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Featured Articles » Nitro Now: Bringing the Set-top On-demand Experience Up to Par with Online Competition » Cable Spotlight 2011 Product of the Year Award Winners Announced » Dish Network Gaining Subscribers at Faster Rate than Projected   Sponsored by: Patton WEBINAR: Complete Turn-Key IP PBX Solutions Tuesday May 22, 2012 @ 1 PM EDT/ 10 AM PDT REGISTER TODAY This webinar highlights turn-key IP PBX solutions that use SmartNode Gateways to connect your legacy phone equipment to your next generation 3CX phone system: - Connect your existing phone lines to VoIP services and features - Connect existing legacy phone and fax equipment - Connect to remote offices with low-cost IP telephony - Connect on the road and from home - Connect with voice and data survivability for business continuity What attendees will learn: Business benefits of software-based 3CX phone systems How SmartNode VoIP Gateways interconnect legacy telephony with advanced VoIP systems and services Pros and Cons of several TDM to IP migration strategies SmartNode auto-provisioning with 3CX phone system   Top Stories » Time Warner Cable Selects Ruckus Wireless as Advanced Smart Wi-Fi Equipment Supplier » Intersil Corporation Unveils Active Cable System Solution   From The Expert Corner May 10, 2012 ESPN Launches Online Channel for Comcast Customers By Devin Lavery, TMCnet Contributor Twenty-two million Comcast (News - Alert) subscribers have now been provided with access to ‘WatchESPN’, a version of the popular sports television channel for viewing on mobile phones and Internet.  The cable company is hoping that this move will serve as an incentive to their customers in order to keep them paying for their regular television service at home.  The decision to make the channels available online is the result of a 10 year deal between Comcast and the owner of ESPN (News - Alert) networks, the Walt Disney Company. The launch of WatchESPN could increase the number of people with access to the channel to 40 million, effectively doubling the previous number of viewers.   WatchESPN offers up to as many as six channels of sports including, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU. ESPN Goal Line will be available during college football season, as well as ESPN Buzzer Beater during college basketball season. A similar idea called ESPN3 was launched in 2001, however the content featured on that channel was not as mainstream, including Le Mans auto racing and English Premier League Soccer... Read More    Featured Videos IBM details software defined network technology    Featured Resources » Decisions That Drive Success » Looking beyond bits & bytes » Key to Agility and Business Alignment   TMCnet's Blogs » Netflix Temporarily Offline? On Movie Night? Ahhhh!   Featured Channels » Dark Fiber » Video Conferencing   CableSpotlight.com is Your Source for the Latest Cable News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Cable Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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