04/06/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Cable & Satellite.

• Rogers wasn't afraid to take risks by Jeff Blair _{2013-03-30, 10:08 pm}
  Excerpted from Full Count: Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball . Copyright A 2013 William Jeffrey Blair.
• The fight for carriage: TV channels' quest for prized cable spots _{2013-04-06, 08:06 am}
  Robert Lantos was seething. Standing on the dais of a hotel conference room in downtown Ottawa last month, he locked eyes on an executive of Rogers Communications Inc.
• Business Highlights _{2013-04-06, 06:42 am}
  U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring.
• Timothy Boyle A Pulse with a different beat _{2013-04-06, 06:17 am}
  This week I received a text message from an old friend I hadn't seen for five years.
• iOS 7 Concept Shows New Lock Screen, Widgets, Mission Control And... _{2013-04-06, 05:10 am}
  We saw a preview of iOS 6, the latest major version of the iOS mobile operating system from Apple during the Worldwide Developer Conference in June 2012.
• CSN on Dish Online _{2013-04-06, 04:04 am}
  For those who have the Dish Hopper and dish online, are you able to get CSN and CSN plus on the hopper and dish online? Also, is there something similar offered via Directv or Directv online? The reason I'm asking is because I may be moving soon where satellite may be the only option in terms of Cubs games and I'm currently torned between Dish and ... (more)
• Horschel leads, but notables make charges at Texas Open _{2013-04-06, 02:10 am}
  No. 2-ranked Rory McIlroy overcame being stabbed in the shin by a cactus to match the day's best round with a 5-under 67.
• Degree of nonsense _{2013-04-05, 11:27 pm}
  'TIS THE week that college-admission offices send their official acceptance and rejection letters to hopeful applicants.
• Time Warner Cable recommends against shareholder proposals on lobbying, executive compensation _{2013-04-05, 03:00 am}
  According to a proxy statement filed April 4, Walden Asset Management, joined by other unnamed organizations, is asking for transparency from the company on its lobbying efforts, both direct and indirect, including in connection with grassroots lobbying efforts.
• On Native GroundNET Neutrality and the Battle for an Open Internet _{2010-04-15, 03:00 am}
  The Internet has changed so much in the 15 years since The American Reporter first appeared on the scene as the first exclusively online newspaper.
• CenturyLink Receives "Hold" Rating from TheStreet _{2013-04-05, 10:37 pm}
  's stock had its "hold" rating restated by equities researchers at TheStreet in a report issued on Thursday, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.
• Singer: Right Broadband Policy Requires an Overhaul of FCC's Mission _{2013-04-05, 10:08 pm}
  With two commissioners departing, several key decisions under appeal and the country in the midst of a massive upgrade to its digital infrastructure, now is the time for Congress to revisit the mission of the Federal Communications Commission.
• Dallas Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware Did Not Call Out Quarterback Tony Romo _{2013-04-05, 09:53 pm}
  It seems as though every time a player for the Dallas Cowboys says anything it becomes front page news.
• CenturyLink workers file federal complaint over benefits [Orlando Sentinel] _{2013-04-05, 09:27 pm}
  Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 05--About 150 unionized workers for telecom company CenturyLink have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board saying the company unfairly changed their benefits package.
• Irritating error message can be wiped off the map _{2013-04-05, 08:50 pm}
  Q: When I boot up the computer, I get a message along the bottom that reads: "An error occurred with [\Epson B 93ceoMemory card.] ... Network path to 'Z' not found ... connection not restored." I have contacted Epson and it suggested that, although it did not think this was an Epson problem, I could completely uninstall my Epson XP400 printer and ... (more)
• CWA ratifies four-year contract with AT&T Mobility _{2013-04-05, 08:34 pm}
  Facebook says AT&T, HTC to launch first set of phones with Home built in Facebook says AT&T and HTC partnering to launch first set of phones with Facebook Home built-in, beginning with HTC First.
• Comcast's Roberts paid $29 million; NBCU's Burke got $26 million _{2013-04-05, 08:03 pm}
  Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts might run the nation's largest entertainment and cable TV company, but he ranks in the middle of the media pack in terms of salary and perks.
• DISH's $9 Billion Coffer and the Company's Future _{2013-04-05, 08:01 pm}
  As opposed to other cash hoarders, there's no secret as to what the company wants to spend it on.
• Wells Fargo analyst: Apple stock to grow with iPhone _{2013-04-05, 07:58 pm}
  Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um told me this week that Apple is still a growth story despite the shares falling 40 percent from their all-time high.
• at&T U-verse & Music Choice Launch Let Your Colors Fly Tour _{2013-04-05, 07:37 pm}
  AT&T* U-verse , the fastest growing television service provider in the country, and Music Choice, the multi-platform video and music network, are teaming up to launch a grassroots college marketing tour.