By Ruth Brown
Bad news for fans of procedural crime dramas: Negotiations between CBS and Time Warner Cable turned so sour last night that the cable network stopped airing CBS and Showtime in major cities. It pulled the plug at midnight Eastern time, following a day of discussions over the retransmission fee Time… …read more
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
People everywhere congratulated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son, while Republicans vowed to rescue the child from Britain’s socialist health care system. The media’s coverage was a bit breathless, but thankfully the New York Post didn’t report the baby’s name as “Dick Gephardt.” And Mitch McConnell greeted his likely primary challenger by calling him “an East Coast con man” but stopped short of demanding he take his stagecoach full of elixirs back home. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Monday, July 22nd, 2013:
GOP ESTABLISHMENT RALLYING AROUND ENZI – Beleaguered folk hero Mike Enzi is getting some help from the little guy: Koch Industries. Politico: “Sen. Mike Enzi’s fundraising efforts have gotten off to a sluggish start this year, but he’s received support from Republican establishment and heavyweight political action committees ahead of his primary fight against Liz Cheney. The Wyoming Republican received $7,500 from Koch Industries PAC, the committee affiliated with the company owned by megadonors Charles and David Koch, according to a POLITICO review of Enzi’s second quarter campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Other PACs affiliated with major politically active companies and trade associations who gave to Enzi between April and June include: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Time Warner Cable, Pfizer and National Retail Federation. The three-term incumbent also received support from the leadership PACs of establishment Republicans such as Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sens. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.” [Politico]
CELEBS PROMOTING OBAMACARE – Oprah’s boldly going where the NFL wouldn’t dare. Sarah Kliff: “What do Oprah, Funny or Die and the Grammys have in common? All three, it turns out, have volunteered to promote Obamacare. Senior advisor Valerie Jarrett hosted a meeting Monday with a star-studded group of actors, musicians, writers and producers who have ‘expressed a personal interest in educating young people about the Affordable Care Act,’ according to a White House official.” [WashPost]
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By Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool
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Search giant Google recently outlined plans to expand its Google Fiber service to Austin, Texas. That represents a disruptive threat to local incumbent cable providers such as Time Warner Cable and AT&T . Austinites will probably switch en masse to the new service, which will hurt both Time Warner and AT&T. Ma Bell promptly responded by announcing its own intention to build a gigabit fiber optic service if it could wrangle the same incentives as Google.
In the following video, Austin-based Fool contributor Evan Niu, CFA, explains why he’s excited to ditch his cable company.
As one of the most dominant Internet companies ever, Google has made a habit of driving strong returns for its shareholders. However, like many other Web companies, it’s also struggling to adapt to an increasingly mobile world. Despite gaining an enviable lead with its Android operating system, the market isn’t sold. That’s why it’s more important than ever to understand each piece of Google’s sprawling empire. In The Motley Fool’s new premium research report on Google, we break down the risks and potential rewards for Google investors. Simply click here now to unlock your copy of this invaluable resource.
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Thus far, the company’s big push into becoming an Internet service provider, or ISP, has mostly been relegated in
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Let’s face it: America is being held captive. That’s the case that law professor Susan P. Crawford makes in her book Captive Audience, which describes the current monopolistic state of the telecommunications industry.
When it comes to the Internet, a technology that has unarguably revolutionized the world and the global economy, America severely lags behind other countries. We’re talking about a technology that America created, yet the average American is relegated to inferior speeds compared with other parts of the world, and many rural areas don’t even have broadband service.
A sad status quo
In many ways, Internet access can be considered a necessary utility nowadays, much like electricity. Unfortunately, the people who can afford it are paying too much, while there’s still a large chunk of the population that can’t afford it at all.
One reason for this sad status quo is that the sector inherently requires an oligopoly structure. Not everyone can afford spending $19.7 billion on infrastructure, which is what AT&T dropped on capital expenditures last year, in addition to the $20.3 billion spent in 2011.
Along the way, the industry became segregated into wired and wireless sectors. Comcast and Time Warner Cable dominated the wired side, while AT&T and Verizon primarily call the shots in wireless.
With wired connections, most of the networks around the country are built with antiquated copper wires. Some companies have built high-speed fiber optic networks, but that’s a costly upgrade. Verizon began building its FiOS network in 2006 but has since reversed course and won’t expand beyond its current obligations. It simply wasn’t worth it to invest in FiOS, since it would still be too hard to compete.
