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The Past is Prologue
In a guest Q&A, Charlene Weisler sits down with fellow cable research veteran Steve Leblang to discuss changing consumer habits, future innovations and other hot topics.... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
8 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
3DTV... It's Coming—But How?
3DTV is on an inevitable track toward some form of mass adoption. But how big will it get and how fast? It may come down to how the industry tackles several hurdles, as well as consumer acceptance. In the meantime, secure those seatbelts and get ready for a wild ride.... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Review - Archer on FX
It's dark. It's offensive. And sometimes it's really, really funny. FX's "Archer" mixes office politics with international intrigue as ridiculously flawed characters stumble through it all.... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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It Pays to Invest in Employees
CTHRA Exec Director Pamela Williams walks us through CTHRA's latest Human Capital Metrics Survey, which found that cable employees often represent a much higher return on investment than other industries.... Read entire article
22 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
22 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
Paying Up
A new Nielsen global survey suggests that consumers are willing to pay for content—at least sometimes. The good news for cable is that professionally produced video (like movies and TV shows) is among the content for which consumers are most willing to pay.... Read entire article
15 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Is Viewer Engagement Dead?
Remember all that talk about Viewer Engagement back in the days before C3, set-top data, contextual advertising and other hot buzz phrases? Scripps Network SVP, research Michael Pardee asks whether it's time to revive a more robust debate about engagement and how it translates to advertising effectiveness.... Read entire article
8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
Social Media - What Can Cable Do?
Social networking: Who is doing it right? How can the cable industry best get in the game? Karen Ramspacher, 2010 CTAM Research + Insights Conference co-chair, caught up with Misiek Piskorski, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, to learn how his research has progressed to helping companies create successful social strategies.... Read entire article
1 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Cable's Iconic Journey
As Hallmark celebrates its deal with Martha Stewart, cable's power to attract big-name talent has become formidable. But can big stars also bring bigger headaches? And if so, isn't that just the price of cable's success?... Read entire article
25 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
25 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
REVIEW - Caprica on SyFy
CableFAX Executive Editor and unapologetic science fiction fan Michael Grebb reviews SyFy's "Caprica," which re-airs the pilot episode Jan 22 and continues with new episodes on Jan 29. The prequel to critically acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica" adopts many of the same themes, including sadly flawed characters, and forces us to watch as a society lays the groundwork for its own destruction. Is creator Ronald Moore trying to tell us something?... Read entire article
21 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Delivering on Impact — Turner's Contextual Advertising
Guest columnist Stacey Lynn Schulman, SVP Turner Ent Ad Sales Research, dissects the programmer's innovative work with its "TVinContext" initiative, which brings new meaning to advertising relevance as pods can relate not just to a show... but to actual scenes.... Read entire article
7 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
7 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
The Satellite Dish: Back in the Saddle
Welcome back to another edition of "The Satellite Dish" here at Multichannel.com! Over the past... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 3:04 pm PST
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Bit Rate: Set-Top Data Under Lock & Key
Here's the biggest barrier to set-top box data becoming widely used as a measure of TV... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 2:22 pm PST
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Kint: March Madness On Demand Will 'Easily Surpass' 2009 Tourney User, Consumption Tallies
The madness is about to begin... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 1:17 pm PST
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2010 Upfronts: Bravo To Add Fifth Original Programming Night
Bravo, looking to build on its continuing Nielsen momentum, will add a fifth night of original... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 10:55 am PST
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Free Press Asks Members To Tell Sentators To Block Comcast-NBCU Union
Sporting a logo of the Comcast "C" devouring the NBC Peacock, Free Press was circulating an... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 8:25 am PST
10 Mar 2010 | 8:25 am PST
Falcón, Hernandez Elevated In Univsion Communications Realignment
Univision Communications Inc. has realigned its news and entertainment units with a new... Read entire article
10 Mar 2010 | 12:52 am PST
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Moonves: CBS Would Yank Affiliate Signal If Necessary
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves said March 9 that he wouldn't hesitate to yank the network signal from... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 4:13 pm PST
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Time Warner, Others Seek FCC Retrans Fixes
Time Warner Cable is expected to file a petition at the FCC atop a coalition of cable operators... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 12:14 pm PST
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Cablevision Elevates Rosenblum To EVP, Government, Public Affairs
Cablevision Systems Corp. has promoted Lisa Rosenblum to executive vice president, government... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 10:57 am PST
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CBS College Sports Tips Off 'March Madness' Freeview
In what has now become another rite of spring, CBS College Sports Network has expanded its... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 8:02 am PST
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Genachwoski, Varney To Testify At Commerce Hearing On Competition, Comcast/NBCU
