Multichannel News articles from May 2010

Multichannel News archives from May 2010

SoapNet scrubbed.(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Fear not, soap fans. Even though SoapNet will go dark to make way for a 24-hour channel devoted to preschool children, favorite sudsers can still be found on ABC.com, Hulu and VOD. SoapNet, in 75 million homes, is a refuge for soap fans who...

'Zombie' bird threatens nets: Intelsat's disabled satellite expected to pass near AMC-11.
May 31, 2010... SES WORLD SKIES EXECUTIVES ARE closely monitoring the path of Intelsat's "zombie" Galaxy 15 satellite for any interference with its AMC-11, which handles distribution for dozens of cable networks in North America. The Galaxy 15...

Cable wants open windows.(Time Warner Cable Inc. )
May 31, 2010... THE CABLE INDUSTRY IS HOPing that an industry proposal to secure on-demand access to Hollywood movie titles within a month after their debuts in movie theatres will become reality this year. The proposal, from Time Warner Cable to Hollywood...

SoapNet washes out: Disney Junior will replace aging sudsers in '12.(Will Jettison)
May 31, 2010... THE WALT DISNEY CO. WILL JETTISON its decade-old SoapNet network in 2012 for a new network targeted to preschoolers. Now, it has to convince cable operators that a Disney-branded channel featuring Mickey Mouse is more valuable than same-day...

Sun burst: weather, dish strike a deal.(The Weather Channel)
May 31, 2010... THE STORM CLOUDS HAVE cleared for The Weather Channel. The network had been in danger of losing its distribution mark of 100 million households after Dish Network threatened to drop the service. The No. 2 satellite operator complained about...

'Brand X' case was so 2004: FCC's Schlick backs new views on cable-modem regulations.(Federal Communications Commission)
May 31, 2010... AUSTIN SCHLICK, THE GENERAL counsel at the Federal Communications Commission, at the direction of Democratic FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, has taken the lead in buttressing the FCC's argument that it can classify the transmission component of...

Sharon Springs, N.Y., finally gets a glimpse of 'Fabulous' series.(Planet Green)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Planet Green chief Laura Michalchyshyn hopes new series The Fabulous Beekman Boys helps change the perception of her Discovery-owned network from earnest environmentalist to entertaining storyteller. She may have passed a first test by...

ESPN bullish on 3D uptake: Bratches encouraged by heft of affiliate roster.
May 31, 2010... NEW YORK -- For some perspective on 3DTV's prospects, consider how ESPN HD launched in 2003 and how ESPN 3D will launch on June 11. ESPN HD launched in March 2003 on some of the smallest cable distributors, the likes of Comporium...

Providers say they're ready for 3D. Are viewers?
May 31, 2010... NEW YORK -- With a number of high-profile events already in the can, 3DTV is ready to break out of the gates with ESPN showcasing the World Cup in the format next month. But there's still a very long way to go, in terms of consumer adoption,...

Does the Internet need a beat cop? A look at the fight to control Internet access.(telecommunications regulations by Federal Communications Commission)
May 31, 2010... WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission's effort to reclassify a portion of broadband service ran into a major setback in the form of a cable-and-telephone company-backed lobbying effort to get Congress to step in instead. Last...

Taking coax to the max: Comcast's Tony Werner on DTAs, big bandwidth and IP.(Interview)
May 31, 2010... Los Angeles -- Tony Werner doesn't spend sleepless nights pondering a fiber-to-the-home strategy for Comcast. Werner, the operator's chief technology officer, maintains there's still "lots of gas left in DOCSIS" and that Comcast has successfully...

Is Comcast eyeing a new speed limit?(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... COMCAST IN JUNE MAY ROLL OUT A residential broadband service--dubbed "Extreme 105"--that offers a blistering 105 Megabits per second downstream, which would make it one of the fastest Internet services available in the U.S. A user purporting...

'Re-engineering' TV guide: Robina's plan for net: new late-night show, originals.(TV Guide Network Inc.)
May 31, 2010... A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW AND A weeknight entertainment-news show are some of the original programming projects on the drawing board for TV Guide Network over the next year, as it looks to complement its lineup of off-network sitcoms and tent-pole...

Are we there yet?(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... ARE WE THERE YET? (TBS, Wednesday, June 2, 9 p.m.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TBS hopes to capitalize on the success of the Are We There Yet? movie franchise with a television version that doesn't quite get there, from a breakout comedy...

