Broadband, Broadcast & Cable

CTAM SmartBrief

Marketing news for the cable industry

CTAM SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing

Al Jazeera America sees "long-format news" as key to its brand

6/17/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The

Al Jazeera America, when it launches this summer, hopes to separate itself from the competition by focusing on "fact-based, in-depth, long-format news" and airing fewer than half of the number of comm… Read More

NAB SmartBrief

Broadcast TV and radio industry news

NAB SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Association of Broadcasters

Broadcasters stick with upfront price hikes as some advertisers sit out

6/17/2013

  • Advertising Age (tiered subscription model)

Broadcast networks are sticking with their price-increase requests in upfront negotiations, despite expectations that as much as $1 billion will disappear from their prime-time haul. While some of tha… Read More

SBCA SmartBrief

Satellite broadcasting industry news

SBCA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association

Sprint gives DISH until June 18 after SoftBank ups offer

6/11/2013

  • Bloomberg
  • Bloomberg

SoftBank upped its bid for Sprint Nextel by $1.5 billion to $21.6 billion, and Sprint says DISH Network has until June 18 to make an "actionable" final offer. In a statement Monday, DISH said that its… Read More

USTelecom dailyLead®

Telecommunications news

USTelecom dailyLead®

Published in partnership with: United States Telecom Association

Iowa may take its distance-learning network private

6/17/2013

  • Des Moines Register (Iowa) (tiered subscription model), The

The Iowa Communications Network, on which the state has spent $280 million for distance learning, could be sold or leased to a private company, Jason Noble writes. "There's tremendous opportunity here… Read More

SmartGrid SmartBrief

News about the smart-grid industry

SmartGrid SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Utilities Telecom Council

SEDC exec: Energy management needs more freedom from privacy laws in Europe

6/10/2013

  • Metering.com

The data privacy laws in the EU could make it harder for energy users to enjoy the benefits of energy management and smart metering technologies, according to the Smart Energy Demand Coalition. "Europ… Read More

NCC Media SmartBrief

Cable industry advertising news

NCC Media SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: NCC Media

Time Warner Cable promotes media unit with new TV ads

6/10/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

Time Warner Cable is launching a TV effort in its 52 markets to promote its media unit, which markets video and digital ads on NY1 and RoadRunner.com, among other cable channels and websites. The tagl… Read More