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Today's Top Stories
1. Cablevision deploys new Optimum Program Guide
2. ACA rips MLB's $12.4B deal with ESPN, Turner and Fox
3. Microsoft adds ThinkAnalytics recommendation engine to Mediaroom IPTV partner program
4. Time Warner Cable recruits former top Cablevision commercial sales exec Stephanie Anderson
5. Netflix stock jumps nearly 8 percent on 'screaming buy' rating Also Noted: Ciena and Fujitsu
Spotlight On... Pace to supply Comcast with XI3 IP set-top
Logitech unveils Harmony Touch remote; Discovery to use Brightcove App Cloud and much more...  Follow @FierceCable on Twitter!
News From the Fierce Network:
1. Dish's Ergen: We'll need more spectrum
2. OTT to drive growth of global connected television services
3. AT&T, Comcast and Windstream join telecom price comparison site wiresurfer.com
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Sponsor: Ruckus FierceLive! Webinars > Beyond the Cable: The Move to Mobility by MSOs - October 9th, 11:00 am EST/ 8:00 am PST
> Mobile Acceleration for the Mobile Revolution - Tuesday, November 13th, 2pm ET / 11am PT
> Carrier Ethernet woes? Here's an economical approach to improving operational efficiency and network visibility - Wednesday, October 10, 11am ET / 8am PT / 3pm GMT
> The 1000x challenge; Small cells everywhere! - Wednesday, October 17, 12pm ET / 9am PT Events > Customer Engagement Technology World - November 7-8, 2012 - NY, NY
> Fierce Innovation Awards 2012 - An Operator- Reviewed Awards Program From the Publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom, FierceCable
> TVNEXT - October 10-11 - Santa Clara, CA
> CTAM Summit & CTAM Insights Conferences - October 14-16 - Orlando, FL
> A new conference for a new world - TM Forum's Management World Americas 2012 - Orlando, FL - December 3-6 Marketplace > Research: LTE: a real disruptive technology and business opportunity?
> Whitepaper: Rethink IP/Optical Core Management
> EBook: Finding New Gold in Copper
> Whitepaper: Kabel Deutschland Uses Lavastorm Analytics' Flexibility to Optimize Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management Processes
> EBook: Looking Beyong 100G
> Shifting Performance Strategies and Solutions for Mobile and Web Experience Jobs > Project Manager Job - Charlotte, NC, USA – Yoh
> Wireless Project Manager Job - Cerritos, CA, USA – Yoh
> Field Technicians (5) Job - Melbourne, FL, USA – Yoh
> Field Technician (CDMA and LTE experience preferred) Job - Plano, TX, USA – Yoh * Post a classified ad: Click here.
* General ad info: Click here | Today's Top News 1. Cablevision deploys new Optimum Program Guide
Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) began deploying its new cloud-based Optimum Program Guide to subscribers on New York's Long Island on Wednesday.  | The Optimum Program Guide has an interactive interface. | The guide, which features an interface similar to those used for apps that Cablevision has developed for Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad and iPhone, allows users who press the info button on their remote controls while viewing a program to find additional episodes of the same series. Subscribers can also select "more like this" to receive recommendations for similar programs. Cablevision, which developed the guide with Hicksville, N.Y.-based Zodiac Interactive, had been referring to the guide as the Onyx guide internally and on calls with investors. "The Onyx guide is a significant change in the customer experience. I would liken it to some of the Internet video providers that are out there like Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), but it's actually much superior to that," Cablevision CEO Jim Dolan said on the company's second-quarter earnings call in August. Cablevision says the new guide allows subscribers to search for more than 30 days of TV listings data. Its previous guide allowed subscribers to browse just seven days of TV listings. For more:
- see subscriber manual (.PDF)
- Newsday has this story (sub. req.) Related articles:
Seibert: Cablevision focused on retention, WiFi, Onyx program guide
Cablevision will deploy Onyx guide in Q4, and offer WiFi service on trains
Cablevision lights Optimum App on Kindle Fire
Cablevision develops 'virtual communal television viewing' technology Read more about: Interactive Program Guide
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 | Webinar: Beyond the Cable: The Move to Mobility by MSOs
October 9th, 11:00 am EST/ 8:00 am PST
The best immediate prospects for MSOs may lie on using Wi-Fi to harvest data from mobile operators for backhaul over MSO HFC networks. Wi-Fi networks provide a huge differentiation and opportunities for cable operators. This webinar will explore how MSOs are integrating Wi-Fi into their existing network architectures and examine the economics behind Wi-Fi for cable operators. Register Now! |
