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November 17, 2008

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NEWS

• Cover Story: Will DSL Survive?
  DSL claims 30 million U.S. subscribers and few doubt that its growth days are over. What does the future hold for the telco's high-speed data product? more » » » 
• Analyst: Q4 Looks The Same
  Collins Stewart media analyst Tom Eagan issued his fourth-quarter forecast for the cable industry and said investors should expect many of the trends that emerged in the previous period to continue. more » » » 

• Microtune Wideband Chip Enables 120-Mbps Upstream
  Microtune is introducing a wideband upstream amplifier chip that can let DOCSIS 3.0 modems establish 120-Mbps upstream connections. more » » » 
• Star In Ong’s Eyes
  Veteran cable programmer and current COO of Hong Kong-based satellite distributor Star TV Laureen Ong recently sat down with Multichannel News programming editor R. Thomas Umstead to discuss cable’s burgeoning multicultural marketplace and her efforts to gain U.S. distribution for Star TV’s India and Chinese-themed content. more » » » 
• Puppy-Hating Claim Gets DirecTV's Goat
  Sometimes, even a marketing message that is clearly hyperbole can draw the ire of competitors in the war for video customers. more » » » 

Blogs

• Picture This
  Tom Umstead, Programming Editor, Multichannel News
  USA's Monk Paved Road For Cable Series
  USA Network’s pickup Friday of the eighth and final season of its popular series Monk was not unexpected but nevertheless bittersweet for fans of the long-running series. Much like FX&rsqu...
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• Reynolds' Rap
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  RSN Roundball: The West
  Two weeks into the season and last year’s finalists have the NBA’s best marks. Here’s the second part of my RSN pro roundball ratings handicapping. PACIFIC The Lakers got st...
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• BIT RATE
  Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
  YouTube Still Searching For Monetizing Magic
  YouTube keeps casting about for ways to turn clicks into kopeks. The Internet's No. 1 video destination serves up a gazillion views (specifically - 5 billion in July 2008, accordi...
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• MCN Guest Blogger
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  Bornstein's NFL Network Pitch
  By Steve Bornstein The Jets-Patriots rivalry gets more intriguing each year. This week, the rivalry has taken a new twist with first-place in the AFC East at stake and Brett Favre leading the Jets ...
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NEWS

• The Dish On Dish’s Mounting Woes
  Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network is struggling to overcome a “perfect storm” of obstacles and setbacks, with the satellite-TV provider reporting its second consecutive quarter of subscriber losses earlier this week. more » » » 
• Mid-Sized MSOs Beat the Odds
  Mid-sized cable operators Insight and Mediacom are bucking the trend of consistent basic-subscriber losses of their larger brethren, with two small operators reporting third-quarter gains in basic customers. more » » » 
• Canoe Floats Interactive Ad Plans
  Boston -- The economy is heading into sub-zero territory. But to hear Canoe Ventures CEO David Verklin tell it, it’s an opportunistic time for the cable industry to launch its national advanced-advertising flotilla more » » » 
• BET's Lee Chatted With Obamas In Grant Park
  BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee was one of the thousands of people at Grant Park in Chicago on Election Night cheering Barack Obama's historic presidential win. Unlike most people there, who sought a glimpse of Obama, Lee was able to exchange pleasantries with the president-elect and future first lady. more » » » 
• 'Monk' Starts Pursuing Final Cases In Summer 2009
  Tony Shaloub will play Adrian Monk for the "characters" network for one more season. more » » » 

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