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L.A. Judge Mulls A La Carte Lawsuit's Fate By Linda Haugsted - 06/16/2008
A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles may let a case move forward challenging the lack of a la carte programming available to cable and satellite consumers. More
ACA Meets With Martin Aide On A La Carte By Ted Hearn - 07/18/2008
Washington—In a recent meeting with a senior aide to Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin, top officials from the American Cable Association backed rules to require cable programmers to charge the same monthly fee to all cable companies regardless of size.
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SAG Formally Rejects AMPTP Contract Offer By Linda Haugsted - 07/17/2008
The Screen Actors Guild has not accepted the June 30 contract offer by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with the actors’ chief negotiator stating that the contract “template” established by pacts with writers and directors does not protect actors.
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Court Rejects Verizon’s Stay Request By Ted Hearn - 07/17/2008
Washington—A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by Verizon Communications to keep marketing local phone service to customers who had already elected to switch to cable and other competing voice providers.
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NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn 07/17/2008
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association Thursday announced that 18 of the nation’s largest cable and broadband Internet service providers have agreed to block access to any Web sites known to host or distribute illegal child pornography files.
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State Commission Approves Verizon’s Video Franchise in NYC By Todd Spangler - 07/16/2008
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday confirmed the agreement between Verizon and the City of New York for the telecommunications company to provide FiOS TV service to all five boroughs of the city.
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Programmers, Distributors Muster Appeal to Latest A La Carte Ruling By Linda Haugsted - 07/16/2008
Attorneys for programming providers and distributors will appeal a U.S. District Court decision that will let consumers challenge, on antitrust grounds, the practice of selling video programming in bundles rather than on a channel-by-channel basis.
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Washington Town Approves Video Franchise for FiOS By Linda Haugsted - 07/15/2008
Lynnwood, Washington, has become the first community in that state to approve a competitive video franchise for Verizon Communications.
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Point, Click, Fire Larry Barrett, Associate Editor, Multichannel.com May 16, 2008 I'll Buy That For $1,200
All 15,000-plus of you heading to New Orleans this weekend for the 2008 Cable Show ha... More
USA Network's Sandy 'Burn Notice' USA Network transplanted ‘Burn Notice’s’ Miami beach setting to Times Square for a promotional event in support of the second-season premiere of the original series.
Comcast's New Video Wall The 83-by-25-foot, 10-million-pixel high-definition video wall located in the lobby of Comcast's new corporate headquarters has become quite a tourist attraction in downtown Philadelphia.
National Educational Computing Conference Operators, programmers, Cable in the Classroom and CTAM shared their resources with more than 18,000 school leaders, educational technology purchasers and decision-makers this week at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio.
HBO Heats Up Summer With Documentaries
HBO Documentaries & Family President Shelia Nevins discusses the pay network's strategy of airing weekly documentaries throughout the summer.
