Charlie Ergen is about to find out whether his competitors — cable operators — will become his customers

MTV Networks chairman and CEO Judy McGrath has the company firing on all cylinders

“Green” is a growing buzzword throughout cable and other industries, and some companies are extending their initiatives to their participation in this week's Cable Show in New Orleans.

The last of the major cable operators reported first-quarter earnings last week, and Charter Communications kept the operational good news rolling, beating most analysts' estimates.

Washington— Though it’s late in the Bush administration, it’s still a bit too soon to discount Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and cable-industry nemesis for the past three years.

A federal appeals court Friday rejected Comcast’s request for a review of the Federal Communications Commission’s denial of its waiver petition to the so-called integrated set-top ban.

Filing additional comments with the Federal Communications Commission Friday, the American Cable Association continued its opposition to News Corp.’s bid to be freed of conditions—related to retransmission consent and regional sports networks—imposed by the regulatory body as part of the media giant’s purchase of DirecTV in 2004. 

In his first annual shareholder’s meeting as Time Warner Inc. CEO, Jeff Bewkes provided a bit more information about the company’s decision to split off its cable business and added that in the wake of the failed Microsoft/Yahoo deal, several parties expressed interest in Time Warner’s AOL unit.

MGM HD and Comcast Friday signed an affiliate agreement that will allow the cable operator to offer hundreds of  high-definition movies to its subscribers.