The Senate Commerce Committee has snagged both FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Assistant... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 7:34 am PST
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CBS College Sports Upgrades To Cablevision' Digital Cable Package
CBS College Sports Network has widened its distribution base with... Read entire article
9 Mar 2010 | 5:26 am PST
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NBC, Comcast Not Expecting Zucker To Testify This Time Around
Numerous sources speaking on background said Monday that NBC -- and Comcast -- are not expecting... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 2:05 pm PST
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Bright House To Add 15 More HD Nets In Central Indiana
Bright House Networks Indiana continues to ramp up its high-definition channel... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 1:28 pm PST
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Moto Eyes Video Blaster
As the Internet video wave continues to swell, Motorola is developing an ultra-high-density,... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 11:57 am PST
8 Mar 2010 | 11:57 am PST
Q&A: Cable, Beware of Wireless
Eric Riddleberger, partner at IBM Global Business Services, answered questions about what cable... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am PST
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MLBAM To Power ESPN360.com
ESPN signed a deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to host the live streaming video... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 11:06 am PST
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High-Cost Gains for Dish
Dish Network is adding subscribers and reveling in a price war against satellite-TV archrival... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 9:21 am PST
8 Mar 2010 | 9:21 am PST
Disney Sells ‘Brand XD'
One year after its rebrand, Disney XD is poised to battle with the big boys for a share of... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 9:09 am PST
8 Mar 2010 | 9:09 am PST
Too Hot for High-Definition?
The adult-video category has been a catalyst for virtually every transactional and technological... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 8:56 am PST
8 Mar 2010 | 8:56 am PST
COVER STORY: Charter's Next Move
When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen jumped headfirst into the cable industry over a decade ago,... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 8:45 am PST
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CTAM Taps TargusInfo To Keep Home Movers In 'Cable Club'
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing signed a three-year deal with data... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 6:18 am PST
8 Mar 2010 | 6:18 am PST
No Small Wonder: ABC Family Acquires Network Premiere Rights To 'Alice'
ABC Family has secured the network TV premiere rights to Alice In... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 5:23 am PST
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Fine Living Network To Roll Into Europe, Middle East, Africa
Fine Living Network will be making a significant international push on April 1, debuting in more... Read entire article
8 Mar 2010 | 5:04 am PST
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Washington Weighs In On WABC-Cablevision Retrans Disconnect
In the wake of Disney's decision to follow through on pulling WABC-TV from Cablevision systems,... Read entire article
7 Mar 2010 | 2:10 pm PST
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WABC-TV Serves Up New Offer; Cablevision Would Agree To Arbitration In Retrans Battle
While WABC-TV remains dark for Cablevision video subscribers, the parties trotted out new... Read entire article
7 Mar 2010 | 11:53 am PST
7 Mar 2010 | 11:53 am PST
Cablevision Alerts Customers As WABC-TV Signal Goes 'Lost'
Disney, as it had threatened earlier, yanked WABC-TV's signal from Cablevision at 12:01 a.m. on... Read entire article
7 Mar 2010 | 6:56 am PST
7 Mar 2010 | 6:56 am PST
Disney Pulls WABC-TV Signal From Cablevision In Retrans Dispute
It looks like Cablevision video customers are going to have a find a different way to watch the... Read entire article
6 Mar 2010 | 9:07 pm PST
6 Mar 2010 | 9:07 pm PST
Bravo Benefits From 'Real Housewives'
Whether Left Coast or East Coast, Bravo's Real Housewives franchise delivered with the Nielsens... Read entire article
6 Mar 2010 | 4:51 am PST
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MTV's 'America's Best Dance Crew' Goes Gaga Among Young Demos
Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew hoofed its way to cable's top spot in key young... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 10:05 pm PST
5 Mar 2010 | 10:05 pm PST
Tribeca Enterprises Launches VOD Platform For Indy Films
Independent film fans can gain access to some top movies via a new video on demand distribution... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 9:01 pm PST
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ESPN360 To Serve Up Winter X Games Europe From March 10-12
Broadband network ESPN360 will cover next week's Winter X Games Europe from Tignes,... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 5:29 pm PST
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Cablevision: Oscars Telecast In Iger's Hands
In the latest salvos in their retransmission-consent battle, Cablevision on Friday afternoon... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm PST
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MSG Network Looks To Set New York's All-Time Baseball 'Lineup'
Spring training's underway and MSG Network wants to help New York area baseball fans get in... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 2:12 pm PST
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NCTA Pushes For AWARE Net Education Act
In a letter being circulated March 5, cable and telephone operators joined with academics and... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 1:04 pm PST
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FiOS Ad Urges Cablevision Customers To Get 'Lost'
Verizon Communications is hoping to exploit the retransmission-consent standoff between... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 12:02 pm PST
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House, Senate Approve Satellite Extension Through March 28
Satellite operators are good to go, at least until March... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 11:29 am PST
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Updated: RCN Stock Soars On Deal
