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The article reports on cable television executive Rocco Commisso. It mentions his growing up in New York City and education, his first career in banking which led to his interest in cable television, and his founding of Mediacom Communications.

The article offers travel tips to Burnsville and Yancey County in North Carolina including tourist attractions, dining and excursions.

The article profiles cable company Comcast president Brian Roberts. The article addresses whether Roberts will acquire another media company. Comcast's dissident shareholder Glenn H. Greenberg suggested that Roberts not make any acquisitions. There are potential targets for Roberts, including Viacom or AMC. The article traces the history of Roberts' acquisitions. Comcast has reached the federal limit for expansion in terms of cable companies. Roberts shies away from programming deals.

The article reports on the rise in the profits of cable television businesses in the U.S. Topics discussed include role of deregulation in the profit success of the sector, factors that helped increase the prices of cable systems in the country and plan of cable television broadcasters to increase profits further with the introduction of pay-per-view services. Also discussed are projections with regards to the monthly bills of cable television subscribers and cash flows for cable providers. INSET: The great cable sweepstakes.

The article reports on the growth of cable television and independent stations in the U.S. in 1982 and its adverse implications for major television networks. It discusses the declining market share of the major television networks and highlights the strategy implemented by the American Broadcasting Co. (ABC) to cope with the cable challenge. Television networks are advised to run a broadcast operation that appeal to a larger audience, adjust its economics, and invest in new technologies.

The article discusses the increasing popularity of cable television (TV) in the U.S. Topics discussed include the financial peculiarities of cable TV with cable essentially as a cash flow business, risks involved in cable as cable's high rollers tackle huge unwired city markets in Chicago, Illinois, Houston, Texas and Detroit, Michigan and the big business crowding into cable like American Express.

The article offers information on the emerging industry of cable television industry in the U.S. It mentions that companies are investing millions of money to get a foothold in the industry. It informs that Westinghouse Electric Corp. has inked a deal to pay 646 million dollars for Teleprompter Corp., which has 1.3 million subscribers among 112 systems in 32 U.S. states.

The article reports on how home shopping is about to bring a revolution in the cable television and retailing industry. In its core, home shopping is basically an electronic fire sale. Close-out and liquidation merchandise are advertised by the cable operators on cable television in amounts equal to a 24-hour commercial.

The article explores the reengineering of the finance department of U.S. cable network Showtime Networks Inc. Topics discussed include estimated annual revenues uncollected by Showtime due to complex contracts and inefficient billing and auditing systems, creation of a technology-empowered finance group working as a cross-functional team, and chief executive officer (CEO) Winston H. Cox's dismissal of three chief information officers (CIOs) in four years.

Reports that one of the most significant telecommunications deals occurred on February 18, when Tele-Communications Inc., the country's largest cable operator, agreed to buy 49 percent of Teleport Communications Group, Inc. from Merrill Lynch. This wasn't the first incursion by a cable television company onto telephone company turf, and it certainly won't be the last. Analysts' predictions; Comparison between cable and telephone companies; Industry predictions.

The article discusses decisions made by the U.S. government in 1969 that will allow cable television companies to revolutionize how homeowners can access media and information electronically. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened the way for cable operators to originate their own television programs and sell advertising time and ruled for their right to send their signals via microwave. The U.S. Supreme Court supported cable against telephone utilities' efforts to control cable companies' physical facilities. INSETS: Feeding an insatiable appetite for TV;A cornucopia of services in the home.

The article profiles Jerald "Jerry" Kent, a businessman and investor who has been involved in starting or expanding several companies, primarily in the telecommunications and cable television (TV) industries, and who is now the president and chief executive officer of Cequel III, an investment and management firm he co-founded. It recounts his upbringing in Missouri and his early career at accounting firm Arthur Andersen. It describes his work with various companies including cable TV operators Cencom Cable, Charter Communications, and Suddenlink Communications and data storage company Cequel Data Centers. His onetime business relationship with Paul Allen, co-founder of software company Microsoft, is discussed. INSET: TIME TO GO TO WORK.

Stop focusing on irrelevant broadband metrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the cable television industry. The article explains that the availability of television shows via the Internet and on-demand are creating problems for cable network companies. Philip Wiser and Buno Pati have created the Sezmi network, a broadcast system that promises to provide television shows in the U.S. for half the monthly cost of cable and satellite services.

The article offers information on the Cable-Tec Expo in Denver, Colorado from October 17 to 20, 2017 and brief profile of cable pioneers Tom Adams, Matt Blank and Steve Brett. Topics discussed include Adams showed wide range of skill sets from field technician to executive vice president of field operations for Charter Communications; achievements of Blank in the cable industry; and contribution of Steve Brett as general counsel for Tele-Communications Inc.

The article offers information on cable television operator Comcast which has been named as the 2017 Distributor of the Year by the magazine "Multichannel News." Topics include the positive growth in video subscribers by Comcast, Comcast's wireless service Xfinity Mobile, and comments from the company's executive vice president of Xfinity Services Matt Strauss.

The article discusses various changes involving the ways that sporting events and games are broadcast and consumed as of 2016, and it mentions the potential use of virtual reality equipment in the television viewing process, as well as the revenue generated by athletic events and leagues such as the National Football League and college football in America. Streaming television services such as Roku Inc. are examined, along with the cable television industry and on-demand viewing of sports.

The article profiles Glenn Robert Jones, a cable television executive and owner of Jones Intercable Inc. in the U.S. Jones was born in Jackson Center, Pennsylvania and has worked as a bomb disposal expert in the Navy. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Colorado law schools. He bought his first cable system in 1966, opened a cable TV brokerage house and eventually founded his intercable business. Jones composes doggerels which he distributes to cable TV conventions.

