03/22/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR CABLE & SATELLITE.

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  New Apple patent could protect iPhones from drops _{2013-03-22, 08:23 am}
  Apple Inc. recently obtained a patent for technology that could help protect iPhones from drops, including a mechanism that could help the smartphones change direction mid-air. Have you ever had to shell out big bucks to fix or replace a dropped iPhone? If so, Apple Inc.'s latest patent will be good news for you.
• Today is the first day in the rest of Blackberry's life _{2013-03-22, 08:23 am}
  The Wall Street Journal reports that the launch should generate positive reviews and increased investor confidence, but that it comes amid a changed and charged competitive landscape that has seen Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Corp. rocket ahead of RIM in both sales and market share.
• Welcome To 2013 - The Year Of Google: Part 2 _{2013-03-22, 08:06 am}
  This experimental cable replacement was launched in 2012 exclusively in Kansas City.
• Journal Register sale approved _{2013-03-22, 07:36 am}
  Comcast Corp. chief executive Brian L. Roberts, speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, said he believes that television has evolved more in the last five years than it did in the prior 50.
• Charter won't air ad for competitor Antennas Direct _{2013-03-22, 07:31 am}
  Antennas Direct wanted to air an ads on cable promoting its anti-cable message. According to officials at TV antenna maker Antennas Direct, Charter Communications won't air the ads, which proves the cable industry is increasingly concerned about competition from antennas, US News & World Report reports.
• Ducommun Announces Addition of Richard A. Baldridge and Gregory S. Churchill to Board of Directors _{2013-03-22, 07:19 am}
  Ducommun Incorporated today announced that its board has appointed Richard A. Baldridge and Gregory S. Churchill as directors of the Company, effective immediately, and, accordingly, they will stand for election at the Company's annual shareholders' meeting on May 1, 2013.
• DirecTV CEO Mike White's 2012 Compensation Triples to $18 Million _{2013-03-22, 07:14 am}
  The boss of the satellite TV giant got $12 million in option awards that boosted his earnings from $5.9 million in 2011.
• BlackBerry's new smartphones hit U.S. stores today _{2013-03-22, 07:06 am}
  BlackBerry's new smartphones go on sale in the United States today with great expectations about whether they can bring back the company that pioneered high-tech phones.
• Kings Food Market Celebrates Move to Gillette _{2013-03-22, 07:00 am}
  Kings Food Market has left the building. But fear not local gourmands - they haven't gone far.
• Apple iPhone 5S Release Date Expected In Q3 2013 As Components... _{2013-03-22, 06:28 am}
  With Samsung releasing the new Galaxy S4 smartphone last week, now it's Apple turn to unleash its weapon to take on rivals in the so-called smartphone war.
• Mayor: Let's Be Clear, There's No Conspiracy Here _{2013-03-22, 06:09 am}
  If there's one question Mayor Ted Bettencourt gets asked more than any other, it's why Peabody residents are stuck with Comcast -- they're even subjected to the torture of watching commercials for Verizon FiOS, but never able to have it themselves.
• Dowbiggin: CFL scores touchdown with big TSN deal _{2013-03-22, 06:09 am}
  A cameraman from TSN, a sports network in Canada, works as the Montreal Alouettes play the Calgary Stampeders during the CFL's 96th Grey Cup football game in Montreal, November 23, 2008.
• The Reason It Trades, What's Moving DE, HAL and CMCSA _{2013-03-22, 06:00 am}
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• The Reason It Trades, What's Moving AAPL and BAC _{2013-03-22, 05:00 am}
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• 70% of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad Mini Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fro _{2013-03-22, 04:55 am}
  Inherently, Apple Inc. generates a significant amount of buzz each and every day in the blogosphere, more so than any other publicly traded company.
• Alaska Communications Offers Certified Carrier Ethernet 2.0 to Alaska and U.S. _{2013-03-22, 04:35 am}
  Alaska Communications. a broadband solutions provider, became the first company in Alaska and second in the U.S. to offer certified Carrier Ethernet 2.0 services.
• Exclusive interview with former USMNT goalkeeper Tony Meola _{2013-03-22, 04:31 am}
  Amid the excitement of the USMNT vs. Costa Rica match , I had an opportunity to get some questions answered by former USMNT goalkeeper Tony Meola .
• Thursday's double eviction rocks the Big Brother Canada house _{2013-03-22, 03:11 am}
  Edmonton's Tom Plant and Toronto's Liza Stinton Sent Packing Next Episode of Big Brother Canada Airs Sunday at 9pm ET/PT on Slice TM Additional photography from this episode will be available at 10am ET on the media site at: www.shawmediatv.ca TORONTO, March 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Last night's surprise double eviction shocked the Big Brother Canada ... (more)
• Xfinity speeds go up with no extra cost _{2013-03-22, 03:00 am}
  Comcast said it is increasing the speeds of two of its most popular Xfinity Internet plans, Blast and Extreme 50, in most of California, at no additional cost to consumers.
• Joseph Perkins: Porn not a harmless vice _{2013-03-22, 03:00 am}
  A ginormous billboard along the I-405 near Costa Mesa informs motorists that Adultcon begins today at the Los Angeles Convention Center.