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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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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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| 07.20.2010 |
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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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| 07.15.2010 |
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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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There's an App for That
As the FCC beats the drum for more wireless spectrum, surveys continue to support its position that America is headed toward needing more bandwidth. Six-in-10 American adults are now wireless Internet users, whether by cell phone (40%) or via a laptop with WiFi or mobile broadband card (47%), says the latest survey from Pew Internet & American Life Project. ...
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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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| 07.06.2010 |
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Review - Haven on SyFy
CableFAX exec editor Michael Grebb reviews new SyFy show "Haven" (premieres July 9, 10pm ET), an "X-Files"-style romp through supernatural mysteries with an FBI agent carrying a hidden past. The first episode shows promise, but the series could rise or fall based on how characters develop in the coming weeks....
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| 07.01.2010 |
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Rural Broadband: Who's Winning The Services War?
The FCC says 14 million Americans still have limited broadband access, and cable, telco and satellite providers are racing against each other to get those potential rurual broadband subscribers for voice, video and data....
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| 07.01.2010 |
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Rural Broadband: Is Fiber Cable's Best Buildout Bet?
Small business Internet access across America....
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| 07.01.2010 |
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Cyber Safety
As cyber threats and attacks continue to evolve, cable providers must act now to develop a comprehensive security strategy....
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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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| 06.29.2010 |
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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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| 06.22.2010 |
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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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| 06.21.2010 |
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Q&A with Turner's Jack Wakshlag
Research veteran Charlene Weisler sits down with Turner's top research guru Jack Wakshlag to discuss the company's TV in Context initiative, cross-platform measurement and other topics....
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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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| 06.01.2010 |
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Programmers Cook Up New Recipes for Old Channels
Fine Living Network became the latest channel to get a total makeover, with Scripps Nets turning it into the Cooking Channel Mon morning. But Scripps is not alone in switching up heavily distributed nets....
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| 06.01.2010 |
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PON Power Cable Operators Get 'Passive' Aggressive
Cable operators are starting to explore a variety of technologies for moving fiber closer to homes and businesses using Passive Optical Networks (PONs). Analog PON technologies like RF over Glass (RFoG) promise to increase bandwidth while keeping operational...
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