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August 12, 2008

In this Issue
AT&T’s York Scopes Out HD Plans	Verizon Finds Labor Peace With Employee Unions

TOP STORY

• AT&T’s York Scopes Out HD Plans
  AT&T has shifted into overdrive on subscriber acquisition for U-verse TV, shooting to nearly double its midyear count to end 2008 with 1 million customers. A compelling high-definition lineup is a crucial part of meeting that goal, says Dan York, AT&T’s executive vice president of content. more » » » 

LABOR

• Verizon Finds Labor Peace With Employee Unions
  Verizon has reached a tentative, three-year contract agreement with the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, two unions representing workers in the telco's Northeast region. more » » » 

BRIEF

• AT&T Fuels Football Fantasies On TV
  AT&T launched an interactive fantasy football application with Yahoo that lets U-verse TV customers receive updates on National Football League players and stats on their televisions. more » » » 
• Verizon’s FiOS Almost Cleared for Take Off In D.C.
  The Office of Cable Television for the District of Columbia has reached an agreement in principle for Verizon to launch its FiOS video services there. more » » » 
• FiOS Tops in ISP Survey
  Readers of PC Magazine gave the tech support provided by Verizon FiOS their highest marks among Internet providers of all stripes. more » » » 

Veveo extended its partnership with Verizon to power search functionality for FiOS TV across linear channels, video-on-demand, and DVR content.

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom purchased an additional 450,000 Cypher Virtual SmartCard clients from Widevine Technologies to provide security for the operator's IPTV service.

Verizon launched FiOS TV service in four Massachusetts communities: Northborough, Stoughton, Stow and Sutton.

Wave Entertainment Network, a division of SeaMobile Enterprises, launched its IPTV television platform available to the cruise line industry worldwide with linear and on-demand programming services from major media companies such as A&E Networks, CBS, Comcast, Discovery Networks, Fox Cable, NBC Universal and Viacom.

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