Los Angeles Sues Time Warner Cable
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The suit brought by the city of Los Angeles says that the company has subjected subscribers to delayed repair appointments, deceptive pricing and Internet outages.
author By REBECCA CATHCART, source www.nytimes.com
Verizon and the City: Digital Package (and Delays) Appear to Be Near
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Cable customers in the five boroughs may soon have the same choices as their suburban counterparts.
author By KEN BELSON, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: Marketers Find a Sound That Draws a Crowd
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Bleeps covering expletives are the updated version of tried and true tactics like loud sound effects or laugh tracks to draw the attention of a bored or distracted audience.
author By STUART ELLIOTT, source www.nytimes.com
Bravo’s Chief Reaches Out to the Prosperous Urban Woman
Monday, March 31st, 2008Lauren Zalaznick, the woman behind the surging success of cable television’s Bravo network is, in many ways, a model of the channel’s viewers — wealthy, educated and attentive to pop culture.
author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com
Telemundo Is Said to Have Struck Deal in Mexico
Monday, March 17th, 2008Executives involved in the deal said that Televisa had agreed to include multiple hours of Telemundo programs on one of its Mexico-based broadcast television stations.
author By BILL CARTER, source www.nytimes.com
YouTube Coming to TV, With TiVo the Gateway
Thursday, March 13th, 2008When it is introduced, the YouTube service will be available only to TiVo users who have a Series 3 or HD set-top box and a broadband connection.
author By BRIAN STELTER, source www.nytimes.com
Cable Firms Join Forces to Attract Focused Ads
Monday, March 10th, 2008The nation’s six largest cable companies are planning a jointly owned company that would allow national advertisers to buy customized ads across their systems.
author By TIM ARANGO, source www.nytimes.com
Time Change Boggles Cable
Monday, March 10th, 2008Some people awoke Sunday morning to find that many of their cable television programs seemed to be running an hour behind schedule.
author By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, source www.nytimes.com
The Media Equation: TV Puts an Odd Lens on Politics
Monday, March 10th, 2008Since political coverage has migrated to the cable networks, the tenor and texture of campaign reporting are changing as well.
author By DAVID CARR, source www.nytimes.com