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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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| 04.21.2008 |
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Paramount Cuts Off Supply to Showtime
News Briefing for Monday, April 21, 2008 Paramount Pictures will be launching its own premium cable channel and will no longer be selling its new movies to its quasi-sister company Showtime Networks, the New York Times reports. The new channel will compete...
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| 03.26.2008 |
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The CableFAX Show: What's Up With HBO?
The CableFAX Show gives Cable360.net users their weekly dose of news...
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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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| 03.21.2008 |
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Diller-Malone Showdown Near End?
NEWS BRIEFING FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008 Question of the day in the Cable 360 newsroom: Who or what is Belmont? Good day. Barry Diller’s and Dr John Malone’s variation on March Madness could be finished early next week or it could move to...
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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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| 03.11.2008 |
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Disney Parks' VOD Gets Catty
NEWS BRIEFING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008 It would be easy to gloat about how the mighty have fallen, but we won't. Good day. The Mouse doing business with a Cat? It seems so as Disney Parks/Resorts soon will receive promotional help from Chef Cat Cora, who...
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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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| 03.04.2008 |
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Rigases Have No Appeal
Cable news nets are front and center for tonight’s primaries. Good morning. HBO is going postal, or perhaps the U.S. Postal Service has joined with a first-class cable programmer to push the envelope (puns intended) and promote HBO’s 7-part epic...
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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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| 02.07.2008 |
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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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| 01.25.2008 |
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360AM: Television Advertising Lives
Cable360AM — News briefing for Friday, Jan. 25 » It’s the fourth week in January and the Redskins still don’t have a head coach. Good morning. The nearly 3-month-old writers strike has delivered an economic slowdown to Hollywood...
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| 01.11.2008 |
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360AM: Questions For Golf Channel's Tilghman
Cable360AM — News briefing for Friday, Jan. 11 » Select members of the Cable 360 news staff swear that the next time they have dinner with Alex Ovechkin, he’s paying. Good morning. Richard Sandomir of The NY Times wonders why the...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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360AM: Bloomberg Counting Names
Cable360AM — News briefing for Tuesday, Jan. 1 » The Cable 360 staff is renewing old acquaintances. Happy New Year and good morning. You know it’s a slow news day when The NY Times spends the time to add up how much it would cost Bloomberg...
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| 12.27.2007 |
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360AM: Malone and Diller Dealing
Cable360AM — News briefing for Thursday, Dec. 27 » Select members of the Cable 360 news team are basking in the glow of their after-Christmas-sales purchases as they suppress the urge to dwell on their rising credit card bills. Good morning. For...
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| 12.19.2007 |
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360 Update: The Sportsman Channel Gains More Carriage
Sportsman Channel Bags Four The Sportsman Channel is ending the year on a high, announcing launches on cable’s top four MSOs. Charter TSC in Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Reno, NV, and North Platte, NE. Comcast launched it in Michigan, Elkton, MD...
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| 12.14.2007 |
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360AM: Martin Blasts Ownership Vote Delay
Cable360AM — News briefing for Friday, Dec. 14 » The Cable 360 newsroom is divided: some are shocked by the revelation over Roger Clemens, others are warmed by the fact that 90-year-old Ernest Borgnine received a Golden Globe nomination for...
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