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- Comcast readies cloud-based X1 service for its debut
Comcast plans to introduce its cloud-based X1 digital cable service in the coming weeks, with Boston seen as the likely market for the launch. The service, which is undergoing a trial in Augusta, Ga., features TV picks tailored to subscribers and applications for Facebook, Pandora and other third-party services, along with live TV and video on demand. Light Reading Cable
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- Time Warner CEO wants to boost affiliate fees
Many of Time Warner's cable networks "are substantially undervalued," a situation the company hopes to remedy as it negotiates carriage fees for 2014 and beyond, Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes said in an earnings call with analysts. TNT and TBS are in the top tier of general entertainment cable networks, with their average affiliate fees estimated by SNL Kagan to be $1.21 and 59 cents per subscriber per month. Estimates for other Turner network fees range from 11 cents to 57 cents. Multichannel News
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- Midcontinent works to enhance fiber-optic network in N.D.
Midcontinent Communications is working on a $3 million extension of the fiber-optic Northern Plains Network in North Dakota. The extension "means western North Dakota will have access to greatly expanded data capacity, faster speeds and world-class telecommunications services," said Midcontinent President and CEO Pat McAdaragh. CEDMagazine.com
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- Social sharing is in the air at The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is marking its 30th year by revamping its website to make it more oriented to social sharing. The site offers new tools for commenting on the weather, with viewer opinions being used to identify national trends, as well as ways to post on social networks. "Weather is a sort of genetic element in the fabric of our humanity that is inherently social. If you think about it, one of the only topics of conversation to endure since we all lived in caves is the weather," said Cameron Clayton, The Weather Channel's executive vice president of digital products. Adweek
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