February - Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce

Eye on the futurecontinued from page 17it’s a differentiator in why they stay with us,”Quigley said. “We’re trying to do more and morebecause they tell us they love it. Time WarnerCable used to be market-centric; now we’re reallysharing our programming across the region. Wehave a lot of functions that are now regionalized sowe can share those resources and look for opportunities,and Time Warner Cable Sports is one ofthose opportunities.”As a technology company, Time Warner Cableinfuses an interest in science, technology,engineering and math among studentsTime Warner Cable also partners with CapitalNews 9, the 24-hour local news station, to providea constant stream of news, sports, traffic reports ––and, of course, Weather on the 9s every 10 minutes.“Capital News 9 is very well respected in theCapital Region, and there’s a lot of benefit forsharing our resources with each other,” Quigleysaid. “We do a lot of work with them because it’s ahigh quality station.”Interestingly, Capital News 9 is the program forwhich most customers use the “Start Over” feature,Gordon pointed out.“What’s interesting is that the program is awheel, so if you miss it, you’ll see it again in 40minutes,” he said. “But people ‘Start Over’ thehour more often than other shows. It’s an interestingphenomenon, and people gravitated to it.”Capital News 9 is also expected to expand itsreach into convenience stores closer to you.“In every Stewart’s Shops location, there’sgoing to be a TV with Capital News 9, whichgives Stewart’s a chance to brand specials in theirstores, as well, for a period during the hour. It’s agreat opportunity,” Quigley said.As 2010 continues, Time Warner Cable looksforward to enhancing its cable, Internet and phoneservices for thousands of customers in the region.“From a technology perspective, customerswant more speed, they want to be able to watchTV and video. There are platforms we provide toour customers to differentiate ourselves from a lotof other services,” Quigley said.=30| acchamber.org | techvalley.org