Cable TV
Time Warner Cable to try out Microsoft TV EPG software
WASHINGTON: Microsoft Corp. has announced that Time Warner Cable plans to perform a trial of the Microsoft® TV Interactive Programme Guide (IPG) software in Beaumont, Texas.
A medianet release quotes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as having made the announcement at CTAM Summit 03, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing’s conference taking place on 23 July in Seattle. Microsoft TV is a family of standards-based client and server software products and related developer tools that help network operators create digital TV services
The release says that Time Warner Cable intends to perform a trial of Microsoft TV IPG in Beaumont using Motorola DCT2000 set-tops. Time Warner Cable claims to have approximately 100,000 subscribers in the area.
Microsoft TV IPG is a fast, easy-to-use guide that brings together television, pay-per-view (PPV) features, video-on-demand (VOD) listings and other services in one integrated experience, points out the release. Microsoft TV IPG is validated for Motorola’s DCT1000, DCT1700 and DCT2000 series set-top boxes.
“We’re extremely pleased to be working with Time Warner Cable – one of the leading cable operators in the United States and one of the most innovative in providing new digital cable services like VOD to its subscribers – and helping its customers realize the potential of digital cable with Microsoft TV IPG,” Moshe Lichtman, corporate vice president of the Microsoft TV Division, was quoted as saying.
Lichtman adds: “We look forward to working with Time Warner Cable to enhance the television experience for its subscribers by enabling a simple, fast and entertaining way to navigate the hundreds of channels and the new premium services.”
Microsoft TV enables the delivery of new services such as VOD, on-demand storefronts, interactive programme guides, managed content services, digital video recording, enhanced programming, e-mail, instant messaging and more, across a full range of set-top boxes and TV devices.
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Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