AOL.(Alexander Gounares joined AOL as chief technology officer)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Alexander Gounares has joined AOL as chief technology officer. He comes from Microsoft, where he was corporate VP and CTO in the Online Services division. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Chyron.(Bonnie Barclay appointed as chief marketing officer)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Bonnie Barclay has joined TV graphics firm Chyron as chief marketing officer. She had been founder and president of Atlanta-based TV and branding firm The Branding Iron. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Current Media.(John Arianas appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... John Arianas has been tapped as vice president, East Coast sales at Current Media, based in New York. He comes from MTV Networks, where he was VP, ad sales at MTV.

DECE.(Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem appointed Mark Teitell as general manager)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem has named Mark Teitell as general manager. He comes from management-consulting firm Oliver Wyman, where he was a partner in the media and consumer technology practice. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Fuse.(Sue Rasmussen appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Sue Rasmussen has joined Fuse as vice president, direct-response advertising sales. She had run her own consulting firm, Media Cooperative LLC, providing strategy to emerging cable networks.

ICANN.(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers appointed Elise Gerich as vice president )(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Elise Gerich was tapped as vice president of ICANN's Internet Assigned Numbers Authority function. She comes from Juniper Networks, where she was director of software-program management.

Mega TV.(Deborah Powell appointed as national sales manager )(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Deborah Powell has been named national sales manager for Mega TV. She had been an account executive.

Outdoor Channel.(Jason Brist appointed as senior vice president )(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Jason Brist was named senior vice president of advertising sales, Central region, at Outdoor Channel, based in Chicago. He had been VP, advertising sales. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Katz Television.(Troice Jones appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Katz Television Group's Continental Television Sales unit has elevated Troice Jones to vice president, overseeing its Dallas Rangers sales team. She was the team's sales manager. Also, Alexis Hoffman was also promoted to team sales manager of...

Synaptic Digital.(Daniel Webster appointed as senior vice president)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Daniel Webster has joined Synaptic Digital as senior vice president, media. He had been a founding member of The FeedRoom, running news, product and business-development efforts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Una Vez Mas.(Paula Peden named as chief operating officer of Azteca America )(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Azteca America affiliate group Una Vez Mas LLP has named Paula Peden chief operating officer. She comes from Univision, where she was senior vice president, Central region.

Warner Bros.(Jeff Junge appointed as senior vice president)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... Jeff Junge has been named senior vice president, online games and digital games platforms at Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. He had been senior VP, business management at Warner Bros. Home...

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 31, 2010... JUNE 8 Cable Telecommunications Human Resources Association, 2010 HR Symposium, Cox headquarters, Atlanta. Contact: (630) 416-1166 or cthra@cthra.com. 8-9 WICT Senior Executive Summit, The Umstead Hotel and Spa. Cary, N.C. Contact: Kim...

Kohl: get Hulu out of Comcast-NBCU: Senator concerned joint venture could 'Stifle' online video development.
May 31, 2010... Washington -- Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, is calling for a raft of strong conditions on Comcast's deal for control of NBC Universal. Notably, he'd like the media firm to divest its stake in...

Freeze frame.
May 31, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A> Several Cable Mavericks lecturers gathered for a Cable Show reunion (l. to r.): Larry Satkowiak, The Cable Center; Josh Sapan, Rainbow Media; Brian Lamb, C-SPAN; Jana Henthorn, The Cable Center; Steve Schiffman,...

Rigas's Zito media buys galaxy: former Adelphia executive picks up 55K subs.(ZITO MEDIA)
May 31, 2010... ZITO MEDIA, THE COUDERSPORT, Pa.-based cable company headed by James Rigas, said last week that it has agreed to purchase cable systems in five states from Galaxy Cable for an undisclosed sum. Zito has about 23,000 customers in Pennsylvania,...

Broadstripe explores its options.(Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by Broadstripe Communications)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... ST. LOUIS -- Broadstripe Communications, the former Millennium Digital Media, could be the next small cable operator to test the deal market, after it hired two advisers to investigate options, including a possible sale. Broadstripe filed for...

Ad slump thumps regional sports nets.(Fox Sports Networks L.L.C.)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... THE GROWTH TRAJECTORY OF REGIONAL sports networks flattened a bit in 2009, as the advertising slump reduced overall revenue growth by nearly four percentage points, according to a report by SNL Kagan. Total revenue for the RSNs was $4.64...

Hauling Hulu to HDTVs: Hillcrest updates 'Kylo' browser to access TV episodes.(Platforms)
May 31, 2010... HULU MAY BE FIGHTING A LOSING battle in trying to prevent the popular TV content it distributes for free on the Web from finding its way to television sets. Last week, Hillcrest Labs released a new version of its browser for big-screen HDTVs,...

