Multichannel News articles from April 2010

Multichannel News archives from April 2010

Coda.(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(VH1)(RCN Television)(broadband Internet-access service)
April 26, 2010... by Staff Upfronts: VH1 Hits Reset Kent Gibbons New York - VH1's personality remake had a launch party last week highlighting 'real' celebrities and music over the tawdrier celebreality and dating shows it had come to be known for. ...

Animation Diversification.(Cartoon Network L.P.)
April 26, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Cartoon Network Gets More Into Scripted Fare, Reality New York- Cartoon Network will continue to diversify its programming lineup with live-action series and animated fare as it seeks to compete in a crowded field...

Review.(Television program review)(Brief article)
April 26, 2010... R. Thomas Umstead America: The story of us (History, Sunday, April 25, 9 p.m.) History lives up to its brand with its ambitious 12-part series America: The Story of Us . The series takes viewers through an historical journey that...

Challenge Of a Lifetime.(A and E Television Networks chief executive officer Abbe Raven )(Interview)
April 26, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead AETN CEO Abbe Raven Looks to Rewrite History for the Former Ratings Queen A&E Television Networks CEO Abbe Raven is on a roll. Three of the 10 AETN owned-and-operated networks finished 2009 among the 20...

Charter's Coming Back, at $30 a Share.(Charter Communications Inc.)
April 26, 2010... by Mike Farrell MSO Files for Return to Trading on NASDAQ Exchange Charter Communications is coming back to the public. The cable company set the wheels in motion to return to the NASDAQ stock exchange, filing documents with the...

Univision Drafts Stars Into VOD Campaign.(video-on-demand)(Univision Communications Inc.)
April 26, 2010... by Mike Reynolds No. 1 Spanish-Language network deploys star power for cable affiliates Univision is trying to pump up demand for its on-demand platform and high-definition offerings, via plugs from on-air talent, 30-second TV and radio...

Telemundo's On a Futbol Tour.(Telemundo Communications Group Inc.)(Brief article)
April 26, 2010... by Kent Gibbons Telemundo will have at least eight more 'friendly' matches featuring the Mexican national soccer team leading into the World Cup finals in South Africa, the tournament that begins with Mexico facing the host country's team on...

CBS, Turner to Share 'Madness'.(CBS Inc. CBS Sports)(ESPN Inc.)
April 26, 2010... by Mike Reynolds NCAA Tourney Deal Brings Final Four to Cable In 2016 CBS Sports and News president Sean McManus admits to being 'a strong advocate of Duke basketball.' David Levy, president of Turner Sports and advertising sales, went...

'My HD Package Is Bigger'
April 26, 2010... by Todd Spangler DirecTV, Dish Network Sparring Over Channel Counts When it comes to high-definitionchannel lineups, size evidently does matter. Satellite-TV rivals DirecTV and Dish Network, immediately after settling false-advertising...

Monster Bandwidth.(Cable Television Laboratories Inc.)
April 26, 2010... by Todd Spangler CableLabs Project Envisions Multigigabit Speeds Cable's next major broadband technology platform may throw DOCSIS out the window - but it is envisioned to let operators economically deliver gobs of bandwidth over existing...

Bresnan Draws Six Bidders.(Bresnan Communications L.L.C.)
April 26, 2010... by Mike Farrell Suddenlink, Steve Simmons, Knology in Running The auction for Bresnan Com munications has entered the second stage, with about six bidders successfully navigating the first round, including Suddenlink Communications, former...

Cable Show Drafts Execs.(National Cable and Telecommunications Association)(Conference notes)
April 26, 2010... by Todd Spangler The three general sessions for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's 2010 Cable Show in Los Angeles May 11 to 13 will feature a lineup of top cable, entertainment and technology executives - and a dash of...

Police Force.(Editorial)
April 26, 2010... by Mark Robichaux, Editor in chief The Internet needs a good beat cop. And most good beat cops rarely pull their weapon. This month, in a major ruling affecting who governs the Internet, the U.S. Court of Appeals said that the FCC lacked...

Talkback.
April 26, 2010... by Staff WWW.MULTICHANNEL.COM Folding His CableCards (RE: 'FCC To Address Set-Top Boxes, CableCard at April 21 Meeting,' April 15): 'Let's just call CableCard a mistake and get on with implementing IPTV and/or other Internet-based...

