http://www.v-net.tv/ News, blogs and analysis for the pay-tv industry. http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=124 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=124 09/06/2010 10:23:37 As architected today, the Internet cannot support prime-time viewing peaks for long-form video. To enable continued growth of OTT content, especially as broadcasters deliver more content in catch-up form to connected TV devices, video needs to be... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=123 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=123 03/06/2010 13:01:01 With video starting to dominate Internet traffic to homes, telcos can help ISP and content provider customers to deliver a better QoE for Web video services. Michael O'Donnell, President & CEO at Skytide Inc., believes they can take advantage... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=122 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=122 26/05/2010 16:26:12 CI+ was one of the talking points at ANGA Cable this year but is it really a viable replacement for set-top boxes? If the experts we asked are right, it is and we could be seeing the beginning of the end for the cheap second set-top box, although... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=121 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=121 20/05/2010 10:36:32 Conax and TiVo are offering a pre-integrated set-top box middleware/CA solution that will give all operators, including T2 and T3 service providers, the chance to deploy converged broadcast and OTT services quickly. Geir Bjorndal, EVP Products a... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=120 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=120 13/05/2010 12:46:48 The Consumer Electronics industry is pushing 3DTV hard but is there a real demand for 3D in the home? During ANGA Cable we asked executives at Unity Media, SES Astra and Cisco to see if this is an appointment-to-view experience, what kinds of con... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=119 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=119 13/05/2010 12:41:45 Eran Rom, CEO at Jungo, outlines the opportunities for service providers to take responsibility for home networking and add value by making it easy to control the home environment including multimedia services. He considers the risk of increased ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=118 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=118 05/05/2010 12:24:57 Cable networks are increasingly heterogeneous, with classic HFC, FTTH and DSL all providing ways to reach customers. Thomas Lind at Appear TV discusses the implications for headend architectures and argues that unified, all-IP video headends are ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=117 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=117 05/05/2010 12:19:06 Sky Deutschland is focusing on HD and time-shifting to drive growth of its Pay TV service. David Whittaker, Director of Business Development & Advertising Technologies at NDS discusses the impact DVR can have on the Pay TV business model and ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=116 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=116 04/05/2010 19:19:33 Brian Sullivan, CEO of Sky Deutschland, said at ANGA Cable on Tuesday that the company will focus on HDTV, DVR and multiplatform TV to drive growth. Guy Bisson, Research Director TV at Screen Digest and John Moulding, Editor of Videonet, comment ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=115 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=115 04/05/2010 14:17:28 The current multiplatform TV initiatives by Pay TV operators represents the first step towards a more 'cloud' based over-the-top future for Pay TV operators, according to Steve Christian, VP of Marketing at Verimatrix. It is increasingly clear th... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=114 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=114 29/04/2010 08:47:24 Pay TV providers are faced with several home networking challenges today. One of them is providing high quality, high bit rate, in-home networks for multi-room DVR and especially HD content. Another is delivering over-the-top content to multiple ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=113 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=113 29/04/2010 08:34:22 TV platform operators can try to replicate their current content aggregator/retailer function online with TV Everywhere type services that make on-demand content available over-the-top. But according to Anthony Berkeley, VP Business Development a... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=112 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=112 22/04/2010 15:57:55 Swisscom's new 34 channel multiplatform service (covering web and mobile TV) includes a complete VOD catalogue and replaces the company's existing DVB-H based mobile TV offering. David Price, VP Business Development at Harmonic Inc., whose multi-... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=111 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=111 22/04/2010 15:49:19 Manuel Sequeira, CTO of Zon Multimedia, explains the economics of 100Mbps and 200Mbps broadband services in terms of cost per downstream and cost per subscriber, and how his company has created additional capacity by pushing fibre deeper into the... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=110 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=110 14/04/2010 15:04:17 Until now, PC and mobile video services have been managed separately from traditional television. Nabil Kanaan, Senior Director of Product Marketing, RGB Networks, believes operators will maximise their investment in current headends but then bri... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=109 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=109 14/04/2010 14:54:05 Andrew Burke, CEO of Amino Communications, believes hybrid broadcast broadband set-top boxes sold through retail will need onboard monitoring to ensure that service providers understand the Quality of Experience viewers are enjoying. He believes ... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=108 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=108 08/04/2010 09:36:20 Jeremy Thorp, Chief Executive at Latens, predicts that major European cable operators will announce their migration to software-based Conditional Access this year. He believes the trend towards multi-screen delivery within and beyond the home wil... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=107 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=107 07/04/2010 10:18:19 Belgian cable operator Telenet is taking a step-by-step approach towards a multiplatform TV offering, with a full VOD catalogue available online, plans for a DTT service towards the end of 2010 and an LTE mobile broadband trial underway to test m... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=106 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=106 01/04/2010 09:30:08 Home gateways are the natural evolution for home networking technology,according to Charlie Cerino, President of MoCA. He says no home networking technology provides a complete solution and there is a need for interoperability between MoCA and Wi... http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=105 http://www.v-net.tv/video.aspx?id=105 24/03/2010 17:19:33 Christophe Aulnette, Managing Director, Netgem, says that the Connected TV market put pressure on operators to deliver hybrid broadband broadcast services