Barring a consumer uprising, there’s little incentive for wired incumbents to invest heavily in fiber optic networks when they can hinder competition in other ways.
Enter Google Fiber.
Liberation!
The search giant’s gigabit fiber optic service promises Internet speeds up to 100 times what the average American has and represents a truly disruptive threat to the wired telecom sector.
Source: Google.
Thus far, the company’s big push into becoming an Internet service provider, or ISP, has mostly been relegated in Kansas City, which straddles the state line between Kansas and Missouri. Kansas City has a little over 600,000 people, combining both sides. The company just announced its plans to expand Google Fiber deep in the heart of Texas, bringing the service to Austin. The Live Music Capital of the World boasts a population of more than 820,000.
For fortunate residents within Google Fiber‘s growing footprint, the decision is a no-brainer compared with current offerings. Google hasn’t finished pricing in Austin yet, where I live, but I’m currently paying about $60 per month before taxes and fees for a 20 Mbps connection from Time Warner Cable. The Kansas City pricing is $70 per month for a Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) connection. Boost my speed by 50 times for an
From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/13/how-google-hopes-to-liberate-america-from-cable-ca/
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Time Warner Cable Launches “The Coach” TV Campaign
Super Bowl Winning Coach Bill Cowher Signs Multi-year Deal to Coach Time Warner Cable Into The Demonstration Phase of Its ‘Enjoy Better’ Campaign
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable today announced the launch of “The Coach” TV campaign, the second phase of its national campaign. Following the footsteps of its original announcement at the beginning of the year, Time Warner Cable is now ready to demonstrate how it got better with the help of Coach Bill Cowher – the company’s consumer advocate for its products and services. The first phase of the campaign declared the points of competitive differentiation and the benefits of switching to Time Warner Cable for The Better Guarantee – a 30-day money back guarantee.
“The Coach” TV campaign is comprised of five TV spots featuring Coach Cowher‘s demonstrations of how he is set to take Time Warner Cable to the next level. The campaign is headlined by a spot featuring three top athletes in the world of Sports including, football wide receiver, Victor Cruz; professional golfer, Ian Poulter; and NASCAR driver, Kasey Kahne. Together, the three demonstrate how Time Warner Cable customers can enjoy the most sports content on all types of devices at the same time.
“Coach Cowher is well positioned to be the personification of how Time Warner Cable operates as a company today,” said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Residential Services of Time Warner Cable. “We are excited to have Coach Cowher on board and look forward to seeing how he inspires us to do better while motivating customers to experience the Time Warner Cable difference.”
This multi-media campaign, featuring Coach Cowher, will continue to ramp up over the coming months. TV spots will debut across the company’s footprint and will communicate a plethora of products and benefits like the company’s exclusive Look Back® feature which allows customers to watch Primetime shows up to 72 hours after they’ve aired; improved fiber rich Internet speeds, reaching download speeds of up to 50Mbps (75Mbps in Dallas and 100Mbps in Kansas City and soon in New York and Los Angeles) to support all devices in the home; exclusive Start Over® feature allowing customers to restart shows already in progress; more On Demand choices with a selection of over 15,000 movies and shows ready to be watched instantly; the TWC TV app that provides Digital TV customers with access to up to 250 channels
From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/12/time-warner-cable-launches-the-coach-tv-campaign/
By Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool
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What’s faster than a speeding cable Internet connection, and able to leap between mobile computing and old-school TV in a single bound? If you ask Google , the answer’s simple: lightning-fast fiber-optic Internet service.
As it stands, broad access to Google’s service has been limited to the greater Kansas City area, so Fiber’s been little more than an intriguing notion. But with news that Austin, Texas, is next up on Google Fiber‘s hit parade, the prospects are becoming intriguing that Google could build an entirely new source of revenue and turn the Internet industry upside down.
Austin, here we come
The official announcement that Fiber is coming to Austin was supposed to be a closely guarded secret, but that didn’t last long. A local news outlet leaked the story a week ago that Google Fiber was going to be the subject of the joint press conference with Google and Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell. Austin seems like a natural for Fiber, since it’s widely viewed as a domestic hotbed of IT. Beginning in mid-2014, local residents will be able to choose Internet service for $70 a month, or $120 a month with Fiber TV service, at connection speeds 100 times faster than cable, according to Google.