Why Cable Should Go Wireless.(Comcast Corp.)(Time Warner Inc.)
April 26, 2010... Teresa Elder Given the demands of today's video customer, where is mobile broadband in the cable operator's strategic playbook? Comcast and Time Warner Cable are selling their own branded 4G services; Bright House Networks has also...

People.(Canoe Ventures appointed Gerard Broussard)(Comedy Central Inc. appointed Bob Salazar)(Sundance Channel L.L.C. appointed Vanessa Benfield)
April 26, 2010... Staff Canoe Gerard Broussard was tapped as vice president, research and analytics at Canoe Ventures. He had been managing partner of MediaLab. Comedy Central Bob Salazar has joined Comedy Central as senior vice president/creative...

Set-Tops to Get IP Shove?
April 26, 2010... by Todd Spangler FCC's 'AllVid' Idea Would Require IP Video in the Home U.S. regulators may force cableoperators to move to Internet protocol video sooner than many in the industry had planned. Last week, the Federal Communications...

'SaFI' and Interactive Ad Campaigns.(stewardship and fulfillment interfaces)
April 26, 2010... by Leslie Ellis This week's dip into the grab-bag of cable tech acronyms is on 'SaFI,' which people say as a word (rhymes with 'taffy'). SaFI is tech shorthand for a group of CableLabs specs known as the 'Stewardship and Fulfillment...

Small Cable Sees D.C. Gains.(American Cable Association)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)
April 26, 2010... by John Eggerton ACA Summit-Goers Say FCC Is Hearing Their Message Washington - The fortunes of small and midsized independent cable operators are looking up in D.C., particularly at the Federal Communications Commission. That was among...

Dude! Jim Dolan's Band To Open for The Eagles.(Brief article)
April 26, 2010... by Mike Farrell & R. Thomas Umstead Save the date. Cablevision Systems CEO James Dolan and his rock band, JD and the Straight Shot, will be out on tour in June, playing nine dates opening for country-rock legends The Eagles, The Dixie...

Coda.(briefs)(Centric)(The Steve Harvey Morning Show)
April 19, 2010... by Staff Shaq Show Goes On Demand R. Thomas Umstead Los Angeles -- Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will offer exclusively via on demand the Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam stand up comedy special beginning May 6. The...

Starz Previews Comedies.
April 19, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Premium Net's Affiliates Get 'Party Down,' 'Gravity' Early Hoping to build awareness of its two original comedy series, Starz will offer the first two episodes of sophomore Party Down and new offering Gravity to...

Syfy's Wrestling Upgrade: 'SmackDown' on Fridays.
April 19, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Syfy hopes to pin down young wrestling fans on Friday nights with the fall launch of World Wrestling Entertainment's popular Friday Night SmackDown , newly acquired by the NBC Universal outlet. Syfy will air the...

Tapped Out.(briefs)(Statistical data)
April 19, 2010... By Mike Farrell How Much More Will Consumers Pay for TV? Are consumers reaching their breaking point on entertainment spending? Prices for cable, satellite and telco video services are reaching all-time highs, even as viewers scramble...

Lovett's In: What's Next?(Mike Lovett)
April 19, 2010... by Mike Farrell New CEO Could Help Steer Charter to System Swaps -- or Sales Charter Communications' two-month search for a new CEO is over, with former chief operating officer Mike Lovett replacing Neil Smit, who left in March to become...

Britt Bumped to $15.9 M.(Glenn Britt)(Brief article)
April 19, 2010... by Mike Farrell Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Glenn Britt received a 9.6% boost to his total compensation in 2009, hauling in $15.9 million that was fueled almost entirely by option awards, according to a proxy statement filed with the...

Cablers Share Hotspots.
April 19, 2010... by Todd Spangler Cablevision, Comcast and TWC Hook Up for N.Y. Area-Wide Wi-Fi The three biggest cable operators in the New York metro area have joined forces on wireless to fight Verizon Communications. Cablevision Systems, Comcast and...

NDS Buys Into VOD Ads With BlackArrow Stake.(video on demand advertising)
April 19, 2010... by Todd Spangler NDS Group believes the time is ripe for cable operators to start juicing video-on-demand for advertising dollars. The U.K.-based pay TV technology firm led a $20 million round of funding into BlackArrow, a startup...