Hello again, selectable output control, you odd duck.(TRANSLATION PLEASE)
May 31, 2010... WHAT'S OLDIE, NEWBIE AND WEIRDIE ALL IN ONE? ANSWER: "SELECTABLE Output Controls." It's old, because it dates back eight years, as a side argument to the "plug-and-play" negotiations between cable and consumer electronics. It's new,...

Dear Mr. Chairman ...(ACCESS)
May 31, 2010... (Excerpts from a letter sent to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski by 73 House Democrats on May 24.) Dear Chairman Genachowski: WE ARE WRITING TO REINFORCE THE strong bipartisan consensus among policymakers, industry participants and analysts...

Tuned in.(Cartoon)
May 31, 2010... LACK OF CLARITY, ILL-DEFINED ROLES, FAR-FETCHED STORY... TYPICAL SEQUEL [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Numbers.
May 31, 2010... TRIPLING 3D 12.9 M Projected sales of 3d television sets in 2011, up from 4.2 million in 2010. Source: iSupply, May 27

Pop technology is in Peril.(ACCESS)
May 31, 2010... WE LIVE IN A POP TECHNOLOGY society. Pop technology is a lot like pop culture, or pop music, except that instead of having a fascination for a pet rock, shoulder pads for women or Lady Gaga, the immediate objects of public fascination are...

Comcast pitches Houston RSN.(Houston Astros and Houston Rockets)(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... NEW YORK -- Comcast is angling to build another regional sports network, this one built around the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets. Talks continue with ownership of the Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association teams, whose...

Style net battles skin cancer.(Fight With Style campaign preventive measures against skin cancer by Style Network )(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... LOS ANGELES -- Comcast-owned Style Network is taking aim against skin cancer. Over the Memorial Day weekend it launched the "Fight With Style" campaign promoting prevention, via public-service announcements, Web site information and events done...

Experian buys stake in ad-tech firm invidi.(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... NEW YORK -- Experian has made a minority investment in Invidi Technologies, a provider of addressable-advertising solutions for TV, and formed a strategic relationship to jointly work on projects. The funding amount was not disclosed. Invidi...

Mediacom to use Clearleap Web-based content tech.(Brief article)
May 31, 2010... MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. -- Mediacom Communications said it will use Clearleap's Web-based content management system to deliver video-on-demand content and advertising. The MSO expects to use Clearleap technology to manage content and advertising...

Your ad here ... and here.(BC & THIS WEEK ON: BROADCASTINGCABLE.COM)
May 31, 2010... Product placements keep seeping into local TV. But for stations balancing principles and profits, how much is too much?

Is 3D HDTV ready for primetime?(BC & THIS WEEK ON: BROADCASTINGCABLE.COM)
May 31, 2010... Cost and consumer education remain roadblocks, but the technical means to market 3D are in place right now.

FCC's retransmission dilemma: agency has lots of advice. But how will it act?(Analysis)(Federal Communications Commission)
May 24, 2010... WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission has a boatload of input on what it should do, if anything, about retransmission consent. Advice ranges from essentially doing nothing to scrapping a host of rules that prevent cable operators...

Google dives into TV: Web-centric platform bows with Dish, Sony and other partners.
May 24, 2010... GOOGLE, THE MOST POWERFUL INternet company on the planet, has a lock on Web search. Its Android platform for phones is rampaging through the wireless industry. Next in its crosshairs: television. Google--in one of the most ambitious efforts...

Conan brings 'very funny' shtick to Turner's upfront.(Through the Wire)(Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(television talk show host Conan O'Brien )
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- When Turner Broadcasting System signed Conan O'Brien for a late-night show on "very funny" TBS, it was expected he'd perform for the media buyers and advertisers who come to Turner's upfront presentation. Being Conan, you'd also...

Peabodys find 'Glee' and 'Heroes of Hope'.(Through the Wire)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- Last Monday's Peabody Awards luncheon was all about brevity: With 34 to give out in a two-hour session, there wasn't time for long speeches. Two highlights came right at the beginning, when Fox sitcom Glee and Sundance Channel...

Everything you wanted to know about cable technology: but were afraid to ask.(Cover story)
May 24, 2010... IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US. YOU'RE IN A MEETING. Engineers are present. You veer off mentally--just for a second!--and by the time you're back, the conversation thickened into uncomfortably unfamiliar technical territory. Acronyms, nested...

Storm front: Dish, weather in spat: operator would be first big distributor to drop service.(EchoStar Communications Corp.)
May 24, 2010... FORECAST: A HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM potentially extending into the weekend. Last week, Dish Network threatened to pull the plug on The Weather Channel after the parties' carriage agreement expired, a move that would peel off more than 14 million...