RCN stock soared 22% ($2.85 per share) in early trading Friday on news that the Herndon,... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 9:27 am PST
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'Ghost Hunters' Sixth-Season Debut Garners 2.4 Million Viewers
Coming off its most successful season ever, Ghost Hunters averaged 2.4 million viewers during... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 9:03 am PST
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RCN To Be Acquired For $1.2 Billion
RCN will be acquired by investment fund ABRY Partners for about $1.2 billion in cash, the... Read entire article
5 Mar 2010 | 5:54 am PST
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Truth Be Told: TruTV To Hold Upfront April 27
TruTV has set its 2010 upfront presentation to advertisers for April 27 in... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 9:02 pm PST
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Time Warner Cable To Change 'Free HD' Claim After AT&T Complaint
Time Warner Cable said it will "curtail" the use of the word "free" in advertising its HD... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 3:16 pm PST
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Wealth TV Asks FCC To Reopen Record On Carriage Complaint
Wealth TV has asked the FCC to reopen the investigation into its carriage complaint against... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 1:41 pm PST
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Engel Pushes FCC For More Retrans Oversight
Prompted by his concerns that New York viewers could lose access to the Academy Awards and other... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 11:58 am PST
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Big Ten Network To Launch Top Athletes Countdown Project
Big Ten Network will salute the top 50 student-athletes in the conference's history with a... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 11:51 am PST
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Analyst: Dish May Have To Shut Down 8M DVRs After TiVo's Legal Win
Dish Network may be forced to disable as many as 8 million of its DVRs within a month, after the... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 10:57 am PST
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Hershiser To Help Man ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball' Booth
ESPN veteran Orel Hershiser has been promoted to the sports giant's Sunday Night Baseball... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 10:30 am PST
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Fuel TV Snags Shaun White Special
Fuel TV will take viewers inside 2010 Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White's training... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 10:15 am PST
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Appeals Court Upholds TiVo's $300 Million Win Against Dish, EchoStar
TiVo stands to get at least $300 million from Dish Network and EchoStar -- and potentially even... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 9:17 am PST
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NCTA, Eagle Express Concerns Over Broadband Grants
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association and member company Eagle Communications are... Read entire article
4 Mar 2010 | 8:47 am PST
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Barton To FCC: Let Cablevision, WABC Work It Out
In a letter to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Wednesday, Joe Barton (R-Tex.), ranking member of... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 5:12 pm PST
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Kerry: Game Of Retrans Chicken Must End
With the WABC-TV-Cablevision dispute in fall voice, Sen. John Kerry (D.-Mass) fired off a letter... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 1:33 pm PST
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Connecticut Seeks Additional Satellite Tax
Satellite customers in Connecticut could be paying more in taxes if the state's General Assembly... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 1:14 pm PST
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Public Knowledge Cites Cablevision/WABC In Renewed Retrans Call
Retransmission-consent critic Public Knowledge is using the WABC/Cablevision stand-off in New... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 1:02 pm PST
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Comcast In Talks With TiVo About 'Premiere'
Comcast is discussing the possibility of porting TiVo's Premiere user interface -- designed to... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 12:56 pm PST
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Barton To FCC, Other Agencies: Show Me the Salaries
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has sent... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 11:26 am PST
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Viacom Will Pull Comedy Central Shows From Hulu
No joke: Viacom will end the 21-month run of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 6:52 am PST
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Discovery To Roll TLC Into Norway
Discovery Communications will bow an international version of TLC on March 4 in Norway and... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 5:28 am PST
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Disney Channel Looking For Family Ties
Disney Channel will look to spread a little more family love among its predominately... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am PST
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Boucher: Satellite Bill Should Be Law By Week's End
The satellite reauthorization bill should be signed, sealed and delivered to the president's... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 2:49 am PST
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NTIA Doles Out Another $160 Million In Broadband Stimulus To 23 Projects
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has handed out another $160 million... Read entire article
3 Mar 2010 | 1:45 am PST
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TV Guide Network's 'Blunders' Special Rates With Nielsens
TV Guide Network's original special counting down the biggest mess-ups in TV history cumed some... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 9:18 pm PST
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Liberty Starz in Carriage Talks With Comcast, Time Warner Cable
While retransmission-consent battles raged on other fronts this week, Liberty Media CEO Greg... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 3:22 pm PST
