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Comcast reveals social TV strategy that rewards subscribers in patent application
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is developing technology that would allow it to notify subscribers when their friends begin watching a particular TV show or movie, and reward customers with discounts on Read more >>
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Set-top revenue at Motorola Mobility dips in Q4 2011
Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) said net revenue at its home division dropped 11 percent to $897 million in the fourth quarter. The technology vendor, which supplies digital set-tops and other gear to Read more >>
Cablevision employees in Brooklyn vote to join CWA; union eyes other cable MSOs
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) executives may soon be forced to negotiate labor agreements with a union, after 282 of its Brooklyn, N.Y.-based technicians and dispatchers passed a vote to join the Read more >>
Taking stock of the cable industry in Q4 2011
In today's spotlight, FierceCable takes a look the fourth-quarter performance of major pay TV providers, including Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T). We'll Read more >>
Comcast reveals social TV strategy that rewards subscribers in patent application
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is developing technology that would allow it to notify subscribers when their friends begin watching a particular TV show or movie, and reward customers with discounts on Read more >>
Comcast forms new legal regulatory group headed by Lynn Charytan
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) said Thursday that it has formed a new Legal and Regulatory Group that will be headed by VP of legal and regulatory affairs Lynn R. Charytan.
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Based in Read more >>
More Headlines
- DirecTV signs retransmission deal with Sunbeam
- Cablevision to deliver live TV channels to laptops
- AT&T adds 208,000 U-verse TV subscribers in Q4 2011
- AT&T CEO hints at possibility of joint cable promotions
- Time Warner Cable gets aggressive post-Q4; offers 1 year free phone service to wideband subs
- Tracking the path to 100G
- Netflix expects to add 1.7M streaming video subs in Q1; CEO not interested in 'cord cutting battle'
- Cablevision clarifies ads that tweak FiOS Internet speeds
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@FierceCable RT The Spokesman-Review via @TVafterTV: Idaho Public Television (IPTV) facing equipment replacment costs, lack of funding. Article | Follow @FierceCable
> Mediacom plans to convert systems in Iowa and Illinois to an all-digital programming lineup on Feb. 14. Article
> Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook on Dish Network from stable to negative, citing risks associated with its wireless strategy. News release
> Atlanta CBS affiliate WPCH-TV pulled its feed from Dish Network subscribers after its retransmission-consent agreement expired. Article
> Comcast, NBC News and corporate sibling WMAQ-TV Chicago donated $2.7 million of in-kind and financial support to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. News release
And finally ... Bruce Springsteen is expected to perform at the opening of Comcast's Xfinity Live! Entertainment complex in Philadelphia on March 30. Article
On the Hot Seat
Motorola Mobility's Larry Robinson on the move to video gateways over DVRs
At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) demonstrated how it will replace traditional DVRs with home video gateways that can shuttle video to gaming consoles, tablet computers, and thin client IP set-tops. Steve Donohue talks with Larry Robinson, Corporate VP & GM of Home Devices, about benefits and challenges of deploying video gateways. Read more...
Editor's Corner
Will Shazam's ACR technology leave cable's ExpandTV platform in the dust?
By the end of next month's Super Bowl broadcast on NBC, TV viewers will be very familiar with Shazam, a London-based company that has developed automatic content recognition (ACR) apps for mobile Read more >>
Latest Commentary
- Steve Donohue: Will Shazam's ACR technology leave cable's ExpandTV platform in the dust?
- Steve Donohue: No issue on Monday
- Steve Donohue: Set-tops are a lot smarter than connected TVs
- Samantha Bookman: Business services go mainstream, and cable is in the running
- Steve Donohue: With Dolans at helm, Cablevision will be fine without Rutledge
- Steve Donohue: How would Henry Yuen fix the interactive program guide?
- Steve Donohue: How can Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon sell spectrum deal to regulators?
IPTV News
- AT&T adds 208,000 U-verse subs, sees strong sales in 4Q
- AT&T cutting jobs in Connecticut; CWA readies for April contract expiration
- Modem shortages lead to delays in Milwaukee U-verse installs
- Telcos to top 100 million pay-TV subscribers globally this year
- Research puts hybrid-STB shipments at 100 million in 2015
Telecom Industry News
- Georgia legislators propose bill to curtail community broadband
- CRTC appoints Bell Canada, Rogers veteran Leonard Katz as interim chairman
- Taking stock in Q4 2011's enterprise communications growth
- Juniper's Q4 performance impacted by weak carrier spending
- Medford, Mass. mayor wants Verizon to complete city's FiOS buildout
