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| 08.24.2010 |
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Vote Cable
With cable expecting big political dollars this election season, a survey of CA registered voters shortly after the state’s June 8 primary is ramping up the optimism. In addition to cable's potential for reaching swing voters, the survey looks at interactive and VOD advertising. ...
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| 08.17.2010 |
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An Unstoppable Shift?
As time-shifting continues to replace linear TV viewing, cable operators and other distributors could be facing an existential threat. Netflix, Hulu and others are changing the game. And it's time to pay attention....
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| 08.03.2010 |
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A Look at What Viewers are Watching Online
TV is still king among consumers, but online video continues to gain a foothold. Parks Associates recently analyzed the online video world and reports that roughly 40% of broadband households watch long-form video on a computer. And the amount of time watching video on a PC each week is substantial—about 4 hours. ...
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| 07.27.2010 |
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Q&A with Time Warner Cable's Bonnie Hathaway
In this interview by CableFAX Editor-in-Chief Amy Maclean, retired Time Warner Cable public affairs VP Bonnie Hathaway heaps praise on her mentors and her former boss, Glenn Britt. Catch more from Hathaway in the TOP OPS ISSUE of CableFAX: The Magazine....
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| 07.27.2010 |
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A Pandora's Box
Pandora offers an interesting take on how to present music to consumers, but what if cable applied the same concepts to online video content under authentication? Would it reinvigorate the business or simply create more problems?...
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| 07.20.2010 |
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Entering the World of C5
The Cable Center Customer Care Committee (C5) might be the industry’s best-kept secret, and Cox Communications' Suzanne Foy, the group’s immediate past co-chair, knows the importance of serving customers well. In this excerpt of an extensive CableFAX: The Magazine interview in our July Top Operators edition, the 15-year Cox veteran takes us inside C5 and argues that customers have higher expectations from customer service and that MSOs must make changes to customer care based on what they hear on social networking sites. Foy will receive CableFAX: The Magazine’s Customer Care Award later this year....
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| 07.20.2010 |
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Ruminations on iTV
Cable has been talking about interactive TV since at least the mid-1990s (or earlier if you count those trials in the 1980s). But now it's happening. But what will it ultimately look like? And should cable be careful to make sure that the evolution of iTV keeps the viewer experience firmly in mind?...
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| 07.15.2010 |
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The World Cup - A Retrospective
How did the World Cup do in the ratings? How did cable nets use multiplatform tools to increase reach? And what are the prospects for soccer coverage in the U.S. now that audiences seem to have responded well? CableFAX tackles these questions and more in this special Mid-Day Report....
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| 07.15.2010 |
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The World Cup - A Retrospective
How did the World Cup do in the ratings? How did cable nets use multiplatform tools to increase reach? And what are the prospects for soccer coverage in the U.S. now that audiences seem to have responded well? CableFAX tackles these questions and more in this special Mid-Day Report.......
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| 07.13.2010 |
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Q&A with Discovery's Steve McGowan
Discovery svp, research Steve McGowan recently returned to Discovery after a 7-year stint at Nielsen. In an interview with research veteran Charlene Weisler, McGowan gives his unique perspective on the evolution of research and talks about his work at Nielsen, set-top box data, the evolution of DVRs and VOD, and future predictions....
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| 07.06.2010 |
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Facebook? Whatever...
Are teens starting to get tired of Facebook? And will the rest of us soon follow? It's an intriguing question for cable operators and programmers, who increasingly use social media to market products and shows, as well as to manage customer relationships....
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| 06.29.2010 |
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TV Execs Ready for Whole New World of Media
The TV industry is sounding much more comfortable these days with digital media and how to proceed based on comments at last week’s Hollywood Radio & TV Society panel. ...
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| 06.29.2010 |
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The CableFAX Show - A New Episode
Yes, Seth and Mike are at it again with the infamous CableFAX Show. What will they talk about this time? 3DTV? Set-top box turmoil? Their own striking good looks? Tune in to see by clicking right here....
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| 06.22.2010 |
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Boxes Everywhere – What Now?
The set-top box revolution continues to be televised, and come this fall the field will get even more crowded. As cable operators face an unprecedented challenge from the likes of Google, Logitech and others, the migration of Web content to the TV screen is pretty much assured. Who will control the gateway, however, is an open question....
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| 06.15.2010 |
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Street Views of Cablevision's Move West
As the Dolans prepare to expand Cablevision’s empire into Big Sky Country, analysts weighed in with a bevy of thoughts on the $1.36bln deal to purchase Bresnan. Here’s a smattering of Wall Street’s opinions: “Yesterday...
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| 06.08.2010 |
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The iPhone 4 — Mixing It Up Again
It was perhaps the worst kept secret in tech for a few weeks running, but Apple’s unveiling of the iPhone 4 and accompanying iOS 4 operating system represents more than yet another glitzy excuse to hype a few new features. OK. It was kind of that. But...
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| 05.25.2010 |
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Digging Into Comcast-NBCU Deal
While Comcast and NBCU continue to hope that the FCC will approve their proposed jv by year-end, it’s clear that there is a lot to sort through but the agency is moving along. On Fri, the FCC sent nearly 20 pages of questions to each company. ...
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| 05.24.2010 |
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Are Bonuses a Thing of the Past?
CTHRA Exec Director Pamela Williams investigates the current state of bonuses in the cable industry. The bottom line: Bonuses are down in the current economy, but they're far from out as both MSOs and programmer continue to scramble for the best talent in a competitive environment....
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| 05.18.2010 |
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The Subduction Zone - A Metaphor for the Evolving Media Landscape
Marketing and research strategist Anthony White gets inspired by the History Channel and walks us through the "subduction zone" that creates big disruptions where the plates of new and old media collide....
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| 05.18.2010 |
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Cable Show Takeaways
After the misconnected flights and long trips home comes the post-Cable Show moment of reflection. The bottom line: Cable continues to face perhaps the most revolutionary time of its long history—and we're just getting started....
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