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TV Everywhere: Slingbox played by cable's rules
TV Everywhere began as a neatly-branded, but vaguely-defined concept for extending TV content to the Web and to new mobile devices. But it wasn't a new idea. I was reminded last week that much of
UPC veteran Tim Bryan takes over as NRTC's CEO
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is shuffling the corporate deck by naming UPC veteran Tim Bryan as its new CEO. Effective Aug. 1, Bryan takes over the reins from Jack Harvey,
FCC commissioners reportedly on board with program carriage changes
A majority of Federal Communication Commission commissioners reportedly have approved changes to the FCC's program carriage rules that would speed up the regulatory processing of programming
Good news, bad news: Bundles attracting pay TV subscribers
Cable operators fretting over the loss of basic TV subscribers got some heartening news from a Centris research report that said 51 percent of pay TV customers asked about lower cost service bundles
Hawaiian Telcom's TV franchise allows it to compete against Oceanic Time Warner
The days of Oceanic Time Warner's near monopoly on Hawaii's TV may be numbered as it will soon face a new competitor in Hawaiian Telcom, which just received a cable TV license. Last Friday,
Programmers vs. operators: an oddity wrapped in strangeness
Cable is a weird industry. That is the technologically, scientifically, justifiably produced conclusion that comes from the recent and not so recent dust-ups between programmers (aka content
The price is wrong, ACA tells FCC about programming, retransmission
American Cable Association (ACA) members--generally small independent cable operators--"pay disproportionately higher prices for video content" because TV stations and national cable networks
Spectrum incentive auctions proposal clears Senate committee
Wireless carriers and TV broadcasters--and by association the cable industry--were tuned in when the Senate Commerce Committee released its marked up version of a bill that authorizes incentive
Arris 'placing a big bet on cable operators'
Arris ( Nasdaq: ARRS ) hopes that a laser focus on cable operators and a wider focus on the home entertainment center will revitalize what CEO Bob Stanzione admits is a lagging business. Stanzione said
AT&T takes on Charter's longstanding video stronghold in Smyrna, Ga.
AT&T ( NYSE: T ) is taking Charter Communications' ( Nasdaq: CHTR ) "Let It All In" slogan to heart by bringing U-verse to Smyrna, Ga. Even though Cobb County, where Smyrna is located, does not offer
