The Skinny

The 2023 Independent Show is officially underway, and Monday’s opening sessions had plenty of talk surrounding video and how it can continue to be a key for broadband providers despite its reduced role in the past few years. It’s forced providers to recalibrate their strategies like potentially focusing more on mobile offerings, but there are still other solutions out there. Charter—which boasted positive mobile numbers at its 2Q23 earnings call—is getting ready to launch its jv Xumo with Comcast. The product will intertwine DTC and linear content and become the company’s go-to-market platform for new video sales.

Independent Show Debates What to Do With Video, Mobile
Video may no longer be the core part of any broadband provider’s business model, but it was still a meaningful part of the conversation during the opening sessions of The Independent Show Monday. Read More »
 
 
Charter's Broadband & Mobile Impresses, ARPU Doesn’t
When it comes to Comcast and Charter, one of these things is not like the other. In a seasonally weak quarter, Charter scored 70,000 residential broadband adds vs Comcast’s loss of 19,000 for 2Q23. But Comcast grew ARPU 4.5% YOY for the second consecutive quarter, while Charter posted 2.2% growth. Read More »
 
 
Just Released: Cablefax Top Ops Magazine
Congratulations to the 2023 Top Operators Honorees. Cablefax’s annual Top Ops magazine recognizes excellence in a variety of areas, including marketing, technology, finance, lifetime achievement, customer service and community involvement. Read More »
 
 
Executive Round Up: Favorite Family Memory from The Independent Show
Ahead of The Independent Show (Sunday-Wednesday), we asked executives in the industry for their favorite family memories from Independent Shows of years past. Here's what they had to say.  Read More »
 
 
Effros: Tea Leaves
The escalating cost of programming combined with the escalating cost of marketing because of the surfeit of “exclusive” channels is forcing price increases. Read More »
 
 
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