Comcast will starting using the MIT campus as a proving ground for an IP content delivery architecture, according to The Wall Street Journal. The trial, which will deliver Comcast’s live TV service to any IP-connected device, could pave the way to a new distribution paradigm for Comcast where content delivery is not tied to its own physical cables. http://www.wsj.com
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