CableLabs

Sony, Cable Co.'s Ink Deal for Set-top Box-Free Cable TV

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2008 - 9:58am.

Washington - Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE) and six major U.S. cable TV providers have announced an agreement that will enable Sony to develop and sell televisions able to connect directly to cable TV services without the need of a set-top box. The agreement between Sony and cable providers Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Cox, Charter (NASD: CHTR), Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and Bright House Networks -- which collectively serve 82% of U.S. cable subscribers -- will allow "two-way" digital TVs and other devices to deliver both standard cable programming and interactive services like pay-per-view and video-on-demand.

RealNetworks, CableLabs Security to Enable Digital Cable-Ready PC's

Authored by dmw on April 10, 2006 - 6:13am.
Seattle - RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced on Monday that CableLabs, the cable TV industry's standards body, has approved its Helix Digital Rights Management technology, which will allow PC makers to develop digital cable-ready PCs. Real's Helix DRM will ensure secure delivery of cable TV programming to he media center PC through removable CableCARD devices.