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The Telecom Digest for Oct 17, 2014
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:05:29 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase Also Hit Website of Bank's Sponsored Race
Message-ID: <56379FFB-31DA-40D7-8602-90B272A50B17@roscom.com>
Cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase Also Hit Website of Bank's Corporate Race
Hackers may have infiltrated the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge as
a test before the breach of the bank's internal systems that
compromised the information of 76 million households.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/cyberattack-at-jpmorgan-chase-also-hit-website-of-banks-corporate-race/
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:09:19 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: F.B.I. Director to Call 'Dark' Devices a Hindrance to Crime Solving in a Policy Speech
Message-ID: <F37F49EC-01C8-4FDD-8558-83FA03A2BC88@roscom.com>
F.B.I. Director to Call "Dark" Devices a Hindrance to Crime Solving in
a Policy Speech
The F.B.I. has long had concerns about devices "going dark" when their
technology is so sophisticated that the authorities cannot get data
from them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/us/politics/fbi-director-in-policy-speech-calls-dark-devices-hindrance-to-crime-solving.html
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:16:07 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: The August Smart Lock Shows Why You Should Stick With Dumb Keys
Message-ID: <3510262A-8D37-40BE-8CF7-007E607B84A6@roscom.com>
The August Smart Lock Shows Why You Should Stick With Dumb Keys
The August smart lock allows you to open your front door with a
smartphone. Who needs that?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/the-august-smartlock-shows-why-you-should-stick-with-dumb-keys/
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:42:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: A good call by the cable company
Message-ID: <b3b31fd1-d552-46a5-ab4d-e728c5571a56@googlegroups.com>
Doing the math on Suddenlink's decision to kick out Viacom: A good
call by the cable company
FierceCable, October 8, 2014. by Daniel Frankel
According to the story circulating around the cable industry, top
Viacom executives were shocked--shocked!--when they called their
Suddenlink counterparts at the eleventh hour on Sept. 30 and told them
they were finally ready to talk turkey about a new carriage deal.
"They never saw it coming," said a pay-TV executive familiar with the
failed negotiations between the St. Louis operator and the global
media conglomerate. "Viacom thought it would unfold at the last
minute like every other deal. But Suddenlink said, 'I don't think you
understand. We gave away your real estate. There's no going back."
With Viacom demanding what sources say was a 50 percent rate increase
on perhaps the biggest bundle in pay-TV, the operator had moved on to
Plan B. Suddenlink replaced Viacom's 24 networks with a mix of
independent channels, such as Glenn Beck's extreme right-wing-focused
The Blaze, as well [as] expansions of other conglomerate deals that
brought in outlets like FXX and the Oprah Winfrey Network.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/doing-math-suddenlinks-decision-kick-out-viacom-good-call-cable-company/2014-10-08
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http://tinyurl.com/mleklxo
Neal McLain
10-16-14-1340 EDT
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:12:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Upcoming Webinar: "Cable TV Must-Carry ...
Message-ID: <5221156a-4ef5-4928-b523-31109828a130@googlegroups.com>
Upcoming Webinar: "Cable TV Must-Carry & Retransmission Consent: Negotiating
Agreements & Enforcing Rights"
On October 23, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. (ET), FHH cable gurus Dan Kirkpatrick and
Paul Feldman will present a FREE webinar entitled "Cable TV Must-Carry &
Retransmission Consent: Negotiating Agreements & Enforcing Rights". This will
be a follow-up to their September webinar on the must-carry/retrans election
process. It will address a long list of post-election issues that both TV
folks and cable folks should be focused on.
http://www.commlawblog.com/2014/10/articles/fhh/upcoming-webinar-cable-tv-mustcarry-retransmission-consent-negotiating-agreements-enforcing-rights/index.h
tml
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http://tinyurl.com/ohuosdz
Neal McLain
Already registered
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| Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:23:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: It's really happening: HBO sets streaming plans for 2015
Message-ID: <6eff403f-f977-4cf3-8436-91d652f01e76@googlegroups.com>
FierceCable, October 15, 2014. by Daniel Frankel
Signaling a sea change in pay-TV distribution, a major programming
supplier, HBO, has announced plans to break off from the cable bundle
and distribute its shows to consumers in an à la carte streaming
product.
"We will go beyond the wall and launch a stand-alone over-the-top
service with the potential to produce hundreds of millions of dollars
in revenue," HBO chief Richard Plepler told investors in his network's
parent company, Time Warner Inc., in a Tuesday morning event. "The
international revenue possibilities could be just as large if not
larger [with OTT]. We have a huge opportunity in front of us. We will
use all means at our disposal to go after it."
The standalone HBO product is set to launch in 2015, the executive
said.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/its-really-happening-hbo-sets-la-carte-streaming-plans-2015/2014-10-15
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http://tinyurl.com/o2t67tp
Neal McLain
10-16-14-1320-EDT
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