• Operators File FCC Complaint Against Verizon Over VoIP
• Markey Said To Back Network Neutrality Study
• Comcast Renews Cable Cap Court Action
• Wal-Mart Stocks DTV Converters
• Cablevision Offers Free Discovery VOD Fare
• A&E Cleans Up With New Drama
• CableLabs Techies Cause A 'Ruckus'

• Smithsonian Channel Inks Distribution Deals With Charter, FiOS
• CNN, Univision Team On Texas Democratic Debate
• Bunting Elevated To Lead Discovery's Emerging Networks Group
• Lifetime Appoints Conkling As Distribution Chief
• ESPN Names Damon Phillips Vice President, ESPN360.com
• FX Schedules Strike-Shortened Season of The Riches

• Martin Considering Boston Telecom Party
• Hernandez Suits Up For SNY's Squad

Operators File FCC Complaint Against Verizon Over VoIP
Washington – Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks filed a complaint Monday against Verizon Communications at the Federal Communications Commission, accusing the telecom giant of improperly taking steps to retain customers that have committed to try cable's VoIP service. click to read more...
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Markey Said To Back Network Neutrality Study
Rep. Edward Markey, (D.-Mass.), a senior House Democrat, is expected to introduce legislation as soon as Tuesday that would order the Federal Communications Commission to study network neutrality issues and report back to Congress in one year or less, according to lobbyists and a House aide tracking the effort. click to read more...
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Comcast Renews Cable Cap Court Action
Comcast Corp. on Monday renewed its promised to go to court in an attempt to block new cable ownership limits adopted by the Federal Communications Commission two months ago. click to read more...
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Wal-Mart Stocks DTV Converters
Wal-Mart Stores said Monday it has stocked Magnavox digital-to-analog TV converters in its 3,400 U.S. retail locations, as the government prepares to start issuing $40 coupons for the boxes starting next week. click to read more...
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Cablevision Offers Free Discovery VOD Fare
Cablevision Systems Corp has significantly expanded its free video-on-demand offerings with the addition of more than 100 titles from Discovery Communications' portfolio of cable networks. click to read more...
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A&E Cleans Up With New Drama
With the writers' strike all but over, A&E announced Monday it will push ahead production of its new original series Cleaner — the network's first network scripted series in more than six years. click to read more...
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CableLabs Techies Cause A 'Ruckus'
Attendees of CableLabs' 2008 Winter Conference on Monday voted the Wi-Fi networking system from Ruckus Wireless — which the company showed streaming three high-definition signals to IPTV set-top boxes — as the “best product idea� from among a showcase of nine vendors. click to read more...
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Smithsonian Channel Inks Distribution Deals With Charter, FiOS
Smithsonian Channel has reached an affiliate agreement with Verizon FiOS TV and gained additional distribution on systems owned by Charter Communications. click to read more...
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CNN, Univision Team On Texas Democratic Debate
CNN and Univision Communications Inc. will air a Democratic presidential primary with Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) next week. click to read more...
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Bunting Elevated To Lead Discovery's Emerging Networks Group
Discovery Communications has named Clark Bunting as president of its newly formed Emerging Networks Group and promoted Carole Tomko to president of Discovery Studios. click to read more...
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Lifetime Appoints Conkling As Distribution Chief
Lori Conkling, a veteran of Disney and ESPN Media Networks, will succeed Louise Henry Bryson as Lifetime Networks executive vice president of distribution, effective March 1, officials said Monday. click to read more...
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ESPN Names Damon Phillips Vice President, ESPN360.com
Damon Phillips has been named vice president, ESPN360.com, ESPN's signature broadband sports network. click to read more...
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FX Schedules Strike-Shortened Season of The Riches
FX will debut a shortened second season of The Riches, starring Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver, March 18, officials said Monday. click to read more...
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