Remote control: Cox Communications announced today that its Cox TV Connect app will soon include access to 56 new national cable channels, and that customers can access the app on the iPhone and iPod touch. Introduced in December 2011, the original Cox TV Connect app for iPad has since been downloaded more than 420,000 times from Apple iTunes, Cox says. The new channel additions will bring the total to over 90 channels available via the app. The expansion is expected to begin sometime after Jan. 18, says Cox spokeswoman Sharon Bethea.
Hot ticket in town: Though tables were sold out as of Tuesday, about 100 individual tickets remain available to attend LABI’s 2013 Annual Meeting next week, at which former White House staffer and GOP strategist Karl Rove will deliver the keynote address. The event is being held at Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Tickets are $200. Complete details and tickets are available here.
Betting on apartments: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, the real estate venture backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has acquired closely held Hendricks & Partners to expand in apartment sales and research. Hendricks advises clients on the sale, purchase and financing of multifamily real estate through more than 30 offices across the country—including one in Baton Rouge, the firm’s lone Louisiana office. Bloomberg has the full story here.
