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October 12, 2008

In this Issue
Cover Story: Tales From The Trenches	Patent Parries: Cox Beats Verizon, As Comcast Inks No-Sue Pact Programmers Looking Abroad For Growth Translation Please: What Does It Take To Launch Docsis 3.0? Reelz Offers VOD Guarantee NFL Network Scores On Comcast With FCC Decision

• Cover Story: Tales From The Trenches
  Several years ago, a customer in Englewood, Colo., called her cable company with a complaint: Her TV had become “possessed” after cable was installed. more » » » 

Blogs

• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  Fox Business Launches Attack on CNBC's Jim Cramer
  The low-rated (i.e. so small that the network falls below the Nielsen minimum standard for reporting) Fox Business just can't seem to get any traction among viewers. One day last week, the netwo...
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• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  File Under:"That Went Well." Philly Hockey Fans Boo Palin
  File under: "That went well." NYT Lynn Zinser reports. "When Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck at the Flyers’ opener on Saturday night at the Wachovia Center, she...
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• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  CNBC Issues Challenge: Who Will Step Up and Lead?
  9:55a.m. CNBC wants to know: who will step up and lead us out of the financial crisis. The network just issued this statement on air: "AN OPEN INVITATION: To CEO's, mutual fund manager...
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• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  Whew! David Gergen Warns McCain/Palin Rhetoric Close to Turning Violent, plus More
  Last night, on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, respected analyst David Gergen (former director of communications for President Reagan) said the angry rhetoric coming out of the McCain/Palin rallies could...
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• Patent Parries: Cox Beats Verizon, As Comcast Inks No-Sue Pact
  Cox Communications beat back Verizon Communications' patent-infringement claims with a key courtroom victory last week, while Comcast landed a deal with the telco giant to avoid patent litigation. more » » » 
• Programmers Looking Abroad For Growth
  Cable networks, faced with the uncertainty of the U.S. economy and the shrinking advertising market, are looking to expand their presence internationally to help offset some of the weakness in the domestic economy more » » » 
• Translation Please: What Does It Take To Launch Docsis 3.0?
  Many moons ago, when cable providers discussed what new technologies they'd roll out this year, one in particular ranked high on the list: The newest chapter in the cable modem chronicle, known as DOCSIS 3.0. 
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• Reelz Offers VOD Guarantee
  ReelzChannel has come up with an innovative way to entice its viewers to sample pay-per-view and video-on-demand content: it will recommend a current title with a money-back guarantee, to be paid by ReelzChannel directly to the consumer. more » » » 
• NFL Network Scores On Comcast With FCC Decision
  The FCC may have changed Comcast Corp.'s game plan for NFL Network. more » » » 

• WealthTV Carriage Complaint On 60-Day Shot Clock
  The FCC's Media Bureau has ordered that WealthTV's carriage complaint against four cable companies be heard by an administrative law judge and that recommended decisions be returned within 60 days.  more » » » 
• Versus’ Davis Eyes More Originals, Revamped Digital Strategy
  Jamie Davis says he arrived at Versus at the right time. more » » » 
• Cable’s All-Time, Most-Watched Show: 'HSM2' Edges 'MNF'
  In a contest that came down to the Nielsen live + seven-day measurement wire, the winner and still champion is Disney Channel’s High School Musical 2 by some 2,000 viewers over ESPN’s coverage of the Sept. 15 Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. more » » » 
• LIN TV, TWC Fight On Over Retrans Compensation
  The retransmission-consent standoff between Time Warner Cable and LIN TV entered its second week, and a new one is looming for the cable operator and a Post-Newsweek TV station in San Antonio. more » » » 

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