FCC Ponders net authority.(Federal Communications Commission)
April 19, 2010... by John Eggerton Chairman Gets Opinions From Both Sides of Debate Washington-- Federal Communications Commission lawyers are still trying to figure out how to shore up the commission's authority to regulate the Internet, but they were...

BET Gets Into Scripted 'Game'.(Black Entertainment Television Inc.)
April 19, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Picks Up Sitcom from The CW In Bid to Build on '09 Ratings Performace New York-- Emphasizing its ability to appeal to all segments of the African-American community, BET will produce several new scripted series,...

Viacom: Google a Pirate's Den.
April 19, 2010... by Todd Spangler Internal Document Says YouTube 'Sustained' by Illegal Content Have Google executives been exposed as high-tech bandits plotting to pilfer Viacom's corporate jewels? Viacom last week highlighted excerpts from newly...

Quick Hits.(briefs)
April 19, 2010... by Staff Icahn Raises Lionsgate Ante Staff New York -- Activist investor Carl Icahn raised his hostile bid for Lions Gate Entertainment , parent of the Lionsgate studio, last Thursday to $7 per share, a move that most analysts believe...

Broadband Red Tape: Very Sticky.(Editorial)
April 19, 2010... by Todd Spangler, Technology Editor Activists, politicians and Internet companies are crying anew for the Federal Communications Commission to regulate broadband like traditional phone service. I'd put that in the "Be Careful What You Wish...

Talkback.(Brief article)
April 19, 2010... Staff WWW.MULTICHANNEL.COM Low-Cost Set-Top Boxes Should Function Fully (RE: "Bit Rate: Low-Cost Cable HD Boxes: Who Is Harmed, Exactly?," April 14): "Public Knowledge is not opposed to low-cost set top boxes. We are opposed to crippled...

Avoiding Disaster Before It Strikes.
April 19, 2010... by Christopher M. Carrington It has been a bad winter and now, with the end of the El Niño cycle, hurricane prognosticators are warning of an above-average hurricane season. Forecasters predict eight hurricanes will form in the...

People.
April 19, 2010... by Staff BBC America John Taite has joined BBC America as vice president, multiplatform programming. He had been VP of programming for BBC Worldwide's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) channels. Bravo Jennifer DeGuzman has been...

Set-Tops Get 3D-Savvy.
April 19, 2010... by Todd Spangler Motorola DCX Software Can Render Guide Graphics in 3D Motorola is adding 3DTV smarts into its latest-generation DCX line of cable set-tops. The vendor has developed a software upgrade for the DCX that can automatically...

Quick Hits.
April 19, 2010... Staff CES Looks To 'Fill Void' Left by Supercomm Staff Arlington, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association announced that the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show will feature a new Telecom Pavilion, which the trade group...

Interactive TV and Pipe Cleaners.(Column)
April 19, 2010... by Leslie Ellis Almost 10 years ago, this column investigated the fraught-ridden life of the interactive-TV trigger and its taxing journey from origination to TV screen. "Like salmon, triggers are born with a mission: To make a difficult...

Cablevision Takes on FCC.(Cablevision Systems Corp.)(Federal Communications Commission)
April 19, 2010... by John Eggerton Cable Operator Sues Agency for Closing 'Terrestrial Loophole' Washington-- Cablevision Systems has quietly challenged the Federal Communications Commission's decision to close an exemption that has allowed cable operators...

Quick Hits.(briefs)(American Cable Association)
April 19, 2010... by Staff McSlarrow to Testify At Set-Top Hearing Staff Washington -- While the House Communications Subcommittee 's hearing on cable set-top boxes set for last week was postponed due to a conflict with a full-committee markup, when it...

Wanted: More Comment Time.(Brief article)
April 19, 2010... by John Eggerton Washington-- Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is serious about wanting more time for comments on Comcast's deal to control NBC Universal. Waters introduced a bill, HR 5020, that would extend the comment period at the Federal...

'Sex,' 'Prison Break' in Cable Deals.(Brief article)
April 19, 2010... by Staff Philadelphia -- Comcast-owned E! and Style will be basic cable's homes to HBO's Sex and the City starting in January 2011, while Sí TV will get the first off-network run of Fox series Prison Break , premiering on the...

Conan Move a TBS Coup.(Conan O'Brien)(Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)
April 19, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Adding Ex-'Tonight' Host Could Boost Funny Network's Brand Conan O'Brien will become the face of TBS's "very funny" brand as the basic network prepares to launch a new late-night series with the former Tonight Show...