With two new Fiber announcements in a matter of weeks — the service is also expanding to Olathe, Kan. — it appears Google Fiber is ramping up after its K.C.-area beta test. Though most industry insiders don’t believe Google intends to take over the Internet connectivity market, Google CFO Patrick Pichette did say, “We really think that we should be making business — a good business — with this opportunity [Fiber], and we’re going to continue to look at the possibility of expanding.” Investors and Google shareholders should like the sound of that; more revenue streams mean less reliance on Internet advertising.
Cable companies must be scared, right?
Are cable Internet providers concerned about the threat posed by Google Fiber? If so, they aren’t showing it yet. It’s probably just a coincidence that my cable provider, Comcast , recently offered to crank up my Internet connectivity speed at no charge. That’s right — a cable company opted to improve service without charging. Interesting.
Time Warner Cable , Comcast, and Charter Communications , have all been on the other side of the Internet subscriber fence. Phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon began losing customers to these and other cable Internet providers some time ago, largely because of speed and connectivity issues. And now along comes Google Fiber with an alternative that blows the doors off anything Comcast, Time Warner, or Charter can offer, and often for the same or less money. If the cable industry isn’t worried, it should be.
Not all the growth in cable companies’ Internet customers comes from defections from the phone companies, but Internet continues to be a profitable area of growth in the industry. Charter saw an 8% jump in Internet customers in 2012
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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) will be holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Time, at the corporate offices of Starz, 8900 Liberty Circle, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The record date for the meeting is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 10, 2013. At the meeting, Liberty Interactive Corporation may make observations regarding the company’s financial performance and outlook.
The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.
About Liberty Interactive Corporation
Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those interests are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: Liberty Interactive Group and Liberty Ventures Group. The Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) is primarily focused on digital commerce and consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation‘s subsidiaries Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com, Celebrate Interactive (including Evite and Liberty Advertising), CommerceHub, MotoSport, Provide Commerce, QVC and Right Start, and Liberty Interactive Corporation‘s interests in HSN and Lockerz. The Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation‘s interests in TripAdvisor, Expedia, Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Tree.com (Lending Tree), AOL and various green energy investments.
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Time Warner Cable to Report 2013 First-Quarter Results
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYS: TWC) will report its 2013 first-quarter results on Thursday, April 25, 2013, before the market opens. Senior management will host a conference call beginning at 8:30am ET to discuss the results.
The earnings press release will be sent out and available on our Website prior to the market opening.
You are invited to listen to the call live on our Website at www.twc.com/investors . A replay will be available on our website approximately two hours after the call has ended and will run through midnight ET May 9, 2013.
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The results are in. After polling its readers — habitual evaluators of the relative “goodness” of products — Consumer Reports announced this month which cable TV companies are the most hated in America, and which one actually might be worth a try.
Worst of the worst
I won’t keep you waiting for the results. Privately owned (and redundantly named) Mediacom Communications comes in at the very bottom of the list of 17 rated cable companies. It’s followed in short order by three publicly traded firms that were rated only marginally better in quality: Charter Communications , Time Warner Cable , and Comcast , ranked Nos. 16, 15, and 14, respectively.
All four of these cable companies get Consumer Reports‘ absolute worst rating for the “value” of the service they provide — a big black circle. (Indeed, Mediacom gets more fully blackened circles than anyone else, scoring unacceptably in five out of eight categories rated.) Of the three firms (barely) outscoring Mediacom, Charter and Time Warner avoid completely black marks on reliability, while Comcast actually scores a middle-of-the-road white circle for the dependability of its service.
Time Warner, meanwhile, can boast of at least the middling quality of its “cable guys” when they come to fix the cable. They probably get a lot of practice at fixing stuff, too. I mean, have you seen Time Warner‘s lousy dependability rating?
Charter, meanwhile, scores equally badly on both reliability and in-home customer support.
Is bigger better?
But what about the one company I said “actually might be worth a try”? Interestingly, according to Consumer Reports‘ findings, the best outfit in cable just might also be the biggest outfit in cell phones.
Topping the CR list for “cable” providers this year is a company that actually strings fiber-optics to the home — Verizon‘s FiOS service. According to CR readers, Verizon’s fiber-optic lines get top marks for reliability and picture and deliver decent audio, and the company offers customer service that’s only half-bad, to boot. And as I mentioned above, Verizon is also the country’s biggest cell phone provider, through its Verizon Wireless partnership with Vodafone. So if you’re a fan of “bundled” services, Verizon might be a good way to go.
