(179 quotes found)
“Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.”
Spanish Proverb
“Cable has become something much bigger than expected, ... so that when a show like 'Law & Order' is seen three times a day, five days a week ... when you get that kind of exposure all the time and don't get paid anything, there's got to be something done.”
Chris Noth
“We are currently in discussions with all cable and satellite providers in our footprint.”
Andrew Fegyveresi
“The cable operators are paying to show content. The most important content you have is the broadcast stations. They take the position that over the air is free to people, so it should be free to them.”
Barry Faber
“We've spent more than $150 million to upgrade to a digital HDTV signal. And the cable operators are using the HD signal to get people to switch to their more expensive digital cable package.”
“The question is how can they make their product appealing to the cable and satellite operators. So it's not just 100 percent based on customer awareness.”
Ben Bajarin
“If someone is taking unauthorized cable, they are not paying their franchise fees. Someone might be paying to receive cable, which helps us operate our company, and the people next door are getting a free ride. It's not fair and not fair to the city.”
Bill Weaver
“Time Warner management has offered several reasons for not completely separating the cable business and buying back Time Warner shares aggressively, ... rejects management's arguments against separation and challenges management's capital return plan as a weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism.”
Carl Icahn
“Every dial-up customer we convert to D.S.L. takes one customer off the table for cable modem. We have a price for every budget.”
Bob Ingalls
“Cable and satellite services are already very good. It's going to be tough to pull subscribers away.”
Bob Larribeau
