[opendtv] Cable giants buy software assets to boost interactive TV offerings

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:25:34 -0500

Cable giants buy software assets to boost interactive TV offerings

By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff  |  January 11, 2005

Two of the nation's cable giants yesterday paid $82 million for 
software technology that should boost their interactive TV offerings, 
allowing customers to theoretically use their remotes to check sports 
scores, vote  on a town meeting initiative, or analyze  their stock 
portfolios.

Double C Technologies, a joint venture of Comcast Corp. and Cox 
Communications, agreed to purchase the North American assets of 
Liberate Technologies, a San Mateo, Calif.-based developer of 
software that makes interactive TV applications possible.

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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/01/11/cable_giants_buy_software_assets_to_boost_interactive_tv_offerings/
 


 
 
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