Sometimes, bigger is better
Verizon’s stock doesn’t look like a half-bad value, either. Although possessed of an obscene-looking P/E, the company churns out a lot of cash from its business. “Doing well by doing a good job,” you might say. This gives the stock a price-to-free cash flow ratio of just 9.3 — which seems cheap relative to mid-6% growth estimates and a 4.2% dividend yield.
Meanwhile, the stock‘s occupying the bottom of Consumer Reports‘ list are a varied lot. Comcast, at a price-to-FCF ratio of 12.3, could actually turn out to be a better investment than the best cable provider if it lives up to expectations of a 17%-plus growth rate. Time Warner, also with strong free cash flow, looks slightly undervalued. Charter, unprofitable, but …read more
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CSG International to Hold First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS), a global provider of software and services-based business support solutions that help clients generate revenue and maximize customer relationships, invites you to participate in a conference call on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company’s first quarter 2013 earnings results.
The one-hour conference call will feature Peter Kalan, CSG President and Chief Executive Officer, and Randy Wiese, CSG Chief Financial Officer. To reach the conference, dial 1-877-941-8609 and ask the operator for the CSG International conference call and Liz Bauer, chairperson.
Click here to join a webcast of CSG’s earnings call in live or archived format. A replay of the conference call will also be available until midnight Eastern Time on May 30, 2013, and can be accessed by calling 1-800-406-7325 and access code of 4608511.
About CSG International
CSG Systems International, Inc. (NAS: CSGS) is a market-leading business support solutions and services company serving the majority of the top 100 global communications service providers, including leaders in fixed, mobile and next-generation networks such as AT&T, Comcast, DISH Network, France Telecom, Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Time Warner Cable, Vodafone, Vivo and Verizon. With over 25 years of experience and expertise in voice, video, data and content services, CSG International offers a broad portfolio of licensed and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based products and solutions that help clients compete more effectively, improve business operations and deliver a more impactful customer experience across a variety of touch points. For more information, visit our website at www.csgi.com.
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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference & Field Trip
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that Mike George, President and CEO of QVC, Inc., will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference & Field Trip, on Friday, April 5th at 8:40 a.m., Eastern Time at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, FL. During his presentation, Mr. George may make observations regarding the company’s financial performance and outlook.
The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.
About Liberty Interactive Corporation
Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those interests are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: Liberty Interactive Group and Liberty Ventures Group. The Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) is primarily focused on digital commerce and consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s subsidiaries Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com, Celebrate Interactive (including Evite and Liberty Advertising), CommerceHub, MotoSport, Provide Commerce, QVC and Right Start, and Liberty Interactive Corporation’s interests in HSN and Lockerz. The Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consists of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s interests in TripAdvisor, Expedia, Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Tree.com (Lending Tree), AOL and various green energy investments.
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Time Warner Cable Marks Third Season of The Hub’s “Transformers Prime Beast Hunters” with New TV Spot and KRE-O Toy Giveaway for New York City Customers
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable joins the excitement surrounding the third season of the Daytime Emmy® Award-winning show, “Transformers Prime Beast Hunters,” by debuting a national TV spot and announcing a KRE-O TRANSFORMERS toy giveaway from Hasbro in New York City.
The 30-second spot featuring Megatron, villainous leader of the Decepticons, is designed to show how Time Warner Cable can transform its customer’s television viewing experience at home with the TWC TV app on any device. Customers across the TWC footprint can see how Megatron is no match against this app that transforms any screen in your home into a TV screen beginning March 27. The spot will also be available for viewing on Time Warner Cable‘s YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/timewarnercable.
In addition, Time Warner Cable has partnered with The Hub Network to give away KRE-O TRANSFORMERS building sets from Hasbro to the first 500 customers that visit the New York City store in the Upper West Side located at: 2554 Broadway at 96th Street. New York City Residential customers with accounts in good standing can pick up one of their own on Thursday, March 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET (The toys will be given out on a first come – first served basis while supplies last; one TRANSFORMERS toy per account holder; valid photo ID must be presented.)
“We are thrilled to partner with The Hub Network to bring our customers closer to the programming they love such as ‘Transformers Prime Beast Hunters,'” said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Residential Services. “We hope the TV spot and giveaway will allow our customers to embrace not only their favorite TRANSFORMERScharacter but also the various devices they can use in the home to catch them in action.”