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Comcast Sets Multicultural, Educational Campaign In Support Of Census
Comcast Corp., counting on an assist from a number of other cable operators, is launching a... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm PST
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Broadband Plan Executive Director Levin To Address ACA Summit In April
Blair Levin, who's helping to establish the Federal Communications Commission's national... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 1:22 pm PST
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Kiran Chetry, Katty Kay, Teresa Rodriguez to Host ‘Wonder Women'
Television journalists Kiran Chetry of CNN, Katty Kay of BBC America and Teresa Rodriguez of... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 1:03 pm PST
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Dolan: Disney Makes A 'Bullying Move'
Cablevision CEO James Dolan told an audience at an investor conference Tuesday that The Walt... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 11:46 am PST
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Comedy Central Works Up Web Sitcom ‘Workaholics'
Comedy Central has greenlit Workaholics, a sitcom that originated as a... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am PST
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Crown Shareholder Threatens Recap Deal
A day after Crown Media accepted a recapitalization proposal from its largest debt and equity... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 9:42 am PST
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Charter Charts Strong Q4
Basic subscribers continued to decline at Charter Communications in the fourth quarter, but the... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 9:34 am PST
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Rovi Pulls Out Of GuideWorks Venture With Comcast
Comcast has become the sole owner of interactive program guide firm GuideWorks, as Rovi... Read entire article
2 Mar 2010 | 12:38 am PST
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WABC-TV Threatens To Pull Signal From Cablevision In Retrans Spat
ABC says that it may pull its WABC-TV New York signal from Cablevision at 12:01 a.m. on March 7,... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 5:27 pm PST
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Charter Offers Free HSD Upgrades
Charter Communications has increased the speeds of three tiers of its high-speed Internet... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 3:03 pm PST
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Crown Nears Hallmark Recapitalization
Crown Media, the parent of the Hallmark Channel, has approved a proposed recapitalization by its... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 2:50 pm PST
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Dish Network Reverses Sub Losses In Q4
Dish Network appears to have reversed the subscriber losses that have plagued it in 2008,... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 2:41 pm PST
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Analyst Rich Greenfield Lands at BTIG
Less than a month after reports that Pali Research would shut its doors, long-time media analyst... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 12:55 pm PST
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Ovation Gets Artsy Makeover
Arts channel Ovation TV is rebranding as simply "Ovation" as it heads into upfront meetings with... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 10:08 am PST
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Style Net Adds Star Power
Comcast-owned Style is adding more TV and entertainment personalities to its lineup with the... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:54 am PST
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Wal-Mart Punches Movie Ticket
The world's biggest retailer is reopening an Internet movie... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:38 am PST
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German Cable Giant Opts for IPO
Kabel Deutschland, the largest cable operator in Germany, put an end to speculation it would go... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:33 am PST
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Knology Extends Networks
Knology, the West Point, Ga.-based cable-TV overbuilder, said it will spend $15 million to... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 9:28 am PST
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Interactive Ads: Gauging Potential and Reality
Somewhere between "now" and "five years from now," television programmers, distributors and... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 8:46 am PST
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Mediacom Solid Despite Economy
Mediacom Communications reported solid fourth-quarter results on Friday (Feb. 26), exceeding... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 8:30 am PST
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CEA Cuts 3DTV Forecast for '10
The Consumer Electronics Association -- which last month projected more than 4 million 3DTV sets... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 8:18 am PST
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Cablevision to Launch RS-DVR Service in April
Cablevision Systems said it will begin rolling out its controversial Remote Storage-Digital... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 8:15 am PST
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Cablevision to Test PC-to-TV Service
Cablevision Systems this summer will test a "multiscreen" service that would let customers... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 8:11 am PST
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COVER STORY: A Sit-Down With Oprah's CEO
Ten months before the much-anticipated launch of Oprah Winfrey Network, CEO Christina Norman is... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 7:35 am PST
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OWN Acquires TV Rights For `Precious'
Own: The Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired the broadcast window rights to the Academy... Read entire article
1 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am PST
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Fuel TV, Fox Cable To 'Roadblock' James Stewart Docuseries March 28
Action sports service Fuel TV will be joined March 28 by Speed, Fox College Sports, Fox Reality... Read entire article
28 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm PST
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Perry, Turner Networks Big Winners At NAACP Image Awards
