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Time Warner Cable subscribers in Texas may miss Super Bowl
With a retransmission-consent dispute with a Texas broadcaster leaving it unable to carry Sunday's Super Bowl 46 on NBC, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has handed out more than 7,000 over-the-air Read more >>
Cablevision develops technology for WiFi-based mobile phone service
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) has developed technology that could allow it to offer its Optimum subscribers access to a WiFi-based mobile phone service, according to a patent obtained by FierceCable. The Read more >>
Frontier insists it won't drop FiOS; rural telco offers bundled discounts
While Frontier Communications (Nasdaq: FTR) previously said that it isn't focused on offering customers FiOS TV through systems it acquired from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) in 2010, the company is beginning Read more >>
Comcast hires former Cisco executive Singh for strategic planning post
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) named former Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) executive Inder Singh senior VP of finance and strategic planning, making him responsible for its forecasting, strategy, business trends, Read more >>
European Union takes data privacy more seriously than the U.S.
In today's spotlight, managing editor Samantha Bookman takes a look at how Europeans and Canadians marked Data Privacy Day last week compared to the efforts of the U.S. National Cyber Security Read more >>
Senate to grill Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable execs at antitrust hearing
Executives from Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and other MSOs will soon face questions about their recent spectrum and marketing deals at a hearing of the Read more >>
DirecTV to pitch satellite TV through mobile app for SI swimsuit issue
DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV) struck a unique deal with Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Sports Illustrated to market its satellite TV product through a mobile video application built for SI's popular swimsuit Read more >>
Kanouff out after 15 years at SeaChange
A day after announcing layoffs that helped it reduce costs by $5 million, video-on-demand vendor SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) said late Wednesday that president Yvette Kanouff had left the Read more >>
Dolan to Cablevision employees: Give management chance 'to show you that it does care'
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) CEO Jim Dolan is taking a more hands on role in the company's cable operations, following the exit late last year of lieutenants Tom Rutledge and John Bickham. Dolan, who has Read more >>
FCC approves Time Warner Cable-Insight deal
Paving the way for Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) to close its $3 billion acquisition of Insight Communications systems, the FCC approved the deal on Wednesday. The commission noted that Time Warner Read more >>
Top Comcast strategy exec Coblitz to keynote SCTE energy management forum
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) senior VP of strategic planning Mark Coblitz will push cable operators, programmers and technology vendors to "embrace comprehensive energy management strategies" at an SCTE Read more >>
Time Warner buys Super Bowl spot to kick off 'Enjoy Better' campaign
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) said Wednesday that it purchased a TV spot in NBC's coverage of Super Bowl 46 which it will use to kick off a new branding campaign that it calls "enjoy better." The ad, Read more >>
Comcast, Verizon Wireless launch joint promotion in San Francisco
Following the debut of joint promotions last month in Seattle and Portland, Ore., Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) have kicked off a marketing campaign aimed at new cable and Read more >>
DirecTV lands exclusive rights to premiere Mel Gibson's 'Get the Gringo'
DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV) struck a unique deal with controversial actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson to premiere his "Get the Gringo" movie exclusively in satellite TV homes. Under the agreement with Read more >>
Comcast may double speed of Economy high-speed Internet tier
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) appears poised to double the speed of its $39.95 monthly Economy high-speed Internet tier from 1.5 Mbps to 3 Mbps, following plans to increase the speed of the broadband Read more >>
