| June 14, 2012 | News for the cable and broadband industry |
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- Bundling makes good business sense, Time Warner Cable CEO says
The traditional bundled-channel pay-TV model not only is appealing to most consumers but also pays the "infrastructure" costs of developing new content and technology, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said at an industry event. "If bundling is so bad, why do 90% of the cable households buy something they don't have to? The people who watch most of the TV like this product. It has a lot more strength than people think," Britt said. Home Media Magazine
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- Lucrative cable deals help baseball teams keep star performers
The advent of the DVR has helped place a premium on live sports, motivating cable programmers to open their wallets for lucrative contracts with such Major League Baseball teams as the Los Angeles Angels, the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres. Players, particularly free agents, are benefiting from their teams being flush with cash. "It's pretty clear that teams are using renegotiated media deals to keep players," said David Carter of the Sports Business Group. Forbes
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- Comcast is a partner in White House broadband push
Comcast is one of nearly 100 participants in a White House initiative called US Ignite that is bringing together government, industry and nonprofit groups to spur the advancement of high-speed broadband. Comcast "will work with participant universities and the vendor community to jointly develop and test next-generation applications in Comcast's lab in partnership with US Ignite," according to the White House. Broadcasting & Cable
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- Small, medium-size firms drive growth at Cox Business
Cox Business over the past dozen years has gone from less than $100 million in revenue to $1.2 billion and is projected to reach $2 billion in four years' time, according to Phil Meeks, senior vice president of the unit. Cox Business sees small and medium-size businesses as key to the growth of its offerings, which include VoIP, broadband and video services, Meeks said.  C-SPAN
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- Sportsman Channel sets "Made in America" push
Sportsman Channel will promote its third-quarter programming with a multimillion-dollar, multiplatform ad campaign that will be its biggest to date. The "Made in America" push will focus on the network's talent and the multitude of outdoor activities in the U.S. The Chevrolet Silverado will repeat as the main sponsor for premiere week. Multichannel News
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CTAM Case Study Competition launches call for entries
Want to prove that your company is No. 1 when it comes to innovation? Enter the 2012 CTAM Insights Conference Case Study Competition by Aug. 1. Finalists will present at the 2012 Insights Conference, Oct. 14 to 16 in Orlando, Fla. There is no cost to enter.
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Summer heats up with Movies On Demand
ReelzChannel's Leonard Maltin, host of "Maltin on Movies" and author of the New York Times best-seller "Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide," reviews "In Darkness," one of this year's Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film, and teases an A-list of new releases coming throughout June to Movies on Demand on cable.
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- Turner Sports makes production management changes
Craig Barry, as part of a reorganization at Turner Sports, has been promoted to senior vice president of production and executive creative director. Other promotions include Tim Kiely to vice president and executive producer of production and Albert Vertino to vice president and executive producer of content. Meanwhile, Jeff Behnke, senior vice president and executive producer, will exit the unit this month. Broadcasting & Cable
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--Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) and Roy Porter (Peter Wight), "Hot Fuzz"
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