The article explores the implication of House Regulation 4103, the cable deregulation bill that is expected to protect the rights of cable owners in the U.S., for program pirates. Details on the sections and the provisions of the bill are given. It also offers information on the possible effects of the passage of the bill on public and the cable owners.

The article looks at developments in the cable and pay television (TV) industry in 1981 and outlook for 1982. Topics discussed include the sector as a profit generator for the movie industry, the 30 percent annual growth of the pay-TV industry and the market penetration of pay-TV in New York City, Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois. A chart is presented that shows the financial and management performance of cable and pay-TV providers in terms of profitability and growth.

The article reports on the expansion of cable television (TV) industry in the U.S. The cable-TV system QUBE from Warner Communications, Inc. will cost the company an estimated 12 million U.S. dollars by the time it starts operating on December 1, 1977. Columbia Cablevision, Inc. plans to invest 14 million U.S. dollars in 1978 to wire areas in New Jersey and New York. Cox Cable Communications, Inc. posted a 30 percent increase in pretax profits for the first nine months of 1977.

The article focuses on the optimism of the U.S. cable-television business on the success of pay-television ventures. The industry believes that people will pay for the right kind of television programs despite the failure of previous ventures which cost 200-million U.S. dollars in wasted money. Supporters of pay-cable television accused television networks of stifling the young industry. It is noted that the pay-cable industry is worth 1-billion U.S. dollars.

The article lists security system distributors in the U.S. as of June 2020 which includes CCTV.net, Security Lock Distributors, and Banner Solutions.

The article reports on the financial performance of General Instrument Corp. (GI) in the markets for cable television (CATV) and metal-oxide-silicon (MOS) integrated circuits in the U.S. It highlights the decline in the corporate profits of GI from 15.7 million dollars in 1966 to 10.3 million dollars in 1969. It emphasizes the improvement in the stock prices of GI which will be significant for the CATV and MOS operations.

The article examines the benefits and problems of community antenna television (CATV) based on the results from the product testing in Manhattan, New York. According to its proponents, CATV offers limitless potentials for communications since it includes free and pay TV, two-way telephone TV, and electronic grocery shopping. The problems brought by the resistance of the Federal Communications Commission, the difficulty in cable installation, and the licenses of CATV operators are also discussed.

The article features several media and television (TV) content acquisition executives on the changes in the programming landscape, including information on their activities and contribution to the company's programming and cable sector. Among them are Dan York of AT&T/DirecTV, Greg Rigdan of Comcast Corp., and Tom Montemagno of Charter Communications Inc.

Information about the second annual New Establishment Summit of "Vanity Fair" magazine that was held in San Francisco, California in October 2015 is presented. Topics discussed include the future of the cable bundle, the role of venture capital, and the release of digital apps and streaming products by traditional television (TV) networks. The event featured several social networking company Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, American actress Lena Dunham, and Walt Disney Co.'s Bob Iger.

The article focuses on the growth of applications by the cable networks and providers in the television and cable industry. Topics discussed include views of Tim Cook, chief executive office of the electronics maker Apple Inc., on Apple TV streaming device; shift toward an apps-centric paradigm by multichannel video programming distributors; views of Bernadette Aulestia, from the television network HBO, on the growth of apps in the cable industry.

The article offers information threat posed by the sophisticated criminal environment and Kodi boxes to pay television (TV) providers, studios and programmers in the U.S. The topics discussed include the impact of piracy on pay television industry, how pirates used the Kodi application in piracy, and its effects on the revenue of pay TV companies.

The article offers information on the deals in media industry. Topics discussed include the shifting on video space, the impact of scale economics on the cable industry, and the effect of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (FAANG) stocks on the pay television (TV) distribution industry. Information on the stocks of several media companies including Charter Communications, WideOpenWest, and Amazon.

The article discusses problems facing the U.S. cable television industry in relation to the growth of broadband subscriptions. Topics include the implications of 5G video streaming for the cable industry; changing business plans for firms including Comcast, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications; and the role of the trade group ACA Connects.

The article offers information on the Gigabit Map build fiber-to-the-home service from Next TV and shows existing and upcoming deployments of 1-Gigabit-persecond services by major telecommunication and cable operators on a map of the U.S. and in listings broken down by company. Topics include the services by telecommunication and cable operators been rolled-out by building FTTH, and depiction of how some companies were already pushing beyond 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) services on the map.

The article presents brief profiles of people from cable television industry who received the 2015 Cable Hall of Fame honor including Chris Berman, William H. Roedy, and Steve Simmons at the Internet & Television Expo in Chicago, Illinois along with Bresnan Ethics in Business Award won by Decker Anstrom. It mentions Roedy's carrer at television network MTV Networks International. It also mentions contribution of Simmons in the cable industry and work on communications policy.

The article focuses on honor received by Cable Television Pioneers for their contribution and success of the cable industry at the ceremony coinciding with the Internet and Television Expo in Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 2015. Topics discussed include contribution of cable pioneers such as Doug McCormick, who transformed cable channel Lifetime into television brands for women, Patricia Jo Boyers launched woman-owned cable system Boyers Communication, and John Dahlquist role in industry's growth.

The article reports on the impact of over-the-air (OTA) antennas on cable television industry. Topics discussed include views of Tom Eagan, analyst at Telsey Advisory Group, on the targeted audience of the OTA companies, the OTA "Roamio" product launched by digital video recorder firm TiVoin 2014, and movement of cable operators such as Mohu and Nuvyyo towards gaming sector.

The article offers information on the results of the short-form direct response television (DRTV) media billings for the third quarter (Q3) of 2014 from media monitoring and marketing company Kantar Media. According to the results, an increase was recorded under the media billings and cable spending. Several tables and graph are also presented which shows the dollar spent on different media type, the top 40 brands, and DRTV categorical distribution.