Archive for June, 2009

New Launches: Suddenlink VOD, 20 Meg Internet

Tomorrow, Suddenlink TV customers in Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Pittsburg, and Winfield, Texas, will be the most recent to gain access to the company’s video-on-demand (VOD) service.

Meanwhile, Suddenlink’s residential Internet customers in Georgetown, Leander, and Pflugerville, Texas, now have the opportunity to experience 20 megabit-per-second (Mbps) download speeds, like their counterparts in Lubbock and Midland, Texas. Suddenlink’s 20 Mbps service is the fastest download speed available in these communities.

Future expansions of VOD and 20 Mbps Internet service will be announced as they are confirmed.

06/15/09 at 2:08 pm 6 comments

DTV Day is Here

Reports, so far, indicate that the changeover to digital-only broadcasting is preceding smoothly, as expected. A few TV stations are experiencing issues, but they are the exception, not the rule.

If you have a TV set that is no longer picking up local stations, reference this Q&A, and consider contacting us for service.

06/12/09 at 9:02 am 4 comments

DTV: 2 Days and 2.8M Still Not Ready

The digital broadcasting transition happens Friday. Nielsen estimates that nearly 3 million homes have yet to take steps to get ready, half what they estimated back in February, prior to the original transition deadline.

Are you ready? If not, and you choose cable TV among the options available to you, Suddenlink is staffing up to meet demand and offering special prices to first-time cable customers.

06/10/09 at 10:10 am

Mass Exodus from ‘Ma Bell’

Michael Willner comments this morning, picking up on a post published last week at GigaOM.

06/09/09 at 2:56 pm

Buckle Up for Summer TV

Multichannel News reports that cable networks “will debut more than 120 shows over (the) next 12 weeks.”

Wow.

The magazine also offers a list of the 20 most-watched primetime summer series from last year. The top 5 in order were:

    The Closer (TNT)
    Burn Notice (USA)
    Monk (USA)
    WWE Raw / 10 pm ET (USA)
    In Plain Sight (USA)

06/08/09 at 10:52 am 2 comments

Again Considering Online TV, Part 2

Paul Rodriguez has published the second part of his two-part series.

Part one is here.

06/05/09 at 1:46 pm

Gladewater, TX, Latest to Get VOD

VOD is coming to Gladewater, Texas — around mid-week, next week. For prior VOD launches, and related VOD news, check here — and scroll down the page.

06/05/09 at 1:28 pm

One Week to D(TV)-Day

June 12 — the final deadline for TV stations to switch to digital-only broadcasts — is one week from tomorrow.

One week!

Are you ready?

06/04/09 at 1:42 pm

Cuban on Internet Video

Mark Cuban comments on what went wrong with and where the future may lie for online video, a topic on which he is described by the WSJ as, among other things, “a pioneer.” It’s an interesting interview if you have time to read it.

(Heads Up: Registration or paid subscription at WSJ.com may be required.)

06/03/09 at 3:42 pm

HD Line Ups Expanded

Consistent with Suddenlink’s commitment to continue enhancing its high-definition (HD) service, three or more HD networks were added to each of the channel line ups in 33 Suddenlink-served communities in the last several weeks, including …

    Kansas: Paola, Spring Hill

    Texas: Gainesville, Whitesboro, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Leander, Mineral Wells

    Arkansas: Arkadelphia, Batesville, El Dorado, Heber Springs, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Magnolia, Malvern, Mt. Home, Newport, Pocahontas, Russellville, Clarksville, Morrilton

    Louisiana: Alexandria, Bastrop, Bossier City, DeRidder, Lake Charles, Minden, Natchitoches, Sulphur

    Missouri: Branson, Nixa, Ozark

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Check here for more information on Suddenlink HD versus competitive services.

Check here for more information on the categories or tiers of HD channels generally available through Suddenlink HD cable systems.

Check here, and enter your zip code, to determine if Suddenlink HD service is available in your area.

06/02/09 at 1:55 pm 5 comments

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