Limelight Loses Patent Suit
News Analysis -
February 29, 2008 : Stock plunges 30 percent after a jury rules Limelight infringed on a key patent held by rival Akamai
Cablevision Faces FiOS
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Stock rises as MSO manages to grow across the board despite mounting competition from Verizon’s completely fiber-fed platform
Liberty Seals DirecTV Swap
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 28, 2008 : Liberty Media polishes off a $12.5B stock deal that transfers over News Corp.'s stake in the US's largest satellite TV operator
AT&T Quickens U-verse Pace
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 27, 2008 : AT&T's John Stankey talks up U-verse's growth and downplays thoughts of a wireless price war against Verizon
Verizon Defends Pricing Practices
News Analysis - Raymond McConville -
February 26, 2008 : Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg defended his company's aggressive new wireless pricing plans
Mediacom Adds $30M to '08 Capex
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : MSO increases '08 capex for system upgrades, all-digital migrations, SDV, and other moves to free up bandwidth for more hi-def
FCC OKs Liberty's DirecTV Stake
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 26, 2008 : With FCC approval, Dr. John Malone is on US cable’s doorstep, poised to make a competitive house call
Comcast Pursuing $35 Digital Dongle
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2008 : As envisioned, this relatively bare-bones digital-to-analog converter would play a starring role in the MSO’s ‘all-digital’ strategy
OpenTV, TWC Freeze Middleware Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 22, 2008 : Citing an economic drain and waning scope, OpenTV says deal to support MSO's legacy Motorola footprint is on 'indefinite hold'
McSlarrow Backs the Little Guys
LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 20, 2008 : NCTA chief calls on the FCC to support a blanket waiver that would exempt smaller ops from coming dual must-carry rules
Kudelski Reports Q4
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : KKudelski Group’s 2007 results marked by strong top-line growth and long-term investments
Virgin Media Reports 4Q07
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 29, 2008 : Revenues were £1.05B, up from £1.01B in Q3, mainly due to growth in consumer and content revenue
Akimbo Expands VOD Strategy
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 28, 2008 : Akimbo develops a complete Internet VOD solution for content providers' own websites
Liberty Boosts Stock Plan
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 27, 2008 : Liberty Global adds $500M to stock repurchase program
Charter Posts Q4
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 27, 2008 : Year-over-year double-digit pro forma revenue and pro forma adjusted Ebitda grow for the fifth consecutive quarter
Liberty Global Reports Q4
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 26, 2008 : Achieved 2007 rebased OCF growth of 15%; repurchased $1.9B of equity in 2007
DISH Posts Profit
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 26, 2008 : DISH Network reports fourth quarter 2007 financial results
FCC OKs DirecTV Deal
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 26, 2008 : FCC approves transfer of control of DirecTV to Liberty Media, subject to conditions
BlackArrow Names Chairman
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 25, 2008 : BlackArrow names Larry Kramer chairman of the board; expands executive team with CFO Tracy Martin
Study Touts Interactive Ads
LR Cable News Wire Feed -
February 25, 2008 : Interactive advertising revenues to reach $147B globally by 2012, according to the Kelsey Group's annual forecast
Verizon's Got Game
The Philter - Phil Harvey -
February 25, 2008 : The merits of a more casual approach
BT Tipped for TV M&A
EuroBlog - Ray Le Maistre -
February 18, 2008 : BT has been linked with a bid for TV firm Setanta
The Friday Five
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 15, 2008 : Calling attention to a handful of other cable-related things that happened this week...
Comcast Paying for Plaxo?
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 14, 2008 : But Yahoo and Sprint are clearly off the MSO's acquisition wish list...
Spotting TiVo
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 12, 2008 : The voice asks: What’s the best thing to happen to TV since TiVo?
‘Not Jazzed’ on BigBand
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 08, 2008 : Analyst tells investors to sit on the sidelines as dueling metrics make it tough to gauge which vendors are winning the SDV market war
Honoring Jovovich
The Bauminator - Jeff Baumgartner -
February 07, 2008 : Congrats to the latest thespian to gain entry to the ‘Basic Cable Hall of Fame’
LRTV's Outtake Reel
LRTV Documentaries - LRTV Outtakes -
February 06, 2008 : Light Reading: When you've gotta have more cowbell. Heck of a slogan, no? Have a look this short LRTV our outtake reel, as introduced by Larry the Monkey and a special guest voiceover guy, and you'll understand why it concludes with the line: 'I've seen mimes with a better command of the language.'
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