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09/26/2006
Programming
Starz inked an exclusive deal for the rights to more than 500 movie titles from the Sony library, including "Spider-Man," and "Jerry Maguire." The deal covers linear, VOD and broadband download service Vongo. The VOD/linear deal runs from ’08-’14, but the Vongo portion begins in Oct. — The N’s "Degrassi: The Next Generation" enters broadcast […]
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09/25/2006
Bandwidth Crisis? Cable Cap Ex Spending Weighing on Some Minds
Questions over whether cable will soon have to increase capital spending to improve bandwidth continue to linger. A Merriman Curhan Ford report issued days ago warns of an "impending bandwidth ‘crisis’ driven by current HFC network capacity limitations" relative to the telcos’ "unlimited fiber deployments." The issue also came up at a recent Goldman Sachs’ […]
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09/25/2006
Interactive
YES Network and MLB Advanced Media will launch this week a trial of interactive "Player of the Game" fan voting. During the 8th inning of YES’ Tues-Thurs telecasts, an on- screen list of 4 "POG" candidates will appear, along with a 5-digit number for use by mobile customers. Dialers can press a number for their […]
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09/22/2006
Battle Brewing? Comcast's Roberts Calls for `Dialogue' on Sports Costs
Cable has reached a "tipping point" when it comes to expensive sports content and needs to work with sports nets to figure out how to absorb carriage costs, Comcast chmn/CEO Brian Roberts said Thurs in Washington. His comments came days after sources said the MSO plans to try to move NFL Net to a sports […]
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09/22/2006
Thinking Outside the Comcast Box
Remember how we told you to keep an eye on Comcast Interactive, the unit created last year to grow the MSO’s Internet business? (Cfax, 8/28). Comcast COO Steve Burke’s comments this week have us even more convinced something’s brewing. He told Goldman Sachs’ investor conference Wed that Comcast will go beyond its footprint to offer […]
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09/21/2006
In the States
Cable One extended its relationship with Amdocs to provision customer management and billing solutions to help service the MSO’s 720K subs. — Cablevision made an HD feed of WWOR-TV My9 available to its digital subs across the NY metro area. — Time Warner Cable and BIAP Systems launched the MSO’s “Fantasy Football Tracker” (Cfax, 9/11) […]