TBS and TNT were the big winners at the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards held Friday... Read entire article
28 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am PST
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EchoStar To Purchase SatMex
EchoStar Satellite Services, L.L.C., a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., and MVS Comunicaciones are... Read entire article
28 Feb 2010 | 7:57 am PST
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Fox Soccer Plus Nets Four Distribution Deals
Premium network Fox Soccer Plus will kick off with four affiliates in its net, when it launches... Read entire article
28 Feb 2010 | 5:08 am PST
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Ovation Gets Artsy Makeover
Arts channel Ovation TV is rebranding as simply "Ovation" as it heads into upfront meetings with... Read entire article
26 Feb 2010 | 1:49 pm PST
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Senate Adjourns Without Satellite License Renewal
The Senate adjourned Friday without voting to extend satellite operators' license to deliver... Read entire article
26 Feb 2010 | 1:23 pm PST
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Clearwire: 2 Million Subs By End Of 2010
Clearwire, the wireless broadband company whose backers include Comcast and Time Warner Cable,... Read entire article
26 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am PST
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Discovery Takes Aim At Must-Carry
The must-carry rules don't have a lot of friends in the cable industry. Or put another way, a... Read entire article
26 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am PST
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NCTA Backs Cablevision's Must-Carry Challenge
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is among those supporting Cablevision's... Read entire article
26 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am PST
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ComSouth Acquires Valley Cable
ComSouth, a Hawkinsville, Ga.-based cable operator, said Wednesday that it has completed the... Read entire article
24 Feb 2010 | 10:23 am PST
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German Cable Giant Opts For IPO
Kabel Deutschland, the largest cable operator in Germany, put an end to speculation it would go... Read entire article
24 Feb 2010 | 10:17 am PST
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Outdoor Channel Promotes EVP Pair
Outdoor Channel has elevated two key executives to the executive vice president... Read entire article
24 Feb 2010 | 6:53 am PST
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USA, MSG Are For The (Westminster) Dogs
USA Network will televise the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show from Madison Square Garden the... Read entire article
15 Feb 2010 | 5:53 am PST
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Epix Shows Mobile Hand
Epix provided a look at the mobile version of the premium-movie service that would let cable,... Read entire article
15 Feb 2010 | 5:44 am PST
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MSG Network Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of Knicks' 1970 Title Team
MSG Network will pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of the New York Knicks 1969-70 NBA... Read entire article
14 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm PST
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Bell Connects Remote PVR In Time For Vancouver Olympics
Bell has rolled out Remote PVR, a national service that enables Bell TV subscribers to schedule... Read entire article
14 Feb 2010 | 4:57 am PST
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BBC America Commits To Two More Seasons Of 'Being Human'
BBC America has acquired two more seasons of Being... Read entire article
13 Feb 2010 | 9:25 pm PST
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Golf Channel's Tee Time Service Adds Courses, Rounds
Comcast-owned Golf Channel continues to add courses across the country to its tee time booking... Read entire article
13 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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MSOs Enlist In Demand For 'We Are The World 25 For Haiti' Video
Four of the nation's top cable operators are collaborating on way for cable customers to access... Read entire article
13 Feb 2010 | 5:54 am PST
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TLC Explores Sex, Love In Valentine's Day Special
TLC aspires to teach viewers what they need to know about finding true love and sustaining... Read entire article
13 Feb 2010 | 5:26 am PST
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Shaw Communications Moves To Acquire TV Assets Of Canwest Global Communications
As Vancouver prepared for the opening ceremony to the 2010 Winter Olympics on Friday, cable... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 9:47 pm PST
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Hallmark Tries New Crown Offer
Hallmark Cards is greeting Crown Media Holdings with a new recapitalization plan that would give... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Networks Make NBA Playoff Push
TNT and ESPN are banking on a big ratings score from their coverage of the National Basketball... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Behind Google's Broadband Strategy
As part of an expensive lobbying move, search giant Google last week unveiled plans to fund... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm PST
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Cablevision Skates Out Interactive TV Mosaic For Olympics
Cablevision Systems is providing a virtual mountain of video and other content to subscribers... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm PST
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Comcast's Xfinity TV Spots Debut During Olympic Opening Ceremony
Comcast gave readers of its Comcast voices blog a preview of the TV spots it will air in 11... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 1:39 pm PST
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Symmetricom Unloads Video-Quality Measurement Unit To Cheetah
Symmetricom has sold its video-quality measurement business to Pittsburgh-based Cheetah... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 12:57 pm PST
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FCC Reports Backs Claims Of Digital Divide
According to the FCC's just-released high-speed Internet report, the first under a new metric,... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 12:41 pm PST
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Ensequence Teams With FiOS, Dish On Interactive Olympic Applications
Ensequence will help Verizon FiOS and Dish Network subscribers get more out of the Vancouver... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 11:54 am PST
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Time Warner PR Chief Adler Exits
Long-time Time Warner Inc. communications chief Edward Adler has submitted his resignation at... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am PST
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Turner Sports Tips Off Digital Press In Dallas For NBA All-Star Weekend
Turner Sports will put a digital full-court press on this weekend's National Basketball... Read entire article
12 Feb 2010 | 11:02 am PST
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Veoh Goes Under
Veoh Networks plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidate the business, company founder... Read entire article
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Knowledge Network To Supply Next-Day Data From Vancouver Games
Knowledge Networks will help NBC Universal with knowledge about consumer interaction with its... Read entire article
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DirecTV Sues Dish Over 'Why Pay More' Ad
DirecTV is accusing satellite rival Dish Network of false advertising for a TV campaign that... Read entire article
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Motorola Details New Plan To Split Into Two Companies
Motorola announced a revised plan to break itself up, aiming to split into two separate... Read entire article
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Canoe Connects 'Innovation Lab' To CableLabs Test Systems
Canoe Ventures announced that it has connected its new Innovation Lab in the Denver area with... Read entire article
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Senate Version Of Satellite Bill Hits Hill
A new Senate version of the satellite reauthorization bill that has been appended to a must-pass... Read entire article
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MSNBC HD Now On FiOS TV Lineups In Cablevision Territories
Keith Olbermann is finally available in high-definition to FiOS TV customers in the New York... Read entire article
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Click! Network Proffering BBC America HD VOD Content
For some subscribers in Tacoma, Wash., BBC America HD video on demand is now just a click... Read entire article
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Ion Deals For 'Godfather,' 'Goodfellas,' 'Shark'
Ion Television, fortifying its mix of films and series, has closed a host of licensing... Read entire article
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Epix Signs NCTC Carriage Pact
Epix, the premium movie channel joint venture between Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate... Read entire article
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Viacom Beats Q4 Estimates
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, coming off a 4% decline in domestic advertising sales in the fourth... Read entire article
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Fox Soccer Channel HD Kicks Off On Dish
Fox Cable Networks has netted a deal with Dish Network to carry Fox Soccer Channel in... Read entire article
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Suddenlink Ups Broadband To 36 Mbps In Two Texas Markets
Suddenlink Communications, as part of its ongoing DOCSIS 3.0 expansion, is boosting its maximum... Read entire article
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Sportsman Channel Rolls Out On Dish Network's Top 250 Package
Sportsman Channel and Sportsman HD have launched on Dish... Read entire article
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Motorola's New Plan Keeps Cable Unit With Mobile Devices: Report
Motorola is reconsidering its breakup strategy, with a new plan that would include spinning off... Read entire article
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Hallmark Revives Crown Equity Swap
Hallmark Cards, the largest debt and equity holder of Crown Media Holdings, parent of the... Read entire article
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MSG Down In Market Debut
Cablevision Systems completed the spin-off of its Madison Square Gardenunit on Feb, 9, and the... Read entire article
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Motorola Invests In Media-Chip Startup Zenverge
Motorola Ventures joined a financing round for Zenverge, a developer of advanced media... Read entire article
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Reactions Pour In Following Google Broadband Announcement
Google's call that it was planning to build some test high-speed broadband networks around the... Read entire article
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ACA Launches Portal To Support Washington Summit
The American Cable Association has launched a portal with information on its upcoming Washington... Read entire article
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Time Warner Cable Adding 170 To Outbound Call Center In Albany
Time Warner Cable is bulking up its roster at its regional outbound center in... Read entire article
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Scripps: Food, HGTV Fees Achieve Parity
Scripps Networks Interactive executives say the sometime harsh negotiations with distributors... Read entire article
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Google to Build Its Own Killer App Network
Google is getting into the broadband network business, at least on a small... Read entire article
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A Blue Monday: Boomerang Honors The Smurfs With Presidents' Day Marathon
Kids of many ages can spend Presidents' Day with The Smurfs on... Read entire article
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Current Taps SnapStream
Current TV is tapping into SnapStream's TV search server for its InfoMania half-hour satirical... Read entire article
10 Feb 2010 | 7:50 am PST
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Oprah May Mean Big Bucks For Discovery
The 2011 launch of its joint venture with Oprah Winfrey - the Oprah Winfrey Network - could mean... Read entire article
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History 'Treasures' Monday-Night Lineup Ratings Performance
History's primetime "National Treasures" lineup performed at an historic level Monday... Read entire article
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Fox, Not FX, Will Air Champions League Final
Fox will take its first step onto the pitch, subbing for FX as the broadcaster for the UEFA... Read entire article
