NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) today announced that it had awarded four new research stipends as part of its Research Program on Digital Communications (http://www.twcresearchprogram.com). Launched in 2010, the Research Program is designed to tap into the best minds in the academic and public policy communities and stimulate research into the challenges facing the telecommunications industry. The Research Program awards stipends to generate reports and provide new information, insights, and practical advice to policymakers and policy stakeholders. Each stipend is for $20,000. This is the first round of awards in 2011. Twelve awards to eighteen leading researchers have been made to date by the Research Program.
Fernando Laguarda, director of the program and Vice President for External Affairs and Policy Counselor at Time Warner Cable, said, “We continue to be very pleased with the quality of applications for stipends from the Research Program. We are confident the studies we are funding will make a positive contribution to the public debate about major issues now confronting the industry, policymakers, and stakeholders.”
The four studies selected were:
- Next Generation Content for Next Generation Networks, by Eli Noam, Columbia University.
- The Effect of Internet Access on Labor Supply Decisions, by Christopher Stanton, University of Utah; Katrina Kosec, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab and International Food Policy Research Institute; and Sara Jo Champion, Stanford University.
- Program Value in the Evolving Television Audience Marketplace, by Philip Napoli, Fordham University.
- Assessing the Impact of Broadband on Informal Education, by Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University.
A short description of each study is attached.
“With the third round of research stipends and the recent publication of five Research Program essays in the Federal Communications Law Journal, the Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications is beginning to make a contribution to scholarship and the public policy debate,” said Laguarda. “All stakeholders welcome the contribution of informed voices to this important discussion about the future of digital communications in our nation.”
About the Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications
The Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications awards stipends to foster research dedicated to increasing understanding of the benefits and challenges facing the future of digital technologies in the home, office, classroom and community. Individual researchers affiliated with universities and not-for-profits are eligible to apply for the stipends. More information about the program can be found at www.twcresearchprogram.com and by following http://twitter.com/TWC_RP.
About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas — New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. Time Warner Cable serves more than 14 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers a suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions that are targeted and affordable. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com, www.twcbc.com and www.twcmedia.com.
SPRING 2011 RESEARCH AWARDS
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
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Next Generation Content for Next Generation Networks |
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Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, and Institute for Tele-Information |
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This project will increase understanding of the nature of traditional television and other entertainment and media when they move to gigabit-speed delivery over the Internet. The project will provide an analysis of the implications of ultra-speed broadband video for content genres, production, distribution, and consumption, as well as the implications for media and entertainment industries and policy. |
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The Effect of Internet Access on Labor Supply Decisions |
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Christopher Stanton, Assistant Professor, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah (July 2011); Katrina Kosec, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab and the International Food Policy Research Institute (July 2011); and Sara Jo Champion, Stanford University. |
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This project will inform strategies for broadband adoption and deployment by examining the relationship between home internet access and labor supply decisions. The particular impact of home broadband access will also be addressed. | |
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Program Value in the Evolving Television Audience Marketplace |
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Philip M. Napoli, Professor, Schools of Business, Fordham University |
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This project will increase understanding of the future of digital television advertising and programming through an analysis of new technologies and metrics for measuring and monetizing audiences. The project will provide insights into the evolving criteria for determining the value of video programming in the digital environment. | |
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Assessing the Impact of Broadband on Informal Education |
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Pedro Ferreira, Assistant Research Professor, Engineering and Public Policy Department and H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University |
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This project will increase understanding of the role of technology and broadband in the context of informal education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The project will provide insights into how to achieve better outcomes in informal STEM learning. |