• Martin Plan: Cable Must-Carry For Class A TV
• Texas Cable Law Challenge Reinstated
• MTV President Norman To Depart
• Outdoor CEO Inks New Deal
• Will Stewart Grace The Oscars, WGA Strike Or Not?
• Charter: Apply MDU Ban To All
• Comcast Media Center Signs SES Americom Pact

• Insight Selectively Powers 20-Megabit Broadband
• CableLabs Gets Tool to Test Switched Video for TiVos
• Discovery Names AOL's Kayse To Lead Digital Ad Sales
• CN8 Takes Roll Call With Weekly Series

• Cone Returns To YES Booth
• USA Unleashes Web Video At Dog Show

Martin Plan: Cable Must-Carry For Class A TV
Opening a new front in his battle with cable operators, Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin wants to force the industry to begin carrying hundreds of low-power local TV stations that up to now have not had such access, except in the most rural parts of the country. click to read more...
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Texas Cable Law Challenge Reinstated
Cable operators in Texas, through their trade association, can proceed with a federal lawsuit against a statewide franchising law that excludes incumbent cable companies. click to read more...
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MTV President Norman To Depart
After nearly three years at the helm of MTV: Music Television, network president Christina Norman will leave the company at the end of the month. click to read more...
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Outdoor CEO Inks New Deal
Outdoor Channel CEO Roger Werner negotiated a new employment deal with the hunting and fishing network in February, a deal that could net him more than $5 million annually if he hits specific subscriber and revenue growth targets. click to read more...
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Will Stewart Grace The Oscars, WGA Strike Or Not?
If the Writers Guild of America strike isn’t settled in time for the Academy Awards ceremony Feb. 24, will Jon Stewart still show up to host the event? click to read more...
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Charter: Apply MDU Ban To All
Washington – Satellite TV providers and phone companies shouldn't have an exclusive right to serve apartment buildings with video services now that the Federal Communications Commission bans cable operators from retaining or obtaining similar exclusivity, Charter Communications told the FCC Wednesday. click to read more...
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Comcast Media Center Signs SES Americom Pact
Comcast Media Center has expanded its relationship with SES Americom by signing a multiyear, multi-transponder contract intended to expand CMC’s offerings to cable affiliates. click to read more...
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Insight Selectively Powers 20-Megabit Broadband
Insight Communications is offering 20-megabit-per-second Internet connections on a “first-come, first-served” basis in its Kentucky and Indiana markets, capping the new service to 4% of its broadband customer base. click to read more...
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CableLabs Gets Tool to Test Switched Video for TiVos
CableLabs is ready to kick the tires on a "tuning resolver" the industry created to let TiVo digital video recorders and other one-way cable-ready consumer electronics access switched digital video channels. click to read more...
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Discovery Names AOL's Kayse To Lead Digital Ad Sales
Discovery Communications has hired Kathleen Kayse as executive vice president, digital media sales. A 24-year veteran of Time Warner, Kayse was most recently executive vice president, marketing solutions for AOL's Platform-A organization. click to read more...
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CN8 Takes Roll Call With Weekly Series
Buttressing its political coverage, CN8, The Comcast Network will roll out new series dissecting matters on Capitol Hill through a partnership with the Roll Call Group. click to read more...
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