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The Morning Lowdown 11-30-11
By David Kaplan
Nov. 30, 2011, 7:14pm
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» FTC Announces 20 Year Privacy Deal With Facebook, Asks To Be ‘Liked’ (paidContent) » Bets on Spotify’s news – radio… Read More »
Fas-Fax: Major Newspapers’ Total Digital Editions Rise 63 Percent
By David Kaplan
Nov. 1, 2011, 7:48pm
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Digital editions of the top 25 newspapers rose 63 percent to 2,169,843 for the six months ending in September, according to Audit Bureau of… Read More »
Cablevision: More Video Subscriber Losses, But Rate Appears To Be Slowing
By David Kaplan
Oct. 28, 2011, 6:17pm
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There seems to be no escaping the cable industry’s continuing decline in basic video subscribers, and Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) was no excepti… Read More »
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) needs a helping hand, there’s no doubt about that. And it sounds like a familiar friend may be riding to the rescue b… Read More »
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By David Kaplan
Aug. 9, 2011, 7:52pm
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Like its MSO rivals, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) saw more subscribers disappear, though it thinks it has a plan to retain the customers don’t le… Read More »
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