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    NCTA: Cable Has Spent $935 Million On CableCards  Nov 19, 2009
    Top 10 Operators Have Deployed 16. 7 Million CableCard-Enabled Set-Tops to Date. (Multichannel News)

    Berkman Broadband Study Highly Criticized  Nov 17, 2009
    Cable, Phone Network Operators Complain About Research Being Incomplete, Inaccurate. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/16/2009 8:28:00 PM. (Multichannel News)

    American Legacy "Spin"  Nov 14, 2009
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    Comcast Names White Head Of West Division  Nov 13, 2009
    Steve White Takes Over for 17-Year Comcast Veteran Brad Dusto. By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/12/2009 10:23:18 AM. (Multichannel News)

    Green: Creating Standards That Worked  Nov 9, 2009
    Departing CableLabs CEO Laid A Foundation For Innovation. by George Winslow -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA Outlines Ways For FCC To Free Up Funds For Broadband Deployment  Nov 6, 2009
    Cable Group Stumps For Ending Rural Phone Company Subsidies In Competitive Areas. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/5/2009 6:09:05 PM. (Multichannel News)

    I don't want the MPAA's high-value content.What I -do- want is to not have my...  Nov 5, 2009
    Public Knowledge: FCC Poised To Grant MPAA Waiver Request. Public-Interest Groups Warn Commission Of Responding To 'Whims Of Industry. (Multichannel News)

    Public Knowledge: FCC Poised To Grant MPAA Waiver Request  Nov 5, 2009
    Public-Interest Groups Warn Commission Of Responding To 'Whims Of Industry. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/4/2009 4:58:58 PM. (Multichannel News)

    Best B2B Practices: Wiring Las Vegas  Nov 4, 2009
    MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 11/3/2009 1:30:26 PM. The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing conducts an annual case-study competition among cable operators and cable suppliers to find successful business-services marketing campaigns that were carried out in the past year (August 2008 to July 31, 2009). (Multichannel News)

    NCTA, NBCU: FCC BitTorrent Order 'Shackles' ISPs  Nov 3, 2009
    Cable Group, Programmer Weigh In On Agency Order In Joint Comments To U.S. Appeals Court. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:22:46 PM. (Multichannel News)

    Cable Communications Achievement Awards  Nov 2, 2009
    She is President of the Boards of Directors of the Louisiana Cable & Telecommunications Association and Chairman of the Board of the Arkansas Cable Telecommunications Association while still finding the time to serve on several state and local community boards, on the FORUM 2009 committee and as the co-chair of ACC's Outreach Activities committee. Ellen East. (Multichannel News)

    ACC 2009 20th Anniversary Beacon Awards  Nov 2, 2009
    Overseeing the 2009 Beacon Awards Committee of 23 volunteers, chair Janice Caluda, vice president, operations of the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, steered the program through its own digital transition. Entrants were prompted to submit their campaigns in mostly digital format. (Multichannel News)

    Delay In Naming Bid Winners  Nov 1, 2009
    NTIA Will Wait A 'Few More Weeks Before Saying Who Gets Broadband Stimulus Funds. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)

    Burke Warns: TV Shift Is Coming  Nov 1, 2009
    by Mike Farrell and R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 2:00:00 AM. Denver Comcast chief operating officer Steve Burke warned at a CTAM Summit '09 panel here Sunday that content providers and cable operators that dont take heed to the shifting habits of video viewers to online and other alternative forms of viewing content, may wake up without a business in the not too distant future. (Multichannel News)

    VCTA 2009 Convention  Oct 30, 2009
    Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, 2009 Convention. Additional information: Phone: Ray Lamura, (804) 780-1776. (Multichannel News)

    Michael Smith Named Top Chef At Cooking Channel  Oct 27, 2009
    Food Network Veteran Marketing to Oversee Scripps Nets' New Outlet. by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 10/26/2009 5:46:41 PM. (Multichannel News)

    The Cable Industrys Mr. Fix-It  Oct 26, 2009
    The Cable Industrys Mr. Fix-It. by K.C. Neel -- Multichannel News, 10/26/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)

    CTAM Summit 2009: Beales Says Face-to-Face Meetings Drive Success  Oct 26, 2009
    CTAM Chief On The Value Of Personal Connections. by Char Beales CTAM -- Multichannel News, 10/26/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)

    FCC Vote To Consider New Codified Net Neutrality Rules Prompts Comments, Advice  Oct 23, 2009
    NCTA's McSlarrow Praises Open Process, Wants Agency To Employ 'Healthy Specticism Of Hypothetical Harms. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/22/2009 2:05:41 PM. (Multichannel News)

