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07/24/2012
People Watch 07/24/12
Colleen Abdoulah, chairwoman & CEO at WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone, was elected chairwoman of the American Cable Association, while Robert Gessner, president of Massillon Cable TV, is the new ACA vice chairman. Each will serve a two-year term. The following ACA board members were elected to new three-year terms: Jim Beattie, BEVCOMM; Allan Block, […]
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07/24/2012
Deals Of The Day 07/24/12
OpenVault, a provider of real-time usage, data, and analytics solutions for the cable industry, was named an Approved Vendor for broadband-usage data analytics and policy management by the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC). Notes Rich Fickle, NCTC CEO/President, “The partnership with OpenVault will be of huge benefit to our membership. Plus, the online SaaS model […]
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07/24/2012
Inside The Beltway 07/24/12
Today, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hear testimony regarding whether to rewrite the two-decades-old Cable Act. Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) wants to find a way to protect viewers from disruptive programming disputes, saying in a statement: "In particular, I want to take a close look at how we make sure that consumers […]
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07/24/2012
Live From The Independent Show 07/24/12
In a members-only session kicking off the opening of this year’s Independent Show in Orlando, ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka told attendees to gear up for a two-year lobbying effort on Capitol Hill as lawmakers begin their effort to overhaul key provisions of the 1992 Cable Act. Polka outlined ACA’s mission and strategy […]
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07/23/2012
Global Connections 07/23/12
Alcatel-Lucent and AuthenTec are supporting Portugal Telecom’s launch of the “Meo Go!” service that enables subscribers to use their Android, iOS and Windows-based smartphones and tablets to access live TV channels and VOD.
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07/23/2012
Inside The Beltway 07/23/12
The FCC’s 14th video-competition offered no conclusions regarding market competitiveness, but it did note TV Everywhere, OVD, VOD and the expansion of digital technology are the most significant trends since the last report was released. Moving forward, the agency is asking for comments for its 15th video-competition report. Major telcos were the biggest competitive factor, […]