ALJ Denied Comcast Motion To 'Disavow' NFL Network's Program Carriage Dispute
Operator Argued That FCC Trial, Case In New York Court Are Contradictory (Multichannel News)
Cable contest heats up in N.J (Cherry Hill Courier-Post)
Archer Group Helps Wawa Reach Facebook Fans with Fun and Function (Philly Ad Club)
Moto: KDDI Box Not an Android (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)
GlaxoSmithKline nears $3 bln deal for Stiefel-WSJ (Reuters)
Center City online advertising startup Invite Media has unveiled its new website, which I take to mean that they are officially out of "stealth" mode.
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People News 4/19/09
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship Appoints Philadelphia Advisory Board Members (Business Wire)
NetPlus Marketing's CEO Robin Neifield Honored with "Best 50 Women" (Philly Ad Club)
Profile:Fred Graffam, Senior vice president of Comcast's Beltway region. (Washington Post)
Comcast veteran Ed Dunbar named SeaChange COO (Mass High Tech)
WorldGate Positioned for Growth with Announcement of Industry Luminaries to New Board of Directors and Senior Management Changes (Business Wire)
QVC appoints Kelly vp, home merchandising
(Home Textiles Today)
MTI Invests in Long-Term Financial Health
William Rymer Joins Company as Chief Financial Officer (Marketwire)
MedQuist Names Dominick J. Golio as Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire)
World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia names Conlin president (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Ben Franklin Technology Partners announces Northeastern Pennsylvania Innovation Awards (Easton Express-Times)
MISI Company Names Bill Musman Vice President of Philadelphia Office (Company Press Release)
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Unisys Reviewing Debt Payoff Options as Credit Expiration Looms (Bloomberg)
Stock Jocks Proved Clueless On FiOS
$24 billion investment didn't 'doom' Verizon after all... (Broadband Reports)
Verizon CEO Slams Sprint, Cable (Broadband Reports)
Google’s Android Makes Set-top Box Debut (GigaOM)
Motorola: Revival Of The Mobile Device Spin Off Plan? (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Comcast Claims NFL Network Was Overpriced, Legitimately Place on Sports Tier
NFL's program carriage complaint case to wrap up Friday (Broadcasting & Cable)
Update On LINTA: Maffei Expects To Refinance QVC Debt (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Weiss Tech House Announces 2009 PennVention Competition Winners (PR Web)
City Council Approves Cell Phone Driving Ban (Weekly Press)
SAP takes familiar yet effective approach to SAP virtualization (SearchSAP.com)
Universal Display Presents at Inaugural LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo in Tokyo (Business Wire)
ICW and Surescripts to Develop E-Prescribing Prototype Project for SHIN-NY (PR Newswire)
C&D Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results (PR Newswire)
Millersville University looking for a few good software developers (Keystone Edge)
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iCueTV
At the recent Cable Show in DC, one of the big buzz words was
"T- Commerce", meaning Television-enabled Commerce. This is nothing like the traditional QVC model, where people watch the television and then get more product information or order over the phone or on a PC. This commerce will be enabled through fully functioning interactive features appearing directly on your TV. Although talked about and experimented with for years, Interactive TV-in many ways the Holy Grail of the Cable industry-now appears to be ready for mass deployment through advanced platforms such as EBIF (Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format) and tru2way. Some FiOS TV customers may already be seeing some of these features, and applications will begin to roll out on digital cable later this year.
A Cherry Hill startup, iCueTV, appears to have a good running start in this market. Founded about two years ago, iCueTV calls itself "The Standard Platform for I-TV Commerce", though it will take a while for that to prove itself out. President and Founder Michael Huegel says his company’s services will expand the meaning of the term “t-commerce” beyond simply making purchases from a TV. The service also supports interactive applications for functions such as voting, polling, reporting, Web services, and request-for-information fulfillment. iCueTV provides the backend platform for these applications that leverages industry standard e-wallet applications developed by PayPal, Google, and Amazon.com.
iCueTV currently has about 75 employees. Former Century Communications CEO Bernard Gallagher joined the company as Chairman & CEO; he invested in the company himself and bought in a couple of other investors with him. My guess is that a VC funding announcement might not be that far off. iCueTV is working closely with Comcast, and was among four companies presenting at a session hosted by Comcast Interactive Capital at the Cable Show, two of which have been funded by CIC, according to Network World. Walter M. Buckley III of Internet Capital Group is also on iCueTV's board, though ICG has made no investment in the company at this time according to their website.
