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Some of the trends we saw from Comcast should be reflected in the results of other cable operators.

Rich Galen

That entire doctrine has come and gone. Now the doctrine is you respond instantaneously, and where possible with a strong counterattack. A lot of that is because of the Internet, a lot of that is because of cable TV news.

It is a sold cable channel, it's also a platform of diverse programming interests,

Linda Chavez

I think there's a kind of xenophobic frenzy on talk radio, on cable television, from (CNN's) Lou Dobbs to some of the shows on Fox (News),

Ted Koppel

I think there is a tendency on the part of some of the cable networks to be in a desperate race to be first with the obvious. Can you imagine going to any one of those people and saying, 'Give us three hours of prime time'? It wouldn't happen.

Jason Kilar

I think the relationship between cable and satellite and telco pay TV service providers and the content industry is a very, very solid one.

I think cable is very concerned about what DBS is doing to their potential subscriber base.

It gives them a larger reach so they can fight cable in their whole footprint. Now, there's no hiding from AT&T .

Dennis Lee

I think this will eat into its cable television revenues as early as the second half of the year.

Mike Johnston

It is our duty to provide storm coverage. It's part of our license - to serve the public. That's one of the differences between over-the-air and cable stations.

James Dolan

I think it's an affirmation that cable technology is the technology of the year 2000 and beyond,

David Zaslav

Our partnership with Time Warner Cable will provide viewers with a robust 2006 Olympic Winter Games experience. NBC is committed to providing our distribution partners with unique digital offerings to help them drive their businesses.

I thought the results were pretty good. They were (generally) in line with our expectations, with cable outperforming our estimates on all fronts.

Paul Simon

For those who thought it was going to be some kind of a snow job because it was paid for by the cable industry, it says very clearly we have to do a better job,

The arguments in favor of it have a clear political appeal. So cable is taking a la carte very seriously.

The antitrust division is looking at the possibility of anti-competitive practices in the international undersea cable industry.

Most of the big cable companies provide voice over Internet services that are equivalent to regular wire line phone service. The catch is they don't let customers be nomadic, you can't use a phone number from outside your regular service area.

Steve Ballmer

Microsoft's collaboration with Cable & Wireless and Compaq will mean great new integrated messaging and collaboration tools, ... By basing a range of new services on the Windows platform, Cable & Wireless, Compaq and Microsoft will enable more reliable and more efficient IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.

I think it would be a great improvement for the community, ... The service is already there -- water, sewer, cable TV, natural gas . . . I had three calls about the property just today. That's how hot it is.

We continue to expand our audience, reaching them everywhere they consume media on cable and online.

We do want people to lobby their local cable operators. It's still a time-tested method of influencing them.

George Bodenheimer

We do not have the exclusive national cable rights here.

Ted Sarandos

We're closer to HBO than we are to the entire grid of cable on demand.

We don't think government should be dictating what kind of cable packages we should offer.

Jeffrey Bewkes

I think (if) the cable companies show up with continuing robustness (they) will get revalued.

We want to be number one, from the ingestion of content to the play-out to any type of channel. Everything between there, you should see Ericsson if you are a broadcaster, telecoms operator, or cable operator.

What is the propensity for people to take on one more monthly bill? Do you really want a service tagged to your watch when you've already got your cable service and your cell phone service?

Timothy Hutton

There's probably a little more creative freedom in cable versus network, a little less of a committee looking over everyone's shoulder, but it depends on the network; it depends on the show; it depends on who the head writer or show runner is and what track record they have.

Iggy Azalea

I didn't have cable television growing up; there were only six channels you could watch then. The only really good channel was channel 10, and they would play 'The Nanny Called Fran' every night for years. I've seen every episode 100 times. I would get my Grandma to make me leopard skin dresses on her sewing machine.

These cable systems are in rural areas, so they potentially are not as profitable. AT&T is looking to unload them because their focus is not on rural cable markets.

These cable companies use their operations to present only one side of the issue because they don't want consumers to know there could be a choice for cable TV in this state.

These days, what the cable companies offer and what the phone companies offer is mostly the same.

Jonathan LaPaglia

The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or less - and the huge middle ground has been lost. Cable is filling that void.