Broadband, Broadcast & Cable

CTAM SmartBrief

Marketing news for the cable industry

CTAM SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing

Lego promotes "Yoda Chronicles" with life-size Star Wars jet

5/24/2013

  • Gizmodo
  • Adweek/AdFreak blog

Lego has created a life-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter jet and transported it to Times Square to promote "The Yoda Chronicles," a new Cartoon Network show. "At 11 feet tall, 43 feet long, 44 feet wide … Read More

NAB SmartBrief

Broadcast TV and radio industry news

NAB SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Association of Broadcasters

CBS' strong stock performance attracts hedge fund interest

5/24/2013

  • BuzzFeed

Shares of CBS have been on a roll lately -- and hedge funds are betting they'll go even higher. According to Insider Monkey, hedge funds have added $2 billion to their CBS positions in the most recent… 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

Ciena, BT take optical core networking to new heights in London trials

5/24/2013

  • TeleGeography Research

Networking-gear supplier Ciena has teamed up with British telecom BT to test the limits of its optical core infrastructure in a series of trials over BT's network. In the trials, which began in March,… 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

VOD is paying off for cablers, networks

5/20/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

Video-on-demand is starting to pay off, in terms of providing critical audience boosts to TV shows, retaining pay-TV customers and -- if fast-forwarding is shut off -- providing reassurance to markete… Read More