Regulation Of TV & Entertainment Services
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Genachowski to Focus On Broadband In Senate TestimonyJohn Eggerton, May 15, 2012FCC chairman Julius Genachowski will be discussing broadband -- almost exclusively -- when he talks up the FCC's role in maximizing the power of communications technology at a Senate Commerce Committee FCC oversight hearing Wednesday, at least according to his opening statement. More
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Big Three Affils to Media Bureau: Define OVDs As MVPDsJohn Eggerton, May 15, 2012The ABC, NBC and CBS affiliate associations have told the FCC it should include online video providers in the definition of multichannel video programming distributor. More
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Former News Corp. Exec Charged In Hacking ProbeGeorge Winslow, May 15, 2012British officials have charged former News Corp. executive Rebekah Brook with three counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice for her role in attempting to cover up the phone-hacking scandal and the bribery of public officials by employees of the News of the World and the Sun tabloids owned by News Corp. More
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McDowell Among 'Most Valuable Policymakers'John Eggerton, May 15, 2012The Sports Fan Coalition, which has asked the FCC to scrap its sports blackout rule as outmoded and fan-unfriendly, is honoring six legislators and one FCC commissioner for "standing up for fans" at a Capitol Hill reception Tuesday night. More
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Pai, Rosenworcel to Testify at FCC Oversight HearingJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012With the two new Federal Communications Commission commissioners now officially sworn in as of Monday (May 14), they will be testifying Wednesday at a Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing on the agency. That is according to a committee press office spokesman. More
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Court Upholds FCC On TWC/MASN RulingJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012A federal appeals court has upheld an FCC decision that Time Warner Cable had not discriminated against regional sports network MASN (the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) by not carrying it on an analog tier in North Carolina. More
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FCC Commissioners Sworn InJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012At long last, the FCC's two newest members have been sworn in. More
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NTIA to Pitch Broadband Loan SuccessesJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012The House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology has scheduled a hearing May 16 on "broadband loans and grants," and the Obama Administration is expected to argue that those programs are generating jobs and spurring innovation. More
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Google, Under Scrutiny, Lobbies Harder
By MCN Staff, May 14, 2012Google has become a powerful force in Washington, heavying up its lobbying presence most recently by hiring former New York Republican congresswoman Susan Molinari to head up its D.C. office. More
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Consultants Pitch Action Plan to Verizon’s Opponents By John Eggerton, May 14, 2012Forewarned is forearmed. Major cable operators, including the top two MSOs, could face a new front in the fight for their sale of advanced wireless spectrum to Verizon. More
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D.C. Briefs By John Eggerton, May 14, 2012The Senate last week confirmed two new FCC nominees, Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican Ajit Pai, to fill the vacant seats on a fivemember commission that has only had three members since the beginning of the year. More
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AT&T Suspends U-verse TV On Xbox Option To Re-Engineer KitBy Todd Spangler, May 13, 2012
AT&T's U-verse TV customers currently can't order a hardware kit to equip an Xbox 360 as an IPTV set-top box, as the telco said it's revamping the product to "improve and enhance this functionality."
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Comcast, TiVo Complete VOD Rollout In San FranciscoBy Todd Spangler, May 11, 2012
Comcast and TiVo now offer access to the MSO's video-on-demand library to any cable subscriber in the San Francisco Bay Area using a TiVo Premiere digital video recorder, and the duo plan to expand the feature to additional markets in the coming months, according to a regulatory filing by the DVR company.
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Noncoms Defend Their Turf in Senate LetterJohn Eggerton, May 11, 2012Noncommercial broadcasters have sent a letter of their own to every senator arguing for continued CPB funding. More
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NuvoTV, Peacock Productions to Pair on Live Presidential Town Hall EventMike Reynolds, May 11, 2012NuvoTV will team with NBC News' Peacock Productions to host a town hall special centering on the roles of Latinos in the upcoming presidential election. More
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C-SPAN to Produce, Air Series on First LadiesJohn Eggerton, May 11, 2012C-SPAN will produce and air a two-year series profiling the nation's First Ladies. More
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Cable Show 2012: NCTA's 'Imagine Park' Aims to Plant New IdeasBy Todd Spangler, May 10, 2012
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is bringing back The Park to this year's Cable Show -- doubling the floor space and promising that the exhibit area showcasing new products and new ideas will be even bigger and more buzz-worthy in its second year.
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New FCC Commissioners Still Waiting on White House PaperworkJohn Eggerton, May 10, 2012As of mid-day Thursday, there was still no word on just when the two new FCC commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai might be sworn in. More
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Updated: ALJ to Hear Game Show Net Carriage Complaint Against CablevisionJohn Eggerton, May 10, 2012The FCC's Media Bureau has designated the Game Show Network's program carriage complaint for hearing before an administrative law judge, if the two sides don't resolve it via third-party mediation in the interim. More
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Sen. Klobuchar Intros Password Protection BillJohn Eggerton, May 9, 2012Some Democratic senators have gotten together to try and prevent future employers from being able to get undue access to past online conduct from online users. More
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