    Mixed Bag For Cable Connection  Oct 18, 2009
    Overall Attendance Will Likely Decline, But Higher-Level Execs Expected To Attend. by Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News, 10/19/2009 2:00:00 AM. (Multichannel News)

    Time Warner Cable's Britt, Showtime's Blank To Co-Chair Cable Show 2010  Oct 15, 2009
    NCTA's 59th Annual Convention Set For LA From May 11-13. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/14/2009 3:18:49 PM. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA On Pole Attachments: The Price Is Right  Oct 10, 2009
    Wants Others Rates Lowered To Boost Broadband Rollout. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/9/2009 4:12:52 PM. (Multichannel News)

    ACC Shines Golden Beacon Nominations On Lifetime, MTV, Nick  Oct 9, 2009
    "For more than 20 years, the cable industry has been committed to improving the communities it serves at a global, national and local level," said Janice Caluda, 2009 Beacon Awards chair and vice president, operations, Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, in a statement. "Lifetime Networks' Every Woman Counts, MTV's GYT: Get Yourself Tested, and Nickelodeon's The Big Green Help exemplify the best of these efforts over the past year as they have encouraged women to become politically... (Multichannel News)

    2009 CTAM Summit  Oct 2, 2009
    When: 10/25/2009 - 10/27/2009. Location: Denver Convention Center Denver, Colo. (Multichannel News)

    CTAM Summit Eyes 1,600  Sep 30, 2009
    Marketing Education Conference 'Pleased With Who's Coming. by Kent Gibbons -- Multichannel News, 9/29/2009 6:15:32 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Top 10 Operators Have Deployed 16.7M CableCard Boxes: NCTA  Sep 30, 2009
    Top 10 Operators Have Deployed 16. Top 10 Operators Have Deployed 16. (Multichannel News)

    NAMIC Previews Speaker Line-Up For 23rd Annual Conference  Sep 24, 2009
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    Fox Cable Networks Exec Will Flannery Dies, 38  Sep 24, 2009
    VP of Advanced Services Played Key Role at Programming Group. by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 9/23/2009 1:10:02 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Industry Groups Question Need For FCC To Expand Internet Openness Principles  Sep 22, 2009
    NCTA's McSlarrow, Comcast's Cohen Weigh In With Cautionary Notes. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/21/2009 2:39:39 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    I would like to see the text of the current act.. I am trying to find the text...  Sep 17, 2009
    NCTA Backs House SHVURA Bill. Cable Group 'Strongly Supports' Retaining Current Compulsory License. (Multichannel News)

    Hog Roast in the Heartland  Sep 17, 2009
    When: 09/21/2009 - 09/22/2009. Location: 135 W Market 3B Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (Multichannel News)

    Senate Bill Would Fix Short Markets  Sep 16, 2009
    Both Senate, House Version Are Expected To Solve Dispute Over Phantom Signals. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/15/2009 5:13:07 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Court Rejects 30% Cap  Sep 6, 2009
    Analysts Shrug, But Political Win Significant. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/7/2009 2:00:00 AM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Studios Want Decision From FCC On Cable Waiver For HD Movies  Sep 3, 2009
    Move concerns independent producers and fair use activists. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/2/2009 12:41:53 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Free Press Offers FCC Input On Defining Broadband  Sep 2, 2009
    Price, Openness, Speed Among Recommendations. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/1/2009 4:18:27 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    People on the Move: Aug. 31  Sep 1, 2009
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    D.C. Circuit Tosses FCC Rule Capping Cable Subscribers  Aug 29, 2009
    Top Stories From Law. A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday took a shot at the Federal Communications Commission when it tossed a rule that barred any single cable television operator from serving more than 30 percent of all subscribers. (Law.com)

    NCTA Confirms Hire Of FCC's Chessen  Aug 28, 2009
    Telecom Attorney Named Head of Law and Regulatory Policy for Cable Group. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 8/27/2009 2:15:38 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Multichannel Newswire  Aug 28, 2009
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    Wheeler: Government Needs To Lean On Broadband Demand Side  Aug 27, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 15 seconds. Former NCTA President Says Broadband Deployment Influences Venture Capital Investment. (Multichannel News)

