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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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| 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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| 07.13.2010 |
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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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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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| 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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| 05.11.2010 |
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Keeping Employees Motivated During Tough Economic Times
CTHRA Exec Director Pamela Williams goes to the source to find out how top HR execs are using specific techniques to retain top talent. Tips include maintaining an open channel with employees and keeping the team motivated through development programs and other methods....
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| 05.11.2010 |
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Roundtable - Is the 3D Glass(es) Half Full of Half Empty?
With 3D networks on the horizon—ESPN 3D hits screens next month and Discovery’s 3D entry arrives in 2011—CableFAX editors Michael Grebb and Seth Arenstein asked ESPN 3D chief Bryan Burns, ESPN tech wizard Chuck Pagano and Discovery’s former media tech boss John Honeycutt about format wars, the future of 3D sports and those pesky glasses. For more from this 3D conversation, see CableFAX: The Magazine, May 2010, pp 18-19....
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| 04.30.2010 |
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Best of the Web and CableFAXIES... Let's Hear It!
CableFAX honored its winners and honorable mentions for the Best of the Web and Faxies awards programs this week in NYC. It...
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| 04.27.2010 |
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The World of Retrans According to Small Guys
While ACA is among the 14 petitioning the FCC for changes to the retrans consent process, it’s not dealing with exactly the same situations at Time Warner Cable and other large distributors who joined together in the filing. It will make a separate case for smaller operators' problems. ...
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| 04.20.2010 |
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Political Tightropes
Comcast smartly set the record straight on RightNetwork. But it just goes to show that in this politically charged environment, cable operators and programmers must be prepared to cope with political accusations—whether fair or not....
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| 04.20.2010 |
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Retransmission a Hot Button at ACA Summit
American Cable Association Chairman Steve Friedman kicked off the 17th annual ACA Washington, D.C., summit, saying the trade group is fully committed to seeking appropriate conditions on the Comcast-NBC Universal merger as well as fundamental changes to the...
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| 04.13.2010 |
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Mutually Assured Destruction?
The FCC has tough choices to make on net neutrality. But could the simple threat alone be enough to ensure the Internet remains open?...
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| 04.06.2010 |
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Guest Q&A with comScore's Gian Fulgoni
It's no secret that advertisers and agencies have cited better measurement across multiple platforms as a primary goal for the future. comScore co-founder and Executive Chairman Gian Fulgoni says more interplay between the online and digital cable realms could help operators and programmers provide more comprehensive and granular data going forward....
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