• AT&T Pushes U-verse TV Over Half-Million Mark
• Cisco Eyes Home-Networking Firm For $120M
• Time Warner Cable Builds HD Roster In NYC
• Vermont Cable System To Continue Carrying Al Jazeera English
• Verizon Wins Second FiOS Franchise in Washington State
• ‘Secret Life’ Sets Record for ABC Family
• NBC Digital Health Network Expands Distribution

• SNY Scores Big East Football, Basketball Rights
• Verizon Juices Up FiOS Internet Gateways
• RCN To Launch Qubo In Boston
• Engagement On For Online Games: MTVN Study

• ‘Deadliest Catch’ Finale Nets Huge Ratings for Discovery
• Oxygen Enjoys ‘Sweet’ Ratings with Spelling Reality Show

AT&T Pushes U-verse TV Over Half-Million Mark
AT&T kept the U-verse TV train chugging along, reaching 549,000 customers for the cable-competitive IPTV service at the end of the second quarter, although the telco continued to post significant losses in its traditional access-line business. click to read more...
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Cisco Eyes Home-Networking Firm For $120M
Cisco Systems announced Wednesday its intent to purchase privately held Pure Networks, a developer of home networking-management software and tools, for about $120 million. click to read more...
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Time Warner Cable Builds HD Roster In NYC
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. click to read more...
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Vermont Cable System To Continue Carrying Al Jazeera English
The municipally owned cable system in Burlington, Vt., has reached an agreement to continue to carry the controversial service Al Jazeera English, the city said Wednesday. click to read more...
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Verizon Wins Second FiOS Franchise in Washington State
The city council of Everett, Wash. Wednesday announced it had unanimously approved Verizon’s video franchise to offer FiOS TV service in the 39,000-resident community.  click to read more...
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‘Secret Life’ Sets Record for ABC Family
Secret Life of the American Teenager delivered another week of stellar ratings for ABC Family, attracting more than 3.1 million viewers–the most for any series telecast in the network’s history. click to read more...
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NBC Digital Health Network Expands Distribution
The NBC Digital Health Network Wednesday announced it has added four new distribution partners for its health video content, giving viewers an opportunity to access information online, from their cell phones and in more than 30 million digital cable households. click to read more...
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SNY Scores Big East Football, Basketball Rights
SportsNet New York, the cable television home to Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, has bulked up its fall and winter lineups via a multiyear deal with the Big East covering both college football and basketball. click to read more...
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Verizon Juices Up FiOS Internet Gateways
Verizon this quarter will introduce two gateways for its FiOS Internet service that use coaxial cable in customers’ homes to transmit data at up to 175 megabits per second. click to read more...
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RCN To Launch Qubo In Boston
Ion Media Networks and RCN Corp. have reached an agreement whereby the distributor will carry qubo in its Boston service area. click to read more...
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Engagement On For Online Games: MTVN Study
When it comes to online casual games, participants of all ages find them to be both physically and emotionally engaging, according to a new study by MTV Networks. click to read more...
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