This Just In
Staff -- Multichannel News, 5/7/2001
CableLabs Seeks Access Spec
Denver— Cable Television Laboratories Inc. last Friday announced CableB2B, an initiative aimed to create specifications that would automate business communications between MSOs and outside companies seeking to offer Internet-based applications and services over an operator's network.
CableB2B will also handle how those services are offered through cable-modems, advanced set-top boxes and other cable-related technologies, CableLabs said.
Talks to Avert Strike Drag On
Los Angeles— Producers and writers continued to negotiate Friday in an effort to avoid a strike that could cripple Hollywood production.
Both sides have agreed to a news blackout, so it is difficult to gauge which issues have been resolved. When the talks began, demands included an increase in compensation that would cost producers $99.7 million over three years. Writers also want more of the licensing fee when a show goes to cable.
