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FCC Seeks Comment On Time Warner, Et Al's Retransmission-Consent PetitionJohn Eggerton, March 19, 2010It didn't take the FCC long, but as expected, the commission Friday said it was officially seeking comment on a petition by cable and satellite operators that it revamp the retransmission-consent regime, according to a copy of the public notice. More
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Icahn Ups Lions Gate AnteMike Farrell, March 19, 2010About a week after being rebuffed by Lions Gate Entertainment's board of directors in his partial tender offer for about 13 million shares of the studio's stock, former corporate raider Carl Icahn has raised the ante, launching a bid for all of the company's shares for a total of $574 million. More
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Q4 A Slam Dunk At MSGMike Farrell, March 18, 2010
In its first quarterly conference call as a separate publicly traded company, Madison Square Garden reported a strong fourth quarter, spurred almost entirely by affiliate fee increases at its cable networks and a return to profitability for its sports teams.
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Charter to Extend Debt TermsBy Mike Farrell, March 17, 2010Lenders Will Drop Appeal of Reorg Plan More
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HBO Marks 'True Blood's Third-Season Debut June 13Mike Reynolds, March 16, 2010True Blood will scare up its third season in June. More
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'Tudors' Final Reign Begins April 11Mike Reynolds, March 16, 2010The beginning of Jonhathan Rhys Meyers reign as Henry VIII is at hand More
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CBS College Sports To Tip Off Pair Of 'March Madness' Out-Of-Market PairMike Reynolds, March 15, 2010
CBS College Sports Network will tip off two out-of-market games of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship later this week.
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Versus, DirecTV Finally Reconnect On Carriage AccordMike Reynolds, March 15, 2010
After a more than six-month stalemate, DirecTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return Versus to the top DBS provider's air.
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Charter's Stimulus Planby John Eggerton, March 15, 2010
Charter Communications is opening a second front in the battle to boost broadband adoption.
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5 Ways to ‘Fix' Retransmission Consentby Mike Farrell and John Eggerton, March 15, 2010Retransmission consent has re-entered the public consciousness in a big way in the past few months, with two high-profile battles in New York and more on the way. More
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Cablevision Settles Switched Digital Video SuitJohn Eggerton, March 15, 2010Cablevision has agreed to pay $25,000 and inform its customers when it is delivering programming in a two-way, switched-digital-video format that can't be received by unidirectional equipment. More
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FCC Wants Broadcasters To Give Back 120 MHz As Part Of Broadband PlanJohn Eggerton, March 15, 2010The FCC is proposing getting 120 MHz back from broadcasters as part of its grand broadband plan. More
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Nat Geo Hunts ‘Wild’ SponsorsBy Thomas Umstead, March 15, 2010National Geographic Channel says advertisers are just wild about its new wild-animal focused spinoff Nat Geo Wild, to launch March 29. More
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Pacquiao's Decisive Win Keeps Prospects For Mayweather Mega Fight AliveMike Reynolds, March 14, 2010
Manny Pacquiao overwhelmed Joshua Clottey before almost 51,000 at Cowboys Stadium Saturday night, a decisive victory that keeps the boxing and multichannel industries' hopes for a mega fight with Floyd Mayweather alive
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BBC America To Launch Dual Feed On April 26Mike Reynolds, March 13, 2010Beginning next month, BBC America will telecast via a dual feed, unifying its programming times. More
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REVIEW: HBO's 'The Pacific'By Mark Robichaux, March 8, 2010
In his voyage to the Pacific after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Eugene B. Sledge wonders: “Would I do my duty or be a coward? Could I kill?”
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Eyes Of March Are Upon CBS, CBS College Sports With 'Madness' CoverageMike Reynolds, March 13, 2010
It's March, so there are shining moments ahead for CBS and CBS College Sports Network with the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
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World Fishing Network Reels In Liberty CablevisionMike Reynolds, March 13, 2010WFN: World Fishing Network has launched in high-definition in Puerto Rico. More
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Calipari Taps Social Media To Promote DirecTV's Mega March Madness PackageMike Reynolds, March 13, 2010DirecTV has enlisted Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari to pitch its out-of-market 2010 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championship package. More
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Operators Buck Salary Freezes In 2009, 2010: CTHRA StudyMike Reynolds, March 12, 2010The salary freeze that has engulfed a significant portion of the labor force, did not impact employees of cable and satellite operators, according to a study by Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources Association. More
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