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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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| 05.06.2008 |
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The Dolans and Newsday: Explaining The Unexplainable
News Briefing for Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Microsoft has crafted an agreement with MTV Networks, NBCU and others to sell downloads of TV shows to users of its Zune portable devices, The Wall St Journal says. But will that and allowing Zune users to share their...
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| 04.30.2008 |
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Time Warner to Jettison Cable Unit
News Briefing for Wednesday, April 30, 2008 The Cable360 newsroom is outraged by the latest divisive dispatches from tipster Brain Clark and has severed ties with him. Good day. As expected, Time Warner Inc. announced this morning as part of its first-quarter...
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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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| 04.22.2008 |
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The CableFAX Show: Should Showtime Worry? Nah.
Video: Mike and Seth opine about Viacom's bid to take on Showtime, HBO et al—all...
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| 04.18.2008 |
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Discovery's Fish Story?
NEWS BRIEFING FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 For the first time in 20 years Washington’s Wizards and Capitals are in the playoffs, and both are playing on television tomorrow afternoon. Decisions, decisions. Good day. You mean reality TV isn’t all...
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| 04.02.2008 |
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Cox Gets Serious About HD VOD
News briefing for Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Things got ugly in the Cable360 newsroom last night when one staffer switched from the Mets game to Ovation TV, which was showing the Maysles brothers' iconoclastic Meet Marlon Brando. Good day. Cox has taken steps...
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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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| 03.20.2008 |
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Verizon's Local Show
NEWS BRIEFING FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008 It’s the first day of spring and the Cable 360 news staff is preparing for wind gusts of 50 miles per hour today. Good day. Showing that two can play the local game, Verizon FiOS is making a foray into local...
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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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| 03.18.2008 |
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Straussed Out at HBO
NEWS BRIEFING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008 Wouldn’t it make things easier if when chickens laid their eggs they were already decorated for Easter? Good morning. It looked like an isolated move—ousting veteran HBO Entertainment President Carolyn...
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| 03.14.2008 |
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Divorce Court: Diller and Malone
NEWS BRIEFING FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 On June 13, the Macon Music, a minor league baseball team, will host Eliot Spitzer night, The Macon Telegraph reports. Spitzer has been invited to throw out the first pitch. The team will give away a trip to NY...
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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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| 03.10.2008 |
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Pole Dance: FCC Considering Raising Rates for Cable Broadband Attachments
Cable's long break from the drudgery of squabbling over pole attachments appears to be over. NCTA came out swinging Fri over a proposal at the FCC that it says could result in a "several hundred million dollar tax on broadband." Judging by NCTA's aggressive...
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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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| 03.07.2008 |
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Cox, WIBW Down To Wire
NEWS BRIEFING FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 Today’s pleasant thought: You can buy a gallon of gas in San Diego for more than $4. Good day. It’s looking grim for a settlement of the dispute between CBS affiliate WIBW of Topeka, KS, and Cox...
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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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| 03.05.2008 |
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TV Sports on the Hill
The state of Wisconsin produced 35.1 billion pounds of cheese during the 17 years that Brett Favre started 253 consecutive games for the Packers, ESPN says. Good morning. Some irony on the morning after Brett Favre’s announced retirement. Cable sports...
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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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