Chances are, if you walk to any Best Buy or Circuit City store in Orange County, Calif., between now and the Super Bowl, you'll run into more than just the retail chains' salesmen. You're just as likely to find a Cox Communications...
Cox Communications, Sony Corp. and the San Diego Padres are joining together for an unusual multi-player HDTV initiative for the coming baseball season that will establish a new high-water mark for the marketing the format. To start, Cox will ...
ATLANTA -- Cox Communications Inc. said it has launched Scientific-Atlanta Inc's HDTV Explorer 8010 digital video recorder set-top box in San Diego. The MSO also plans additions in Phoenix; Las Vegas; Oklahoma City; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Nor ATLANTA...
LAS VEGAS--Less than two months after launching high-definition video service, Cox Communications Inc.'s Las Vegas system has surpassed the 1,000 mark in HDTV subscriptions. Cox launched the service July 1, charging subscribers $10.15 per mon LAS VEGAS--Less than...
SAN DIEGO -- COX Communications Inc.'s Cable Channel 4 here is taking a big swing with HDTV programming this year, as it plans to simulcast "more than 100" of its 104 San Diego Padres game telecasts in the format. The games--beginni...
The introduction of new services like video-on-demand, digital video recorders and HDTV appear to be helping the bottom lines of cable's older revenue streams, a least for Cox Communications Inc. In two separate Sept. 18 presentations at diffe The...
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Terayon Communication Systems Inc. said Cox Communications Inc. is the first MSO to take advantage of advancements in its digital video-networking platform to deliver high-definition ads within HDTV programming. The rollout kicked off with HD Terayon Communication Systems...
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC. HAS GIVEN more definition to retail, adding two new high-definition television markets in which customers can opt to buy their digital boxes off the shelf. The Atlanta-based MSO rolled out HD service last month in Oklah ...
Cox Communications Inc. early this month launched high-definition television in Las Vegas, its second HD market. The Las Vegas deployment is the first in which Cox has deployed an integrated HD digital set-top box -- Scientific-Atlanta Inc.'s Cox...
Cox Communications Inc. said last week that it will test the market demand for high-definition television in its Omaha, Neb., system, with the help of local CBS Corp. affiliate KMTV and local consumer-electronics retailer Nebraska Furniture Mart. Cox Communications Inc. said last...
ATLANTA -- Cox Communications Inc. continued its high-definition service rollout in Oklahoma City and Cleveland last week. The MSO will offer HD customers the option to buy their ... ATLANTA -- Cox Communications Inc. continued its high-definition service...
MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. -- Los Angeles-area cable operators say they stand ready to "ditch the dish" by eliminating any perceived technical or customer-service advantages direct-broadcast satellite providers might enjoy. Tools for t MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. -- Los Angeles-area...
NEW ORLEANS -- Cable has a wealth of unique products it can use to attract consumers, but it must carefully choose which to pursue--and make those offerings as accessible and simple as possible--officials said at the May2 National Show general sess NEW ORLEANS --...
ESPN, which launched its high-definition TV service on March 30 with Major League Baseball's season opener between the Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels, announced a handful of HD-affiliation deals late last week. The network signed agreements ESPN, which...
By Linda Haugsted Cable Gets Behind Consumer Desires For Electronic Toys Electronics - including high-definition TV sets, upgraded DVD players and MP3 players - will account for about one-quarter of all gifts purchased this holiday seaso...
Los ANGELES -- Cable is abuzz with the potential for selling HDTV programming. A big jump in penetration of HD-ready sets is predicted between now and 2008, when an estimated 45 million viewers worldwide are expected to own the sets, according to I Los...