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Comcast to Roll SDV in Philly with Motorola

Jeff Baumgartner reports today that Comcast is ready to start deploying switched digital video in the Philadelphia market using Motorola technology. After stalling out back in 2008, SDV has made a comeback in recent months. In June, Motorola announced an SDV rollout with Charter Communications, and Charter says it plans to have SDV in 60% [...]

Motorola’s New Hosted Switched Digital Solution

Timed to coincide with the Independent Show kicking off today, Motorola has announced a new hosted switched digital video solution for small, independent cable operators. The idea is to provide SDV benefits to operators who don’t have the necessary equipment to do switched digital on their own. In an effort to stay competitive, particularly with [...]

The NCTA and Tuning Adapters

We’re likely to hear more about tuning adapters in the coming months as cable operators ramp up their switched digital video rollouts. And there’s more proof today that those ramp-ups are far more than rumor. According to comments by the NCTA, five of the largest US cable companies are already deploying tuning adapters, meaning they’ve [...]

Walking a Fine Line with Set-Top Data

The topic of how operators use viewing data from set-tops has long been a controversial one. Despite the widespread use of user tracking technologies online – or perhaps because of them, and the resultant privacy debates – service providers have been reluctant to pursue aggressive set-top data mining strategies. However, as Todd Spangler at Multichannel [...]

Charter, Motorola, and the Return of Switched Digital Video

The buzz on switched digital video has slowly risen to a fever pitch again over the last few months. After initial excitement back in 2007, enthusiasm for the technology waned in the wake of DTA success, and regulatory concerns around the tuning adapters needed to make SDV work with retail DVRs. Now SDV is making [...]

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