    Utilities Seek Pole-Rate Parity  Aug 22, 2009
    Petition FCC to Charge Cable VoIP Providers Higher Telco Rate. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 8/21/2009 5:08:41 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    McSlarrow, Sapan On Way to ACC Forum  Aug 19, 2009
    Lineup Set for Communications Group's Denver Confab Oct. 26-28. Multichannel News Staff -- Multichannel News, 8/18/2009 12:10:57 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA Taps Associate General Counsel  Aug 19, 2009
    Former Wilkie, Farr Associate Podey Joins Cable Trade Group. MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 8/18/2009 5:37:49 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    NTIA Corrects Broadband Mapping Funds  Aug 8, 2009
    Changes Tied To Details About Availability, Speed, Infrastructure. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 8/7/2009 2:24:00 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    TW chief heads upstairs  Aug 1, 2009
    Ed Kozelek, executive vice president of the Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association, agreed. "When Ameritech first launched their cable venture six or seven years ago, nobody really knew what kind of impact it would have on Time Warner," Kozelek said. (Columbus Business First, OH)

    Advice Helpful Or Not Comes To FCC  Jul 26, 2009
    Advice Helpful Or Not Comes To FCC. FCCs Broadband Czar Unmoved By First Comment Round To Agency. (Multichannel News)

    Goldstein Via Skype: An Oregon Solution  Jul 26, 2009
    Webcam Enables NCTA Official To Blaze Conference Speaking Trail. Leslie Ellis -- Multichannel News, 7/25/2009 7:10:00 AM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Golf Channel's Botelho To Be Honored At NECTA Convention  Jul 16, 2009
    Veteran Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Of Excellence For TV Production. MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 7/15/2009 6:26:53 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Health Care Bill Won't End Tax Deductions For Prescription Drug Ads  Jul 15, 2009
    Major Networks, Ad Associations, NCTA Opposed The Possible Provision. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/14/2009 10:59:40 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Maybe we should just create a single federal specialty court that deals...  Jul 14, 2009
    Cablevision Hit On 'Exclusives. Verizon Files Program-Access Complaint With FCC Over MSNBC; Also Wants MSG, MSG Plus In HD. (Multichannel News)

    Q&A: McSlarrow Says Let Market Rule  Jul 13, 2009
    Q&A: McSlarrow Says Let Market Rule. NCTA Chief Weighs In On Ion Media Networks Request For Digital Multicast Carriage. (Multichannel News)

    Cablevision Hit On 'Exclusives  Jul 12, 2009
    Verizon Files Program-Access Complaint With FCC Over MSNBC; Also Wants MSG, MSG Plus In HD. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/13/2009 2:00:00 AM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Broadcasters, Advertisers Urge House To Reject Effort to Eliminate Tax Deduction For Prescription Drug Ads  Jul 11, 2009
    Provision Striking Deduction Will Likely Pass In Committee: Ad Industry Source. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/10/2009 3:20:20 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA: No Time For FCC To Change Low-Cost, Set-Top Waivers  Jul 10, 2009
    John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/9/2009 5:04:24 PM EDT. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association reminded the FCC Thursday that it has "long recognized" that waivers for low-cost, limited function set-tops were in the public interest and this is no time to change that policy. (Multichannel News)

    Verizon Files Program Access Complaint Against Cablevision  Jul 9, 2009
    Wants HD Version of MSG Network For FiOS TV. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 7/8/2009 1:14:58 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    If Sunday Ticket ever goes up to bids and ends up on cable too it would likely be...  Jul 9, 2009
    Verizon Files Program Access Complaint Against Cablevision. Wants HD Version of MSG Network For FiOS TV. (Multichannel News)

    So RCN is experiencing financial hardship so they get a waiver. Pace DTAs, used...  Jul 8, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. FCC Extends RCN's Set-Top Waiver To December 2009. (Multichannel News)

    Pact with Verizon could bring cable price wars  Jul 7, 2009
    "The cost of programming keeps going up," said Steve Effros, a consultant to the cable industry and former president of the Cable Telecommunications Association. "So long as we're paying multimillion-dollar salaries to baseball players, and as long as the cost of original product out of Hollywood keeps going up, the cable operators have to pay for it. "You won't see price wars," he predicted. One area where Pittsburghers might see some price reductions is in bundling. Verizon's arrival as a... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    And you belived them? Since when has Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox...  Jul 2, 2009
    Operators To Miss Tru2way Deadline. Agreements With CE Companies Specified 100% Headend Support for Retail Devices By July 1. (Multichannel News)

    Operators To Miss Tru2way Deadline  Jul 1, 2009
    Agreements With CE Companies Specified 100% Headend Support for Retail Devices By July 1. By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 6/30/2009 5:03:36 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA: FCC Needs To Be Careful About Data For ILEC Inquiry  Jul 1, 2009
    Cable Group Has 'Significant Interest' In Information Agency Collects. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/30/2009 10:46:42 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)

    Operators Top 14 Million Set-Tops With CableCards  Jun 27, 2009
    Top 10 MSOs Have Supplied 437,800 Standalone CableCards To Date. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 6/26/2009 9:39:01 AM MT. (Multichannel News)

