It has a search mechanism that works better than anything on a current cable or satellite finder interface.
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My guess is that if it is done right, collaborative filtering of content can expose the long tail better than the current cable bundle, at which point Apple (or some other company) would really have something to talk to the cable companies about.
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By 2020, it called for new and affordable high-speed networks to provide broadband access to 100 million U.S. homes, at speeds roughly ten times current offerings from cable-based providers.
With the vast array of content available on the Internet, including full episodes of current programs from all of the major broadcast and cable networks, our solution gives consumers the ability to enjoy current TV programs without having to pay hefty cable subscription fees.
Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.
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The rumors are true: Keith Olbermann is joining Current TV, the cable network founded by former vice president Al Gore.
My own view is that wiring up the country (either country, any country in fact) for the current 100 Mbit broadband cable systems would be a gross waste of money.
But one cable company has balked at carrying Al Jazeera America: Time Warner Cable stopped carrying Current TV upon the announcement of the Al Jazeera deal.
In January, Al Jazeera bought Current TV, the struggling cable channel co-founded by former vice president Al Gore, and announced plans to launch a new U.S.-based channel.
While 60 million households is respectable distribution for a second-tier cable network, Current has long suffered from poor channel placement, low visibility and a diffuse brand identity.
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The difference between this rumored deal with Sprint and that of a normal MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) would be the possible integration of cellphones with VOIP service, something that the traditional phone companies are scared to death of, but integrates perfectly with the current VOIP ambitions of the cable companies.
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Current retransmission fees paid by the cable guys to the networks range from 40 cents to 60 cents per subscriber, per month, notes Mansell.
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Cable, for example, is considering technologies extending the reach of its coaxial cable networks above the current 1 GHz threshold, and Verizon has demonstrated 1 gigabit and 10 gigabit capability on its existing FiOS network.
The current deals with the league's cable and broadcast partners expire after the 2013 season.
Soon after the deal was announced, Time Warner Cable said it was dropping Current from its line-up.
The current contract between AMC and Time Warner Cable runs through 2008.
The new law will widen the agency's monitoring to include all crossborder cable traffic (from the current limitations on the FRA to monitor only military radio communications).
In setting the conditions that apply to IM, the FCC was concerned that AOL Time Warner could use Time Warner's cable networks to extend its current dominance in text-based IM into new "advanced" IM services that will include multimedia components such as video conferencing.
Kent Police said the theft of the copper cable was down to its "current high value and attractiveness to thieves".
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Unfortunately for Apple and for consumers, acquiring rights for traditional broadcast and cable network content outside of the current bundled model is virtually impossible because the content is owned by a relatively small group of companies that have little interest in alternative models for their most valuable content.
Mr Cable has been consulting on how the current annual votes on pay, which have only advisory status, could be replaced by votes with mandatory force.
The One Puck brings mobility into play, providing up to one amp of current to any device that charges through a USB cable, including Android devices and iPhones.
Mr Cable warned the UK could not blame its current flagging growth on the turmoil in the eurozone or a weak US economy as many of its problems were "home-grown".
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Yet current casting is not so monolithic, and it varies from cable to network, from sick-joke satire to earnest heart-tugger.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said the review echoed the government's current thinking on putting employers in the driving seat of training programmes.
Notice that in none of this platform prattle have I even mentioned the current titans that have been warring over TV for years: The cable service providers, satellite companies, even the programmers that produce and deliver the content we all love.
Cable companies have considerable resources and a vested interest in the current system.
The Cable speech was notable nevertheless, for its grim assessment of our current economy predicament.
Netflix streaming has current content deals that provide it with access to movie content during the premium cable TV window, and Amazon has the financial resources to secure additional streaming rights, including Starz content.
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He compares the current negotiations to what happened with the Big Ten Network, where initially most cable and satellite companies balked at carrying one more sports channel but eventually almost all of them picked up the station.
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