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Dish Files To Trademark 'TV Everywhere'By Todd Spangler, November 9, 2009Dish Network has filed for trademark protection on "TV Everywhere," which the satellite operator apparently is seeking to use for its forthcoming Slingbox-enabled set-top box. More
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Ergen Dishes It OutMike Farrell, November 9, 2009
Dish Network chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen said the satellite giant is trying to wean itself from heavy discounting, despite the fact that it may have been a major factor in the second largest satellite TV service provider's third quarter subscriber gains.
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Disney Channel Renews 'Jonas' For Sophomore RunMCN Staff, November 9, 2009Disney Channel is bringing the Jonas comedy series back for a second run next year. More
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History Touts 'Pawn Stars' Through Sponsorship Of Pacquiao-Cotto PPV BoutMike Reynolds, November 9, 2009History is taking marketing to the mat to promote the new season of its Pawn Stars series More
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Court Throws Out Cable-Modem Patent ClaimsTodd Spangler, November 9, 2009A federal judge has dismissed the claims of patent-licensing firm Rembrandt IP Management relating to the cable industry's DOCSIS cable-modem technology, putting an end to Rembrandt's bid to collect millions of dollars in royalties from the five largest U.S. cable operators. More
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Starz, QVC Drive Liberty's Q3 PerformanceMike Farrell, November 9, 2009Gains at QVC and Starz Entertainment helped drive third-quarter advances for Liberty Interactive and Liberty Entertainment, as the latter moves closer to a reorganization that will create a new Liberty Starz stock. More
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Charter Posts Strong Q3Mike Farrell, November 9, 2009About three weeks after receiving notice that its reorganization plan has passed muster, Charter Communications reported third quarter financial results in line with its peers. More
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Upstart Ski Channel Lands Deal With Dishby R. Thomas Umstead, November 9, 2009The upstart Ski Channel last week sealed a long-term video-on-demand distribution deal with Dish Network, according to network officials. More
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Setanta Sports Extends Top Rugby Properties Through 2014Mike Reynolds, November 8, 2009Setanta Sports has extended its exclusive U.S. rights to a number of the premier club rugby competitions in the northern hemisphere. More
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Versus-DirecTV Remain At Distribution ImpasseMike Reynolds, November 7, 2009
More than two months after their contract ended, Versus and DirecTV remain at distribution loggerheads, their impasse showing no signs of subsiding.
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Green: Creating Standards That Workedby George Winslow, November 7, 2009
Ask any cable executive to highlight the technical accomplishments of CableLabs founding president and CEO Richard Green, and the conversation almost inevitably turns to DOCSIS and the creation of cable's high-speed data services.
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Cable Ops Report Q3 Gainsby Mike Farrell, November 7, 2009Cable's third-quarter earnings season wound down last week with the two biggest operators showing some mixed results. More
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Networks Seek Their Cut Of Retransby Mike Farrell, November 7, 2009Retransmission-consent fees paid by cable operators to broadcasters continue to climb, reflected in station groups' earnings and in moves by broadcast networks to get in on that revenue stream. More
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HBO's Back In The Ringby R. Thomas Umstead, November 7, 2009HBO hopes its Nov. 14 Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto boxing match will continue to build on the strong performances of its first two events and set the stage for a big year in 2010. More
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Bright House Networks Rolls Out CBS College Sports, ESPNU In HD In Central IndianaMike Reynolds, November 7, 2009Bright House Networks has added the high-definition versions of CBS College Sports Network and ESPNU to its lineup in central Indiana. More
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Cox Media Ups Mike Zeiglerby MCN Staff, November 6, 2009
Cox Media, the advertising services division of Cox Communications, Inc., announced today that it has appointed Mike Zeigler to the position of vice president of operations.
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FCC Media Bureau Chief Lake: Agency Yet To Decide Whether To Grant MPAA Waiver RequestJohn Eggerton, November 6, 2009
FCC Media Bureau chief Bill Lake says the bureau has not yet decided whether or not to grant the Motion Picture Association of America's request for a waiver of the commission's prohibition on selectable output controls on set-top boxes.
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Local News: WKAG-TV Rebuts Charter Claims After Dropby Kent Gibbons, November 6, 2009
A low-power TV station in Kentucky claims its signal strength has improved since installing a new transmitter and that Charter Communications shouldn't have dropped it from the channel lineup in Clarksville, Tenn., for that reason.
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Basics Slide At Mediacom In Q3Mike Farrell, November 6, 2009
Basic-video customer rolls continued their downward slide in the third quarter at Mediacom Communications, but financial metrics remained strong for the mid-market cable operator.
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NCTA Outlines Ways For FCC To Free Up Funds For Broadband DeploymentTodd Spangler, November 5, 2009Calling it a "modest first step" on the road to Universal Service Reform, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association has said it knows how the FCC can save the government up to $2 billion, freeing it up to help underwrite ubiquitous broadband deployment. More



