As of today (Dec 13th), the FCC begins enforcement of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, which requires that the volume remain at a consistent level across programming and commercials. It applies to both OTA TV stations and Cable/Satellite companies.
First off, Comcast announced that it is developing a new advanced user interface, currently codenamed Project Dayview, to be used across TVs, laptops, tablets and smartphones to help subscribers manage applications, media, news sources, personal calendars and other information.
At this week's Cable Show in Boston, Comcast announced it will launch its next-generation television experience, Xfinity TV on the X1 Platform, in Boston in the coming weeks, with several major markets planned to follow this year:
Comcast Begins National Launch of X1: Next-Generation Cloud Enabled Television Platform and Introduces the X1 Remote Control App Comcast Press Release, Business Wire - May 21, 2012 »www.businesswire.com/news/home/2···on-Cloud