'Doctor Who' Stars Lead Comic-Con Like Invasion.
April 19, 2010... by Kent Gibbons, John Eggerton and Todd Spangler In another one of those British talent invasions, the lead talent behind the new Doctor Who -- including Matt Smith, the 11th Doctor -- barnstormed the U.S. last week supporting the show ahead...

Through the Wire.
April 19, 2010... by Kent Gibbons, John Eggerton and Todd Spangler Dingell Punchline: He's Booked a Gig On 'Daily Show' The office of Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) had been dropping Twitter hints last week about some news related to the chairman emeritus of...

Coda.
April 12, 2010... by Staff Oprah: I'm Living a Dream R. Thomas Umstead New York -- Oprah Winfrey laid out her vision for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, including a self-hosted primetime series, amid a star-studded Discovery Communications' upfront...

HLN Eyes Ratings Bounceback.
April 12, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead Rebranded Network Drawing More Female Viewers HLN is looking to remain competitive in a crowed cable news marketplace by reaching out to female viewers through a primetime lineup of issue-oriented, news talk shows...

Oxygen Gets More Original.(Brief article)
April 12, 2010... by Mike Reynolds New York-- There were props aplenty at Oxygen's upfront presentation here April 6. NBC Universal's service targeted at women used the props as visual focal points for new additions to a lineup that will grow original...

On Target.
April 12, 2010... by Mark Robichaux Why Shooting, Hunting and Fishing Shows Are Suddenly Relevant By the latest count of the federal government, fewer people have been fishing and hunting in the U.S. over the past decade for a variety of factors, including...

Malone Follows the Money.
April 12, 2010... by Mike Farrell Diluting Interest in DirecTV Will Earn $160 Million Liberty Media chairman John Malone's decision to exchange his super-voting shares in DirecTV for common stock in the satellite-TV giant had one simple motivating factor,...

Mass. Slowdown For Verizon FiOS.(Brief article)
April 12, 2010... by Mike Farrell About a week after Verizon Communications said it was nearing the end of its $23 billion FiOS buildout, data from the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable suggest consumer uptake of the service is already...

Pay Bumps for Burke, Rutledge.(Cablevision Systems Corp. chief operating officer Tom Rutledge)(Comcast Corp. chief operating officer Steve Burke)
April 12, 2010... by Mike Farrell No. 2 Execs at Comcast, Cablevision See Compensation Jump In a year when executive compensation has been mirroring the overall economy's downward slope, two top cable executives appear to be bucking the trend with...

'Damages' Could Be Headed to DirecTV.(Brief article)
April 12, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead New York-- FX's Emmy-winning drama Damages could move to DirecTV's The 101 channel for a potential fourth season, sources close to the network confirm. Damages co-producers FX and Sony Pictures Television are talking...

3DTV: No Tech Windfall.(Brief article)
April 12, 2010... by Todd Spangler Format's Quick Rise Unlikely to Affect Spending Much The TV industry's mad dash into the third dimension won't lead to a boom in sales of video-delivery equipment. The burst of 3DTV activity includes such events as last...

'Net Ruling Will Force FCC To Find New Authority.(Federal Communications Commission)(Comcast Corp.)(Brief article)
April 12, 2010... by John Eggerton Washington-- While attorneys try to figure out the Federal Communications Commission's next move, network neutrality activists are pushing the regulator to take whatever means necessary to assert its authority over the...

Bids for Bresnan Emerge.(Bresnan Communications L.L.C.)(Comcast Corp. and The Blackstone Group L.P.)
April 12, 2010... by Mike Farrell But Uncertainty Over Comcast's Stake Could Lower Price The potential sale of Bresnan Communications assets is moving forward, with initial bids emerging in what many executives in the cable financial community believe will...

OMG, My Cable Is Out!(IneoQuest and Microsoft Corp.)
April 12, 2010... by Todd Spangler IneoQuest's Vloop Video-Feedback Venture to Debut at NAB Can a Facebook app help cable operators zero in on video glitches? That's the premise of IneoQuest Technologies' Vloop venture, which aims to harvest individual...

iPad Puts Mobile Video in Focus.
April 12, 2010... by R. Thomas Umstead, Programming Editor Apple's newly launched iPad was all the rage last week. As of last Thursday (April 8), the company reportedly had sold more than 450,000 of the 9.7-inch-screen gadgets since its April 3 launch. Last...

