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Cover Story: Can David Verklin Set Cable's Next Generation Of TV Advertising? By Todd Spangler - 06/15/2008
As of Aug. 4, David Verklin will head Canoe Ventures LLC. His assignment: Build the foundation for the next generation of cable TV advertising before the Internet starts cutting into it, and do it by convincing six large corporations that don't always see eye-to-eye to link arms, form a kick-line and dance in perfect unison. More
Time Warner Cable Builds HD Roster In NYC 07/23/2008
Time Warner Cable buttressed its high-definition roster in three of New York City’s boroughs today, while bolstering its digital-cable and Hispanic offerings.
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RCN To Launch Qubo In Boston 07/23/2008
Ion Media Networks and RCN Corp. have reached an agreement whereby the distributor will carry qubo in its Boston service area.
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Charter Gains WealthTV In Carolinas, Virginia By Mike Reynolds - 07/22/2008 WealthTV will gain linear carriage on Charter Communications systems serving North and South Carolina and Virginia in the middle of next month.
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Time Warner Cable Gets On ThePlatform By Todd Spangler - 07/22/2008
Time Warner Cable will use the video management system provided by Comast’s thePlatform division to aggregate and publish content on the MSO’s Road Runner broadband portal, giving thePlatform deals with four of the top five operators.
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Charter Builds Subscriber Loyalty By Linda Haugsted - 07/19/2008
After a year-long trial in its Eastern Division, Charter Communications is rolling its customer rewards program companywide.
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BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News July 10, 2008 Perception Is Reality
There's a fascinating piece in the June 30 issue of The New Yorker by Atul Gawande,... More
BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News June 24, 2008 SCTE Journal: More, More & More
Baseball, apple pie, cable TV: watching video entertainment is a quintessential part ... More
USA Network's Sandy 'Burn Notice' USA Network transplanted ‘Burn Notice’s’ Miami beach setting to Times Square for a promotional event in support of the second-season premiere of the original series.
Comcast's New Video Wall The 83-by-25-foot, 10-million-pixel high-definition video wall located in the lobby of Comcast's new corporate headquarters has become quite a tourist attraction in downtown Philadelphia.
National Educational Computing Conference Operators, programmers, Cable in the Classroom and CTAM shared their resources with more than 18,000 school leaders, educational technology purchasers and decision-makers this week at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio.
HBO Heats Up Summer With Documentaries
HBO Documentaries & Family President Shelia Nevins discusses the pay network's strategy of airing weekly documentaries throughout the summer.