2. ACA rips MLB's $12.4B deal with ESPN, Turner and Fox
Major League Baseball boasted that it will more than double its TV rights fees with eight-year contracts worth $12.4 billion with ESPN, TBS and Fox, sparking a backlash Tuesday from the American Cable Association. "The plain truth is that these MLB deals will send monthly pay-TV bills streaking skyward. They will make life hard for families whose incomes, hammered by the recession, can't keep pace with the greed of broadcasters, cable networks and sports leagues," ACA President Matt Polka said in a statement. MLB said in August that ESPN would pay it $5.6 billion to carry baseball games from 2014 to 2021. The league said Tuesday that Fox will pay it about $495 million annually under its eight-year deal, and that Turner will pay it about $325 million each year for its contract. The Fox agreement gives the broadcaster rights to carry up to 40 games each year on a new national sports cable network that it is expected to launch next year. TBS has rights to create interactive television products such as companion apps for mobile phones and tablet computers that viewers can use while watching its regular and post-season games. Top ESPN and Turner executives told attendees at The Cable Show in May that they expect sports rights fees to continue to escalate. "We will make a bet that the value of sports rights will continue to appreciate," ESPN President John Skipper said at the convention in Boston. Polka, whose association lobbies Congress and the FCC for small and mid-sized cable operators, said the baseball contracts are hurting the industry. "[I]nsane sports contracts are destroying a business model that once balanced the interests of consumers, pay-TV operators, programmers and advertisers. If sports leagues, broadcasters, and programmers are unable to moderate themselves, then ACA will have no choice but to join with consumers to seek intervention in this increasingly broken marketplace," Polka said. For more:
- see the release
- The Los Angeles Times has this story
- check out this Multichannel News story Related articles:
ESPN renews Major League Baseball contract for $5.6B
Disney: Sports rights will drive $100M increase in ESPN costs during Q4
ESPN, Turner execs: No stopping escalating costs for sports TV
Dish Network's Ergen predicts a pay TV provider will launch a sports-free service Read more about: Espn
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3. Microsoft adds ThinkAnalytics recommendation engine to Mediaroom IPTV partner program
4. Time Warner Cable recruits former top Cablevision commercial sales exec Stephanie Anderson
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) said Tuesday that it named former Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) commercial sales executive Stephanie Anderson as senior VP of marketing for business services. The MSO also promoted Greg King to SVP of business services product and strategy. Anderson, who had been VP of commercial markets marketing and advertising at Cablevision, will oversee marketing, sales and customer relationship management, Time Warner said. Before joining Cablevision in 2009, she held posts at call center software solutions provider Presence Technology, Avaya, Lucent Technologies and AT&T (NYSE: T). King, who joined Time Warner in 2010 as group VP of business services strategy, will oversee product strategy, development and management for the MSO's business services unit. King was part of the team that helped Time Warner acquire NaviSite. The MSO said King and Anderson will both report to EVP of business services Gerry Campbell, and will be based in the company's New York headquarters. Time Warner Cable reported that it generated $464 million in revenue from business services during the second quarter, which was an increase of 28.5 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011. Providing wireless backhaul services to mobile phone carriers is one the fastest growing parts of its business, with revenue from wholesale transport services jumping 44.8 percent in the last year. It also sells high-speed Internet, telephone and video services to commercial customers. For more:
- see the release Related articles:
Time Warner Cable bleeds 169K video subs, grows Q2 revenue 9% on high-speed Internet and voice-service gains
Time Warner Cable names Gregg Fujitomoto SVP of brand strategy and marketing
Time Warner Cable promotes Herbert to Midwest regional VP of operations Read more about: Time Warner Cable, Greg King
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5. Netflix stock jumps nearly 8 percent on 'screaming buy' rating
