Texas Cable

Cable Industry Issue Spotlight

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott & TCA Launch Cyber Safety Education PSA
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recently joined with the Texas Cable Association to launch a statewide education campaign that will protect Texas children from Internet predators. For the next three months, cable service providers will broadcast cyber safety public service announcements in every metropolitan area in Texas. Learn More +

Digital Television Transition

By law, American television stations ended all analog broadcasts on June 12, 2009 and began broadcasting exclusively in a digital format. This frees up spectrum for police and other emergency personnel, plus provides better video and sound quality, more channels and choice. Television sets connected to cable, satellite or a telephone company video service provider should not be affected, but TV sets that are not connected to cable or satellite, or do not have a built-in digital tuner, will need a converter box. Learn More +

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Stat of the Month: Video-on-demand orders increased 21% last year, with operators processing 3.8 billion VOD orders in 2008, according to a report from audience-measurement firm Rentrak. (June 15, 2009 Multichannel News)
Cable association elects new leadership (June 15, 2009)
TCA Elects New Officers (June 12, 2009)
Are You Ready for the DTV Transition (June 11, 2009)
Comcast is giving away antennas in Houston (June 9, 2009)
Comcast and National Football League Reach Long-Term Carriage Agreement for NFL Network (May 19, 2009)

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