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Research alert: Utilities like satellite communications
According to a new study by VT iDirect and the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), the utility industry is a big proponent of satellite communications. The joint report reveals that 60 percent of
NCTA extends Vanguard honors to NBCU's Bridget Baker and Suddenlink's Jerry Kent
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has announced this year's winners of the industry's Vanguard Awards. In the "Distinguished Leadership" category, Bridget Baker, president
NCTA brings Prize Monkey to The Cable Show
In case you didn't have enough reasons to head to The Cable Show this year, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) is giving you one more. This year, the NCTA has partnered with
Tribune stations return for DirecTV subscribers
Just as things were starting to get nasty, Tribune Broadcasting and DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV) say they've reached a deal. In a new retransmission agreement signed late yesterday, DirecTV earned the right
Comcast plans the X3, its first all-IP HD set-top
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) almost certainly has more QAM set-tops deployed in the U.S. than any other cable operator, but that doesn't mean it's wedded to QAM forever. Jeff Baumgartner at Light Reading
Comcast subscribers may soon get HBO Go on the Xbox
Reports say that Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) and HBO are closing in on a deal to make the HBO Go app available to Xfinity subscribers on the Xbox. According to The New York Times, the operator may unlock
AT&T union workers threaten walkout
Just in time for Easter, 400,000 union workers at AT&T (NYSE: T) could be walking off the job if a new contract isn't reached by 12:01 a.m. on April 8. The Communications Workers of America union
Google reaches halfway mark with new fiber huts in Kansas and Missouri
The Google Fiber project in Kansas and Missouri (Kansas City in both places) has generated a lot of press, with everyone wondering just what folks will do with their new gigabit connections, and how
A Discovery (Network) that's less green, more patriotic
Discovery Networks (Nasdaq: DISCA) is turning up the dial on patriotism with the launch of a new network called Destination America to replace its less-than-successful Planet Green channel. The new
Another former Cablevision exec, Jonathan Hargis, lands as CMO at Charter
Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR) announced yesterday that it's adding Jonathan Hargis to its executive roster--a move that will bring Hargis back to work with another former Cablevision (NYSE:
