McCain Bill Would End DTV Transition by 2009
Senate Commerce Committee chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) is advancing legislation that would end the digital-TV transition by 2009, setting u
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Comcast Questions NBC’s Multicasting Analysis
Comcast Corp. is challenging NBC’s claims that cable’s channel capacity, boosted by digital upgrades, will easily accommodate multiple di
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CableLabs, NCTA Look to Cast CableNET
Cable Television Laboratories Inc. and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association have issued a request for proposals for partic
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Powell: IP Video Coming On Strong
Washington -- Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell -- who's paid to know better than most where markets are heading -- h
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NCTA Opposed to Net Discrimination Ban
Washington -- The cable industry is opposed to regulations that would ban high-speed-data networks from discriminating against competing appl
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Role Reversal: Cable Complains About DBS Fees
In an unusual role reversal, the cable industry is complaining that the direct-broadcast satellite industry is charging too much.
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FCC Slaps Kids’ Quotas on DTV Stations
The Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules imposing new children’s-programming requirements on TV stations that use their
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FCC: Broadband Adoption Surging in U.S.
Subscribership to high-speed-data service in the United States nearly tripled from June 2001-December 2003, the Federal Communications Commis
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Powell: No Multicasting Mandate in Ferree Plan
A Federal Communications Commission plan to hasten the digital-television transition does not include a proposal that would require cable sys
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HBO Slams Paxson’s Cable-Carriage Plan
Home Box Office is protesting Paxson Communications Corp.’s ongoing campaign to force cable operators to carry TV stations’ multicast ser
