06/25/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Cable & Satellite

• Time Warner Cable Begins Construction on $85 Million Expansion of... _{2013-06-25, 02:20 pm}
  The $85 million Data Center expansion will support the equipment necessary to deliver digital video and IP based services for Time Warner Cable's core residential and business products.
• Diddy hopes to bring music back to TV with Revolt _{2013-06-25, 02:19 pm}
  Diddy had been working on developing a TV network for years. When he was almost shut out of performing on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" around the release of a 2010 album, the rapper-producer realized he needed to launch the network sooner rather than later.
• Former at&T Ceo joins private equity fund _{2013-06-25, 02:15 pm}
  An affiliate of investment bank Centerview Partners is looking to raise $500 million for a tech-focused private equity fund, and has hired a pair of industry heavyweights to help invest the money.
• As reality shows dominate on TV, Diddy hopes to bring music back into homes with Revolt TV _{2013-06-25, 02:15 pm}
  Diddy had been working on developing a TV network for years. When he was almost shut out of performing on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" around the release of a 2010 album, the rapper-producer realized he needed to launch the network sooner rather than later.
• Metairie code enforcement sweep finds 24 violations in Little Farms area _{2013-06-25, 02:14 pm}
  A code enforcement sweep in the Little Farms area of Metairie turned up 24 violations, the Jefferson Parish government administration said Wednesday.
• Comcast's Xfinity home automation service draws in triple play customers _{2013-06-25, 02:11 pm}
  Comcast is finding that its ongoing move into home automation and security service is helping to attract new triple play customers into its fold.
• LodgeNet Interactive Rebranded As SONIFI Solutions _{2013-06-25, 02:02 pm}
  The move is part of a broader strategy intended to give more visibility and control to the company's hotel and healthcare customers, as it shifts its business model to work in partnership with those it serves.
• S.F. Business Journal: LodgeNet announces name change _{2013-06-25, 01:52 pm}
  President and CEO Michael Ribero said the company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, needed to make a fresh start.
• Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank deal _{2013-06-25, 01:49 pm}
  Sprint Nextel Corp. shareholders have given a thumbs up to an acquisition that potentially could keep the headquarters of one of the Kansas City area's largest private employers in Overland Park.
• Unusual coalition steps up to fight Missouri tax cut bill _{2013-06-25, 01:44 pm}
  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks at a news conference at the University of Missouri-Kansas City on June 5, when he announced his veto of a sweeping tax cut bill.
• Will a Settlement Spell Victory For Apple in Samsung Patent Disputes? _{2013-06-25, 01:28 pm}
  Samsung is reportedly trying to reach a settlement after being charged with abusing its market position by a European Union regulator due to a patent dispute barring rival Apple from using an important mobile phone patent.
• AT&T Opens New Innovation Labs _{2013-06-25, 01:27 pm}
  AT&T Inc. is breaking ground on two new Foundry innovation centers in Atlanta and Plano, Texas, bringing its total to five across the globe.
• AT&T Plans Research Facilities for Atlanta, Dallas _{2013-06-25, 01:16 pm}
  AT&T is preparing to open a pair of new research facilities in Atlanta and Dallas over the next few months, which will bring the total number of AT&T Foundry centers to five worldwide.
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs wants to revive music TV _{2013-06-25, 01:02 pm}
  Sean "Diddy" Combs knows his way around the small screen - whether he's launching reality competitions, starring in music videos or doing guest spots on dramas.
• CenturyLink acquires AppFog to offer multicloud PaaS _{2013-06-25, 01:00 pm}
  CenturyLink, the third largest telecom provider in the United States and provider of fiber networks to businesses around the world, has acquired AppFog, a Portland, Ore.-based Platform-as-a-Service startup that prides itself on deploying more than 150,000 applications for more than 100,000 developers across multiple cloud environments .
• Grady Health System Delivers Digital Healthcare with Comcast Business Ethernet _{2013-06-25, 12:57 pm}
  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 Grady Health System, one of the largest public health systems in the U.S., has selected Comcast Business Ethernet to deliver technology-based healthcare initiatives that improve patient ... (more)
• Cox Business Hospitality WiFi to Launch Across National Footprint _{2013-06-25, 12:56 pm}
  MINNEAPOLIS, June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- LIVE AT HITEC 2013 -- Cox Business today announced Hospitality WiFi will be available across the company's national footprint later this summer.
• UNYTS won't make move to Compass East _{2013-06-25, 12:44 pm}
  This week's announcement that Time Warner Cable will occupy a large piece of the former Sheehan Memorial Hospital was a bittersweet one for Mark Simon .
• PEER 1 Hosting Joins Center for Internet Security as Benchmarks Member _{2013-06-25, 12:42 pm}
  PEER 1 Hosting, the global IT hosting provider, today announced that it has joined the Benchmarks Division of the Center for Internet Security , a national non-profit dedicated to improving cyber security in the public and private sectors.
• Analyst Moves: AAPL, AMZN, BBRY _{2013-06-25, 11:41 am}
  This morning, Oppenheimer reduced its price target on shares of Apple to $460 as demand for the iPhone is slowing.