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A-LIST CLIENTS: To celebrate the April 8 launch of Lifetime's new show "The Client List," talent and execs mingled at the Sunset Tower Hotel in LA on April 4. Nancy Dubuc, pres & gm, Lifetime Nets, Kelly Atkinson, CMO, West, Time Warner Cable, Emory Walton, VP, Distribution, A+E Nets & Lori Conkling, evp, distribution, A+E Nets pictured. Photo cred: Alberto Rodriguez/Getty Images.
Exclusivity Commentary by Steve Effros Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai have just joined a very exclusive club. They were both just sworn in as the newest Commissioners at the FCC. Congratulations, and condolences...
05.17.2012
Hill Day: House, Senate Committees Drill FCC, NTIA & RUS Wed was our 1st chance to see all 5 FCC commissioners together, but newbies Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai didn't have much to say at the Sen Commerce FCC Oversight hearing. FCC chmn Julius Genachowski...
05.17.2012
In the Courts The headline Wed was that Time Warner Cable and Viacom buried the hatchet in their in-home streaming app dispute, but a lower profile disagreement between the 2 also was resolved. TWC had filed suit in a TX...
05.17.2012
Skype Me Comcast launched its promised Skype on Xfinity HD video calling service in Boston and Seattle. It's $9.95/month for qualifying triple-play customers. Before the end of the week, it'll be available in...
05.17.2012
Competition New agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes will allow DirecTV subs to...
05.17.2012
Most Improved Best to mention the elephant in the room--especially if it's the very same room. In a nod to the embarrassing technical snafus that took place at last year's Upfront presentation in the Hammerstein...
05.17.2012
TV Everywhere Time Warner Cable launched TV Everywhere access to movie...
05.17.2012
Technology Avail-TVN will support the delivery of NBC Olympics VOD content to distribution partners. In participating systems, subscribers will be...
05.17.2012
Customer Care CSG predicts that customer preferences and needs will change more in the next 5 years than in the past 20 combined. Therefore, it has introduced the "Customer Communication Center," a central hub to...
05.17.2012
Programming Sundance Channel greenlit docu series "Get to Work" and slated it for an Aug premiere. The series is about a hardcore, back-to-work boot camp in San Diego. -- Turner revealed at its upfront that TBS is...
05.17.2012
Digital Hot List As we get ready for CableFAX 's May 21 breakfast event in Boston, we asked our Digital Hot Listers to chime in on everything from TV Everywhere to flying cars in the questionnaire we sent to them before...
05.17.2012
White Paper Alert Looking to make billing easier? Download the free 2012...
05.17.2012
Customer Satisfaction The annual American Customer Satisfaction Index scores are out, and only newspapers and airlines ranked less satisfying than subscription TV among the 47 industries studied. Verizon FiOS led the TV category...
05.17.2012
People Bonnie O'Donnell and Jody Vogelaar were upped to vp, distribution marketing for Fox Networks . They are splitting the...
05.17.2012
Editor's Note Yes, the Cable Show is calling, but don't forget about some upcoming deadlines, including June 1 to get in your nominations for the Most Influential Minorities in Cable (More info...
Have it Your Way: ESPN Looks to Hit 80mln for WatchESPN in '13 At ESPN's Upfront presentation Mon, the name of the game was multiplatform, with each announced project including digital elements as a substantial part of the overall plan. Add personalization to that...
05.16.2012
Spectrum Dealing The FCC wants additional info following Verizon Wireless ' announcement that it would sell all of its 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses in order to rationalize its spectrum holdings ( Cfax , 4/19 ). The...
05.16.2012
Over-the-Airheads Sinclair 's affiliation with Fox isn't ending anytime soon. It entered into a long-term affiliation agreement renewal with the network for 19 stations. The new deal runs through Dec 31, '17 and...
05.16.2012
Carriage Sportsman Channel inked a multi-year renewal with AT&T U-verse to carry Sportsman...