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Cisco's Service Provider Video Sales Rebound
By Todd Spangler, February 9, 2012Cisco Systems' cable-focused service provider video unit bounced back in the quarter ended Jan. 28 with sales up 23% -- one year after the company reported a steep drop in set-top sales -- reaching $1 billion for the period. More -
DOJ Set To Approve Google's Acquisition Of Motorola Mobility: Report
Todd Spangler, February 9, 2012The U.S. Justice Department is expected to approve Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility as early as next week, although the agency will "closely monitor" how the Internet giant uses the patents it's acquiring, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. More -
Enforcement Bureau Recommends Denying Comcast Request to Stay Tennis Channel Decision
John Eggerton, February 8, 2012The FCC Enforcement Bureau says commission should reject Comcast's request for a stay of the initial decision by an administrative law judge that its tier placement of the Tennis Channel violated the commission's program carriage rules. More -
MSG: Time Warner Dispute Could Last Through NBA/NHL Seasons
Mike Farrell, February 8, 2012
Time Warner Cable, weeks-long carriage dispute with MSG Network could last through the 2011-2012 National Basketball Association and National Hockey League seasons, MSG Media president Mike Bair told analysts Wednesday. More
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NCTA: Boxee Is Wrong About Basic Cable Encryption
By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2012National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Internet-video startup Boxee is "simply wrong" in asserting that changing FCC rules to let cable operators encrypt basic cable channels would hurt consumer choice and limit competition. More -
Virgin Media Reels In TiVo Subscribers In Q4
By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2012
Providing more fuel for TiVo's turnaround, Virgin Media more than doubled its TiVo customer base in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the U.K.'s largest cable operator packing on 273,000 net TiVo DVR customers in the period. More
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Cable Networks Power Higher Earnings at Disney
Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable), February 8, 2012The Walt Disney Co. reported higher first-quarter earnings thanks to increases at its cable TV networks and theme parks. More -
N.Y. State Sen. Grisanti Pushes for Cable Carriage Bill
John 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 -
CableLabs: VOD Advertising Technically Ready To Roll
By 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 -
Zee TV to Launch HD Service By Quarter's End
Mike 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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come on now--i get excited to see games to be on channels away from MSG but all...
Robert Spadavecchia– 2/9/2012 4:22:41 PM EST
in response to MSG: Time Warner Dispute Could Last Through NBA/NHL SeasonsIs this just another example of a multi-billion dollar company deciding it...
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