B’Casters See Big Bucks from Retrans
New York -- Retransmission-consent fees from not only cable operators, but direct-broadcast satellite providers, will provide a lucrative sec
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McCain: Adelstein Confirmation Certain
Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein is expected to be confirmed within days for a new five-year term, Senate Commerce
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FCC Report Pans a la Carte
A study for release to Congress Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission effectively panned the per-channel sale of cable programmin
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Falwell’s 11th Commandment: No a la Carte
The a la carte sale of cable channels would likely put religious broadcasters out of business, the Rev. Jerry Falwell said Wednesday on the e
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Powell Not Going Anywhere
Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell said Wednesday that he has no plans to leave the agency soon.
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Fellows Explains Comcast’s Digital Plans
Comcast Corp.’s top technologist met last Friday with senior Federal Communications Commission staff to explain how the company plans to ex
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Corn Growers Back Multicasting Mandate
There’s a new group giving federal regulators an earful on the digital-television transition: corn growers.
The Amer
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Bush Nominates Adelstein for New Term
President Bush late Monday announced his intention to nominate Jonathan Adelstein to a new five-year term at the Federal Communications Commi
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IP Video Included in FCC Vonage Ruling
The Federal Communications Commission declared in its Vonage Holdings Corp. pre-emption order that is it ready to push aside states that are
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Capitol Calls for Previewing Network Fare
A North Carolina-based TV-station group that refused to air Fox Television Network’s raunchy Married by America is e
