Broadband, Broadcast & Cable

CTAM SmartBrief

Marketing news for the cable industry

CTAM SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing

Cox, Charter lead cable customer satisfaction survey

5/21/2013

  • Broadcasting & Cable

Cox Communications last year was the top cable provider on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, with a score of 65 out of 100. Charter Communications finished a close second, with a score of 64, … Read More

NAB SmartBrief

Broadcast TV and radio industry news

NAB SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Association of Broadcasters

FCC listens to AM proposals

5/21/2013

  • Radio World

Minority Media Telecommunications Council President David Honig says last week's meeting of industry stakeholders with Federal Communications Commission representatives indicated progress on proposals… Read More

SBCA SmartBrief

Satellite broadcasting industry news

SBCA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association

DISH's Ergen said to pursue LightSquared with $2B bid

5/21/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The
  • Bloomberg Businessweek

DISH Network Chairman Charlie Ergen reportedly has offered $2 billion to acquire wireless spectrum from bankrupt LightSquared in a so-called "stalking-horse" bid that would precede a judge's decision … Read More

USTelecom dailyLead®

Telecommunications news

USTelecom dailyLead®

Published in partnership with: United States Telecom Association

Sprint increases its Clearwire bid to $3.40 a share

5/21/2013

  • TechCrunch
  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The
  • CNET

Ahead of a scheduled shareholder vote, Sprint has outlined a new $3.40-per-share offer for Clearwire, up from its original offer of $2.97 per share for the shares of the company it does not already ow… Read More

SmartGrid SmartBrief

News about the smart-grid industry

SmartGrid SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Utilities Telecom Council

Consumers are warming to smart meters, survey finds

5/20/2013

  • Electric Light & Power online

If you have a graduate degree or make more than $75,000 a year, you're more likely to favor the use of smart meters and smart grid technology, Navigant Research found in a survey of U.S. consumers. Cl… Read More

NCC Media SmartBrief

Cable industry advertising news

NCC Media SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: NCC Media

Unscripted "Pastors of L.A." series will air this fall on Oxygen

5/14/2013

  • Hollywood Reporter (free content), The

Oxygen is the latest cable network to get religion, via an unscripted series about six pastors of Los Angeles-area mega-churches. "Pastors of L.A.," which will debut this fall, is being developed by e… Read More