Broadband, Broadcast & Cable

CTAM SmartBrief

Marketing news for the cable industry

CTAM SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing

Why it's time for industry to adopt digital screeners

6/18/2013

  • SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership

Red Touch Media is pushing for the TV industry to drop one of the last vestiges of the pre-digital past: the DVD screener. The company's Bridge content management and distribution platform allows for … Read More

NAB SmartBrief

Broadcast TV and radio industry news

NAB SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Association of Broadcasters

Gannett pledges continued competition between overlapping stations

6/18/2013

  • TVNewsCheck (free registration)
  • Broadcasting & Cable
  • Broadcasting & Cable

Gannett Broadcasting President Dave Lougee says his company's merger with Belo will have no effect on the competitive nature of overlapping stations. Belo senior adviser Jack Sander will own the licen… Read More

SBCA SmartBrief

Satellite broadcasting industry news

SBCA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association

DISH tests fixed wireless broadband with nTelos in rural Va.

6/17/2013

  • ElectronicHouse.com

DISH Network and rural wireless carrier nTelos have begun a trial of fixed wireless broadband in the Blue Ridge Mountains area of Virgina with 2.5 GHz technology that has attained download speeds from… Read More

USTelecom dailyLead®

Telecommunications news

USTelecom dailyLead®

Published in partnership with: United States Telecom Association

Skype video messaging rolls out of beta

6/18/2013

  • CNET

Skype has brought to market a messaging platform that allows users to send and receive short video greetings from their Skype accounts from a desktop computer or iOS, BlackBerry or Android device. Vid… Read More

SmartGrid SmartBrief

News about the smart-grid industry

SmartGrid SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Utilities Telecom Council

The potential future of energy storage: Big commercial buildings

6/17/2013

  • Smart Grid News

Large buildings might provide the scale necessary to show how energy storage is practical and useful, Jesse Berst writes. Urban Electric Power, a startup, is embarking on a pilot project with Con Edis… Read More

NCC Media SmartBrief

Cable industry advertising news

NCC Media SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: NCC Media

Time Warner Cable promotes media unit with new TV ads

6/10/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

Time Warner Cable is launching a TV effort in its 52 markets to promote its media unit, which markets video and digital ads on NY1 and RoadRunner.com, among other cable channels and websites. The tagl… Read More