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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: cable industry

cable industry stories: 9 news summaries
updated

 Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN 

Longtime anchor announces move on tonight's show

Nov 12, 09 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Anchor Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN, he announced during tonight’s show—his last after 27 years at the channel. Dobbs, whose contract wasn’t up until 2011, has made waves with his anti-immigration views and his questioning of President Obama’s citizenship; he didn’t shed much light on... More »

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citizenship • Fox News • CNN • Roger Ailes • illegal immigration • talk show • Lou Dobbs • cable industry • host • news anchor • cable news • President Obama • conservative media • birther

TV Stations Complete Shift to Digital

Millions of American viewers could lose signal today

Jun 12, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the US completes the shift to digital TV today, viewers in more than 2 million households will see nothing but static, according to Nielsen and broadcasters’ estimates. Those without signals are likely to be from poorer, rural, and older demographics, the Wall Street Journal reports—though Nielsen research finds... More »

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television • Comcast • cable TV • digital television • cable industry • TV antenna • digital converter box

Economy May Be Death Knell for Landlines ... Even Cable

If consumers are forced to pare down, high-speed internet connection has trump

Oct 27, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An economy that’s stuck in “slow” could soon have consumers making choices about whether to keep their cable TV or Internet connections, and weighing whether they need a telephone landline, reports Advertising Age. A high-speed connection that can provide access to the Internet, phone service and even entertainment... More »

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Internet • cell phone industry • cable industry • telephone • financial crisis

Big Brother Is Watching...
and Talking Back

Comcast redefines customer service by reaching out to bloggers

Jul 25, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some bloggers who have vented online about their Comcast cable service have gotten a surprising—and, for some, a creepy—response: a reply from a customer service agent. Like a growing number of companies, Comcast monitors social network sites, public blogs, and message boards for complaints, but now it's taking... More »

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Comcast • message boards • blogger • cable industry • customer service • complaints

 Sony Deal Ends Cable Box Era 

Strikes deal for accessory-free TV

May 28, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of set-top cable boxes are surely numbered, thanks to Sony, the first consumer electronics company to close a deal to produce TVs that need no accessories to receive digital cable signals. The memorandum of understanding, signed by all the major cable companies, doesn’t just apply to Sony;... More »

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television • cable TV • Sony • consumer electronics • cable industry • cable box

TV Newbie Verizon to FCC: Help Cable Users Switch

Move highlights telecom turf war

Mar 27, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Verizon rolls out its subscription-TV service, the company has asked the FCC to make the switch from cable easier for consumers, the Washington Post reports. In its petition, Verizon asked for the authority to shut off its customers’ cable services on their behalf, arguing that the switchover process is... More »

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television • FCC • Verizon • telecommunications • wireless service • cable operators • cable industry • FiOS

UPDATED

Time Warner Plans AOL Spin-Off

New CEO also
considers selling
Time Warner Cable

Feb 6, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - In an effort to revive the company's slumping stock, Time Warner's new CEO plans to break up AOL, keeping its growing online ad properties, but unloading its increasingly obsolete dial-up Internet service provider. Operating income at AOL fell 70% in the fourth quarter, as the company continued to lose Internet-access... More »

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Wall Street • Time Warner • AOL • Jeffrey Bewkes • cable industry • Time Warner Cable

Investor Says Oust Comcast CEO; Reaction Mixed

Stock down 43%, but problems are industry-wide

Jan 19, 08 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - With Comcast's stock price down 43% this year, a major shareholder has called for the  cable operator to give CEO Brian Roberts the boot. The proposal has met a tepid response, the Wall Street Journal reports. The call for Roberts' head is premature, say analysts and investors, especially given the... More »

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Comcast • cable operators • Brian Roberts • cable industry • Chieftain Capital Management

Comcast's Growth Slows

Company falls short of several key metrics due to 'challenging economic environment'

Dec 5, 07 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Comcast believes its business will fall short of predictions as a declining economy and strengthened competitors slow the cable giant’s growth. The Wall Street Journal reports the firm will add 500K fewer subscribers than it had previously expected, and expects to pay out 5% more in capital spending than... More »

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DirecTV • Comcast • cable TV • housing industry • Brian Roberts • cable industry

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