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As a result, strong, continued growth in cable TV infrastructure equipment with sales rising from about $925.4 million during 2006 to more than $2.1 billion in 2010 is expected.

"The cable TV industry is working diligently to connect all the infrastructure dots in the race to provision a three-screen telecommunications service," noted Gerry Kaufhold, In-Stat analyst. "System operators are building out Super Headends and upgrading Local Headends to provide the economies of scale needed to provide the greatest number of services, over the greatest geographical reach, at the lowest possible cost. Fixed Mobile Convergence, or FMC, will become a fast-growing market for cable operators, and they will disrupt the cell phone industry."

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BBC1: important role in digital future
From Colin Mann in London

BBC1, the public service broadcaster’s leading mixed-genre channel, still has a major role to play in the Corporation’s digital future, according to BBC1 Controller Peter Fincham.

Time Warner has hired the president of NBC Universal Television to be chairman and chief executive of its AOL internet subsidiary, replacing Jonathan Miller.

Randy Falco, president and chief operating officer at NBC Universal, has been responsible for operational functions, including network and cable sales, affiliate relations, cable distribution, network and studio operations, and worldwide television distribution, Time Warner said in a statement.

It was unclear when Miller would leave his post, why he was being replaced, or whether he was being demoted or leaving the company. A Time Warner spokesman said: "We don't know what his plans are at this point."

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The Index third quarter results also revealed that The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) moved up to seventh place buoyed by the favorable coverage for the television show, High School Musical 2, which set a basic cable ratings record. Disney also received positive media attention upon acquiring a subscription Web site aimed at pre-teens, Club Penguin. And, in response to high-profile toy industry recalls, Disney announced plans to independently test toys for lead paint to ensure products meet safety standards.

"This quarter's Index results are reflective of America's generally upbeat business environment, and the proliferation of favorable news coverage about environmentally-friendly products and services," stated Steve Newman, Cision's CEO of North America. "Most businesses today want an emphasis on what they produce and sell; for them media coverage is a vehicle to communicate these environmental messages to customers."

Positive financial news in the third quarter also benefited The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) in eighth place, as the company reported strong financial results with a 27 percent boost in second quarter earnings that beat Wall Street projections.

After many years of promise, Voice over IP is now seeing strong growth in all sectors of the voice communications industry. Upstarts, incumbents, cable providers, and other telephony companies are all embracing VoIP. However, there are two very different ideas about how VoIP and its services will evolve. In the IP Multimedia Subsystem (News - Alert) (IMS), all-IP services are built using a framework that borrows from both the PSTN and IP worlds. By contrast, there is a growing peer-to-peer (P2P) VoIP movement that sees voice as just another IP application, with most of the intelligence provided at the endpoints. This article will compare the two models and consider the resulting impact on the ecosystems and go-to-market strategies for equipment vendors, carriers, and customers.