New York - The chief executive of Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has said that his company will deploy a network-based digital video recorder, should rival Cablevision fare successfully against the studios and networks challenging the technology in court, Multichannel News reported.

Sacramento, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Friday asked California's Internet service providers to follow the lead of Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Sprint by "removing child pornography from existing servers and blocking channels" that disseminate the illegal material. Earlier this month, the three ISPs announced an agreement with New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, under which they would eliminate access to child pornography newsgroups on Usenet, and also purge any existing child pornography on their servers.

New York - Major Internet service providers Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have agreed to block access to child pornography by eliminating access to child porn newsgroups, and purging their servers of any child porn websites, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. The companies will also collectively pay $1.1 million to fund additional efforts by the AG's office and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to remove child pornography from the Internet.

New York - Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) will this week begin testing a new metered pricing scheme for some of its broadband subscribers in Texas, where users will be charged an extra $1 per gigabyte if they exceed their monthly bandwidth allowance. "We think it's the fairest way to finance the needed investment in the infrastructure," Kevin Leddy, Time Warner Cable's EVP of advanced technology, told the Associated Press, adding that 5% of the company's subscribers account for half of the capacity on its local cable lines.

New York - Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) plans to offer a new wireless cable modem that will bring Internet video to televisions and "allow you to network everything in your hose," according to comments made this week by CEO Glenn Britt, Reuters reported. "Within a relatively short time ... it's going to be very easy to get Internet TV on your big screen TV," Britt said, without providing further details or a launch date.

Washington - Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE) and six major U.S. cable TV providers have announced an agreement that will enable Sony to develop and sell televisions able to connect directly to cable TV services without the need of a set-top box. The agreement between Sony and cable providers Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), Cox, Charter (NASD: CHTR), Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and Bright House Networks -- which collectively serve 82% of U.S. cable subscribers -- will allow "two-way" digital TVs and other devices to deliver both standard cable programming and interactive services like pay-per-view and video-on-demand.

New York - Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said on Wednesday that it will officially separate itself from its Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) unit in a deal that will result in a $9.25 billion windfall for the New York-based media giant. Jeff Bewkes, the president and CEO of Time Warner, said that the move will leave his company with a portfolio of businesses "focused on creating and distributing our branded content across traditional and digital platforms," as well as increased flexibility in its capital structure.

New York - In a move expected by analysts, media conglomerate Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) will completely spin off its cable TV company, CEO Jeffrey L. Bewkes announced in a statement on Wednesday. "A complete structural separation of Time Warner Cable, under the right circumstances, is in the best interest of both companies' shareholders," said Bewkes. "We're working hard on an agreement with Time Warner Cable, which we expect to finalize soon."

Reston, Va. - Needing at least $3 billion to roll out its nationwide high speed WiMax network, Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and partner Clearwire are now in talks with cable giant Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Think video is the future of online media? Broadband revolution, right? Apple perfecting the digital video experience? Well, not if everyone decides to embrace that future all at once. Time Warner Cable is experimenting with caps on broadband usage, which means too much movie downloading and suddenly you’re paying $30 per movie.

New York - Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWX) plans later this year to experiment with charging its high-speed Internet customers based on how much they download each month, the Associated Press reported. Company spokesman Alex Dudley told AP around 5% of its customers can account for up to 50% of the company's network capacity, most likely while downloading HD video content.

New York - Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest provider behind Comcast, on Wednesday launched two digital music services for subscribers powered by MediaNet Digital's MusicNet and Synacor. The subscription service and download store Road Runner Music will offer unlimited access to more than 3 million songs, radio stations and music videos from MusicNet for $9.95 per month; for $5 more, the Road Runner Music Portable service allows porting to up to three devices. Synacor will provide billing and other back-end services.

New York - TV production company RHI Entertainment on Monday announced plans to distribute 24 world premiere movies in the action, thriller and horror genres to cable TV subscribers on their video-on-demand services. RHI (formerly Hallmark Entertainment) will offer the films in both standard and HD VOD through partners including Time Warner Cable, Cox, Cablevision and Bright House Networks. RHI films slated for VOD premieres include "Black Friday" (Judd Nelson); "Maneater" (Gary Busey); and "Eye of the Beast" (James Van Der Beek). Following the VOD premieres, the films will air on networks including Sci-Fi, Spike TV and Lifetime, and be distributed on home video through Genius Entertainment.