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Biography for Mariko Hewer

Mariko Hewer is the associate editor for FierceEnterpriseCommunications, FierceIPTV and FierceOnlineVideo. She has lived in Washington, D.C., all her life and graduated from the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism in May 2012. Mariko has previous B2B experience working with Hanley Wood LLC on publications concerning architecture and construction and is excited to be editing for and learning about the wireline industry. You can contact her at mhewer@fiercemarkets.com or by following @FierceEntComm, @FierceIPTV and @FierceOnlineVid on Twitter.

Articles by Mariko Hewer

UPDATED: AT&T U-verse customers suffer outages in U.S. markets

AT&T U-verse customers in several U.S. markets have been suffering from unexplained outages since as early as Monday morning, according to comments in forums on DSL Reports and an article in the Miami Herald. The company says it is "working around the clock" to resolve the issues.

Google Fiber locked in new battle with Time Warner Cable

Google complained to the FCC on Monday that Time Warner Cable has "backtracked" from agreeing to license its regional sports network, Metro Sports, to Google Fiber in Kansas City.

Spotlight: Otto Berkes, Xbox cofounder, to replace HBO's Zitter

HBO has announced that Otto Berkes, the cofounder of the original Microsoft Xbox gaming platform, will step forward to take the reins as chief technology officer when current CTO Bob Zitter steps down in March 2013.

Pay TV households with DVRs increasing rapidly, finds survey

A new survey found 52 percent of U.S. households with pay TV now have a DVR, roughly twice the number of those who had it just five years ago.

AT&T signs up 198,000 new U-verse TV subscribers

AT&T said it posted a net gain of 198,000 U-verse TV subscribers and 613,000 high-speed Internet subscribers in the third quarter.