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A La Carte Bill Bowed
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6.15.2007
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The cable industry continues to throw the bones at a la carte pricing.
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Court Kicks Back FCC F-word Ruling
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6.08.2007
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of broadcasters on Monday when it vacated the FCC's fines against Fox for airing a "fleeting expletive."
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Vitec Acquires Microwave Gear Makers RF Central and Nucomm
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6.01.2007
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Vitec Group in London this week nailed down terms to buy RF Central and Nucomm. The U.K. camera-support concern agreed to pay up to $73 million for the American microwave link companies.
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Digital Transition Hits Local Media
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5.25.2007
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News of the digital television transition is finally starting to appear on a regular basis in local media.
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Cable Chief Calls for Dereg Excepting Interconnects
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5.17.2007
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Cable lobby chief Kyle McSlarrow headlined a recent Media Institute luncheon where he riffed on silos. He said cylindrical storage structures were an outdated model for a regulatory regime.
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NCTA Show: Cable Ups the Ante on Speed
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5.11.2007
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"Wideband" became the instant buzzword at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention this week when Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts demonstrated new cable modem technology that can transmit data--including high-definition video--at speeds up to 150 Mbps.
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TV Warning Order Issued
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5.04.2007
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The FCC this week released its order compelling retailers to label analog-only TV sets. As of May 25, merchants will have to display a written warning that analog TVs won't work the usual way come 2009.
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FCC Just Says No to TV Violence
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4.27.2007
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The FCC has finally issued its long overdue report to Congress on TV violence. The report suggests further regulatory constraints are necessary to rein in TV violence.
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NAB2007's Priming for the Big Bucks
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4.13.2007
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The National Association of Broadcasters believes NAB2007 will generate even more money than NAB2006 did for its exhibitors.
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TV Violence Report to Get McDowell's Vote
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4.06.2007
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FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said this week he would approve the commission's upcoming TV violence report.
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Lawmakers Bicker Over Boxes
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3.30.2007
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A crystal clear picture emerged Wednesday from a recent House subcommittee hearing on the status of the digital television transition: No one can agree on how many analog TVs there are, much less how many signal converters will be necessary to keep them working after analog broadcasting ends Feb. 17, 2009.
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NBC, NewsCorp Take Programming Online
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3.23.2007
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News Corp and NBC Universal this week jointly announced the launch of the world's largest Web-based distribution network, which will debut this summer with thousands of hours of full-length programming, movies and clips.
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NTIA Issues Converter Program Specs
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3.16.2007
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The federal agency in charge of distributing subsidies for digital-to-analog converters released details of the program March 12.
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Released FCC Video Franchise Rules Favor Telcos
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3.09.2007
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The full FCC order on video franchising was released this week, just shy of three months after it was approved in a 3-2 vote.
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With a Capital 'T' and That Rhymes With 'V'...
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3.02.2007
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We'll have trouble, right here in the Capitol city, if the public doesn't get the 411 on this DTV transition, and soon. Thus conveyed the chairman of the House Commerce Committee to an audience of broadcasters earlier this week.
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Third White Space Bill on Deck
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2.23.2007
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Another bill to allow unlicensed devices into unused TV broadcast channels is in development on Capitol Hill.
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Viacom Gets Joost
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2.23.2007
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Viacom Inc. and Internet television service Joost announced that Viacom's MTV, BET and Paramount Pictures divisions will provide programming on Joost's broadband platform, which is based on a state-of-the-art, secure, peer-to-peer streaming technology.
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Harris Launches New Mobile DTV Standard for Broadcasters
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2.16.2007
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Harris is introducing a new mobile TV standard that uses broadcasters' DTV signals to transmit audio video content to mobile devices.
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TV Lobbies Coordinate DTV Education Effort
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2.16.2007
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The three major TV lobbies in Washington, which fight and make up like three sisters with one decent dress, are making nice for a DTV education campaign.
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Mediacom and Sinclair Come to Terms
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2.08.2007
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The six-month retrans standoff between Sinclair and Mediacom was settled on the eve of Super Bowl weekend.
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