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Mediacom stays the course in Q4
February 28, 2013 1:03 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsMediacom Communications reported revenues were up in its fourth quarter. In keeping with cable industry trends, the company lost basic video subscribers while gaining broadband connections. Combining the numbers for the two units, Mediacom now has a total of almost exactly 1 million video subscribers.
Superstorm Sandy rains on Cablevision’s earnings
February 28, 2013 12:13 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision’s fourth quarter subscriber numbers and revenue took a hit in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The nation’s fifth-largest cable operator lost about 50,000 video subscribers, 5,000 data customers and 10,000 voice subscribers in the fourth quarter.
Charter to offer $1 billon in unsecured notes
February 28, 2013 12:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCharter Communications announced this morning that through its subsidiaries, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital, it would privately offer $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes in two tranches due in 2021 and 2023.
Clearwire draws Sprint funding
February 27, 2013 2:11 pm | by Ben Munsen, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire has elected to accept the $80 million draw from Sprint for March, while continuing to discuss acquisition offers from both Sprint and Dish. Dish has said that it will withdraw its offer of $3.30 per share to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire if the WiMAX provider drew any of the funding offered by Sprint.
TDS forges deal to buy Baja Broadband
February 27, 2013 1:48 pm | News | CommentsThe small cable operator market continues its wave of consolidation. Yesterday TDS Telecom announced a deal to buy all of the assets of Baja Broadband. Baja Broadband, which is headquartered in Alamogordo, New Mexico, offers triple play services to residential and business customers in parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.
Study: CMTS, edge QAM revenue to grow this year
February 27, 2013 1:44 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAccording a recent report by Infonetics Research, the cable broadband market is primed for a rebound this year. Infonetics recently completed is fourth-quarter and year-end study of the cable modem termination system (CMTS) and edge QAM sectors in the cable industry.
Verizon to test Ericsson’s TV over LTE
February 26, 2013 3:40 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsWhat Ericsson is calling an end-to-end LTE broadcast solution is based on the eMBMS standard covering broadcast video over LTE. It represents one of the first proposed uses of both HEVC and MPEG DASH. Telstra in Australia and Verizon Wireless will be among the first to trial the system.
Comcast Business, Baltimore Tech Park partner
February 26, 2013 3:34 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsBaltimore Technology Park has partnered with Comcast to connect its colocation data center to Comcast’s private, optical network and fiber footprint. In addition to connecting to Comcast’s network, Baltimore Technology Park can also offer its customers Comcast Business’ Ethernet services.
Cablevision files antitrust suit against Viacom
February 26, 2013 3:14 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision's antitrust lawsuit against Viacom in a federal Manhattan court alleges Viacom illegally forced it to carry unwanted networks. The MSO says it was forced to carry and pay for lesser-watched ancillary networks, such as Palladia, MTV Hits and VH1 Classic, in order to be allowed to carry popular networks such as MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.
Nielsen preparing to tally broadband TV viewing
February 25, 2013 3:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsStarting in September, Nielsen will begin measuring viewership through broadband devices like game consoles for the first time. With DVRs, video on demand, game consoles and streaming services, tablets and smartphones, the way people watch TV is changing and the industry is struggling to keep on top of it all. Even the idea of "watching television" is in flux.
CSG sets up shops around the globe
February 25, 2013 2:55 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company has set up managed services Centers of Excellence in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, as well as in the Central and Latin America regions. CSG is using these centers to provide local support for its billing and business support systems.
Time Warner Cable delivers bundles for telecommuters
February 25, 2013 2:18 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC) has rolled out a new suite of services that were designed to meet the needs of businesses with remote employees. Teleworker Solutions is available across the greater New York City area, New York State, New England and the Carolinas.
Charter narrows Q4 loss; heading for all-digital
February 22, 2013 2:11 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCharter Communications said its residential customer relationships increased by 20,000 during the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the year-ago period, which CEO Tom Rutledge said was the best Q4 performance at the company in 10 years.
Cablevision announces sports programming fee for video customers
February 22, 2013 2:06 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCablevision will charge its video subscribers an additional $2.98 a month to help offset the increased costs associated with sports programming. Cablevision’s sports programming surcharge will apply to customers that subscribe to its “Family” or “Value” packages or above.
Cox tops MSO Ethernet leaderboard
February 22, 2013 1:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsWhen it comes to cable operators, Cox Communications ranks the highest for business Ethernet, according to the latest survey from Vertical Systems Group. Cox achieved its top ranking on Vertical Systems’ 2012 U.S. Cable MSO Ethernet Leaderboard.
