Steve Donohue
Samantha BookmanMediacom launching home security and automation service
Mediacom Communications said it struck a deal with Comporium Communications which will allow it to offer a home security and automation service to its cable subscribers.
Comcast, Jawbone to announce new product at The Cable Show
Bluetooth headset manufacturer Jawbone plans to announce a new product with Comcast here at The Cable Show on Tuesday, Jawbone founder Hosain Rahman said Monday.
Charter's Rutledge: It's not the Internet or cable, it's the TV business
The cable industry can no longer be separated from the Internet when it comes to content, according to Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge. In fact, distinguishing the two confuses customers and creates problems for the industry.
Comcast using Wi-Fi gateways in subscriber homes to power neighborhood hotspots
Comcast said Monday that it will use new Wi-Fi gateways that it is deploying in subscriber homes to expand the footprint of its Xfinity Wi-Fi network, creating "millions" of access points for its high-speed Internet customers.
Ruckus debuts DOCSIS-3.0 Wi-Fi access point
Ruckus Wireless is launching a new Wi-Fi access point that supports DOCSIS-3.0 as well as similar data over cable service standards for Europe and Japan. The company said the new access point will make the outdoor user experience better and will improve high-density applications.
AT&T seeing strong U-verse growth in Q2
AT&T said at its annual meeting on Thursday that it is seeing strong growth from its U-verse products in the second quarter.
Liberty Global closes Virgin deal, becoming world's biggest cable operator
Liberty Global said Friday that it closed the $24 billion cash and stock acquisition of British cable provider Virgin Media. The deal expands Liberty Global's total subscriber count to 25 million customers in 12 countries in Europe.
Entropic buys Mobius Semiconductor for $13M
Home networking technology vendor Entropic said Thursday that it acquired mixed-signal semiconductor company Mobius Semiconductor for $13 million in cash.
SeaChange revenue falls, but tech vendor bullish on VOD, ad insertion
Video-on-demand technology vendor SeaChange International said it generated $36.6 million in revenue in its fiscal first quarter of 2014, down $1 million from this time last year.
TiVo stock drops 17% on settlement of Cisco, Motorola, Time Warner Cable patent suit
TiVo stock dropped more than 17 percent Friday after it announced that it would collect $490 million from the settlement of patent disputes with Time Warner Cable and rival DVR manufacturers Cisco and Motorola Mobility.
Obama debuts initiative to bring broadband to 99% of students within 5 years
Just days ahead of The Cable Show being held next week in Washington, D.C., President Obama announced a new broadband and wireless initiative, ConnectED, aimed at connecting 99 percent of U.S. students to the Internet over the next five years.
NSA forces Verizon to release phone records
In today's spotlight, FierceTelecom takes a look at reports that Verizon Business was forced by the National Security Agency in April to supply it with records detailing all telephone calls made on its systems.
Time Warner Cable streaming live, out-of-home programming through TWCTV.com
Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that it is beginning to allow subscribers using its TWCTV.com site to access live programming from several networks when they are outside of their homes.
Fierce goes live at The Cable Show
With Comcast, Charter Communications and other major MSOs deploying new cloud-based interactive program guides, I'm psyched to report that NCTA asked me to moderate a panel at The Cable Show Monday afternoon that will be focused on one of my favorite beats.
Comcast selling 'smart light bulbs' to cable subscribers
Comcast struck a unique deal with Danvers, Mass.-based lighting manufacturer Osram Sylvania to market a new line of "LED smart light bulbs" to its Xfinity Home subscribers.
Comcast names Level 3 veteran Matt McConnell GM of rebranded Comcast Wholesale unit
Comcast said Wednesday that former Level 3 executive Matt McConnell will oversee its Comcast Wholesale subsidiary, which was formerly known as Comcast Media Center.
CBS hires YES COO Ray Hopkins to lead retrans talks with cable, satellite TV providers
CBS Corp. hired a big gun to lead its retransmission-consent negotiations with pay TV providers, naming YES Network COO Ray Hopkins president of television networks distribution.
Charter to deploy ActiveVideo CloudTV platform to power new program guide
Charter Communications will use ActiveVideo's CloudTV H5 platform to power a new cloud-based interactive program guide, making it the biggest U.S. cable customer for the company.
Charter hiring more than 400 to staff new Missouri call center
Nearly seven years after announcing that it would cut 1,000 customer service reps and outsource calls to Mexico, Canada and the Philippines, Charter Communications said it is building a new customer service center in Bridgeton, Mo.
Visible World, FourthWall team on targeting ads to Motorola, Cisco, Pace set-tops
Interactive TV technology vendors Visible World and FourthWall Media said they are combining forces on a product that cable operators can use to target ads to subscribers using set-tops from Cisco, Pace and Motorola Mobility.
