Comcast Exec Sees Greater Use of DVRs

Iria · Mar 30, 2006, 11:48 PM

NEW YORK Mar 30, 2006 (AP)— A top executive at Comcast Corp., the largest cable TV company in the country, on Thursday predicted that the cable industry would move toward adopting a networking technology that could significantly increase the use of digital video recorders.

Steve Burke, the chief operating officer at Comcast, told an investor conference that he thought that a trial of the new technology that was recently announced by rival cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. looked promising, and seemed to be on a solid legal footing.

"It's a very good idea, very well thought through," Burke said at the conference in New York, which was hosted by Bank of America. "If it all works out, I'm sure the rest of the industry will follow."
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Comcast Exec Sees Greater Use of DVRs NEW YORK Mar 30, 2006 (AP)— A top executive at Comcast Corp., the largest cable TV company in the country, on Thursday predicted that the cable industry would move toward adopting a networking technology that could significantly increase the use of digital video recorders. Steve Burke, the chief operating officer at Comcast, told an investor conference that he thought that a trial of the new technology that was recently announced by rival cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. looked promising, and seemed to be on a solid legal footing. "It's a very good idea, very well thought through," Burke said at the conference in New York, which was hosted by Bank of America. "If it all works out, I'm sure the rest of the industry will follow." ____________ Read More / Source: ABC News