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Boucher, Pence Back Senate version Of Shield Bill
John Eggerton, November 20, 2009House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.) Friday praised the Senate Judiciary Committee for approving a compromise version of the shield law bill More -
New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality
John Eggerton, November 20, 2009The New York City Council was scheduled to hold a meeting Friday morning on a resolution backing strong network neutrality principles. More -
Levin Seeks Clarification From NAB
John Eggerton, November 19, 2009FCC broadband advisor Blair Levin says he still needs more clarification from the National Association of Broadcasters on issues related to the impact of spectrum allocations on retransmission-consent negotiations, according to a source. More -
TVs Could Be Interfering With TV Reception
John Eggerton, November 19, 2009According to broadcasters and the government, one of the things that could be interfering with reception from indoor TV antennas is putting them near television sets. More -
American Cable Association Supports Mediacom In Retrans Fight With Sinclair
John Eggerton, November 19, 2009The American Cable Association has filed comments in support of Mediacom in its retrans battle with Sinclair. ACA also wants the FCC to look into the effect of local marketing agreements on retransmission consent negotiations. More -
Senate Committee Approves Espinel Nomination Of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
John Eggerton, November 19, 2009The Senate Commerce Committee has approved the nomination of Victoria Espinel as the nation's first intellecutal property enforcement coordinator. More -
McCaskill To Stand Down From Proposed DirecTV Carriage Mandate: Sources
John Eggerton, November 18, 2009Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is expected to stand down from her proposed amendment mandating both EchoStar and DirecTV deliver local TV station signals to all 210 Nielsen markets within three years, according to sources. More -
NAB: HD Is Driver, Retrans Is Beneficiary
John Eggerton, November 18, 2009NAB executive vice president and general counsel Jane Mago Wednesday sought Wednesday to clarify broadcasters' discussion with the FCC's broadband team headed by advisor Blair Levin. More -
Broadcasters: We Need Full Spectrum To Get Full Retrans Value
John Eggerton, November 18, 2009Broadcasters have been telling the FCC that they will need every bit of their digital spectrum allocations to have sufficient leverage to get their money's worth out of retransmission-consent negotiations with multichannel video operators. More -
CEA Slams California TV Energy-Use Mandates
By Todd Spangler, November 18, 2009The Consumer Electronics Association said it was "extremely disappointed" by the California Energy Commission's decision to set new energy efficiency standards for TV sets sold in the state. More
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