Verizon reported results for 2Q 2021 and things are looking up for Fios. The company is hoping to seize on that momentum with some new enhancements to Fios TV and internet, including a new Fios Apple TV app and enhanced…
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Verizon: Open Caching Enhances Disney+ Content Delivery
One of the hottest areas in broadband is the move toward edge computing. One key driver is the need to minimize cloud latency to match the low latency of 5G networks to support near real-time applications. And as an announcement…
Peacock to Stream Tokyo Olympics Coverage Live
Jun 23, 2021 — NEW YORK, NY — Peacock today announced it will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15, featuring live coverage of some the Games’ biggest events, including gymnastics, track & field, and the US Men’s Basketball…
Through New TiVo Deal, MobiTV Access Lives on With NCTC Members
National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) members will continue to get MobiTV’s IPTV services under a master agreement between it and two entities: Xperi Holding Corp. and TiVo, which is its wholly-owned subsidiary. The agreement covers NCTC member’s use of the…
NBC Olympics Selects AT&T as Networking Services Provider
DALLAS, June 10, 2021 — NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected AT&T to provide networking services for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23…
Report: ISP Customer Satisfaction Steady, Subscription TV Satisfaction Up
Customer satisfaction with their internet service provider remained steady, according to a new ISP customer satisfaction report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The research was part of the ACSI Telecommunications Study 2020-2021, which also found an increase in…
Innovative Systems and Aureon Aim to Put Telcos in vMVPD Business
A recently announced deal between Innovative Systems and Aureon is aimed at enabling smaller telcos to provide vMVPD services. Those services offer a cable TV-like content lineup but are distributed over broadband infrastructure. An example of a vMVPD (virtual multi-channel…
Parks: NFL Deal May Help Push Amazon Prime Video Past 50% Penetration of Broadband Homes
Amazon Prime Video penetration is already at 47% of broadband households, according to research from Parks Associates. With a new landmark NFL streaming rights deal, that penetration is expected to push past 50%. Parks Associates estimates that 77.3 million U.S….
Streaming Wars Driving Companies to Scale Up, with Amazon MGM Deal the Latest Example
Amazon announced a deal to acquire MGM studios for $8.5 billion today. The deal will provide Amazon a deep library of high value content and a studio and production house to create more, as it looks to compete in the…
Bandwidth Demand Forecast: 300 Mbps Will Be Enough for Most Households to 2031
The rate of fixed broadband traffic growth is slowing, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. The research firm’s bandwidth demand forecast calls for most households to need no more than 300 Mbps over the next ten years. “Close examination…
New Partnership to Offer Hosted Video Streaming
Mitchell, SD and Westby, WI ‐ Innovative Systems has partnered with Midwest Video Solutions to deliver a fully hosted end‐to‐end Streaming Video and Headend Service. This service will enable video operators the ability to provide a full lineup of television…
AT&T and Discovery to Create New Entertainment Company
AT&T and Discovery, Inc. said today that they have agreed to combine Discovery’s entertainment assets with AT&T’s WarnerMedia assets. If approved by regulators, the deal is expected to close in mid-2022. The combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery entertainment, sports and…
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