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Time Warner Cable Asks Customers: Should It Roll Over Or Get Tough On Programmer Price HikesMike Reynolds, November 25, 2009
Girding for battles that loom on the horizon, Time Warner Cable has launched a multifaceted campaign centering on price increases by programmers.
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Local News: Comcast Settles Overcharging Suit in Georgiaby MCN Staff, November 25, 2009The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Comcast reached an agreement with Georgia customers who filed a class-action suit accusing the company of overcharging them on franchise fees while assessing those fees on other customers for time periods before they even had service. More
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WICT Sets Board Of Directors For 2010MCN Staff, November 25, 2009Women in Cable Telecommunications has set its 2010 board of directors, with the group officially taking office on Jan. 1. More
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'MNF' Tallies 12.1 Million Viewers With Tennessee's TriumphMike Reynolds, November 25, 2009The Tennessee Titans didn't secure their fourth straight victory until the game's penultimate play, as ESPN took home another victory among male demos with its coverage of Monday Night Football. More
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Speed Sets Ratings Mark With NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesMCN Staff, November 24, 2009It was a photo finish, but Speed recorded record ratings with its coverage of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season. More
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U.K.'s Virgin Media Taps TiVo For Next-Gen DVRsTodd Spangler, November 24, 2009TiVo is adopting a British accent: The company announced Tuesday that Virgin Media, the U.K.'s largest cable operator, has entered into an exclusive partnership under which TiVo will develop the operator's next-generation TV platform. More
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Viewers Enthusiastic For 'Curb's Seventh Season FinaleMike Reynolds, November 24, 2009It certainly didn't approach the Seinfeld finale, but the seventh-season concluder of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which featured a reunion show of sorts from the cast of the classic sitcom, scored well for HBO Sunday night. More
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Lightcap Named President Of Disney Channels WorldwideMCN Staff, November 24, 2009The Mouse House has reached into its international ranks to find a global leader for Disney Channel. More
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Food Network Talks Turkey At Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMCN Staff, November 25, 2009Food Network is going along for the ride during the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, More
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Bright House Say Bonjour To TV5 Monde USA In OrlandoMCN Staff, November 24, 2009Bright House Networks is offering French premium network TV5 Monde USA to its subscribers in Orlando. More
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NABET: Multicast Short-Market Satellite Fix Is CrucialJohn Eggerton, November 24, 2009The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, a Communications Workers of America union representing almost 10,000 TV station employees, says TV stations won't survive without having the ability to exploit "the full potential" of DTV. More
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Joost Assets Acquired By Online-Ad Firm AdconianTodd Spangler, November 24, 2009The remaining assets of Joost -- an Internet TV startup that had raised more than $45 million from Viacom, CBS and other investors -- will be acquired by online-advertising firm Adconion Media Group for an undisclosed sum. More
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Time Warner Cable Takes Mobile Broadband To Big DTodd Spangler, November 24, 2009
Time Warner Cable will cut the cord in North Texas next week with Dec. 1 official launch its 4G mobile network in Dallas, provided through Clearwire.
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FTC Approves $9 Billion Merger Of Panasonic, SanyoJohn Eggerton, November 24, 2009The Federal Trade Commission has given its go-ahead to Panasonic's $9 billion purchase of Sanyo. More
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ABC Family: Calling All ElvesMike Reynolds, November 24, 2009If ABC Family gets its holiday wish, a record number of people dressed like elves will descend on Manhattan's Bryant Park next month. More
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TV Guide Network Scores U.S. Right To Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' SpecialMike Reynolds, November 24, 2009TVGuide Network has secured the U.S. rights to a one-hour film about British singing sensation Susan Boyle. More
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Subaru, Tide, Humana Are Ad Heroes To CNN InitiativeMCN Staff, November 26, 2009CNN Ad Sales has steered Subaru of America as returning sponsor CNN Heroes, the network's multiplatform initiative that looks to spotlight everyday citizens accomplishing extraordinary deeds. More
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Green: Broadband Plan Could Learn From Cable Labs Collaborative ModelJohn Eggerton, November 23, 2009Former Cable Labs chief Dick Green wants the government to promote the kind of collaborative research that resulted in the DOCSIS standard for cable high-speed modem data delivery and to find ways to incentivize research through government contracting. More
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History's 'WW In HD' Hits Home With ViewersMike Reynolds, November 23, 2009History's premiere of WWII in HD blew up big with viewers. More
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NCTA: Joint Retransmission-Consent Negotiations Can Raise Fees, Harm ConsumersJohn Eggerton, November 23, 2009The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has told the FCC that where broadcasters jointly negotiate retransmission-consent agreements in a market under a local marketing agreement, it can raise those fees and harm consumers. More
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