“Time Warner Cable is a great friend and partner to The Hub Network,” said Margaret Loesch, President and CEO of The Hub. “We are delighted to be part of their campaign and love the ‘Transformers Prime Beast Hunters‘ spot that we worked together to create.”
Time Warner Cable‘s New York City service area includes Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and western Brooklyn, Mt. Vernon, NY, as well as Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey.
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Time Warner Cable Business Class Opens Data Center in Manhattan to Help Businesses Protect Their Information Technology Assets
Data Center Enables Businesses to Locate Their IT Assets in Secure High-Tech Facility
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable Business Class, a premier provider of business communications solutions, today officially opened a data center in New York City to provide businesses with a secure facility for their information technology assets. The 17,000 square-foot facility is located at 395 Hudson Street in Lower Manhattan and offers flexible space options to serve the needs of businesses of all sizes.
“Information technology is the lifeblood of any business and protecting these assets in a secure data center is a high priority in today’s business world,” said Ken Fitzpatrick, President of Time Warner Cable Business Class, East Region. “We are pleased to offer the business community this data facility to serve all their colocation needs. Our data facility gives IT managers the peace of mind that their assets are safe, accessible and available to ensure their businesses operate optimally.”
The data center is designed to meet the needs of enterprise, small-and medium-sized businesses, as well as governmental and educational entities, seeking to manage their IT infrastructure with efficiency, security and redundancy. Doing so ensures that critical data operations perform uninterrupted and at the highest level of performance.
New York State Senator Brad Hoylman said, “As the State Senator representing the heart of New York City’s rapidly-expanding tech sector, I’m proud to welcome this Time Warner Cable Business Class data center to my district. Access to secure data centers is increasingly important for large and small businesses, and I think Time Warner Cable‘s center will help serve as a catalyst for continued growth in the IT industry, which is key to our city’s economic future.”
“It’s exciting that Time Warner Cable Business Class recognizes the need for more secure data center space in New York City and has built this impressive colocation facility,” said Erik Grimmelmann, Executive Director of the New York Technology Council (NYTECH), a non-profit industry association dedicated to the furtherance of the technology industry in New York. “Not only is technology an important and rapidly growing sector in New York‘s economy, but it is also an essential component of the businesses in all sectors.”
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CSG Systems International Enters Into New Contract With Comcast Cable
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS), a global provider of software- and services-based business support solutions that help clients generate revenue and maximize customer relationships, today announced that it has entered into a new multi-year customer care and billing agreement with Comcast Cable.
“We are pleased to have extended our relationship with Comcast Cable,” said Peter Kalan, president and chief executive officer of CSG International. “As Comcast Cable continues to innovate the customer experience by giving more choice and control to their customers, CSG will continue to provide our highly dependable, scalable and reliable products and services to help them succeed. For over twenty years, we have been a trusted partner for Comcast Cable and work every day to earn that trust.”
“At Comcast Cable, we are working to shape the future of media and technology,” said Scott Alcott, chief information officer for Comcast Cable. “We look for innovative technologies and cost-effective solutions that empower our customers. We’re pleased to extend our relationship with a company like CSG International that is well-suited to help us execute on our vision.”
For more information regarding the contract with Comcast Cable, please refer to the Form 8-K filed today with the SEC, which can be found in the investor relations section of the company’s website.
About CSG International
CSG Systems International, Inc. (NAS: CSGS) is a market-leading business support solutions and services company serving the majority of the top 100 global communications service providers, including leaders in fixed, mobile and next-generation networks such as AT&T, Comcast, DISH Network, France Telecom, Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Time Warner Cable, Vodafone, Vivo and Verizon. With over 25 years of experience and expertise in voice, video, data and content services, CSG International offers a broad portfolio of licensed and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based products and solutions that help clients compete more effectively, improve business operations and deliver a more impactful customer experience across a variety of touch points. For more information, visit our website at www.csgi.com.
