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BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
A Tiny Giant In Video Patents The powerhouses of cable and satellite TV are starting to feel the presence of tiny Acacia Research-Acacia Technologies, which owns 127 patents covering digital media transmission, mainly video on demand.   |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
How The BlackBerry Flap Helps Acacia A suit that NTP filed against Research In Motion highlights the importance of tech licensing. That has drawn investor attention to Acacia Technologies, which teams up with small outfits that own patented technologies and helps license them. |
BusinessWeek
July 17, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Acacia's Lucrative Web Patents Shares of Acacia Technologies, have doubled since mid-December. |
InternetNews
June 18, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Patent Wars Will Move to Wireless As its licensing push gathers momentum, Acacia Technologies is setting its sights on the telecommunications and wireless industries. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Gene G. Marcial |
With US Dataworks, Checks Clear Pronto Check 21, the new law allowing electronic check clearing, has been a boon to tiny American Stock Exchange-listed US Dataworks, whose stock is up from 1.50 in June to 3.24 on Dec. 10. US Dataworks makes software that lets banks transmit checks electronically. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Be Demanding of Your TV Much of the programming now available from the cable operators on video-on-demand is free to viewers. Video-on-demand is innovative, but what could it mean for your portfolio? |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Let's Get Going With VOD As to Warner's apparent efforts to feed VOD without starving DVD sales or undernourishing the Blockbusters of this world, it seems that there are too many masters being served here. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Lowry & Grover |
Cable Fights For Its Movie Rights Video-on-demand's reach is expanding, and the cable biz wants to show films sooner. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Litigating for Profit Some of IT's biggest profits are found in the courtroom. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2006
Tim Gray |
Plenty of Competition for Video on Demand Analysts warn that continued success of video on demand is not a guarantee, especially as competition from a variety of entertainment sources comes into play. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Anders Bylund |
SeaChange Setting Sail The provider of video-on-demand (VOD) services to the U.S. Department of Defense is on its way up. Last week's earnings report showed a loss, but only half as bad as the year-ago period and with nearly 20% revenue growth. |
InternetNews
July 14, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Streaming Media Dispute Closer to Trial A preliminary Markman Order sets out the terms of the patent infringement dispute between Acacia and 11 porn sites. |
InternetNews
October 8, 2004
Ed Sutherland |
Hotspot Operators Face Patent Lawsuits Wi-Fi hotspot operators must pay $1,000 a year, or face a lawsuit from a patent enforcement firm. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2005
Tim Gray |
Time Warner, NBC Renew VoD Pact Video on demand continues to play an important role in cable services. |
InternetNews
February 6, 2004
Parker & Mara |
Does Acacia Own Streaming Media? A court battle between a California holding company and more than a dozen online adult entertainment companies opening today could have far-reaching implications for the streaming media industry. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2010
Anders Bylund |
How Important Is SeaChange, Really? Video on demand will one day rule the digital airwaves, and SeaChange will help instigate the sea change. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Screens Gems SBC and Yahoo! are the latest to offer video on demand. Is everybody ready? |
Home Toys
June 2002
Navin Sabharwal |
Video on Demand: Coming Soon to a Home Theater Near You Despite repeated false dawns it can now be confidently said that Video on Demand (VOD) is arriving and that over the next few years it will become a significant component of the service bundle that cable operators will offer. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
Anders Bylund |
DIRECTV Plays Defense on Demand Falling behind in the TV service arms race could be fatal, so DIRECTV is learning new tricks. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Video on Demand Taking Its Share IPTV and free movies are key factors in VoD's growing popularity. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
How Much Hollywood For Comcast? Cable giant Comcast boosts video-on-demand offerings through a deal with Sony and considers a stake in MGM. |
InternetNews
October 16, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Plaintiff: Open Source Not on Trial in Linux Suit Litigant targeting Red Hat and Novell in nation's first Linux patent-infringement case dismisses conspiracy theories. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2006
Amin & Estrella |
Alternative Media: Health on Demand Targeted video-on-demand offers pharma an entertaining new way to reach consumers. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2010
Anders Bylund |
How the Cable Guys Are Killing Themselves Video on demand may boost cable TV results for a while, but will end up killing the entire industry. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
They Own the Internet Companies that claim to own bits and pieces of basic Web functions are coming out of the woodwork -- and filing lawsuits. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2011
Evan Niu |
A Pre-Emptive Strike on the Kindle Fire A patent troll is knocking on Amazon's door asking for spare change a month ahead of the Kindle Fire's launch. |
Home Theater
July 1, 2008 |
Most CableCARDs End Up in Boxes Most CableCARDs are deployed not in cable ready sets but in cable boxes. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The Fight for Video on Demand Netflix sizes up a hot market that could pose a threat to it. |
InternetNews
August 22, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Cisco Pays $92M For VOD Startup Networking giant Cisco Systems will pay $92 million for Arroyo Video Solutions, a small privately held video-on-demand company with some big customers. |
Home Theater
May 15, 2007 |
Cox Kills VOD Fast Forward The country's third-largest cable system has disabled the fast forward control for two video-on-demand (VOD) channels owned by Disney forcing viewers to watch the commercials. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Cisco on Demand The networking giant knows all about video on demand, and it's well positioned to capitalize on the coming revolution. It may turn out that buying Scientific-Atlanta was the best $7 billion Cisco ever spent. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
May 4, 2005
Michael Singer |
Patent Suit Adds Intel, AMD Acacia Research is expanding its patent infringement lawsuit to Intel and AMD. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Kiley & Lowry |
The End Of TV (As You Know It) In an era of on-demand entertainment, Big Media is eager to give viewers the content they want. But who will pay for it? |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Cable Strikes Up an Advertising Band Six cable operators are launching a promising group advertising program. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: Comcast on Demand At the Merrill Lynch Media & Entertainment conference a couple of weeks ago, executives from Comcast spoke to a gathering of analysts on its future plans for "triple play" success. Here's the inside scoop on what these analysts know that individual investors don't. |
Home Theater
February 8, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Cable Ops Unveil Same-Day DVD Movie Schemes Two cable systems are trying new methods of movie distribution in an attempt to achieve same-day parity with DVD release and on-air broadcast dates. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2005 |
New Avenues for Netflix? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sat down for a conversation to discuss the company's past, present, and future. This is the second of four parts. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2004
Ron Miller |
Cox launches VoD with Optical Player Cox Cable has launched Video on Demand (VoD) services with the help of Internet Photonics, a move that could signal that VoD over optical wires is ready to enter the mainstream. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2006
Anders Bylund |
SeaChange Leads the TV Revolution Times are a-changing in TV Land, and SeaChange is on the cutting edge. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2004
Colin Haley |
New Cisco Gear Targets Cable VOD In the face of mounting competition, the network equipment maker introduces new products to help cable operators deliver video-on-demand services. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005 |
ABC News Now: "We're Leapfrogging" ABC News president David Westin explains why he sees the digital channel "as the next generation in news." |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Cable Companies, Why Don't You Like Technology? While the triple play is luring customers, cable will still need wireless to compete. |
Home Theater
November 14, 2008 |
Times Are Hard? Raise Cable Rates! Home prices are plummeting, people are maxing out their credit cards, the stock market is in convulsions, health care costs are out of control, and the economy is rocketing into recession. America needs a morale booster. What better time to raise cable television rates? |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Fool on the Street: DirecTV Is Flying Higher High-quality video, savvy sports programming, and targeted growth help DirecTV compete with cable. Investors, take note. |
