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Broadstripe Hires Mobile Telecom Exec As CEO By Kent Gibbons - 08/29/2008
Broadstripe, a St. Louis-based cable operator, has hired international mobile-telecommunications executive Gustavo Prilick as CEO. More
Rivals, BTN Drag Mediacom 09/06/2008
Pali Research analyst Rich Greenfield lowered his rating on Mediacom Communications last week to “neutral” from “buy,” citing increased expectations after recently raising guidance and rising programming costs.
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Cable Stocks Feel Some Pain By Mike Farrell - 09/04/2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped more than 340 points (3%) to 11,188.23 on Thursday, amid fears of a slowing global economy. And while the biggest declines were in the financial services and technology sectors, cable stocks did not escape unscathed.
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Couture Tops November UFC Card By R. Thomas Umstead - 09/04/2008
UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture will return to the octagon after a one-year absence as part of the mix martial arts company’s Nov. 15 UFC 91 pay-per-view fight card.
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Cablevision Lights Up Wi-Fi On Long Island By Todd Spangler - 09/04/2008
Cablevision Systems has gone live with the first broad rollout of its metro Wi-Fi network in areas of Long Island, a service it is offering free for broadband customers as an enticement to stay plugged into cable.
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Dish Deal Drives Golf Past 80 Million Sub Mark By Mike Reynolds - 09/02/2008
Golf Channel has upgraded its positioning on Dish Network, a move that vaults the sports service past the 80- million household plateau.
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AT&T Debuts U-verse In Central Arkansas By Todd Spangler - 09/02/2008
AT&T announced Tuesday the launch of a triple-play U-verse offering in Little Rock, Ark., and surrounding communities, where it will go head-to-head with Comcast.
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MTV Goes High-Def Internationally 09/01/2008
MTV Networks International will make its high-definition mark later this month in six European countries.
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BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News August 27, 2008 ZeeVee: Nifty Idea, But It’s Not EZ
What was zee point, again?
That question popped into my head as I spent more than... More
BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News August 21, 2008 Comcast: Still Testing Bandwidth Clamps
Comcast is being required by the FCC to turn over a plan for how it will stop targe... More
BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News August 19, 2008 Canoe: Build, Buy or Rent?
Cable's advanced advertising joint venture -- Canoe Ventures LLC -- has yet to... More
USA Network's Sandy 'Burn Notice' USA Network transplanted ‘Burn Notice’s’ Miami beach setting to Times Square for a promotional event in support of the second-season premiere of the original series.
Comcast's New Video Wall The 83-by-25-foot, 10-million-pixel high-definition video wall located in the lobby of Comcast's new corporate headquarters has become quite a tourist attraction in downtown Philadelphia.
National Educational Computing Conference Operators, programmers, Cable in the Classroom and CTAM shared their resources with more than 18,000 school leaders, educational technology purchasers and decision-makers this week at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio.
Starz' Web Play
Starz Entertainment president and COO Bill Myers discusses next month’s shut down of the company's stand-alone, web-based movie download service Vongo as well as its push to get operators to distribute a similar online service dubbed Starz Play.