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Let Your Imagination Get Carried Away with the Epic Fantasy Collection on Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand
Customers have instant access to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable is now offering Digital TV customers a collection of Epic Fantasy films including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D. The Epic Fantasy collection features favorites like The Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Wild Things Are and more. Customers can enjoy any of these films by going to the Movies On Demand channel, clicking on “Enjoy Better” and choosing “Epic Fantasy“. The collection includes the following films:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Alice in Wonderland
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Wizard of Oz
The Neverending Story
Pan’s Labyrinth
Where the Wild Things Are
The Golden Compass
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is also available in HD and SD. To enjoy 3D viewing, customers need a 3D TV with matching 3D glasses and a compatible Time Warner Cable HD or HD/DVR set-top box connected to their TV with an HDMI cable. For more information on Enjoy Movies Better, please visit www.twcondemand.com/EnjoyBetter.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYS: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions. More information …read more
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Enter the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes Presented by Time Warner Cable for a Chance to Own the Throne (Seriously)
Grand Prize package includes life-size replica of the Iron Throne from the popular HBO series!
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As part of a partnership with HBO, Time Warner Cable is helping customers Enjoy Shows Better with the launch of the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes on Facebook. Beginning today, entrants will have a chance to win their very own life-size replica of the “Iron Throne” from HBO‘s Game of Thrones along with a home entertainment center so they can watch the show like never before. In addition, five First Prize winners will win a Game of Thrones customized Xbox 360 and prize pack, while three Second Prize winners will receive a Game of Thrones prize pack.
The Grand Prize package also includes:
To enter the Sweepstakes, entrants must be a fan of the Time Warner Cable or Mi Cultura Facebook page and fill out and submit the online registration form by April 12. The Grand Prize winner will be selected on or around April 15.
Check out the actual making of the Thronereplicaon Time Warner Cable‘s YouTube channel:YouTube.com/TWC. Game of Thrones Season 3 premieres March 31st at 9/8c on HBO.
No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. Enjoy Shows Better: The “Game of Thrones” Sweepstakes presented by Time Warner Cable is open to legal U.S. residents who reside in a serviceable area of Time Warner Cable or Insight Communications and those living in the same household in the following states/areas: AL, AZ, CA, CO (only in Gunnison), GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, or WI, and 18 years of age or older. Starts 10:01 a.m. ET 3/16/13 & ends 11:59 …read more
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By David M. Ewalt, Forbes Staff
We’re all used to paying for television. Between cable companies like Time Warner Cable and Comcast, telecommunications providers including AT&T and Verizon, and satellite vendors like DirectTV and Dish Network, more than 84% of all American households pay for television to be fed into their homes. Add in the people who don’t pay for TV specifically but still watch the programming via paid streaming video services like Netflix, and almost all of us have television costs somewhere in our budget. …read more
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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool
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Attention Game of Thrones Fans! Time Warner Cable Is Teaming Up With HBO to Celebrate the Season Premiere ofthe Popular Series
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable announced today its partnership with HBO to help customers enjoy the third season premiere of Game of Thrones better. The third season of the epic fantasy drama television series is scheduled to premiere on March 31, 2013 on HBO.The partnership encompasses a national TV spot, a chance to win a life-size replica of the “Iron Throne,” an HBO exclusive offer for Time Warner Cable video subscribers, customer screenings in five cities, and “fast track” entrance to a Game of Thrones Exhibition in New York City.
“We’re thrilled to be able to team up with HBO to offer their stellar productions such as Game of Thrones which has captivated fans across the country,” said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Residential Services. “From the Sweepstakes to the exhibition and everything in between, all of the elements of our partnership help bring our customers closer to enjoying the best entertainment experience possible.”
Beginning today, Time Warner Cable will debut a TV spot across its footprint that highlights how the company’s products and services can help customers enjoy Game of Thrones anywhere and on any device with HBO GO. Click here to view the spot: http://youtu.be/y6HhKaBq_Ho
Also today, fans of Time Warner Cable or Mi Cultura Facebook pages (Facebook.com/TWC and /MiCultura) can kick-off the pre-premiere fun by participating in the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes* for a chance to win a life-size replica of the “Iron Throne” and one year of Time Warner Cable services, among other prizes. In addition, Time Warner Cable Digital TV customers can take advantage of a free HBO exclusive offer window where they can preview HBO and Cinemax from March 29 to March 31.
