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Rockefeller Calls for GAO Study of TV Station Shared Service Agreements

Says there are serious questions about impact of coordinated TV station sales and operations
By: John Eggerton May 14 2013 - 10:27am
Says there are serious questions about impact of coordinated TV station sales and operations

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) has asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the impact of TV station joint sales agreements (JSAs) and shared service agreements (SSA's) on consumers.

SPJ: AP Phone Record Collection Highlights Need For Shield Law

Senate Judiciary rankikng member calls for explanation from White House, citing threat to free press
By: John Eggerton May 14 2013 - 10:04am
Senate Judiciary rankikng member calls for explanation from White House, citing threat to free press

Society of Professional Journalist President Sonny Albarado has condemned the Justice Department's alleged secret collection of AP reporter and editor phone records and said it highlights the need for a federal shield law.

"The Justice Department's secret acquisition of two months of the business and personal phone records of AP's reporters and other employees is shameful and outrageous," Albarado said in a statement.

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Brightcove Streamlines its Live Streaming Platform

Video Cloud Live Marks Fusion with Zencoder, the Cloud-Based Encoding Vendor Brightcove Acquired in 2012
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 9:58am
Video Cloud Live Marks Fusion with Zencoder, the Cloud-Based Encoding Vendor Brightcove Acquired in 2012

Online video management specialist Brightcove has launched Video Cloud Live, an adaptive bitrate, live streaming module that’s designed to make it easier for its content partners to host and stream live events over the Internet.

Aereo Lands in Atlanta on June 17

Says it Will Offer Access to 27 Over-the-Air Broadcast Channels at Launch
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 8:26am
Says it Will Offer Access to 27 Over-the-Air Broadcast Channels at Launch

Aereo said Tuesday that it will unleash its broadband TV/cloud DVR combo in Atlanta on June 24, marking its third launch market, following its initial debut in New York City and in Boston on May 15.

Netflix Still King of the Downstream: Study

But YouTube Makes Big Gains as ‘Home Roaming’ on Tablets and Smartphones Catches Fire
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 7:20am
But YouTube Makes Big Gains as ‘Home Roaming’ on Tablets and Smartphones Catches Fire

Netflix remains the most voracious gobbler of downstream bits on fixed broadband networks in North America, but YouTube is gaining ground as consumers increase the amount of video they're streaming on home Wi-Fi networks, according to a new study from bandwidth management supplier Sandvine.

Google Fiber Spreads to Gladstone

Another Missouri City Embraces Google’s 1 Gig Network
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 6:19am
Another Missouri City Embraces Google’s 1 Gig Network

Google Fiber’s march into the Kansas City area continued Monday evening as the Gladstone, Mo., city council voted in favor of bringing the company’s 1 Gig network to the community.

Approval clears the way for Google Fiber to string its network into Gladstone, a town located just north of Kansas City. Gladstone has a population of about 25,784 and roughly 12,148 housing units, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Outdoor Sets May 16 Date For Shareholders Meeting

Will Vote on Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Offer
By: Mike Farrell May 13 2013 - 5:38pm
Will Vote on Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Offer

 

Outdoor Channel said Monday that it will hold a special meeting of shareholders at its headquarters in Temecula, Calif., at 2:30 PST on May 16 to vote on Kroenke Sports & Entertainment’s $10.25 per share all cash offer to purchase its outstanding stock.

Suddenlink Prices $750M Notes Offering

Will Use Proceeds to Refinance Some Debt
By: Mike Farrell May 13 2013 - 4:56pm
Will Use Proceeds to Refinance Some Debt

 

Suddenlink Communications said Monday that it has priced a $750 million of 5.125% senior notes due 2021 to replace earlier issued debt.

According to Suddenlink, the new debt will be used to retire the remaining $712.6 million of outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 and pay related fees and expenses.

CableLabs Blesses Hitron’s 1-Gig DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway

Powered by Intel and MaxLinear Chips, New Device Can Bond 24 Downstream Channels
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 13 2013 - 2:12pm
Powered by Intel and MaxLinear Chips, New Device Can Bond 24 Downstream Channels

A gateway from Hitron Technologies quietly received certification from CableLabs earlier this year, making it the first confirmed DOCSIS 3.0-powered device capable of 1 Gigabit per second downstream speeds to achieve that distinction.

Commisso: McCain Is Right, Programming Problem Rests with Wholesalers

Mediacom Chairman Hopeful Sen.'s Bill Will Prompt Change, Though Short of Full-Blown A La Carte
By: John Eggerton May 13 2013 - 12:12pm
Mediacom Chairman Hopeful Sen.'s Bill Will Prompt Change, Though Short of Full-Blown A La Carte
 

Mediacom chairman Rocco Commisso isn't ready to embrace Sen. John McCain's proposal of full-blown a la carte, but has a pat on the back for the Arizona Republican's identification of wholesale distributors (programmers) rather than retailers (cable operators) as the cause of what both Commisso and McCain argue is a broken marketplace.

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