Steve Donohue
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Biography for Steve Donohue
Steve Donohue is editor of FierceCable. He has covered the cable industry, Internet video and the interactive television business since 1996 for several industry publications, including Multichannel News, Light Reading, Electronic Media, CableFAX Daily and Interactive TV Today. Donohue began covering cable TV and the Internet business in 1996 at CableFAX Daily and Internet Week in Washington, D.C., where his beats included Capitol Hill and the FCC. He moved to New York in 1998, where he covered the international TV business and the cable industry at Electronic Media. He joined Multichannel News two years later, and spent eight years there as national editor and editor of digital news. Donohue attended the CTAM U executive management program at Harvard Business School in 2001, and is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, where he studied journalism and political science. He can be reached at sdonohue@fiercemarkets.com.
Articles by Steve Donohue
USA Network banks on second-screen devices to boost ad revenue
Comcast's USA Network unveiled an aggressive multiplatform video strategy Thursday aimed at boosting ratings and ad revenue by delivering content synchronized with programming a viewer is watching on TV to smartphones and tablets.
ViaSat signs Boeing to build next-gen broadband satellite
A new broadband Internet satellite that ViaSat plans to launch in 2016 could help DirecTV and Dish Network market high-speed services to rural subscribers.
Cisco: Wi-Fi revenue 'up well over 100%'
Cisco posted strong gains in revenue from cable operators and other service providers for the quarter ending April 27, driven in part by sales of Wi-Fi gear and its Videoscape set-top software platform.
DirecTV adds voice controls to iPhone app
DirecTV updated its app for Apple's iPhone this week to allow subscribers to use voice commands to change channels and search for content.
Dish fights slack subscriber growth with free iPads
After seeing subscriber growth slow in the first quarter, Dish Network said it will begin offering new customers who order its multiroom DVR a free iPad 2 next week.
TiVo rolls 'What to Watch Now' content recommendations
TiVo is beginning to offer new content recommendations called "What to Watch Now" to users with its iPad app, and it plans to add the system to its Premiere DVR by the end of the year.
Turner to stream TBS, TNT to authenticated subscribers
One year after announcing that it would offer authenticated subscribers access to a live streaming version of Cartoon Network, Turner Broadcasting said Wednesday that it will soon stream TNT and TBS.
AT&T redesigns U-verse On Demand storefront
AT&T said it launched a new online interface for its U-verse On Demand storefront in more than 40 markets, including Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas and San Antonio.
Comcast scores hotel distribution deal with Raymond Management Company
Comcast said it struck a deal with Raymond Management Company to wire seven of its hotels in Illinois and Michigan with its Comcast Business Ethernet and HDTV programming service.
Cablevision shelves mobile phone plan
Cablevision has dropped the idea of using its extensive Wi-Fi network to develop a mobile phone product that would rely on Wi-Fi and cellular networks, CFO Gregg Seibert said Wednesday.