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Discovery Q4 Earnings Driven By Strong International Performance
Discovery Communications saw the benefit of its global footprint in the final quarter of 2009... Read entire article
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ESPN360.com To Become ESPN3.com On April 4
ESPN is dropping the "60" from its ESPN360.com broadband video... Read entire article
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Iger: Disney Will Seek Retrans Cash, ESPN License Fee Increases
The Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger told analysts Tuesday that his company is willing to do battle... Read entire article
9 Feb 2010 | 3:52 pm PST
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Versus-DirecTV Stalemate Continues In Carriage Dispute
There appears to be very little progress in the carriage dispute between DirecTV and Versus that... Read entire article
9 Feb 2010 | 3:05 pm PST
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Suddenlink Widens DOCSIS 3.0 Rollout
Suddenlink Communications nearly doubled its DOCSIS 3.0 deployment in the second half of 2009,... Read entire article
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O'Hara Now Topper At Topps
Ryan O'Hara, who stepped down as TV Guide Network president Feb. 5, has been named president and... Read entire article
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Comcast Media Center Automates Ad Delivery
Comcast Media Center's Radiance division has integrated with Telestream's digital media workflow... Read entire article
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Hernandez Addresses Murphy's Defense On SNY Tonight
Keith Hernandez will appear on SNY, the TV home to the New York Mets, tonight to discuss Daniel... Read entire article
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Sundance Channel Ventures Into Scripted Series Realm
Sundance Channel is following sister Rainbow Media network AMC into the scripted series realm,... Read entire article
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CNBC Reveals Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special Tonight
It's been revealed that Brooklyn Decker is the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover... Read entire article
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Telemundo Taps Escobar As EVP Of Network News
Ramon Escobar, the former Telemundo entertainment executive, has been named to lead the... Read entire article
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Bruce Seidel Named Top Show Chef at Cooking Channel
Cooking Channel, the upcoming Scripps Networks offering, will have Bruce Seidel as its top... Read entire article
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Clutter Cutting Into TV Ads' Effectiveness: Forrester, ANA Survey
According to a joint survey of more than 100 advertisers conducted by Forrester and the... Read entire article
8 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am PST
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Station Revenues Down $5.5 Billion From 2006-09: SNL Kagan
Between 2006 and 2009, TV station revenues fell over $5.5 billion, according to a new report... Read entire article
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Rentrak Expands Dish Deal To Track TV Viewers
Rentrak reached a deal with Dish Network to commercially integrate data from the satellite... Read entire article
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Documentary Channel Makes 'Oscar's Picks' In March
The Documentary Channel, saluting outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking throughout... Read entire article
7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm PST
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VH1 Classic Celebrates The Who's Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Performance
For those who may have more than a passing interest in the halftime act of Super Bowl XLIV, VH1... Read entire article
7 Feb 2010 | 6:28 am PST
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NFL Network, ESPN Kick Off Their Countdowns To Super Bowl XLIV
After two weeks of hype and scrutiny, the kickoff for Super Bowl XLIV finally will arrive about... Read entire article
7 Feb 2010 | 5:40 am PST
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Turner Sports Posts Up Different Marketing Tactics Behind NBA All-Star Game
Turner Sports will look to take its marketing shots for TNT's Feb. 14 NBA All-Star Game telecast... Read entire article
6 Feb 2010 | 6:07 am PST
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Comcast to Hill: We’ll Be Fair
Facing tough questions from politicians and withering reviews from critics, Comcast and NBC... Read entire article
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Comcast Rebrand: to Xfinity and Beyond
Comcast is launching a massive rebranding campaign Feb. 12 to reflect the changing technological... Read entire article
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Black History Comes Alive On Demand
More than two dozen cable networks and MSOs are teaming up to provide an extensive lineup of... Read entire article
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Andrea Wong Leaving Lifetime
Andrea Wong is moving on from Lifetime... Read entire article
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Cable Looks To Mine LAS Green From Vancouver
The athletes' preferred colors are gold, silver and bronze, but local ad sales executives have... Read entire article
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Beginning Feb. 12, Comcast's Xfinity Reaches Into 11 Markets
Looking to become ingrained within the changing technological and consumer landscapes, Comcast's... Read entire article
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Bright House Starts Over, Accelerates Road Runner Turbo Speed In Indy
Bright House Networks continues to up the advanced services ante in... Read entire article
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MTV To Host Spring Break 2010 From Acapulco
MTV suggests that viewers brush up on their Spanish as the network will host its "Spring Break... Read entire article
5 Feb 2010 | 12:28 pm PST
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PTC Is Bleeping Happy With CBS Grammy Coverage
On the eve of Super Bowl weekend, and less than three weeks before oral argument in the... Read entire article
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Univision, TWC L.A. Promo Offers Trip to 'Premios Juventud'
To promote Univision On Demand in Los Angeles, Time Warner Cable and the Spanish-language... Read entire article
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Mexicanal Expands Coverage in Calif.
