IPTV

Adding another wrinkle to a long-running battle over digital video recorder technology, an appeals court granted EchoStar Corp. (SATS) and its consumer subsidiary Dish Network a stay in its patent dispute with DVR originator TiVo Inc. (TIVO). The stay delays a contempt order, issued last month by a U.S. District Court judge, that would force Dish to disable the DVRs in millions ...

Microsoft Corp. is willing to invest 5 to 10 percent of its operating income into its new search engine, Bing, in the next five years, or up to $11 billion. And that needs to pay off if Microsoft is to stay relevant. But the reality is, for the company to truly challenge the Google juggernaut, it needs to partner with ...

Comcast has announced the availability of IPv6 transit for wholesale customers. It demonstrated its end-to-end network readiness for the latest version last week at a meeting of the North American Network Operators Group.Comcast says the pool of available IPv4 addresses is running out, so v6 is becoming increasingly necessary. The cable giant has upgraded its backbone routers to support IPv6 ...

AT&T has unleashed its mobile TV service in another 20 markets around the country.The expansion to new markets was enabled by the June 12 transition to digital TV. AT&T Mobile TV runs on a multicast network maintained by FLO TV Incorporated, a Qualcomm company. The shift to DTV released spectrum that is enabling FLO TV to expand its network coverage ...

Like a boxer who’s just taken a punch in the gut, Cablevision has countered with a jab of its own. The cable operator is offering new triple-play customers – as well as new double-play phone-and-Internet customers – a $200 American Express gift card through the end of the month.In April, Verizon fired up a promotion that gave new FiOS triple ...