Cable Fee Fight Takes Another Turn as Dish Networks Uses iTunes, Netflix and Amazon as Weapons

Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
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Comcast Profit Rises 30 Percent

Comcast Corp.’s first-quarter profit gained 30 percent as the cable- and television-network operator benefited from the Super Bowl broadcast on NBCUniversal and continued broadband growth.

Viral Video: “The Newsroom” Is Reborn

Here’s a new trailer for HBO’s upcoming series “The Newsroom,” by famed Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
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You Can Handle the Truth: Aaron Sorkin to Appear Onstage at D10

You know who’s cool? The screenwriter of “The Social Network.”
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News Corp. Considers Cable Sports Network

News Corp. is contemplating the launch of a national cable sports network in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cisco Deal for Israel’s NDS: It’s All About Video Anywhere

What does Cisco see in Israeli software outfit NDS? Video everywhere and anywhere.
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The New Cable-TV Guy: Intel

Intel Corp. is developing an Internet-based TV service that it hopes to sell to U.S. consumers, a strategic shift for the chip maker that makes it the latest technology company to look at a foray in the pay-TV business.

Discovery Vet Kelly Day Is Blip’s New Boss

One of the original Web video start-ups gets a new CEO.
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Here’s What a Netflix-Cable Deal Could Look Like: The One That Netflix Just Announced With Apple

Apple will let users sign up for Netflix directly from Apple TV, and let them pay their bill using iTunes. So no reason Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc., can’t do the same.
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Why the Web Hasn’t Hurt TV

Google’s Cable TV Lineup: A Wishlist

Roku Plays Nice With Cable Guys