Time Warner to Test MS Mediaroom IPTV in Los Angeles

May 12, 2010 by

It looks like my dream of having IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) may be one step closer to becoming a reality.  I’m still years away from having what I want but it seems that Time Warner Cable intends to launch a pilot test of Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV service in the Los Angeles area...

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Entertainment 2.0-Episode 60: Revenge of the Skype

Jan 15, 2010 by

As the title would suggest, this isn’t our best week audio quality-wise.  It seems that Skype simply didn’t want to work with us and as such, we’re having to provide a lower quality show to our listeners this week.  Never fear however.  We’ll hopefully return next week...

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Microsoft Announces MediaRoom 2.0 at CES 2010

Jan 7, 2010 by

At the CES keynote Microsoft announced enhancements to the MediaRoom IPTV service in version 2.0 that is coming this year. If you’re in America you can experience MediaRoom if you use AT&T U-verse as your television provider. The major enhancements include the ability to watch U-verse...

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Microsoft First to Virtualize IPTV

May 27, 2009 by

If you’re like me and live in a small town, your hopes of getting a chance at an IPTV service is probably down as low as it can go.  The fact is that companies don’t want to invest the money to bring these services to rural areas when the return is negligible.  It makes business sense. ...

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Over 13 Million Unique Users/Month for Media Center

Apr 21, 2009 by

Microsoft recently revealed at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show that Windows Media Center has over 13 million unique users every month.  While no other data was provided to put that number into perspective, it’s still impressive. Microsoft credits content like NBC...

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