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  • Brent Barry Joins NBA TV Roster
    MCN Staff, November 2, 2009
    Following in his father and brother's broadcasting footsteps, Brent Barry has joined NBA TV's studio squad. More
  • NCTA, NBCU: FCC BitTorrent Order 'Shackles' ISPs
    John Eggerton, November 2, 2009
    The FCC's BitTorrent order "shackles" Internet service providers in their attemps to thwart online piracy, leaves network operators guessing about what reasonable network management is, undercuts the agnecy's own network neutrality proposal and should be vacated by the courts. More
  • WebMD Founder Arnold, Dr. Oz Team On New Web Health Care Platform 
    MCN Staff, November 2, 2009
    A number of high-profile partners care enough to want to share health care information on a new Web platform in 2010, scheduled to bow in 2010. More
  • Burke Warns: TV Shift Is Coming
    by Mike Farrell and R. Thomas Umstead, October 31, 2009
    Comcast chief operating officer Steve Burke warned at a CTAM Summit '09 panel here Sunday that content providers and cable operators that don’t take heed to the shifting habits of video viewers to online and other alternative forms of viewing content, may wake up without a business in the not too distant future. More
  • Quincy Smith To Form Consultancy
    by Alex Weprin (Broadcasting & Cable), October 31, 2009
    CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith will leave the company at the end of the year to form his own consulting business, but will continue to work for the company as a paid adviser. More
  • Pro-Net Neutrality Senators Rally Around Genachowski's Proposal
    John Eggerton, October 30, 2009
    Network neutrality supporter Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and some leading senators are the latest in a list of legislators rallying around FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's network neutrality proposal. More
  • 'TV Everywhere' Services May Alienate Online-Only Consumers: Survey
    By Todd Spangler, October 30, 2009
    Hulu homepage  Consumers who actively watch TV shows on the Internet -- but don't subscribe to cable or satellite services -- have lower incomes than pay-TV subscribers, according to a recent survey by research firm Interpret LLC. More
  • WGAE: Internet As Primary News Source Threatens Quality, Jobs
    John Eggerton, October 30, 2009
    The Writers Guild of America East tell the Federal Trade Commission that it is increasingly difficult to create "reliable, informative material in the fact of unrelenting budget cuts," and that the government may need to better fund public media or otherwise protect newsgathering while the country figures out how much it is willing to pay for quality programming. More
  • Cable-Tec Expo 2009: CableLabs Seeks Common Approach For 'TV Everywhere'
    By Todd Spangler, October 29, 2009
    CableLabs has issued a request for information to define elements for a common technical approach -- with the goal of using existing standards and specifications -- that would enable consumers to have secure online access to subscription video services delivered by any provider, a concept referred to in the industry as "TV Everywhere." More
  • NAMIC 2009: Industry Needs To Find Consensus On Multiplatform Delivery Quickly: Panelists
    by R. Thomas Umstead, October 28, 2009
    While an industry consensus on the "TV Everywhere" model has yet to be reached, panelists speaking on the subject at the NAMIC Conference general session here Wednesday say the industry has to find a solution quickly as consumer demand to access content on multiple platforms continues to grow. More
  • Cable-Tec Expo 2009: Aurora Cranks QAM Transmitter To 80-Plus Channels
    Todd Spangler, October 28, 2009
    Aurora Networks is taking the wraps off a QAM transmitter designed to support more than 80 quadrature amplitude modulation channels, with an eye toward delivering more broadband, VOD and other narrowcast services More
  • CTAM Summit 2009: Kilar: Hulu Not "Giving It Away" for Free
    Claire Atkinson (Broadcasting & Cable), October 27, 2009
    Hulu CEO Jason Kilar responded to TV industry critics who complain that Hulu is undermining current models saying they haven't seen his business plan. More
  • NAMIC 2009: Facebook's Hughes: Media Companies Must Use Social Platforms To Stay Relevant
    Thomas Umstead, October 27, 2009
    The burgeoning social media platform is just beginning to revolutionize the communication and information arena, so media companies need to find ways to utilize the platform to stay relevant in a fast moving information world, according to Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. More
  • CTAM Summit 2009: VOD, Mobile Apps Dominate Cable's Future Plans
    by Mike Farrell, October 27, 2009
    A panel of cable programmers, operators and MSO technical gurus at the CTAM Summit here Tuesday mapped out their consumer product strategies for the future and the consensus appears to be that offerings that enhance the video- on-demand experience and provide customers with more mobility will rule the day. More
  • NBA Double Dribbles With League Pass Broadband Offering
    Thomas Umstead, October 27, 2009
    As the National Basketball Association prepares to tip off its 2009-10 regular season tonight, the NBA and Turner Sports's NBA Digital will launch a new and improved NBA League Pass Broadband package which will let consumers choose between accessing online every NBA game live or just those of select teams. More
  • CTAM Summit 2009: Nat Geo, Fox Back ‘Great Migrations' With Educational Initiative
    Kent Gibbons, October 27, 2009
    Following the announcement of Great Migrations - the most ambitious global programming project in National Geographic history - National Geographic Channel and Fox Cable Networks are also offering cable affiliates a chance to participate in an accompanying educational initiative. More
  • ACA: FCC Needs To Restrict Closed Internet Models
    John Eggerton, October 26, 2009
    The American Cable Association says that if the FCC wants to ensure "unfettered" access to Internet content, it will need to restrict what ACA calls closed Internet models.
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  • CTAM Summit 2009: WE TV, Wedding Central Join Martha Stewart's Wedding Expo
    MCN Staff, October 26, 2009
    Beginning Nov. 14 and running through February 2010, WE TV and Wedding Central will be a featured vendor during Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's first-ever virtual Luxury Wedding Expo at Luxuryweddingexpo.com. More
  • CTAM Summit 2009: Clearleap Adds Content Partners For Web-To-VOD Platform
    Todd Spangler, October 26, 2009
    Clearleap, which sells a system for ingesting Internet-based content to video-on-demand, has added programming from eight partners and is letting pay-TV operators add content grouped by genre through the newly introduced Content Marketplace service. More
  • Netflix Queues Up Sony's PlayStation 3
    By Todd Spangler, October 26, 2009
    Netflix's exclusive distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox 360 for game consoles is ending, as the movie-rental provider next month will let U.S. subscribers access its Internet-to-TV video-on-demand service through Sony PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. More
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