tiny streaming-media developer EdgeStream sets sights on broadband set-top box market with some big claims. TAGS: IP television, set-top, set-top box, U.K., Europe, DSL, broadband, TV, Intel, video, Microsoft Corp.

BellSouth begins Microsoft IPTV trials

January 7, 2005 The Baby Bell is kicking Microsoft's tires for possible use in its Internet-based video service. TAGS: IP television, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., fiber, set-top, telecommunications, set-top box, trial, programming, AT&T Corp., TV, Microsoft Corp., video

Apple aiming for TV breakthrough

March 12, 2007 Tech companies haven't had much success in the living room. Can the iPod maker do any better with its Apple TV? TAGS: Apple TV, living room, set-top, Apple Computer, set-top box, Macworld, IEEE 802.11n, TV, entertainment, movies, HDMI, Apple Macintosh, Apple iTunes, video, PC
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