Cable Television Industry News
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N.Y. State Sen. Grisanti Pushes for Cable Carriage BillJohn Eggerton, February 6, 2012Republican New York State Senator Mark Grisanti, who represents Buffalo, continues to push for a new bill that would force cable program carriage impasses to the negotiating table. More
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CableLabs: VOD Advertising Technically Ready To RollBy Todd Spangler, February 6, 2012CableLabs says systems for dynamically inserting ads into video-on-demand content are ready for primetime, although business agreements between programmers and cable operators are still needed to turn VOD advertising into a big-time business. More
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Zee TV to Launch HD Service By Quarter's EndMike Reynolds, February 6, 2012Asia TV USA Ltd.will begin offering a high-definition simulcast of its Zee TV service by the end of the first quarter. More
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MSG to Air NHL Sabres Game On NBC Affiliates in Buffalo, RochesterMike Reynolds, February 6, 2012In the latest shot in its license fee battle with Time Warner Cable, MSG Networks and the Buffalo Sabres will make the National Hockey League team's Feb. 11 game against the Tampa Bay Lightning available on local stations in the club's home market and Rochester, N.Y. More
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Synacor Preps Public Outing
By Todd Spangler, February 6, 2012Synacor, a provider of TV Everywhere services and Web-portal software to cable and telecom operators, expects to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering — which would be one of the first IPOs in the video-technology space in recent memory. More
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Suddenlink Refinances, Grows Revenue 6% for Q4 By Mike Farrell, February 6, 2012Suddenlink Communications, the No. 7 U.S. MSO, issued preliminary fourth-quarter results last week in conjunction with an announcement that its parent company will refinance about $2.5 billion in debt. More
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Senate to Vet Cable Spectrum Deal By John Eggerton, February 6, 2012Senate Antitrust Subcommittee chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) said that plans are “well underway” on a hearing on Verizon Wireless’ deal to buy spectrum from cable operators, a spokesperson for the senator confirmed. More
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NCTA to USDA: Work With FCC on Rural Reforms By John Eggerton, February 6, 2012The National Cable & Telecommunications Association last week advised Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to work with, not against, the Federal Communications Commission to reform the Universal Service Fund’s highcost program, which supports communications service in rural and hard-to-reach areas. More
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FCC Takes Next Step Toward USF Migration By John Eggerton, February 6, 2012The Federal Communications Commission has taken another step toward shifting phone subsidies to fund broadband service. More
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FCC Clears TWC to
Take Over Insight By John Eggerton, February 6, 2012The Federal Communications Commission has approved Time Warner Cable’s purchase of Insight Communications. More
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Comcast: More Bits for the Needy By Todd Spangler, February 6, 2012Can Comcast and other cable operators do well by doing good? More
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Time Warner Cable Looks to 'Enjoy Better' Branding with Super Bowl CommercialMike Reynolds, February 2, 2012Time Warner Cable is backing its ‘Enjoy Better' brand platform with local buys in the Super Bowl as part of a multimedia campaign, which includes a consumer sweepstakes and is valued at some $80 million. More
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MSG Remains Dark on Time Warner Cable as Negotiating Stalemate ContinuesMike Reynolds, February 3, 2012Now more than a month into dispute that has resulted in a disconnect, there doesn't appear to be much light in the license fee tunnel for MSG and MSG Plus with Time Warner Cable. More
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Cox To Cut 100 Jobs After Wireless Unit Shutdown: ReportBy Todd Spangler, February 3, 2012Cox Communications will lay off more than 100 employees when the cable operator winds down its wireless operations next month, according to a report Friday by Atlanta Business Chronicle. More
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ATVA Ad Takes Shot at Rising Retrans Fee as NBC Streams Super Bowl XLVI for FreeMike Reynolds, February 3, 2012
It remains to be seen how many fans will watch the first-ever streamed Super Bowl, or how they react to the second-screen Big Game experience on NBCSports.com and NFL.com.
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Comcast Hires Singh From Cisco To Head Long-Range PlanningMCN Staff, February 3, 2012Comcast named Inder Singh, who previously headed Cisco Systems' long-range planning activities, as senior vice president of finance and strategic planning. More
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Cable TV's a Political Dynamo: SurveyBy Todd Spangler, February 3, 2012Want to sway voters? Buy an ad on cable TV. That's the takeaway from a survey -- sponsored by the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau -- finding that about two-thirds of voters prefer cable to broadcast for news and information on local candidates and issues. More
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American Support Names Rycenga CIOMCN Staff, February 3, 2012American Support, a billing and customer-support services firm, has hired Chad Rycenga, formerly director of information technology for Charter Communications' commercial-services division, as chief information officer. More
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Operators Lukewarm On USPS '2nd Ounce Free' OfferBy Todd Spangler, February 3, 2012The U.S. Postal Service, desperate for revenue, is trying to encourage more businesses to send direct-mail first-class by letting them send 2-ounce letters for the rate of a 1-ounce mailing -- an offer cable, satellite and telco operators are greeting with a collective shrug. More
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FCC Clears Time Warner Cable Takeover of InsightJohn Eggerton, February 2, 2012The FCC has approved the purchase of Insight Communications by Time Warner Cable More
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