A select circle of US financial analysts invited to Harmonic’s Q4 2023 earnings call did not ask the executive team a single question regarding the vendor’s video business during the Q&A session that followed the presentation. This was not a coincidence. Harmonic briefed those on the call to direct lines of questioning at the company’s broadband division, to avoid any slippery encounters about the ongoing strategic review to sell the video segment, or face exile from future Harmonic events. This is partly because Harmonic’s position is very clear. Executives will not comment further on the strategic formal review process for the video business, following interest in Q4 2023 from a number of parties. Executives did note that no specific timetable…