Mediacom has now rolled out DOCSIS 3.1-powered 1-gigabyte services to 85% of its 22-state footprint, with customers in Michigan, Delaware and Maryland the latest to see deployment of the cable operators “Gigasphere” platform. http://ift.tt/2xYzm3u Daniel Frankel
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Mediacom rolls out Gigasphere in Delaware, Maryland and Michigan
Schurz to acquire Minnesota’s Hiawatha Broadband
Schurz Communications has announced the acquisition of Winona, Minnesota-based Hiawatha Broadband Communications for an undisclosed sum. http://ift.tt/2xnNdkA Daniel Frankel
Story Insists Advertisers Would Shun O.J. TV Interview
Is anything on TV advertiser poison anymore? A story this week on “The Hollywood Reporter” Web site suggests advertisers will not support TV shows featuring new interviews with O.J. Simpson. http://ift.tt/2gjCYDl
Adelphia revisited: A decade on, Wired recounts the deal that spawned today’s consolidated cable industry
With Comcast trying to use its sizable market power to leverage a better franchise agreement in Vermont, Wired offers a retrospective on the deal that turned both Comcast and Charter Communications into the industry monoliths they are today. http://ift.tt/2yu8kBU Daniel Frankel
Altice touts Disney deal details, ends up going full monty on ESPN
After loudly declaring that ESPN is Disney’s overpriced “dark secret,” Altice USA has licensed every ESPN under the sun for its 2.4 million Optimum customers in the Northeast. http://ift.tt/2fPNEcf Daniel Frankel