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Ensequence Receives 2012 Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award

2013-05-16 23:23:35

iTV Manager Service Provider Edition Honored for Exceptional Innovation New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Ensequence announced today that iTV Manager Service Provider Edition has received a 2012 Cable Spotlight Product of the Year Award from Cable.TMCnet.com, a Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) sponsored cable technology website. Cable Spotlight is the leading website dedicated to cable technologies. Recipients of the 2012 Spotlight awards represent the most innovative cable...

Comcast "Welcomes Back" Jersey Shore Customers

2013-05-15 12:27:59

Additional customer support, resources available to Hurricane Sandy-impacted towns PLEASANTVILLE, N.J., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast is welcoming back New Jersey shore customers, many of whom were impacted by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. The company, which upgraded 144 miles of infrastructure supporting the hardest hit Jersey Shore communities, is also announcing newly-renovated service centers with increased staffing and weekend hours; additional service technicians and...

NAMIC Announces AMC Networks, Bloomberg Mobile, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal Executives as Recipients of the 2013 Next Generation Leaders Awards

2013-05-14 16:24:56

Christine Bragan, Rich Jennings, Michelle Hord-White And Dhanusha Sivajee To Be Honored At The NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast Set For June 12th As Part Of Cable Connection - Spring NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Christine Bragan, vice president, Marketing and Communications, AMC Networks, Rich Jennings, regional senior vice president, Mile High, Comcast Cable, Michelle Hord-White, vice president, Talent Development and Pipeline Programs, NBCUniversal, and Dhanusha Sivajee,...

Tech Analyst Jeff Kagan on Sen. John McCain Cable TV a la Carte Bill

2013-05-10 23:04:29

A la Carte pricing for cable television service would save customers money. Technology Industry Analyst Jeff Kagan is available to speak with reporters, or may be quoted through this release. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Thursday May 9, 2013, the LA Times covered Senator John McCain's (R-Ariz.) idea to introduce the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 which would let customers choose the channels they want to watch and reduce costs. Principal analyst Jeff Kagan comments on...

NBC 5 / Dallas-Fort Worth Investigates Team Wins Top National and Regional Honors

2013-05-03 20:22:11

NBC 5 / Dallas-Fort Worth Receives Five Awards DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Professional Journalists has honored NBC 5 as a national winner of 2012 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism, and The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded NBC 5 four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Society of Professional Journalists awarded the NBC 5 Investigates team its top national award in the Investigative Reporting,...

Comcast And NBCUniversal And Congresswoman Doris Matsui To Receive Special Diversity Honors At The 2013 NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast

2013-05-03 12:22:13

Matthew C. Blank Announced As Honorary Event Chair Awards Breakfast Honoring The Communications Industry's Next Generation Leaders Scheduled For June 12th In Washington, DC As Part Of Cable Connection - Spring NEW YORK, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) today announced Comcast and NBCUniversal and Congresswoman Doris Matsui are the recipients of two special Diversity Awards to be presented at the 2013 NAMIC Annual...

Comcast Awards $54,000 In Scholarships To Connecticut High School Seniors

2013-05-02 12:30:58

Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Connecticut Students for their Academic Achievement and Community Service HARTFORD, Conn., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, has awarded 45 Connecticut high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's...

PBS Coals Mines for High-Bandwidth, Fiber-based Connectivity with Comcast Business Ethernet

2013-05-02 12:22:41

Local Energy Company Improves Communications, Management and Safety as Deployment Delivers Added Benefit of Expanded Fiber Access for Somerset County Businesses SOMERSET TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to business and residential customers, today announced that PBS Coals, the fourth-largest coal producer in Pennsylvania, is using Comcast Ethernet services to...

Comcast Extends Network to Bring Full Portfolio of Business Ethernet, Internet, Voice and TV Services to Pease International Tradeport

2013-04-30 08:45:52

Comprehensive Portfolio Build-Out Will Support the Growth of 250 Onsite Businesses and Help Attract New Tenants PORTSMOUTH, N.H., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to business and residential customers, today announced that it has made a major network investment to bring its entire portfolio of Ethernet, Internet, Voice and TV services to approximately 250 local businesses...

Actor-Producer Adrian Grenier Leads a Lineup from Comcast, Verizon, Redbox, DIRECTV, Adobe, Rentrak, TiVo, Fremantle, Boxee, NBCU, RADiUS, Magnolia Films and More at On Demand Summit

2013-04-30 08:27:49

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Convene, 730 Third Avenue New York City NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2013 On Demand Summit will be a unique opportunity for dialogue among television industry leaders about the shifting definition of "on demand programming," according to Louis Hillelson, Group Publisher of leading television business publications Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News. Hillelson said, "Technological advances allow consumers to view content nearly...