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SPOTLIGHT ON... Pace to supply Comcast with XI3 IP set-top Pace (LSE: PIC) will supply Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) with an IP set-top that will deliver high-definition programming and the MSO's new cloud-based user interface, Light Reading Cable reported Wednesday. The set-top, called the XI3, won't contain a QAM tuner. Instead, it will receive IP video that is transcoded in video gateways that Comcast will install in subscriber homes. The box isn't expected to be deployed until 2013. Read more Cable industry news from across the Web... > Brightcove said Discovery Networks International will use its App Cloud mobile app platform to develop dual-screen and catch-up TV services. Release > Logitech unveiled its new Harmony Touch remote control. The remote features a 2.4-inch color touch screen, and will retail for $250. Release > The Interactive Advertising Bureau announced the winners of its eighth annual MIXX Awards. Release And finally… DirecTV boasted that it was the only TV service provider recognized by FTSE Group in its FTSE4Good Index Series, which identifies businesses that meet corporate responsibility standards. Release > Beyond the Cable: The Move to Mobility by MSOs - October 9th, 11:00 am EST/ 8:00 am PST The best immediate prospects for MSOs may lie on using Wi-Fi to harvest data from mobile operators for backhaul over MSO HFC networks. Wi-Fi networks provide a huge differentiation and opportunities for cable operators. This webinar will explore how MSOs are integrating Wi-Fi into their existing network architectures and examine the economics behind Wi-Fi for cable operators. Register Now! > Mobile Acceleration for the Mobile Revolution - Tuesday, November 13th, 2pm ET / 11am PT A revolution is underway in how companies interact with audiences online. Join us to learn the recent results from Compuware research on mobile performance expectations, unique challenges presented by delivery over cellular networks, and what to consider when balancing mobile performance and usability. Register Today! > Carrier Ethernet woes? Here's an economical approach to improving operational efficiency and network visibility - Wednesday, October 10, 11am ET / 8am PT / 3pm GMT This webinar introduces a centralized Ethernet service activation and monitoring solution that enables network operators to deploy cost-effectively, accelerate time to revenue and boost operational efficiency, while optimizing subscriber experience. Register Today! > The 1000x challenge; Small cells everywhere! - Wednesday, October 17, 12pm ET / 9am PT To solve the 1000x mobile data challenge, we need more small cells, actually, much more, and everywhere - But, isn't interference a limiting factor? How dense can we deploy them? What are the future enhancements that takes HetNets to the next level? Find out the answers at this Qualcomm webinar. Register Today!
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| > Project Manager Job - Charlotte, NC, USA – Yoh Yoh has a contract opportunity for a Project Manager to join our client in Charlotte, NC 28217. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning and managing medium to large sized application development projects. Six (6) years of previous experience with technical applications and/or information systems (or equivalent) required...Learn more. > Wireless Project Manager Job - Cerritos, CA, USA – Yoh Yoh has a one (1) year full time contract opportunity for a Wireless Project Manager to join a large telecom client located in the Los Angeles CA area (Cerritos CA). Responsibilities include managing project completions (LTE, UMTS, NSB, and all other modifications) from issuance of work order to turn up including finance and timeline forecasts. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills, be able to work independently and be able to work on scheduling and reporting...Learn more. > Field Technicians (5) Job - Melbourne, FL, USA – Yoh Yoh has five (5) month contract opportunities for five (5) Field Technicians to join our client in Melbourne, FL. This job will involve going out to sea and working on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships 2-3 weeks out of a month. Our client is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Minimum two (2) years' experience with VSAT systems required...Learn more. > Field Technician (CDMA and LTE experience preferred) Job - Plano, TX, USA – Yoh Yoh has a contract opportunity for a Field Technician (CDMA and LTE experience preferred) to join our client in Plano, TX. Responsibilities include developing proficiency in primary skills of customer relations, basic electricity, basic electronics, basic telephony, radio principles for CDMA, LTE and iDEN, and basic principles of digital transmission, fiber communication, data communication, telephony terminology, industry standards, and on-line network control/maintenance systems. Must be able to multi-task and maintain composure in stressful and demanding work environment...Learn more. | |
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