Wireless HD Highlights Cable 'Innovations' (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)
Cable Show 2009: MSO Vet Gallagher Takes Cue From ITV Startup
Former Century CEO Pitching TV Commerce Provider At NCTA Event Multichannel News)
–Round-Up of Recent Interactive TV-Related News from CMC (Interactive TV Today)
Business Outlook Survey: April 2009 (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
Google shares rise as profit beats Street view (Reuters)
QlikView for iPhone Delivers First and Only Interactive Business Intelligence App for iPhone Users (Business Wire)
When Cloud Computing Doesn’t Make Sense (New York Times: Bits)
SaaS, the cloud, and the enlightened CTO (Computerworld Blogs)
On Philadelphia's Amy Wohl.
Prometheus Labs Invests In Rosetta Genomics (PE Hub)
DirecTV, Comcast hit with fines (Associated Press via Google News)
Snider contribution under investigation (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Update: Comcast exec's political donation being given back (Associated Press via Philly.com)
Update:Time Warner Cable Backs Off Metered Broadband Everywhere (GigaOM)
Trevose-based AirClic anticipates growth, new hires and expansion in mobile applications (Keystone Edge)
Gannett 1Q profit falls 60% as ad declines deepen (Associated Press via Google News)
Gannett operates daily papers in Wilmington, Cherry Hill and Vineland, as well as owning PointRoll of Conshohocken.
Tyco Electronics Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Its Wireless Systems Business to Harris Corporation for $675 Million; Announces Preliminary Fiscal Second Quarter Results (PR Newswire)
Unisys Soars; Gets Contract From DoD Accounting Arm (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
What’s Up With Liberty Media Interactive? (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Checkpoint Systems’ RFID Solution Brings Real-Time Asset Tracking and Merchandise Visibility Solutions to SAP Customers (Business Wire)
Google Health: PHRs Still Need Human Touch (Health Content Advisors)
STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION to Open at The Franklin in Philadelphia on May 16 (PR
Newswire)
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SAP to NetSuite: “Impact on our business is negligible” (IT Knowledge Exchange: SAP Watch)
SAP: Piper Launches With Sell; Says Street Too Bullish (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Pat Toomey officially steps into Senate race on Tax Day (Easton Express-Times)
No Huddling: Access Denied To Program Carriage Trial
ALJ Closes Trial To Reporters As NFL Network,Comcast Cite Proprietary Data (Multichannel News)
Update: Judge To Provide Expedited Transcripts To Public in NFL Network, Comcast Trial
Administrative Law Judge Richard Sippel opted not to open court to reporters (Broadcasting & Cable)
SEPTA charts new route on Google (Metro Philadelphia)
Goodbye, Hal!
(Light Reading: Cable Digital News)
On departing WorldGate CEO Hal Krisbergh and WorldGate's place in Cable history.
Time Warner Cable tells FCC to shut up about net neutrality (ars technica)
2009 Wharton Business Plan Competition “Great Eight” Finalists Vie for $70,000 in Prizes, VC Interest (Wharton School)
Federal Reserve Board Beige Book--Philadelphia--April 15, 2009 (Federal Reserve Board)
Advertising Yourself: Building a Personal Brand through Social Networks (Knowledge@Wharton)
Page Views Jump at Philly.com (Editor & Publisher)
ME: Mobility Enterprise Magazine Launches
Quarterly Magazine Hosts Conversation on Technology Infrastructure to Support Mobile Workforce (Business Wire)
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Silicon Valley 1, Delaware Valley 0, At Halftime (The Bulletin)
eBay Plans To Spin Off Skype Via 2010 IPO (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
RFID Baby Born from Checkpoint-OATSystems Marriage (RFID Update)
Comcast Took ‘Revenge’ for Not Getting NFL Games, Attorney Says (Bloomberg)
Phila. Newspapers offer $50M deal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
NetSuite gears up to take on SAP
SaaS firm targets enterprise market with SuiteCloud Connect (vnunet)
UK Customers Go Live on SAP Business ByDesign (Feeding the SAP Ecosystem)
Reining in SAP Consulting Fees (eWeek Blogs)
SCP Vitalife Expands Israel-To-US Strategy (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)
Motorola building Android-based cable boxes for Japan's KDDI? (Engadget)
USA Technologies to fit vending machines with VISA-accepting technology (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Q&A: Stephen Holford, CMO of Fasthosts (Web Host Industry Review)
Ulticom Provides Update on Special Cash Dividend (Marketwire)
Lockheed Martin to Celebrate Space Day with Hi-Tech Wizardry (PR Newswire)
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