Talkback.
April 12, 2010... Staff 3D Golf Leaves Some Viewers Flat (RE: "Cox Looks to Master 3D," April 6): "Why would any network rush to show golf in 3D? The majority of the background is green grass and flat! While there are several sports which may benefit...

How Cable Can Help Boost Jobs.
April 12, 2010... by Robyn McVicker, Jones/NCTI Unemployment continues to be a national concern and meaningful work is becoming more and more difficult for people to find. During these challenging times, good jobs are among the greatest contributions cable...

People.(Discovery Communications Inc. Discovery Channel senior vice president Kevin Bennett )(Fox Entertainment Group Inc. Fox Networks Group executive vice president Ravi Ahuja )(America Online Inc. vice president Jeff Lindsay )
April 12, 2010... by Staff AOL Online service AOL has added Jeff Lindsay as vice president, strategy and operations. He comes from Sanford Bernstein, where he was senior analyst, global Internet. Comcast Spotlight Peter Griffith has been named...

Network DVR Inches Ahead.(Digital video recorders)(Cablevision Systems Corp.)
April 12, 2010... by Todd Spangler MSOs See Applications as Part of Larger IP-Video Move Cablevision Systems may soon be ready to go live with network-based digital video recorder services -- but other operators are taking a longer view. For many...

The Map to CMAP.
April 12, 2010... by Leslie Ellis In cable, making room for more new stuff is two-pronged. First is the chronic question of bandwidth: How many slots on the digital shelf can go to more HD and VOD? How many for any new 3D and Internet-protocol TV offerings? ...

Court Saps FCC's Strength on 'Net Protection'.(Federal Communications Commission)(Comcast Corp.)
April 12, 2010... by John Eggerton But Agency Vows Broadband Plan Won't Be Affected Washington-- A spokeswoman for Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski conceded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's decision to overturn...

Toasting John Hendricks With Cake and 3D Glasses.(Discovery Communications Inc.)(Federal Communications Commission)(Comcast Corp.)
April 12, 2010... by Kent Gibbons and John Eggerton Discovery Communications' 25th anniversary celebrations peaked in high style last Tuesday (April 6) with a gala in founder John Hendricks's honor in New York. It being Discovery and 2010, the party...

Coda.(MTV Networks Inc.)(Apple Inc.)(American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)
April 5, 2010... by Staff Scratching the iPad Itch Todd Spangler New York - Cable programmers were hoping to hitch a ride on the inescapable wave of publicity surrounding Apple's official April 3 ship date for the iPad. Viacom's MTV Networks debuted...

WE Gets 'Upbeat, Sassy'.
April 5, 2010... by Mike Reynolds Slate of New Shows Aims for Drama, Chaos - and Resolution New York- Coming off its best year with its target demo, WE TV is looking to add a little sass to its voice as it expands its original programming lineup. The...

Review.(Home Box Office Inc.)
April 5, 2010... by Mark Robichaux TREME (HBO, Sunday, April 11, 10 p.m. ET) It's hard to describe New Orleans to someone who's never been there. Even some of the tourists who've survived a drunken revelry down Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday can't...

Can Anyone Beat This Cable Network?
April 5, 2010... By R. Thomas Umstead Secrets Behind USA's Record Ratings Rally at No. 1 SA Network has become a royal pain for cable networks looking to win a quarterly ratings crown. The network has been virtually unbeatable among ad-supported cable...

Crown Wanted Buyout.(Hallmark Cards Inc. and Crown Media Holdings Inc. Hallmark Channel v. shareholder Salvatore Muoio )(Case overview)
April 5, 2010... by Mike Farrell Proxy: Hallmark Parent Accepted Recap After Months of Haggling Greeting-card giant Hallmark Cards shot down several alternatives to its $1.2 billion recapitalization proposal for Hallmark Channel parent Crown Media Holdings...

Quick Hits.
April 5, 2010... Staff Bewkes Takes Pay Cut Staff New York - Time Warner Inc. chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes took a 9% pay cut in 2009, hauling in $19.6 million in total compensation for the year, down from $21.6 million in the prior year, according to a...

