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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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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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Google Tags TiVo For Set-Top DataBy Todd Spangler, November 24, 2009
Google will combine second-by-second set-top data from TiVo with data from Dish Network, which will let the Web giant track the viewing habits associated with more than 5 million TV sets -- and sell ads with more precision.
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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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Samsung HDTVs Debut Rovi's TV Guide WidgetBy Todd Spangler, November 23, 2009
Rovi has launched a TV Guide widget -- with a snapshot of program listings for 28 of the most popular television channels and other recommendations -- for Samsung HDTVs that run the Yahoo TV Widget Engine platform.
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Verizon Targets 50,000 Philly Homes For FiOS TV By End Of 2009Todd Spangler, November 23, 2009
Verizon Communication is aiming to have FiOS TV ready to light up for nearly 50,000 Philadelphia homes and small businesses by the end of the year, as the telco starts to aggressively market triple-play bundles against Comcast in the cable operator's front yard.
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Time Warner Cable Backs STEM With $100M Pledgeby John Eggerton, November 23, 2009Time Warner Cable has stepped up to take part in helping build science and math education as major players in the Obama Administration's Educate to Innovate campaign to spur students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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Key To NBCU/Comcast Deal Is What Government, Affiliates Want: MaloneJohn Eggerton, November 23, 2009
Liberty Media Group chairman John Malone says the NBCU/Comcast deal appears to have been "heavily engineered" and "obviously custom-tailored" for both companies.
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Bresnan Launches OpenTV Ad-Management SystemTodd Spangler, November 23, 2009Bresnan Communications has deployed OpenTV EclipsePlus to manage advertising sales operations in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. More
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Sportsman Channel To Launch On Comcast Digital Preferred In HoustonMike Reynolds, November 23, 2009Sportsman Channel will ring in the last month of the year with a new launch on Comcast in the Houston DMA. More
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Comcast, NBCU Negotiations Snag Over Valuation Of Vivendi's Stake: ReportsMCN Staff, November 22, 2009Comcast's push to gain control of NBCU has evidently hit a snag over the valuation of the programmer's stake controlled by Vivendi. More
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Pacquiao-Cotto Jabs 1.25 Million Buys, $70 Million In PPV RevenueMike Reynolds and R. Thomas Umstead, November 20, 2009
Manny Pacquiao wasn't' the only big winner Saturday night: HBO Pay-Per-View connected with 1.25 million buys
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RCN Adds V-me To Its Lineup In Four Markets
Mike Reynolds, November 20, 2009V-me Media Inc. has reached an agreement with RCN to carry V-me in its systems in Boston, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. More
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Three Charged In Comcast.net HackingTodd Spangler, November 20, 2009Federal law-enforcement officials charged three men Thursday for "conspiring to disrupt service" by redirecting visitors to Comcast's broadband portal in May 2008, which authorities said resulted in a loss to the cable operator of approximately $128,000. More
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Verizon To Announce Philly FiOS TV Launch Plans Nov. 23By Todd Spangler, November 20, 2009Verizon will hold a news conference on Monday, Nov. 23, to announce its FiOS TV rollout plans in Comcast's hometown of Philadelphia. More
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TV Guide Network Extends Comcast Carriage DealMike Reynolds, November 20, 2009TV Guide Network has extended its carriage contract with top U.S. distributor Comcast Corp. More
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Bright House Wraps Up Series Of HD Launches In IndianaMike Reynolds, November 19, 2009Bright House Networks wrapped a run of HD additions in November that added 17 enhanced services over a 17-day period. More
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