The celebration continues with special customer screenings of the season three premiere on March 21 and March 27 in five major Time Warner Cable markets: New York and Albany, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Wilmington, NC; and Dallas, TX. Closing in on the much anticipated season premiere is the unique Game of Thrones Exhibition (#GOTNYC) designed to showcase incredible costumes and props featured in the hit television show. The Game of Thrones Exhibition will be open to Time Warner Cable customers and the general public free of charge from March 28 until April 3 at 3 West 57th Street in New York City. Customers and HBO subscribers who bring their current cable bill will benefit …read more
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By Michael Lewis, Lewis, The Motley Fool
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Typically, spinoffs are great opportunities for investors to snag up underfollowed, and sometimes undervalued, companies while the rest of the market turns a blind eye. For two upcoming publishing spinoffs, though, it’s going to be a hard sell even for special-situations lovers. The publishing business is in upheaval, and these two companies are a large part of what is being upheaved — and it’s probably why their parents are using this bull market as an excuse to unload these revenue drains.
Of course, since analysts and investors have been quick to squawk about these seemingly terrible investments, I’m compelled to take another look. There are few elements to stocks more attractive than being universally disliked by the Street and its minions. Let’s see if these two upcoming publishing spinoffs are as bad as they say.
Introducing the losers
Companies spin off their components in efforts to unlock hidden value in the parent, the subsidiary, or sometimes both. When a thriving business is burdened under a slower-moving conglomerate, sometimes the only way is for it to take on a life of its own as another public entity. In this case, though, it’s really the parents that are thriving and need to be allowed to fly free.
News Corp. is a parental case in point. It’s a diversified media company with properties ranging from Fox News to The Wall Street Journal. It’s been a strong company that’s weathered disruptive technology and industry change well, phone hacking aside. The stock has responded accordingly, rising more than 50% in the past 12 months. The company is currently a top favorite among hedge fund managers, as its upcoming schism will yield one company that operates the difficult publishing business, and one that operates the media and entertainment operations — including the highly valuable regional sports networks.
The other company to announce excommunication of its publishing side is Time Warner . This is third major spinoff for Time Warner, which already separated its cable company, Time Warner Cable , and its Internet property, AOL . Though volatile at times, Time Warner Cable performed well in 2012, rising a bit more than 50% throughout the year, only to retract a bit in the early months of 2013. After a decade-long rough patch following the tech bust of the early 2000s, AOL seemed to have finally turned the corner midway through 2011 and has since been on a nearly vertical trend.
For both companies, though, these latest spinoffs haven’t been met with enthusiasm. Just this week, Yahoo!‘s Jeff Macke ripped into both prospective companies, citing Time Inc.’s troubled titles such as People magazine. The magazine industry, with the exception of those that have taken to the Web successfully, is getting crushed. A weekly newsrag, regardless of its content, cannot compete with the instant gratification of the Huffington Post or Gawker.
News Corp.’s spinoff may be more attractive than Time Warner‘s, as the aforementioned Wall Street Journal remains the end-all publication …read more
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Time Warner Cable Enters a Multi-Year Partnership with University of Kentucky’s Athletic Program
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Time Warner Cable announced today a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the University of Kentucky’s athletic program involving their Men’s Basketball and Football teams. Under the agreement, Time Warner Cable will serve as an Official Sponsor of University of Kentucky Athletics across its core video, high speed data, Wi-Fi and home phone products and services, holding strong in-game presence with courtside signage as well as video and LED Ribbon Board.
Time Warner Cable customers in Kentucky will have a chance to enjoy unique customer appreciation experiences such as the opportunity to attend Coach Stoops’ or Coach Calipari’s call-in shows, special Time Warner Cable VIP events at the stadium, and other great experiences.
“We’re excited to partner with one of the most respected and sought after college athletic programs in the country. Our partnership comes at the heels of the Wildcats 2012 National Championship and it is sure to bring our customers in Kentucky unique opportunities to stay close to the teams and enjoy the action on the field and on the court,” said Jeffrey A. Hirsch, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Residential Services of Time Warner Cable. “The University of Kentucky’s athletic program is well positioned to deliver exciting moments for our college sports fans.”
IMG College, the multi-media rights partner of University of Kentucky, brokered the sponsorship, including the creative use of the school’s intellectual property and the unique experiences which will be provided.
The partnership will encompass promotional efforts across all media platforms including Radio spots during each football and basketball game broadcast and TV spots during select basketball game broadcasts; print ads in the football and men’s basketball yearbook and playbook; and digital presence on the University of Kentucky Athletics website on www.ukathletics.com.
CAA Sports Consulting advised Time Warner Cable on the deal.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYS: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of …read more
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