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No Commissioners Slated for FCC LightSquared Hearing

By: John Eggerton Sep 20 2012 - 4:20pm

 

FCC International Bureau Chief Mindel De La Torre and Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp are the only two witnesses slated for a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the FCC's handling of the conditional waiver to LightSquared, according to the committee website.

The hearing will look at how the FCC came to the January 2011 decision to grant a conditional waiver to LightSquared to use satellite spectrum for terrestrial mobile service.

DirecTV: Pay TV Nears Equilibrium

CFO Sees Subscriber Slowdown Across Spectrum
By: Mike Farrell Sep 13 2012 - 8:59pm
CFO Sees Subscriber Slowdown Across Spectrum

Coming off its first period of net subscriber losses ever in the second quarter, DirecTV chief financial officer Patrick Doyle said the  industry as a whole is gearing up for a slowdown in overall video subscriber growth.
DirecTV lost 52,000 net subscribers in the second quarter. At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment conference in Beverly Hills, Calif. Thursday, Doyle said he expects overall customer growth to temper.

DirecTV Launches Isaac Storm Channel

By: John Eggerton Aug 27 2012 - 1:57am

Will Broadcast Local TV Station News Coverage From Affected Areas

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DirecTV Reaches Retrans Agreement With Local TV LLC

By: Mike Farrell Aug 31 2012 - 7:21pm

Deal Involves 21 Stations in 16 markets

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BeIN Sport Launches On Dish

By: by MCN Staff Aug 16 2012 - 7:25pm

Startup With International Soccer Rights Adds Second Satellite Affiliate

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Dish Tweaks Hopper Ad-Skipping Feature Amid Lawsuit: Report

By: By Todd Spangler Jul 26 2012 - 3:35am

Satellite Operator Is Said to Modify AutoHop to Allow More User Controls

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DirecTV Re-ups, Expands Billing Pact With Amdocs

By: by MCN Staff Aug 1 2012 - 9:49pm

Vendor Takes Broader Responsibility For DirecTV Billing In 5.5-Year Agreement

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White: DirecTV Will Fight the Good Fight

By: Mike Farrell Aug 2 2012 - 8:44pm

Satellite Chief Says Distributors Should "Stand Up For Customers"

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Dauman: DirecTV Deal Better for Viacom

By: Mike Farrell Aug 3 2012 - 5:54pm

Claims First Year Increase Exceeds 20%

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Ergen Leaves Little Hope For AMC Settlement

By: Mike Farrell Aug 8 2012 - 6:52pm

Says Dropping AMC Networks Will Benefit Dish

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