Cable gets some love in customer survey.(Survey)
May 24, 2010... Cable companies are doing a slightly better job at winning over consumers than they did a year ago. The four biggest U.S. cable operators posted notable gains on the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index ratings, released last week, as...

ESPN: 2011 is year of QB: but first, sports programmer will focus on futbol.(Content)(quarterback)
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- ESPN declared to advertisers at its upfront presentation last week that 2011 will be the "Year of the Quarterback." Spanning the run of 2011, ESPN will analyze sports' most critical position across all of its vehicles, examining...

Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin.(Smithsonian Channel )(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... UNCOMMON COURAGE: BREAKOUT AT CHOSIN (Smithsonian Channel, Monday, May 31, 8 p.m.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Memorial Day, Smithsonian Channel present s a one-hour special about a remarkable and unlikely hero of the Korean War. Few...

Must-carry still a must: high court nixes cablevision review request.(Federal Communications Commission)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WASHINGTON -- With the judicial equivalent of the wave of a hand, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Federal Communications Commission's must-carry rules. The high court did not give a reason last week...

Uproar over Google's Wi-Fi data harvest.(Rules)
May 24, 2010... WASHINGTON -- The co-chairmen of the House Privacy Caucus have stopped just short of calling for an investigation into Google over revelations that the company gathered private information transmitted over Wi-Fi networks, though the clear...

First clicks for Canoe ads: EBIF takes national stage with interactive spots.(Special Report: EBIF)
May 24, 2010... AFTER YEARS OF PROMISE, CABLE looks ready to put interactive TV into revenue-generating action on a national scale, across multiple operators. Canoe Ventures has lined up four initial partners--Comcast Networks, Discovery Communications, NBC...

AMC.(Krista Sonne promoted to vice president)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... Krista Sonne was promoted to vice president, scheduling and program planning at AMC. She had been director of scheduling. Also, Toby Greenfield was upped to director of scheduling, from manager.

Cinnamon Mueller.(Barbara Esbin appointed as head)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... Law firm Cinnamon Mueller has added Barbara Esbin as head of its Washington, D.C., office, representing the American Cable Association at the Federal Communications Commission and before other agencies. She comes from free-market think tank the...

CSI.(Computer Systems Inc appointed William G. Schultz as executive vice president)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... Minnetonka, Minn.-based Computer Systems Inc. has named William G. Schultz as executive vice president, operations. He had been VP, general manager of connectivity and data-transmission products subsidiary Transition Networks.

Epix.(Tim Boell appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... Premium movie channel Epix has added Tim Boell as group vice president, lead of the sales group. He had been senior VP, sales and marketing at Sundance Channel. Also, Andy Hunter was promoted to chief marketing officer at Epix. He was senior VP,...

MediaMorph.(Shahid Kahn appointed as chairman and chief strategist)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Digital-media tracking platform MediaMorph has added Shahid Kahn as chairman and chief strategist. He comes from IBB Consulting Group, where he was senior partner.

Mexicanal.(Gladys Ruiz-Abreu appointed as account executive )(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gladys Ruiz-Abreu has been tapped as account executive at Mexicanal, the joint-venture between Castalia Communications and Mexico-based Cablecom. She had been a marketing manager at Azteca America.

Ovation.(Sonia Tower appointed as vice president)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... Sonia Tower has joined Ovation as vice president, community relations. She comes from the Obama Arts Policy Committee, where she was a key organizer.

REVShare.(Brendan Condon appointed as chief executive officer)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brendan Condon has been named CEO of REVShare, a New York-based TV-advertising network. He comes from Time Warner Inc., where he was senior VP, global emerging markets.

RRE Ventures.(People)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New York-based RRE Ventures has added McAdory "Mac" Lipscomb Jr. as operating partner. A partner at Accenture, he is a former executive VP at Showtime Networks.

Streambox.(James Page appointed as director of sports broadcasting)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] James Page has joined Seattle-based Streambox as director of sports broadcasting. He comes from Canned Digital, where he was key account manager.

Sundance Channel.(Beth Stein promoted as vice president)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beth Stein has been promoted to vice president, marketing at Sundance Channel. She was senior director. Also, Sundance has advanced JC Cancedda to vice president, brand strategy and creative, from director, brand...

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 24, 2010... MAY 25 "3DTV 2010" breakfast panel discussion, New York. Contact: Sandy Friedman, (917) 746-6740 or sfriedman@nbmedia.com. JUNE 8 Cable Telecommunications Human Resources Association, 2010 HR Symposium, Cox headquarters, Atlanta....

