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CIMM Set To Reveal Details As MTV Exec Moves To Forefront
Claire Atkinson (Broadcasting & Cable), October 26, 2009
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement is moving into high gear this week launching a Web site at www.cimm-us.org. The organization is also preparing to officially release its long-awaited request for proposals this week, according to executives familiar with discussions. More
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Independent Show: Singing Local Virtues
Mike Farrell, August 3, 2009Grapevine, Texas — Click Network marketing and business operations manager Mitch Robinson had a message for small cable operators at the Independent Show here last week: When facing down a larger competitor, being local can be focal. More -
Small Ops Tackle Big Issues In Texas
by Mike Farrell, August 1, 2009
Grapevine, Texas — It wasn’t all hoedowns, barbecues and kid-friendly fare as small and medium-sized cable operators from across the country congregated at The Independent Show here. More
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Independent Show: Small Ops-Programmers Air Streaming Concerns
Mike Farrell, July 29, 2009Grapevine, Texas — What at first seemed to be a subdued programming panel at the Independent Show here Wednesday heated up when the topic of online streaming of shows and initiatives like authentication came up, with some doubting the business models around both and others opting to take a wait and see attitude toward the issue. More -
Independent Show: Martin Warns Networks: You're Killing Your Business
Mike Farrell, July 29, 2009
Grapevine, Texas — Media Metrics CEO and co-founder Laura Martin pulled few punches during a panel discussion here at The Independent Show Tuesday, telling network executives bent on providing more and more of their content online for free that they are effectively killing their businesses. More
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Independent Show: Polka Says Small Ops Concerned About Web Site Fees
MCN Staff, July 28, 2009Grapevine, Texas — Taking aim at ESPN, ACA president and CEO Matt Polka said small cable operators have a right to be concerned over content providers that block consumer access to their Web sites until broadband access providers agree to pay wholesale fees. More -
Independent Show: Panelists Say Broadband's Regulatory Honeymoon Over
Mike Farrell, July 27, 2009Grapevine, Texas — Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski will most likely focus the agency's efforts in the broadband space for the foreseeable future, according to a panel session at the Independent Show here Monday, and that could spell more onerous regulation for the product in the future. More -
Independent Show: Small Ops Fight Off Sub Declines
Mike Farrell, July 27, 2009
Grapevine, Texas — Small cable operators are beginning to see the recession impact their subscriber bases, but are combating the downturn through innovative pricing packages and a focus on the bundle, a panel of executives said at an industry conference Monday.. More
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Independent Cable Operators Eye Opportunities from Digital Transition
By Linda Moss, August 1, 2007Monterey, Calif. -- Independent cable operators agreed that they need to have a voice and a role in the looming digital-TV transition, but they haven’t reached a consensus yet on exactly what their strategy should be. More -
Small Operators Get Nontraditional at Independent Show
By Linda Moss, August 1, 2007Monterey, Calif. -- Cable operators can generate more revenue by entering into nontraditional businesses, such as home security, and by asking new subscribers for contracts and credit cards, according to the closing panel at The Independent Show here Wednesday. More
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