| March 11, 2009 | News for the cable and broadband industry |
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- Cox Business sees uptick in enterprise volume
The business division of Cox Communications says it believes that tough economic times will cause small and midsize businesses to more carefully evaluate their current broadband and telephony relationship with the telecoms. "The economy is opening up the minds of smaller and medium-size businesses," said Kristine Faulkner, vice president of product development and management for Cox Business. "Now they're saying, 'Maybe I should look at the cable company.' Our call volumes are up because businesses are looking to save money." Multichannel News
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- Cable stocks rise along with big Dow gain
Fueled by some rare positive economic news, the Dow Jones industrial average soared more than 300 points Tuesday and lifted cable providers' stocks right along with it. Cablevision Systems led the way with a 16.2% rise in its share price, and Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications saw upticks as well. Multichannel News
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- USA does it again
For the week that ended March 8, USA Network averaged 3.06 million total viewers in prime time, including 1.47 million in the 25-to-54 demo, 1.38 million in the 18-to-49 segment and 640,000 in the 18-to-34 group ... all No. 1 performances, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. It was the network's 10th straight prime-time ratings win. Mediaweek
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- Rogers says new video portal will benefit all programmers
Rogers Communications' planned broadband Web video portal will allow Canadian programmers to more economically offer a broad range of programming online, according to David Purdy, vice president and general manager of television at Rogers Cable. "The service will reduce distribution and promotion costs for all programming services," he said. "Rogers will provide them with the servers and Internet access they need at a greatly reduced cost. This will improve the business case for all Canadian programmers." Cartt News Service (subscription only)
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- CableLabs selects MetaMore for VOD metadata project
CableLabs has picked the MetaMore software platform from This Technology for its Metadata project, which is designed to collect and analyze certain business data related to video-on-demand distribution, presentation and multiplatform streaming. According to this report, MetaMore will allow VOD stakeholders to more effectively control content and advertising opportunities. CED Magazine
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- Let the upfront games begin
Cable networks this week will begin making their pitches to advertisers in the annual bazaar known as the upfront. Nickelodeon will make its case to marketers Thursday, while Sci Fi rolls out its red carpet Monday. NYTimes.com
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- Study: Cable well-positioned for federal broadband funds
With the latest DOCSIS 3.0 technology as part of its arsenal, the cable industry will be offering significantly faster Internet access to all of its subscribers by 2013, according to a study by Pike & Fischer. The report went on to say that DOCSIS 3.0-powered broadband will "garner a lot of support from government officials distributing funds from the economic-stimulus package." Broadcasting & Cable
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- Time Warner Cable joined by other cablers in ITV group
Four large cable providers -- Cablevision, Charter Communications, Bright House Networks and Liberty Global -- have joined Time Warner Cable in the OCAP/EBIF Developer Network, or OEDN. The goal of the group is to facilitate the development of advancements in interactive television for digital cable. TMCNet.com
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CTAM relocates near White House
Join top industry executives at the CTAM Research Conference at the JW Marriott, just two blocks from the White House, April 5 to 7, in Washington. Book your hotel by Thursday for CTAM's special rate and get the best savings before prices increase or rooms disappear. Register and book your hotel today.
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The 2009 Mark Awards have launched!
It's time to start putting together your 2009 Mark Awards entries. The categories, rules, "latest info" blog and entry form are all available now. Don't wait! Entry deadlines are March 24 and April 7. If you want to judge, the first round is June 9 and 10.
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- Hall advances at Insight
Keith Hall, senior vice president of government relations at Insight Communications, has been promoted to senior vice president and deputy general counsel. Besides government relations, Hall now will be working on areas such as "managing community perceptions about the company and assisting with the development of our comprehensive regulatory strategy," said Michael Willner, Insight's chief executive officer. Multichannel News
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