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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, Digeo, cable company, 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, video service, CableCard, innovation, incentive, telecommunications, satellite, video

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

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, TV, set-top box, cable company, video, PC

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, movies, adapter, PC, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, 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, VoD, AT&T Corp., set-top, set-top box, IP television, satellite television, DSL, broadband, satellite, programming, TV, 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

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, set-top box, equipment, video, TV

Heading off a potential FCC debacle

September 21, 2006 Policy analyst Randolph J. May says the FCC needs to revise set-top equipment rules, or costs to consumers will be great. TAGS: CableCard, set-top, leasing, distributor, cable company, equipment, satellite, video, security

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 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, on-demand, set-top, set-top box, Disney Corp., video

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, TV, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

Next-generation Wi-Fi tech to deliver IPTV

May 30, 2006 TV set-top makers plan to use Airgo's latest wireless technology to distribute video over Wi-Fi links throughout the home. TAGS: Airgo Networks, IP television, MIMO, STMicroelectronics, wireless technology, set-top, Wi-Fi, set-top box, IP, TV, Ethernet, 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 iTunes, Apple Macintosh, video, PC

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 box, telephony, set-top, equipment, video, Linksys, CEO, TV

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, broadband, DSL, Intel, video, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Cisco backs DRM start-up

April 19, 2006 Company contributes to $16 million investment in Widevine, which designs technology to prevent digital-video theft. TAGS: Widevine Technologies, Cisco Systems Inc., TELUS Corp., broadcaster, set-top, set-top box, digital media, digital video, digital-rights management, IP, TV, video

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., video service, film, movies, on-demand, cable company, movie, TV, Intel, video

CES 2007: Media players

January 10, 2007 Music, games, video, movies: CES brings you countless ways to enjoy your entertainment. TAGS: Sling Media, Consumer Electronics Show, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, set-top box, CBS Broadcasting Inc., set-top, blog, DVD, Apple Computer, TV, video, Microsoft Corp.
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