The Mexicanal Network is building its distribution in California with multicast launches in Los... Read entire article
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Zucker, Roberts Grilled By Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Merger
If the grilling of Comcast and NBC top execs is any indication, the merger of the two companies... Read entire article
4 Feb 2010 | 2:57 pm PST
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Shear Genius' Third Season-Premiere Cuts New Nielsen Mark
The third season of Bravo's Shear Genius got off to a solid start Wednesday... Read entire article
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Motorola, Technicolor Each Hit 100 Million Digital Set-Top Box Shipments
Motorola and Technicolor (formerly known as Thomson) each touted the shipment of 100 million... Read entire article
4 Feb 2010 | 12:51 pm PST
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Kohl, Franken Talk Tough To Comcast/NBCU
The Comcast/NBCU merger got a going-over early on in the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, though... Read entire article
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Zucker, Roberts Defend Comcast/NBCU Deal At House Subcommittee Hearing
Comcast chairman Brian Roberts and NBCU president Jeff Zucker ran the first half of their... Read entire article
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AT&T Allows Sling On 3G Wireless Network
AT&T reversed a policy banning Sling Media's mobile video player from using its 3G wireless... Read entire article
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Roberts: NBC.Com Content Will Not Move To TV Everywhere
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts assure a House subcommittee that NBC.com content will not... Read entire article
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Epix Inks Charter Carriage Contract
Epix, continuing its 2010 distribution momentum, will launch on Charter Communications' systems... Read entire article
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Syfy Conjures U.S. Rights To BBC's 'Merlin' Series
Syfy has acquired the U.S. rights to two seasons of the BBC's Merlin... Read entire article
4 Feb 2010 | 8:52 am PST
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Roberts: Comcast Will Consider Holding To Access Conditions Even If Court Throws Them Out
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said Thursday that the company is willing to talk with... Read entire article
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House Members Make Comcast/NBCU Opinions Clear In Opening Statements
The lines were clearly drawn Thursday as the House Communications and Internet Subcommittee... Read entire article
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Dish Calls For Host of Comcast/NBCU Conditions
Using words like "incestuous," "crippling" and "brute strength," Dish Network warned legislators... Read entire article
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Updated: Comcast To Launch Xfinity Rebranding Campaign
Comcast is launching a massive re-branding campaign next week to reflect the changing... Read entire article
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Comcast/NBCU Opposition Groups Raise Issues Before Hill Hearings
Four out of five merger critics agree, the FCC and Department of Justice should not allow the... Read entire article
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Move Networks Axes 15% Of Staff
Move Networks this week laid off about 15% of its workforce -- leaving it with 107 employees --... Read entire article
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Time Warner Reports Strong Q4
Time Warner Inc. reported stronger-than-expected, fourth-quarter results, with revenue up 2% to... Read entire article
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Modest Q4 For Comcast
Comcast reported fourth-quarter results in line with expectations, shedding almost 200,000 basic... Read entire article
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CMT Hires Farmer To Host Its 'Top 20 Countdown'
TLC personality Evan Farmer is the new host of CMT's top-rated weekly CMT Top 20... Read entire article
3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am PST
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WOW! Chief Says Whoah!: Add Strong Comcast/NBCU Conditions
Colleen Abdoulah, president of video/broadband provider WOW!, plans to tell a Capitol Hill... Read entire article
3 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am PST
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Vendors Prep Place-Shifting, ITV Demos For CableLabs Confab
SeaChange International, Clearleap and FourthWall Media will be among the 12 vendors delivering... Read entire article
2 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm PST
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Carey: Retrans Could 'Fix' Broadcast Model
News Corp. chief operating officer Chase Carey said that the media giant is on the cusp of a... Read entire article
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Movies, Cable Drive News Corp.'s Strong Fiscal Q2
Strong performances from its filmed entertainment and cable networks divisions, coupled by... Read entire article
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NBC Affils Seek Clear, Enforceable Conditions On Comcast/NBCU
NBC affiliates say they are cautiously optimistic that the merger of Comcast and NBCU can... Read entire article
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