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Giant killer bugs from D.C.
August 12, 2010 11:05 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsThe Verizon/Google proposal is the kind of nonsense cable should root for.
Charter sends up trial balloon on TV Everywhere
August 3, 2010 12:46 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCharter is testing the TV Everywhere waters with last week's trial launch.
D3 update: Suddenlink's 50 Mbps tier hits Kingwood, Tex.
July 27, 2010 10:43 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsSuddenlink's aggressive DOCSIS 3.0 rollout continues with the recent launch of its Max 50.0 service in Kingwood, Texas.
Report: Customers will pony up $ for TV Everywhere
July 15, 2010 9:16 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsWhile cable operator subscribers are currently enjoying free TV Everywhere-type services, a new report says the salad days of "free" will eventually come to an end as MSOs start charging for online video consumption.
ATT's side of carriage dispute with Rainbow Media
July 13, 2010 8:54 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsIn yesterday's news, I wrote about AT&T threatening to pull shows such as AMC's "Mad Men" over its carriage dispute with Rainbow Media.
Update on Shaw's FTTH trials
July 2, 2010 10:09 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsShaw Communications is refining its RFoG and FTTH strategies through four trials that are currently underway
It's no usage in cable
July 1, 2010 8:45 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsTekelec encourages Camiant's mobile aspirations, however.
Smoke monsters
June 16, 2010 10:49 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsAT&T is joining many other broadband service providers threatening to cut back on capital spending if the FCC moves forward with its plan to reassert its authority over broadband.
More on Cablevision’s purchase of Bresnan
June 15, 2010 9:17 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTo add a few more details to yesterday’s story, Comcast’s 30 percent stake was part of the $1.365 billion deal between Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Cablevision, which will lead to Bresnan being an unrestricted subsidiary of Cablevision once the deal passes regulatory muster near the end of this year or early next year.
Time Warner stands up to bullies
June 14, 2010 9:39 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsTime Warner Cable is continuing to hold its ground in its standoff with the U.S. Copyright Group.
Time Warner Cable groups digital channels by genres
June 8, 2010 9:31 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsTired of surfing back and forth across the wide universe of channels on your digital tiers? Time Warner Cable is making it easier for its subscribers to find the content and shows they want by grouping channels together into similar genres, such as sports.
Rogers goes mobile with World Cup coverage
June 7, 2010 9:20 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsRogers Communications is putting its On Demand Online platform to good use this week with three options for World Cup soccer coverage.
You must remember THIS ...
May 28, 2010 10:16 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsCanoe Ventures has licensed This Technology’s placement opportunity information service (POIS) software, called SpotBuilder.
Pace takes over top spot for worldwide STB sales
May 24, 2010 9:45 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsBased on preliminary findings by IMS Research, Pace needs to hand out those foam “We’re No. 1!” fingers you see at sporting events.
Say goodbye to Cableland
May 20, 2010 10:00 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsE tu Cableland? Denver’s diminishing status as the cable capital of the world will take another hit if Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s plan to sell Bill Daniels’ former home, which is known as Cableland, comes to fruition.
