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| 05.16.2008 |
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Icahn Pesters Yahoo Board
News Briefing for Friday, May 16, 2008 The Rays, Diamondbacks, Astros, Marlins and Cubs have the best records in baseball on May 16. Who’d a thunk it? Good day. Billionaire investor and corporate pest Carl Icahn filed papers to unseat Yahoo’s...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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Dolans Get Newsday
News Briefing for Monday, May 12, 2008 Topic of the morning in the Cable360 newsroom: should Baseball’s Mother’s Day celebration include more than pink bats and wristbands? Good day. Happy broadcast upfronts week! Not really. Owing to the writers...
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| 05.05.2008 |
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The CableFAX Show: A Cablevision Conspiracy?
Video: Mike and Seth analyze conspiracy theories about...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Steady Q1 For Comcast
NEWS BRIEFING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008 Down by 5 with 2 minutes to go and they win; that’s why they’re called Wizards. Good day. Investors should avoid screaming May Day, May Day after reading Comcast’s Q1 earnings report, an analyst...
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| 04.28.2008 |
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Wireless Mobilizes Verizon's Quarter
News Briefing for Monday, April 28, 2008 Please sign Cable360's online petition to promote the addition of the first Matt Helm movie, The Silencers, to the National Film Registry. Good day. Verizon said text messaging and wireless Web browsing helped drive a...
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| 04.25.2008 |
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Fullbacking: NFL Supports Network
NEWS BRIEFING FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008 With Tricia Helfer joining the cast of USA Network's Burn Notice, you have to think it's going to be a very hot summer. Good day. The NFL has no interest in leaving the cable space despite a year of difficulties...
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| 03.24.2008 |
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FiOS Heads Uptown
NEWS BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 The Cable 360 staff is reveling in how wonderful a time we live in—the White House Easter Egg hunt was streamed live today. Good day. TODAY'S MUST READ Verizon FiOS said today that it will be connecting the...
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| 03.19.2008 |
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FiOS Fakery
NEWS BRIEFING FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008 Members of the Cable360 newsroom are debating: is God a Republican or a Democrat? Good day. Sneaky or downright duplicitous? Credit card companies often restrict consumers from viewing agreements until after...
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| 03.17.2008 |
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HBO's Strauss Waltzes
NEWS BRIEFING FOR ST PATRICK'S DAY, MARCH 17, 2008 Bear Stearns crowds out Spitzer. Who’d have thunk it? Happy St Patrick’s Day. Guess all those reports about HBO being in a post-The Sopranos programming funk were correct. HBO Entertainment...
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| 03.13.2008 |
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DirecTV On Demand
NEWS BRIEFING FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008 Are members of the Cable 360 newsroom the only ones worried about flying to The Cable Show on Southwest Airlines? Good day. DirecTV is about to address its vulnerability on VOD, The Wall Street Journal says. The DBS...
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| 03.12.2008 |
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Time Warner Cable's Spinning
NEWS BRIEFING FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008 Jack LaLanne says he “hates” working out, but at 93 he does so every day, for 90 minutes. Good day. The more things change…Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes reiterated that Time Warner Cable will be...
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| 03.10.2008 |
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Cable's Ad Canoe
NEWS BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008 One of the best TV series in years, HBO's The Wire, ended last night with as little fanfare as it received when it began 5 seasons ago. Good day. Execs from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Bright House, Cablevision...
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| 03.06.2008 |
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A Noisy Digital Transition
NEWS BRIEFING FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Research finds evidence that dark chocolate can promote healthier hearts, reduce the risk of some cancers, improve insulin sensitivity and control blood pressure—what a pleasant thought. Good morning. One...
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| 02.28.2008 |
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Trade Publishing Tumult
News briefing for Thursday, Feb. 28 » Members of our newsroom are still shocked by reports that some of the seat warmers hired by Comcast for Monday’s FCC hearing were, at times, dozing. Good day. Cablevision said Q4 net revenue grew 11% to $2...
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| 02.27.2008 |
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Charter Rings 1M Phone Subs
News briefing for Wednesday, Feb. 27 » Forecasters are expecting snow showers in D.C. today but members of our newsroom staff are warmed by the fact that spring training games have begun. Good day. Charter Communications said today it surpassed one...
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| 02.26.2008 |
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Cable's New Nemesis
News briefing for Tuesday, Feb. 26 » Will Hill and Bama cuddle tonight or will the debate be a slug fest? Only in America. Only on cable. Good day. You knew he was coming. Well, he says he’s nearly back. Dr Deathstar (aka John Malone) told...
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| 02.22.2008 |
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FCC Defuses Digital Transition
News briefing for Friday, Feb. 22 » The dreaded wintery mix means a snow day for schools and hopefully an early close for many of you. Good day. Despite icy conditions in DC, the FCC might today unveil a more flexible plan for publicizing the digital...
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| 02.19.2008 |
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Cable Consolidates in Canada
News briefing for Tuesday, Feb. 19 » Consolidation of the cable industry is playing out north of the border, too. The family that runs the family run Aurora Cable TV Ltd has decided to sell its 16,000 cable television customers, 6,000 Internet subs and...
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| 02.07.2008 |
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360AM: Less Dirt on FX
Cable360AM — News briefing for Thursday, Feb. 7 » It’s February 7. One week to go before Valentines Day. Gentlemen, forget it and you’ll regret it. Good morning. The writers strike has claimed additional episodes of FX’s Dirt and...
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| 01.30.2008 |
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Cedar Point Names Interim CEO
Cedar Point Communications announced today that Curt Hockemeier, a member of the company's board of directors and a veteran telecommunications executive, has been named interim CEO following the...
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