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Extending Bandwidth: Density, Encoding, and Switched Digital Video

UPDATED with correct video link Yes, switched digital video may be making a comeback. But before we get to that (in a future post), take a look at this Motorola video from The Cable Show on broadband demands, and the array of techniques being used by operators to extend bandwidth. Note: The YouTube embed function [...]

Fragmentation and Flexibility

I spent time at a conference last week where one of the prevailing themes was fragmentation. As much as we talk about convergence (of devices, services, applications), the truth is that end-user experiences are fragmenting. It used to be that many of us watched the same shows on the same types of TV sets, communicated [...]

Motorola Tuning Adapter Clears CableLabs Certification Wave 60

The cat’s out of the bag. Even though there’s been no official press release, CableLabs leaked and then confirmed that the Motorola MTR700 was one of two tuning adapters to be awarded certification in the recent Cert Wave 60. Quick recap: the tuning resolver is what will allow one-way cable devices to continue to access [...]

Using Switched Digital Video for the MPEG-4 Transition

A couple of savvy folks picked up on my near-throw-away reference earlier this month to the idea of using switched digital video as a tool for transitioning to MPEG-4. The basic concept is that operators could selectively broadcast MPEG-4 programming by offering it on a switched video tier. This would give them the ability to [...]

Starz Align(s) for MPEG-4, and Switched Digital Video

The news is out that the Starz network is making its move toward MPEG-4. It won’t happen all at once, but the programmer is planning to use MPEG-4 compression with its HD channels starting this summer. Like HBO, Starz is using the Motorola DSR-6050 receiver/transcoder, which supports both MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 outputs. Obviously there’s a [...]

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