FCC Vet Mago Heads to NAB
Federal Communications Commission veteran Jane Mago has been hired by the National Association of Broadcasters as general counsel. She will r
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O’Brien Leaving ‘Classroom’
Cable in the Classroom, the cable-industry public-affairs program, is losing its executive director as Peggy O’Brien is moving over to a po
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Paxson Goes to Court on Digital Must-Carry
Paxson Communications Corp., one of the largest TV-station owners in the country, is asking a federal court to require the Federal Communicat
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Copps Rips Convention ‘Coverage’
A Federal Communications Commission member Monday ripped broadcast networks’ decision to “pass the buck” of national political-conventi
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Paxson Goes to Court on Digital Must-Carry
Washington — Paxson Communications Corp., one of the largest TV-station owners in the country, is asking a federal court to require the Fed
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DOJ Appeals Cable-Modem Case
The Bush administration, coming to the aid of the cable industry, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a ruling that could expose
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Cox Wants to Help Parents ‘Take Charge!’
Cox Communications Inc. launched a new public-affairs program designed to help parents control the content their kids see on television and t
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Court: Comcast Can’t Challenge PEG Requirements
Comcast Corp. can’t challenge local PEG-access (public, educational and government) requirements it considers onerous until after those fra
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800-Sub Miss. System Shuts Off Signal
A Mississippi county was abruptly left without cable service when the struggling incumbent operator pulled its signal without warning.
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EchoStar Affiliate Gains FCC Licenses
An affiliate of EchoStar Communications Corp. was granted federal licenses Thursday to provide video programming and high-speed data in dozen