    White House Nominates Baker to FCC  Jun 26, 2009
    Former NTIA Chief Tapped for GOP Seat. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/25/2009 2:00:36 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    FCC Extends RCN's Set-Top Waiver To December 2009  Jun 24, 2009
    Agency's Media Bureau Cites Ongoing Financial Hardship. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 6/23/2009 2:44:28 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    NCTA: No Need For Government To Spur Video Competition  Jun 24, 2009
    Cable Group Says FCC Shouldn't Give Satellite, Telco Competition An 'Unfair Regulatory Advantage. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/23/2009 12:06:26 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    2009 NECTA Convention  Jun 19, 2009
    When: 07/15/2009 - 07/17/2009. Location: Newport Marriott Newport, R.I. United States of America. (Multichannel News)

    Pace, Thomson Join DTA Waiver Parade  Jun 19, 2009
    Vendors Ask FCC for Exemption to Set-Top Rule, After Cisco and Motorola Requests. By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 6/18/2009 2:46:52 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Massa Bill Would Review ISPs' Volume Usage Service Plans  Jun 18, 2009
    Measure Wants To Ensure Plans Are 'Fairly Based On Cost. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/17/2009 11:52:03 AM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Seeing the Big Picture  Jun 16, 2009
    by K.C. Neel -- Multichannel News, 6/15/2009 12:00:00 AM MT. For over a quarter century, Sam Howe has taken calculated risks to create brand recognition and loyalty among cable consumers with much success. (Multichannel News)

    2009 Rocky Mountain Cable Show  Jun 16, 2009
    When: 06/18/2009 - 06/19/2009. Location: Inverness Hotel & Golf Club Englewood, Colo United States of America. (Multichannel News)

    I guess in my opinion a more targeted PR approach, or a more substantive targeted...  Jun 6, 2009
    Cable On The Radio: CTAM Backs DTV Media Push. Marketing Group Lines Up 16-Plus Radio Interviews For Spokesman Effros. (Multichannel News)

    Comcast: Broadband Adoption Needs DTV-Like Education Campaign  Jun 6, 2009
    John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/5/2009 11:56:27 AM MT. Noting Comcast wants a national broadband plan that works, and likening it to the full-court press on the DTV transition, executive vice president David Cohen says the company is advising the FCC to concentrate on getting service to areas with no access to wireless or wired Internet, as well as on encouraging broadband adoption in places where there is already service available. (Multichannel News)

    Cable On The Radio: CTAM Backs DTV Media Push  Jun 5, 2009
    Marketing Group Lines Up 16-Plus Radio Interviews For Spokesman Effros. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 6/4/2009 6:58:55 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Verizon Weighs In On RSN Access  May 29, 2009
    Telco's Push Follows Court Upholding FCC's Ban On Exclusive Contracts With MDUs. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 5/28/2009 3:04:34 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Cable To Return To New Orleans In Fall 2010  May 29, 2009
    NCTA's Cable Connection Fall 2010 Set for Big Easy Week of Oct. 17. Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 5/28/2009 2:43:01 PM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Appeals court rules against exclusive cable TV deals  May 27, 2009
    Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)

    Cable's 'People Person'  May 26, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Cable's 'People Person. (Multichannel News)

    Big Changes In Small Markets  May 25, 2009
    Bresnan Communications Celebrates 25 Years. by K.C. Neel -- Multichannel News, 5/25/2009 12:00:00 AM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Lawmakers Would Set Aside $35M for Web-Safety Grants  May 14, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Democratic Pair Plan to Introduce SAFE Internet Act. (Multichannel News)

    FCC Shrinks Phone Number-Porting Window  May 14, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. Voice Providers Have One Day to Shift Subs' Numbers. (Multichannel News)

    Congress Ready To OK Importing Signals  May 4, 2009
    ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds. If OKd For Satellite, Cable Operators Want In. (Multichannel News)

    McDowell Commends Clyburn For FCC Nomination  May 1, 2009
    Cites Her Experience, 'Strong Background' In Professional, Civic Organizations. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 4/30/2009 9:58:01 AM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Content Blocker Cites Support  Apr 28, 2009
    TVGuardian Says Its FCC Filing Will Back Parental Aids. by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 4/27/2009 12:00:00 AM MT. (Multichannel News)

    Study: Cable TV Bills Up 7.5%  Apr 20, 2009
    Study: Cable TV Bills Up 7. Study: Cable TV Bills Up 7. (Multichannel News)

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    Logging On For Must Click TV. A recent survey of Internet users should give television executives and producers some pause as to how consumers will access their content in the near future. (Multichannel News)

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