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12/17/2007
MaxFAX…
Dysfunctional… Look it up in Larry King’s dictionary… there’s a group picture of the Federal Confusion Commission (only one commissioner is smiling, by the way). What a joke. How did it get this way? Is AT&T that powerful? Is Dick Wiley, perhaps in his dotage (hey, that’s a joke… but a reasonable question), the string […]
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12/12/2007
Flacks We Like
Name: Joanne Dant Title: Senior Associate, October Strategies Age: 41 Years in Industry: 11 Name: Sena Fitzmaurice Title: Senior Director, corp communications/govt affairs, Comcast Age: 36 Years in Industry: 13 Years left in Industry: “Lots” Name: Stuart Zakim Title: VP, corporate public relations, Showtime Age: 50 Years in Industry: 29 Why Them? The PR person from […]
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11/20/2007
Not on Board: McDowell Questions Why FCC Thinks 70/70 Test Is Met
One FCC Commissioner doesn’t appear to be buying that the 70/70 test has been met. Robert McDowell said from what he knows right now, he’s not prepared to vote for a video competition report that concludes that cable has surpassed 70% penetration of homes passed. "The plucking of one study to support what may be […]
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11/14/2007
Martin's Math: Cable's 'Just Over' 70% Penetration
FCC chmn Kevin Martin said Tues that the Commission’s annual video competition report determines that cable has "just over 70%" penetration in cable homes passed. That’s significant because the chmn is reportedly planning to use the so-called 70/70 test to re-regulate the cable industry (the FCC can promulgate additional rules to "provide diversity of information […]
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11/07/2007
Heartache in the Heartland: Mediacom's Financials Disappoint
Mediacom’s largely disappointing 3Q metrics coalesced with jittery cable sentiment on Wall St Tues, sending the MSO’s stock price crashing through its 52-week floor to close Tues at $5.02 (-8.6%). Likely more alarming to chmn/CEO Rocco Commisso, however, is a pair of factors that may indicate comparatively more trouble at Mediacom than at its industry […]
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11/06/2007
Meeting Consolidation
Cable associations, NCTA and NCTA board members held a conference call Mon to once again address how to consolidate the industry’s various events around 2 weeks—one in the fall and one in the spring during the Cable Show. Attendees feel they are “moving closer to something resembling more of a proposal,” but more discussion is […]