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FCC Approves 2020 Regulatory Fee Increase

By Michael Balderston Last updated

Cable operators and broadcasters both had issues with this year’s fee proposal, though over different elements

FCC
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Cable Ops to FCC: Time for DBS to Pay Its Share

By Michael Balderston Published

Comments to FCC argue satellite reg fees should be equal to cable’s

FCC
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Sony to Ship 4K, 8K DBS Tuners

By posted by Deborah D. McAdams Published

Sony Corp. announced commercialization of a demodulator and tuner set for 4K- and 8K-capable satellite TV transmission standards.

Business
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Pai to Propose Simplifying Broadcaster Notifications

By Tom Butts Published

September meeting to also address streamlining DBS apps

FCC
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FCC Updates DBS Service Rules

By Michael Balderston Published

Aligns commission’s DBS procedures with those for geostationary orbit fixed-satellite services.

Satellite
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Rate of Cord-Cutting Grows as Pay-TV Continues to Shed Subscribers

By Tom Butts Published

Multichannel sectors lost more than a million video subscribers in Q3 2018, according to researchers.

Insights
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Noncoms Ask FCC For One-Time Satellite Must-Carry Election

By John Eggerton Published

Organizations say the "unnecessary" rule has allowed DBS providers to use it as a loophole through which to drop carriage.

FCC
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Pay-TV Continues to be Decimated by Cordcutting Trend

By Tom Butts Published

Cable, satellite continue to bleed subscribers, according to Kagan

Trends