Business News

• NFL Network finally succeeds in adding Time Warner Cable
  Time Warner Cable, under a long-term agreement, will carry the NFL Network and RedZone Channel. The deal's terms were not made public. Time Warner Cable is the last major cable operator to begin offering NFL Network, which made its debut nearly a decade ago. Reuters (9/21), Bloomberg Businessweek (9/22)     

• Verizon Wireless displays will offer cable packages
  Verizon Wireless will soon roll out specialty displays in its retail shops that offer its cellphone services packaged with cable TV from Comcast and others. The wireless company and Comcast, Bright House Networks, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable have gone from being perceived as "natural enemies" to partners as part of Verizon's $3.9 billion spectrum acquisition from the four cable companies, and further collaborations are being discussed. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/23)     

• Report: Disney, Viacom are among media firms with highest profits
  Walt Disney is the most profitable media company, tallying more than $2 billion in net profit in the second quarter, a 22% jump over the same period last year, SNL Financial reported. Thomson Reuters ranked second with $935 million in net profit, a 63% increase; Viacom was third with $547 million, a 7% decline; and Time Warner came in fourth, with $429 million, a 33% drop. News Corp. fell out of the top 25 because of a $1.6 billion net loss from a restructuring charge for its print-newspaper unit. TheWrap.com (9/21), MediaPost Communications/MediaDailyNews (9/21)     

• Other News

• Embattled Aereo is negotiating with cable networks, providers
  Variety (subscription required) (9/21)     

Programming News

• Showtime's "Homeland" wins 4 Emmys in big night for cable
  Cable proved the big winner at Sunday's 64th Primetime Emmys. Showtime's "Homeland" claimed the best drama series award, an upset win over AMC's "Mad Men," and three other awards. Other cable winners included HBO's "Game Change," which was named best miniseries or movie and also garnered a best actress trophy for Julianne Moore; Kevin Costner for best actor in a miniseries or movie for History's "Hatfields & McCoys"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus for best actress in a comedy series for HBO's "Veep"; and comedian Louis C.K., who won two awards for his work on FX. CNN (9/24), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/24)     

• Other News

• Giants' win over Panthers draws audience of 7 million for NFL Network
  Multichannel News (9/22)     

Eye on Video

• Will Suddenlink be first cable provider to offer TiVo Stream?
  Suddenlink could be the first of TiVo's cable partners to provide its Stream device to its customers. The technology is capable of transmitting live and recorded video to tablets and smartphones linked by a home network. Although Suddenlink is marketing the Stream on its TiVo page, the provider has not yet said when it will offer the product or what its price would be. Light Reading Cable (9/21)     

Marketing Trends

• Kraft markets iD Gum on multiple MTV screens
  Kraft is the first brand to use MTV's Reverb technology in a scripted show, simultaneously marketing its iD Gum across several MTV platforms during the season finale of "Awkward." "As we looked across the partnership landscape, clearly MTV is one of those partners that provide a unique view into the millennial consumer," said Bonin Bough, vice president of global media and consumer engagement at Kraft. "They also provide a unique view into a multichannel constant approach." Adweek (9/21)     

• Heineken ties in with "Gen H"
  "Gen H," a show looking at the lives of three young Hispanic people, is airing on Discovery en Español in partnership with Heineken. Ads for Heineken as well as other products are shown, the beer brand is acknowledged at the end of the show, and bottles of Heineken appear in several scenes. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Media Decoder blog (9/21)     

• Other News

• Data: Web video is taking money from other online formats, not from TV
  All Things D (9/21)     

Hot Topics

Top five news stories selected by CTAM SmartBrief readers in the past week.

• DVR faces obsolescence as consumers embrace VOD (Advertising Age (tiered subscription model))

• FCC is said to favor ending program-access regulations (Chicago Tribune)

• Comcast could acquire rest of NBCU in 2014, CFO says (The Hollywood Reporter)

• CEO: Time Warner cable networks will get bigger share of fees (MediaPost Communications)

• Cable providers can now acquire local exchange carriers (Broadcasting & Cable)

• Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.

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Competitive Watch

• Redbox Instant plans holiday season debut
  Redbox Instant by Verizon, the new joint service from Coinstar's Redbox and Verizon Communications, will launch in time for the holiday season. The service, which offers subscription streaming, movie sales and rental services, as well as DVDs in kiosks, is undergoing testing by about 500 Verizon workers at their homes. It will at first offer mainly recent releases that are already being rented or sold. Bloomberg (9/21)     

Association News

• IPv4 addresses expected to run out within 6 to 12 months
  Cable modems, set-tops, computers, televisions, smart phones and tablets all need an identifying address in order to connect. The Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses, resulting in the launch of a worldwide effort for IPv6 addresses. Learn what you will need to know to prepare your connected devices for the transition in CTAM's FAQ guide on the IPv6 transition.     

• Face Time sessions open for registration
  CTAM Summit's Face Time sessions are 30-minute, off-the-record, informal Q-and-A sessions in which you can ask your burning questions of top executives, and are limited to 50 attendees. Sunday, Oct. 14, Face Time sessions will include Stephen Colafrancesco of Bright House Networks, Jeffrey Hirsch of Time Warner Cable, Julie Simon of Fox Networks Group and Jack Wakshlag of Turner Broadcasting. Register now before space fills up (closed to press).     

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