Verizon Opposed to Cable Franchises
Taking the video war to cable should not require Verizon Communications to travel from town to town seeking local franchises, the company’s
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ACA Frets Retransmission-Consent Talks
Orlando, Fla. -- The American Cable Association warned its members Monday that broadcasters will press for “cash for carriage” during the
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Ex-NCTA Chairman Harris Dies at 81
Broadcasting and cable pioneer Burt Harris, founder of Harriscope Broadcasting, succumbed to cancer July 29 in Los Angeles. He was 81.
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Laybourne Breathing Fire Over a la Carte
Geraldine Laybourne may be CEO of Oxygen Media, but she was breathing fire Thursday at an all-day Federal Communication Commission forum on t
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Md. County OKs Cable-Modem ‘Bill of Rights’
Officials in Montgomery County, Md., have approved a “customer bill of rights” for cable-modem users that mirrors the policy the regulato
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FCC Opens Cable-Violence Inquiry
At the request of Congress, the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday opened a proceeding that could result in the regulation of violen
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The Search Is On for New NCTA Boss
After meeting last week in Cape Cod, Mass., the executive committee of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association has taken the
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Competitors Oppose Comcast’s Dereg Plan
Comcast Corp. is seeking the end of federal program-access rules, but DirecTV Inc. and Verizon Communications are rejecting the proposal as p
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CEA: DTV-Set Market to Take Off
Demand for digital-television sets is expect to grow rapidly over the next three years as consumer options expand to include dual-use units c
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NAB Seeking Cable-Carriage Confab
Broadcasting and cable leaders should meet soon to negotiate outstanding digital-carriage issues amid continuing signs that the federal gover
