Communications Technology: Smart Home: Echostar Touts Sling to Cable
EchoStar is trying to convince cable operators to buy Sling technology-enabled set-top boxes. The Sling-loaded set-tops can deliver cable TV content to other devices, such as laptops and mobile phones... FULL STORY »
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BROADCAST
NAB Chief
Some may have raised their eyebrows Fri over the news that NAB had tapped a former Republican senator—not a Democrat—to serve as its next pres/CEO. With Dems in control of the White House and Congress... FULL STORY »
Retrans
Add Gray TV to the list of broadcasters posting huge gains in retrans revenue. Gray's jumped 463% YOY to $3.6mln in 1Q. Such gains produced a dueling press release war last week between ACA and NAB . The... FULL STORY »
DBS
Dishheads
DISH and DirecTV are airing attack ads, but unlike years past they are aiming their guns at each other rather than cable. DISH's latest anti-DirecTV ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQQZPz71Rk) takes a... FULL STORY »
Competition
DISH added Hindi ent channel AAPKA... FULL STORY »
OVERBUILDERS
DSL Extreme Offers 50 Mbps Fiber Access
DSL Extreme, a provider of high-speed Internet access and business communications services, announced today... FULL STORY »
Carriage
RCN has launched Greek-language net Antenna Satellite throughout its digital footprint. The 24-hour channel features... FULL STORY »
TELCOS
Competition
FiOS TV bowed in its Mid-Atlantic markets additional interactive features including VOD personalization, remote-controlled purchases of Showtime and ESPN programming and... FULL STORY »
AT&T Earnings
U-verse TV continued its noteworthy consistency in 4Q, delivering 248K net new subs for a 5th consecutive Q of 240K+ adds. The range during that time was 240K-284K. Total customers tallied 2.1mln as of Dec 31... FULL STORY »
WEB
What Do Young People Want From Cable?
Demography may be destiny for key cable products.... FULL STORY »
How Things Can Change in Cable
Mobile wireless, Internet TV and the coming of convergence.... FULL STORY »
WIRELESS
Slow Going for Mobile Video
Guest columnist Peter Shapiro of PDS Consulting sees speed bumps and congestion on the way to the third video screen.... FULL STORY »
Is the iPhone Good for Cable?
AT&T's undisputed success with the iPhone could be the best thing that happened to cable—especially if Ma Bell, desperate to keep Apple happy, starts spending more money on its wireless networks to retain exclusivity. This could drain dollars from U-Verse and give cable a short-term advantage. Of course, there's a downside...... FULL STORY »
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