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Comcast Business cooks up partnership with celebrity chef
March 26, 2013 12:41 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsIn order to better target the hospitality vertical, Comcast Business announced a partnership with celebrity chef Robert Irvine. Irvine is well known for his Food Network show “Restaurant: Impossible,” in which he helps struggling restaurants across the nation by assessing and overhauling their operational or personnel weaknesses.
Cable One rings up expanded business class phone offering
March 26, 2013 12:35 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCable One has dialed up an expanded business class voice offering that includes up to 12 lines and additional call routing options and new features. Some of the phone service features include simultaneous ring, online management of phone options and free unlimited local and long-distance calling in the continental United States.
Comcast Business names Marsh regional VP for Beltway Region
March 26, 2013 12:30 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsComcast Business announced this morning that Peter Marsh had been appointed as regional vice president for Comcast Business Services, overseeing the company’s Beltway Region, which serves Maryland, Southern Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and portions of West Virginia and North Carolina. In his new job, Marsh will be responsible for spearheading the continued growth of Comcast Business Services in this region.
Cox names Myers, Stanley market VPs in Virginia systems
March 26, 2013 12:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCox Communications recently promoted Kim Stanley and J.D. Myers to the positions of market vice presidents in two of its Cox Virginia systems. Stanley is market vice president, Roanoke Operations for Cox Virginia while Myers is now market vice president, Northern Virginia Operations.
Apple Buys Wi-Fi location startup
March 26, 2013 12:20 pm | by Associated Press | CommentsApple has bought WiFiSlam, a startup that has been developing a way to use Wi-Fi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers. The purchase is part of Apple’s efforts to bolster its own mapping and location capabilities, after breaking up with Google Inc. last year.
Comcast promotes Daley, McCue
March 25, 2013 1:16 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsComcast announced today it had named Jennifer L. Daley and James P. McCue as vice presidents and assistant treasurers of Comcast Corporation. Daley and Mr. McCue both report to William E. Dordelman, senior vice president and treasurer of Comcast Corporation.
T-Mobile Goes Live With New No-Contract Plans
March 25, 2013 12:56 pm | by Ben Munson | CommentsT-Mobile’s new no-contract pricing plans are now live on the company’s website with plans starting at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus 500 MB of data. The plans add on $10 for each additional 2 GB and include mobile hotspot.
Bright House Networks updates app
March 25, 2013 12:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsBright House Networks has rolled out the next version of its Bright House TV App (BHTV), which includes a new interactive program (IPG) guide and remote DVR capabilities. The new IPG lets users navigate through up to seven days of program listings and has extensive search capabilities.
Report: Broadband CPE enjoys stellar year in 2012
March 25, 2013 12:33 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsDriven by DOCSIS 3.0 and Wi-Fi, customer premise equipment (CPE) racked up its best year ever in 2012, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research. Based on strong EMTA shipments to North American cable operators, Arris remained the top dog in revenue in the DOCSIS 3.0 CPE segment, followed by Motorola, Cisco, Netgear and Ubee Interactive.
AT&T tunes in WatchESPN lineup
March 25, 2013 12:27 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsAT&T U-verse subscribers can now tune into ESPN’s WatchESPN web portal to view live sporting events on their smartphones and tablets via the WathcESPN app. AT&T customers who subscribe to ESPN’s linear networks can now stream live events and programming from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPNU
FCC sets spectrum auction
March 22, 2013 1:27 pm | by Ben Munsen, Wireless Week | CommentsThe FCC plans to auction licenses in the 1695-1710 and 1755-1780 MHz bands as early as September 2014. The NTIA recently picked out the 1695-1710 MHz band of spectrum to be reallocated for non-federal use.
Charter refuses ads for TV antenna maker
March 22, 2013 1:22 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA TV antenna maker wanted to use the competition's own medium — cable TV — for its anti-cable message. Now, officials at Antennas Direct say Charter Communications' refusal to air the ads is evidence of the cable industry's growing concern over antennas.
Genachowski resigns as FCC chairman
March 22, 2013 1:17 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe outgoing chairman’s tenure coincided with continued adoption of broadband and ever higher Internet connection speeds, especially on the wireless side. He approved Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, while blocking AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile.
Study: Dish, Bright House earn high marks for customer experience
March 22, 2013 12:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsBright House Networks and Dish Network held down the top spots among the 10 companies surveyed for customer experience in the TV sector by Temkin Research Group. On the other hand, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications were the lowest-rated TV companies in the 2013 Temkin experience ratings.
More Bollywood for Cablevision subs
March 22, 2013 12:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsCablevision today announced the availability of its Optimum Premier South Asian package, which will give its subscribers access to more Bollywood movies as well as entertainment programming, sports events and news shows in Hindi. The new international tier features nine channels, including the newly added South Asian-language channels Life OK, Star India Plus and Star India Gold.
