Policy

Hollings’ Cable-Violence Provision Dropped

Lawmakers killed a proposal Thursday that could have banned violent programming on many cable networks between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and called for

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A Capital Week for Lifetime

Lifetime Television was all over our nation’s capital this week.

The network touted Wednesday’s passage of the Jus

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House Clears DBS Bill with Two-Dish Ban

The House approved satellite copyright-renewal legislation Wednesday that gives EchoStar Communications Corp. just one year to convert all lo

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Burke Gets the (National Show) Chair

Comcast Corp. chief operating officer and Comcast Cable Communications Inc. president Stephen B. Burke was named chair of the 2005 National S

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Comcast: Multicasting’s Hurdles `Insurmountable’

Forcing cable systems to carry every digital service beamed by local TV stations would face “insurmountable” legal hurdles, Comcast Corp.

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Seventh Circuit: Modem-Fee Case to State Court

In a victory for local regulators, a Federal Appeals Court panel in Chicago ruled Friday that cable-modem litigation between the city of Chic

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NCTA: Problems with Cable-Ready DTVs

Some consumers are having problems with their digital plug-and-play TV sets due to mistakes by consumer-electronics companies, the National C

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Cities Losing Nearly $500M in Modem Fees

America’s cities are losing nearly $500 million yearly in the wake of a decision by federal regulators to block local regulation of cable-

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EarthLink: Reject Modem Case

EarthLink Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Bush administration appeal of a case that voided an attempt by federal regulators

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Abernathy Undecided on Multicast Must-Carry

Federal Communications Commission member Kathleen Abernathy said she is undecided on whether cable companies should carry all programming ser

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