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Colombia's Nuestra Tele Noticias Makes U.S. Debut Via DirecTV MásLaura Martinez, November 18, 2009DirecTV this month added Nuestra Tele Noticias, a 24/7 news channel produced in Colombia, to its DirecTV Más Hispanic package. More
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Senate Commerce Committee Passes STELAJohn Eggerton, November 19, 2009The Senate Commerce Committee wasted no time Thursday passing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), its version of the satellite reauthorization bill. More
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Spot Runner Takes Shot At Web-Enabled TV Ad BuyingBy Todd Spangler, November 19, 2009Spot Runner -- a startup that has raised more than $120 million from investors including CBS, Interpublic Group, WPP Group and Grupo Televisa -- is taking the wraps off its Malibu Web-based ad-buying platform, designed to streamline the process of buying and selling TV advertising. For now, however, it isn't announcing any customers that are planning to use it. More
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McCaskill To Stand Down From Proposed DirecTV Carriage Mandate: SourcesJohn 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
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Broadcasters: We Need Full Spectrum To Get Full Retrans ValueJohn 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
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Cox Checks In HD For Hotel CustomersTodd Spangler, November 18, 2009Cox Communications is expanding its business video portfolio to include high-definition free-to-guest services for major national and regional chains across all its markets, after initially offering HD feeds to Las Vegas casinos for the last several years. More
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CEA Slams California TV Energy-Use MandatesBy 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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Survey: Ultra HDTVs In 40% Of Homes By 2025by George Winslow, November 18, 2009
Some analysts and companies are already looking ahead to the next generation of high-resolution video -- ultra HD.
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NCTA: Cable Has Spent $935 Million On CableCardsBy Todd Spangler, November 18, 2009
The U.S. cable industry has spent more than $900 million to date on CableCard-enabled set-top boxes to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's so-called integrated set-top ban, according to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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FCC Chairman Not Sure FCC Can Gauge Spectrum DemandsJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Wednesday raised doubts that the agency would be able to figure out just what the spectrum demands of the broadband nation will be, but made it clear that the wireless industry would need more. More
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FCC's Bill Lake: Time Of Separate TV, Net Is EndingJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009FCC Media Bureau chief Bill Lake says the FCC should consider spurring more competition and variety in the set-top box market as one way of helping spur broadband adoption. More
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FCC Adopts Shot Clock On Wireless Tower SitingJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009The FCC Wednesday gave states and localities a shot clock for approving wireless industry applications for construction and installation of new facilities. More
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EchoStar Names Dugan CEO, As Ergen Remains ChairmanTodd Spangler, November 18, 2009EchoStar announced that Michael Dugan has been named the company's president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charlie Ergen, who will remain chairman of EchoStar as well as Dish Network's chairman, president and CEO. More
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Waxman, Boucher Ask GAO For Study On How Government, Commercial Entities Use SpectrumJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009The chairs of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Communications Subcommittee have asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of how the government and commercial entities use spectrum, including "commercial spectrum that may be underutilized and could potentially be reassigned or reallocated." More
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ThePlatform Wants To Handle 'TV Everywhere' For EveryoneBy Todd Spangler, November 18, 2009
Comcast's thePlatform online video management subsidiary is handling back-end services for the parent company's impending On Demand Online launch -- and now it's proposing to help programmers deliver TV Everywhere, as well.
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Senate Bill Would Mandate DirecTV Local CarriageJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009Sen.Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is preparing an amendment to the Senate Commerce Committee version of the satellite reauthorization bill that would mandate local TV station service to all 210 markets by satellite carriers EchoStar and DirecTV More
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Cablevision: Fewer Than 1% Of NYC Subs Affected By Crypto WaiverBy Todd Spangler, November 17, 2009
Cablevision Systems said encrypting its full cable TV lineup in New York City would directly affect fewer than 1% of subscribers, and that it would offer analog-only customers two set-tops or CableCards free for at least two years if the Federal Communications Commission granted its request for a waiver to rules banning the encryption of basic broadcast channels.
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Leone, Eastwood Marathon On MGM HD's Thanksgiving MenuMike Reynolds, November 17, 2009If you prefer Clint Eastwood to football, then MGM HD is your TV dressing on Thanksgiving. More
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CableLabs Advanced-Ad Interop Draws 24 CompaniesBy Todd Spangler, November 17, 2009CableLabs last week hosted 24 vendors and programmers at an advanced-advertising interoperability event that included demos of systems using specs developed by the consortium and Canoe Ventures. More
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AT&T Debuts Caller ID On TV In Austin, Will Offer VOD CouponsBy Todd Spangler, November 17, 2009AT&T has launched caller ID on TV for customers in its Austin market who have both U-verse TV and U-verse Voice, and the telco introduced "offers on demand," an app that lets viewers redeem coupon codes on-screen for discounts on movie rentals. More
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