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Digeo Provides Moxi Media Center Set-tops to Regional Cable Firms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2005 - 7:00am.
Kirkland, Wash. - Digeo, the developer of the Moxi Media Center video-on-demand set-top box and service, announced on Monday that regional cable TV operators Service Electric Cablevision and Eagle Communications have begun deploying its service with their subscribers. Kirkland, Wash.-based Digeo said the Moxi Media Center has now been deployed in some 225,000 North American homes.
tags: Set-tops | Digeo | Moxi Media | Regional | Cables |

Survey: Satellite TV Customers More Satisfied With Service than Cable

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2004 - 2:27am.
Westlake Village, Calif. -- While cable TV still dominates, nearly one in four U.S. households now subscribes to a satellite TV service, and satellite customers overall are more satisfied with their service, according to a report from J.D. Power and Associates. Based on a recent survey of 8,668 U.S. households, satellite providers overall received a rating of 723 out of 1,000, compared to scores of 659 for digital cable and 621 for analog cable providers. Satellite TV provider DISH Network received the highest ranking among subscribers, followed by fellow satellite firm DirecTV, and cable TV providers WideOpenWest, Cox and RCN. The report also found that the average monthly cost of service was $49.08 among satellite subscribers and $50.98 among cable subscribers.
tags: Surveys | Satellite TV | Cables | Customers | Satisfies |

Court Decision Opens Door to More Cable Broadband Competition

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2004 - 8:58am.
San Francisco -- In a decision that could play a huge role in the future of broadband Internet services in the U.S., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Thursday refused to reverse an earlier ruling that would force major providers of cable Internet access to share their infrastructure with smaller competitors, much like telecommunications networks are shared today. The court in October had ruled that the Federal Communications Commission erred when it classified cable Internet as an information service instead of a telecommunications service. The same court has now refused to rehear the case. While consumer groups are hailing the ruling as a victory for consumers, who could ultimately have their choice of lower-cost providers, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, an industry trade group, urged further action. "While we are disappointed with the Ninth Circuit ruling, we will urge the FCC to seek U.S. Supreme Court review," the NCTA said in a statement. "We believe that if and when the Ninth Circuit's decision is given a full substantive review by the Supreme Court, it will be reversed."
tags: Broadband | Competition | Cables | Laws |