Samantha BookmanTop 9 pay-TV providers in Q1
FierceCable has assembled a complete look at the first-quarter earnings season, ranking the top cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators.
Q&A with Showtime COO
FierceOnlineVideo spoke with Showtime COO Tom Christie at the INTX Show in Boston about Showtime's online video strategy and his view of the changing multichannel industry.
Ranking pay-TV vendors
In this FierceCable special report, we've worked with research firm IHS to look at how the vendors in four key pay-TV sectors are competing.
Q&A with Cable One CEO
FierceCable recently caught up with Cable One CEO Thomas Might and asked him for an even more in-depth talk about his Phoenix, Ariz.-based MSO's evolution.
The best and worst of INTX 2016: How VR, HDR, the FCC and more spun this year's show
With three major cable operators in the final stages of M&A, the 2016 iteration of the erstwhile "Cable Show" (now known as INTX) had to be the smallest signature confab the National Cable Telecommunications Association has ever produced. The NCTA has yet to release an official head count, but the consensus among longtime Cable Show/INTX operators put attendance well below the 8,000 predicted by the organization prior to the show.
Sheriff Wheeler says the cable industry's tail light is broken
BOSTON -- Watching the cable industry, led by its chief lobbyist and sympathetic Republican FCC commissioners, wail about what they're calling the "relentless government assault" on their business at INTX this week, I was reminded of the unwitting driver who asks the small-town sheriff why he was just pulled over.
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Comcast loses pair of Oregon state tax rulings
Comcast came out on the losing end of two separate state-tax-related rulings in Oregon this week, each of which has significant impact on telecommunications in the state.
Viacom signs carriage agreement with Cox
While Viacom's top executives wage a bitter battle for control of the company; its linear ratings, ad sales and stock price are all struggling; and it continues to be shut out from several mid-sized cable systems, Viacom carriage with top pay-TV operators remains assured.
Verizon, CWA, IBEW strike could impact U.S. jobs report
With about 39,000 Verizon workers represented by the CWA and IBEW still on strike across 10 states, the upcoming U.S. jobs report for May could take a downturn.
Mediacom suffers setback in Iowa City muni broadband battle
A federal judge in Iowa City has ruled that local operator ImOn Communications can proceed with a municipal broadband project, despite a pending lawsuit filed against it by Mediacom Communications.
Nexstar divests five stations, gets closer to closing $4.6B Media General deal
Nexstar Broadcasting said it has sold five of its stations in four markets as a key step toward fulfilling regulatory requirements for its $4.6 billion purchase of Media General.
AT&T shifts focus to Google, Facebook over internet privacy concerns
Continuing to bombard the FCC with NPRM-related commentary that the agency may or may not be listening to, AT&T called a proposal to enact privacy regulations on ISPs a "misdirection."
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IDC Russia said tablet shipments in the country fell by 8.5 per cent year-on-year to 919,000 units in the first quarter of 2016, while in terms of value in U.S. dollars the market shrank by 12.9 per cent.
Berg Insight said Europe's smart home market lagged North America by two to three years in terms of penetration and market maturity at the end of 2015, with an installed base of 5.3 million smart homes compared to 12.7 million in North America.
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