CABLE SHOW 2013: Comcast goes cloud for DVR, voice powered remote, web video to set top

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Making what was likely the biggest news of the Cable Show here this week, Comcast unveiled plans Tuesday to introduce two new cloud-based IP video services later this year. The huge U.S. MSO said it will roll out a souped-up user interface, which it has dubbed X2, for its higher-end video subscribers. Plus, it said it will launch a network-based DVR service, known as Cloud DVR, for those same video customers. In conjunction with these twin announcements, Comcast also indicated it will step up its commitment to multi-screen video services. “If you don’t have your products on...