Freeze frame.
May 24, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A> At the Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania Cable Academy's "Speed Networking for Programmers" Forum (l. to r.): Russell Cooper, Inspiration Networks; Don Brandt, Service Electric; Paul Kiernan, Comcast;...

Suddenlink reverses sub loss: advanced services growth drives first-quarter results.(Suddenlink Communications )(Financial report)
May 24, 2010... A RETURN TO BASIC SUBSCRIBER growth and strong performance in advanced services helped drive an 11.2% increase in cash flow at Suddenlink Communications in the first quarter. Revenue at the St. Louis-based midsized operator rose 6.8% to...

Hobbs: TWC adapts to its customers.(Time Warner Cable Inc.)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... TIME WARNER CABLE IS RESPONDING to competitive threats from telcos and satellite providers by segmenting product offerings to meet customer needs, chief operating officer Landel Hobbs said. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At a JP Morgan-sponsored...

Comcast i-Guide goes wide: operator to extend the IPG to Cisco markets this year.(i-Guide interactive program guide)
May 24, 2010... COMCAST WILL FINALLY BRING THE i-Guide interactive program guide to its Cisco Systems markets starting in June--a project more than three years in the making that exemplifies the complexity of upgrading software for millions of set-tops. The...

Tektronix closes deal to buy mixed signals.(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... BEAVERTON, ORE. -- Tektronix, a vendor of electronic test, measurement and monitoring products, has acquired privately held Mixed Signals, which provides video-monitoring solutions to major cable providers. Details of the transaction were not...

SES to move satellite out of path of 'Zombie'.(QUICK HITS)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... PRINCETON, N.J. -- SES World Skies plans to steer its AMC-11 satellite away from Intelsat's out-of-control Galaxy 15 "zombie" for two weeks to minimize potential interference. The Galaxy 15 satellite stopped communicating with ground...

Univision nets Mexico's national team deal through 2014 is blow to rival Telemundo.
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- Univision has put a big one in the back of the net, scoring the Spanish-language TV and digital rights to the Mexican national soccer team in the U.S. through matches leading up to the 2014 World Cup. The deal, which sources put...

In praise of a standstill option.(CAPITAL LETTERS)
May 24, 2010... THE GREAT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. Which translates to: Don't blow our chance for some change by pushing for too much. It was rush hour on the Beltway last week when it came to weighing in on the retransmission-consent regime. As the...

Tuned in.(Viewpoint)(Cartoon)
May 24, 2010... AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. WE MUST CARRY OUR LEGAL BRIEFS HOME [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Lots to say.(Numbers)
May 24, 2010... 7,229 Number of comments filed with the FCC's Media Bureau on the pending Comcast-NBC Universal deal Source: Federal Communications Commission

Google TV: good for cable?
May 24, 2010... THE GOOGLE TV BOX COULD BE a very cool and hopefully inexpensive gaming console. That is where the money will be. What about TV? The success of Google TV will come down to one thing... PageRank. Can you imagine the white-hat and black-hat...

Univision goes home grown.(Univision Communications Inc)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- Univision Communications presented advertisers last week with plans for 20-plus new shows, including five telenovelas, a pair of weekly series, two reality programs, two variety shows, and specials celebrating Mexico's bicentennial...

The hub stocks up on series.(CODA)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... LOS ANGELES -- The Hub has named more than a dozen more series that will be on tap when the kids' channel launches in 60 million homes on Oct. 10. The channel, co-owned by Discovery Communications (contributing Discovery Kids) and toymaker...

Brown leaving CNN, citing low ratings.(anchor Campbell Brown resigns)(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... NEW YORK -- Campbell Brown is stepping down as anchor of her eponymous 8 p.m. program on CNN. In a lengthy statement issued May 18, Brown acknowledged that she has been unable to challenge Fox News' Bill O'Reilly or MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. And...

RCN shareholders OK merger deal with ABRY.(Brief article)
May 24, 2010... PRINCETON, N.J. -- RCN said last Wednesday (May 19) that its shareholders have approved its pending merger with ABRY Partners, clearing another closing hurdle. According to RCN, at a special meeting of shareholders on May 19, about 82% of its...

Coming to terms with title II: FCC officials strike conciliatory tone in L.A.(Cable Show 2010 Wrap-Up)(Conference news)
May 17, 2010... While extremists on both sides of the debate over whether to reclassify high-speed Internet service under Title II common-carrier regulations traded barbs here last week, the tone at The Cable Show 2010 in Los Angeles was cautiously respectful,...