Cable & Telecom

ESPN Syndicating Video Through Portal For First Time; ESPN Channel Launches On AOL - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 07 Apr 2008 03:00 AM PST

Back in 2004, ESPN (NYSE: DIS) ended a three-year relationship with MSN designed to boost the sports site’s traffic while giving the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) portal much-needed content. Among other…

Delistings Watch: Journal Register, Sun-Times, Charter - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Sun 06 Apr 2008 05:40 PM PST

A trio of media firms stand to lose their NYSE-traded status due to non-compliance with exchange regulations. Bear in mind that there’s a big gap between being in violation and…

Comcast/Starcom Study: Trying Prove That Ad Targeting Works - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 04 Apr 2008 10:27 AM PST

It stands to reason that someone considering the purchase of a new car would likely be more receptive to an auto ad than someone who isn’t. After 16 months of…

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ZenithOptimedia Upgrades Online Ad Spend To 23.4 Percent In ‘08 - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 31 Mar 2008 01:00 AM PST

ZenithOptimedia expects online ad spending in the U.S. to grow 23.4 percent this year, an upgrade from the 19 percent it forecast in December. Overall, global ad spend for online…

Comcast & Time Warner Talking To Clearwire & Sprint on National WiMax Network - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 25 Mar 2008 06:02 PM PST

So Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) are moving on to the next thing after their stalled efforts with Pivot through Sprint: now the two cable companies are…

Doing The Bristol Stomp: ESPN Responds To Criticism For Multi-Platform Approach - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 17 Mar 2008 08:00 PM PST

I wrote some long stories for the Sports Business Journal but nothing comes close to John Ourand’s magnum opus on ESPN (NYSE: DIS) in this week’s issue. Ourand, who worked…

DirecTV Testing VOD Capability Via DVR Storage - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 12 Mar 2008 09:12 PM PST

DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) hopes a mix of DVRs and broadband will solve its problems serving video on demand, taking a competitive edge away from cable, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T…

TV Ad Targeter Invidi Gets Investment From Motorola - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 12 Mar 2008 02:22 PM PST

Princeton, NJ-based Invidi, a provider of ad-targeting technology for TV, has taken an unspecified strategic investment from *Motorola*’s VC arm. The company has previously raised $53 million, lasting having taken…

Charter Discloses Investment ‘Inquiries’; CFO Leaves; Shares Keep Sliding - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 11 Mar 2008 11:12 AM PST

Troubled cable operator Charter (NSDQ: CHTR) disclosed in a filing that its main shareholder, Paul Allen, has received “informal inquiries” regarding a possible investment or transaction. The nature of these…

Hulu.com Launches Wednesday; New Deals With WB, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL, NCAA; Network Needs - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 10 Mar 2008 09:01 PM PST

I started to write a post about hulu.com‘s upcoming launch over the weekend, then a visit turned into two episodes of House. It’s that easy. Even when it crashed while…

Bear Stearns Media Con: Comcast Braces For A Downturn, But No Pullback In Investments - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 10 Mar 2008 10:23 AM PST

During a Q&A session at the Bear Stearns Media Conference, Michael Angelakis, Comcast’s (NSDQ: CMCSA) CFO briefly touched on this morning’s news about Comcast’s interactive ad targeting joint venture, Project…

Six Cable Cos Forming Joint Company For Targeted Ads Across Networks; More Details - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 09 Mar 2008 11:29 PM PST

This has been in the works for a while now, and we reported on it here in Feb. Now *NYT* has some more details: six of the largest cable companies…

Industry Moves: Television Without Pity Founding Trio Depart Site - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 07 Mar 2008 02:06 PM PST

Nearly a year after being bought by NBC Universal’s (NYSE: GE) Bravo Media, the three founders of Television Without Pity have decided to leave the site. In a note on…

Quarterlife Doesn’t Make The Broadcast Grade; NBC Pulls After One Episode; Going To Bravo - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 28 Feb 2008 02:30 PM PST

The digital words are flying like crazy as people try to draw conclusions from quarterlife‘s one-and-done tenure on NBC and it’s likely move to cable, at least for the end…

Earnings: Cablevision Swings To Profit In Q4; Revs Grow 10.8 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 28 Feb 2008 06:23 AM PST

Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) posted a $6.6 million profit in Q4, compared to the year before’s net loss of $23.9 million. On the revenue front, Cablevision gained 10.8 percent in the…

Earnings: Charter Q4 Revs Up 9.9 Percent; Internet Up 17 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 27 Feb 2008 06:04 AM PST

Cable operator Charter (NSDQ: CHTR) has reported Q4 revenue of $1.55 billion, a 9.9 percent year-on-year increase from $1.41 billion. Net losses in the period expanded to $468 million ($1.27…

FCC Holds Hearing On Net Neutrality; Transparency Urged - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 02:21 PM PST

During a hearing today addressing whether cable companies are improperly slowing down certain types of web traffic (P2P, video, etc.), FCC Chairman Kevin Martin suggested that the agency may have…

With Shares Down, Cablevision Ponders Sale Of Rainbow Media Unit; Acquisitions Possible: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 11:34 AM PST

Shares of Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) have fared extremely poorly since last October, when shareholders walked away from a $36.26 per share management-led buyout offer. It’s currently off about 25 percent…

Comcast: Up To $70 Million To Be Spent On Interactive Ad Platform - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:57 AM PST

Missed this bit from yesterday’s Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) conference call… In response to an analyst question on the company’s interactive advertising platform, COO Steve Burke said the company would spend…

New England Cable News Founder Raises $7 Million For Global Current Affairs Site - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 14 Feb 2008 08:56 AM PST

Philip Balboni, the founder and president of regional TV network New England Cable News, has raised $7 million to start a news website with a focus on international current affairs…

Showtime’s Pleased By iTunes Revenue Split, But Ask Again In A Few Years - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 13 Feb 2008 11:29 AM PST

Unlike NBC, cable network Showtime likes its revenue split with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) for the shows it sells on iTunes. Apart from that, Matt Blank, chairman and CEO of the…

CSTV Rebrands To Go With Re-Org: CBS College Sports Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 12 Feb 2008 12:21 PM PST

Effective this March, CBS (NYSE: CBS) will rebrand College Sports Television (CSTV) as CBS College Sports Network. The move follows last month’s news that CSTV, independent within CBS since it…

Earnings: Time Warner Cable Q4 Revs Up 12 Percent; Net Income Up 23 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 06 Feb 2008 05:22 AM PST

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable, whose fate within Time Warner is the subject of much speculation, has announced Q4 revenue of $4.1 billion, up 12 percent year-over-year from $3.65 billion.…

Nielsen Debuts VOD Service With Comcast; Picks TWC’s Haymes To Head Online Copyright Monitor - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 25 Jan 2008 09:44 AM PST

With TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and others turning their attention to real-time on-demand audience measurement, The Nielsen Company has been trying to counter the challenge with some VOD…

CSTV.com And USAT.com Agree To Share Online Video And Ad Revs - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 23 Jan 2008 10:28 PM PST

College sports network CSTV.com is partnering with USA Today’s website on a marketing program that’s centered around online video. The arrangement calls for CSTV.com to provide video coverage from its…