Getting High on Speed.(AT&T Inc.)(Suddenlink Communications)
April 5, 2010... by Todd Spangler AT&T Widens 24-Mbps Service, But Cable Tops the 100 Mark AT&T's best broadband is still no match for cable. While the nation's biggest telephone company last week expanded the availability of its fastest digital...

NAMIC Taps Next-Gen Leaders.(National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications)(Imani Breaker from Time Warner Inc.)(David Hudson from Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(Matthew Hong from Turner Sports Inc.)(Brief article)
April 5, 2010... Staff New York- The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications announced the winners of its 2010 Next Generation Leaders award, and the three top recipients are Imani Breaker, vice president, customer care, New York City...

Top MSOs Deploy Nearly 20M CableCard Set-Tops.(Federal Communications Commission)
April 5, 2010... by Todd Spangler Cable operators continue to spend millions complying with the Federal Communications Commission's separable-security rules, even though less than 2.5% of their customers have opted to use CableCards in standalone devices. ...

New Team at Uni Sports.(appointment of David Sternberg and Perkins Miller)
April 5, 2010... by Mike Reynolds Sternberg, Miller Take the Helm at Olympics-Centric Channel Looking to take the service to the next level, Universal Sports has named David Sternberg CEO and Perkins Miller chief operating officer. Sternberg joins the...

For the Record.(Fox Entertainment Group Inc. Fox Networks Group. appoints David Lyle)(National Geographic Channel)(The Weather Channel Inc.)(Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)
April 5, 2010... Staff Fledgling Nat Geo Wild Leaves Nest Staff Washington - National Geographic Channel and Fox Networks Group unleashed the new Nat Geo Wild cable network into the cable jungle last week, with a slow start in terms of audience...

Cable Firms Tee Off In 3D.(Comcast Corp.)(ESPN Inc.)(Augusta National Golf Club)(Cox Communications Inc.)(Time Warner Cable Inc.)(Cablevision Systems Corp.)(Shaw Communications Inc.)
April 5, 2010... by Mike Reynolds Distributors Line Up for First Major Telecast in Format New York- Depending on his tee times and performance, millions can watch Tiger Woods's return to on-course action for the first time since infidelity cost him...

DirecTV Jumps at ESPN 3D.(Brief article)
April 5, 2010... by Todd Spangler DirecTV, looking to establish early leadership in the nascent 3DTV space, bragged that it was the first distributor to announce a deal to carry ESPN 3D, alongside the June launch of the satellite-TV operator's three dedicated...

Broadband in the Air.(Comcast Corp.)(Intel Corp.)(Mike Roudi from Time Warner Cable Inc.)(Bright House Networks L.L.C.)(Google Inc.)(Sprint Nextel Corp.)(Interview)
April 5, 2010... by Todd Spangler Time Warner Cable's Roudi Explains How WiMax Service Fits Time Warner Cable has wireless on the brain. The cable operator is an investor in and partner with broadband-wireless provider Clearwire - along with Sprint Nextel,...

Sale of Insight Stake Stokes M&A Momentum.(Insight Communications Company Inc.)(The Carlyle Group)(Marcus Cable Associates L.P.)(Microsoft Corp.)(Abry Partners L.L.C.)(RCN Corp.)
April 5, 2010... by Mike Farrell Almost three years after scrapping an auction for its majority interest in Insight Communications, Carlyle Group has decided to sell about half of its stake in the cable operator to an investor group headed by cable legend...

YES Signs Cleanup Hitter: TWC.(Time Warner Inc.)(Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network L.L.C.)
April 5, 2010... by Mike Reynolds No. 2 Cable Operator Will Offer Package of Streamed Games to Video-Only Subscribers YES Network has found a No. 4 hitter for its lineup of live streamed New York Yankees games in Time Warner Cable, but with improved...

Cable's 3D Cheerleaders.(Cablevision Systems Corp.)(DirecTV inc.)(Comcast Corp.)(Editorial)
April 5, 2010... by Kent Gibbons, Executive Editor Maybe cable operators are on to something with these 3DTV demonstrations of hockey and golf. I base that on how firm their telco and satellite competitors are in denouncing the demos as worthless hype. ...

Shining Some Sunlight on Retrans.
April 5, 2010... by Tom Gleason, NewWave I want to compliment reporters Mike Farrell and John Eggerton on their fine article on ways to break the tension between broadcasters and cable operators for the benefit of all pay TV consumers. ('5 Ways to 'Fix'...