Cable and satellite news wire

  } Time Warner Cable tops 9 million-subscriber mark for its residential HSD (High-Speed Data) services (Tuesday, February 16)

} Comcast adds "24" to over 250 on-demand TV series offer
(Friday, February 12)

} MSNBC in high-definition on FiOS TV in Northern Jersey and Long Island, as Cablevision loses its exclusive hold on MSNBC distribution in the New York metro area (Thursday, February 11)

} Sportsman Channel and Sportsman HD on Dish Network's America's
Top 250 (Thursday, February 11)

} Comcast/NBCU merger heading to Capitol Hill hearing with strong competitors' opposition (Tuesday, February 2)

} Cablevision's  Optimum Lightpath highest speed quadruples to 40 Gbps optical-transport service for financial industry and businesses
(Tuesday, February 2)

} DirecTV's DVR scheduler app for iPhone and iPod touch devices gets 1 million downloads (Tuesday, February 2)

} DOCSIS3.0 services, the next-generation of ultra-fast cable broadband technology with maximum download speeds ranging from 50 to 105 Mbps, available to 52 million U.S. customers (Monday, February 1)