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Retrans-Consent: Be Careful What You Ask For!
Image via Wikipedia With the recent battle between Cablevision and Disney over Retransmission Consent in New York regarding WABC-TV carriage on Cablevisions 3.1 million subscribers, and thereby...
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Telecom Companies Are Using Fight Interrupting Oscar Ceremony Broadcast To...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2010 – U.S. telecom companies are using a high profile programming dispute that broke into public view this March to influence the shaping of the rules regarding retransmission...
View ArticleCablevision to Expand Optimum Wi-Fi
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 - With the expansion of mobile broadband devices and the increased speeds at which wireless options provide consumers, many economists feel that soon many users will simply opt...
View ArticleCablevision to Purchase Bresnan Communications
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 – Cablevision announced Monday that has purchased Bresnan Communications for $1.365 billion. Bresnan is the nation’s thirteenth largest multisystem operator servicing...
View ArticleNYFI Wants to Provide Free WiFi to New York City
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2010 – NYFI, a wireless and telecommunications company located near Manhattan, recently announced its intention to begin supply free Wi-Fi coverage to all commuters on New York’s...
View ArticleBusiness Dispute Between N.Y. Cable Firm, Broadcaster Threatens To Cut...
WASHINGTON, October 15, 2010 – Cablevision customers may be cut off from watching baseball in upcoming days if a business dispute between the cable company and a local broadcaster isn’t resolved by...
View ArticleWill Copyright Law Save New York Area Baseball Fans?
SAN FRANCISCO, October 19th, 2010 — As the landmark dispute over retransmission consent fees between Fox and Cablevision threatens to drag on through Tuesday, New York area baseball fans who are also...
View ArticleSen. Kerry Prods FCC Chief in Fee Impasse Between Cablevision and Fox
SAN FRANCISCO, October 19th, 2010 — Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) on Tuesday prodded Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to take action in the business dispute between...
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Cablevision Accuses Fox of “Bad Faith” In Retrans Fight
San Francisco, October 25th, 2010 — Cablevision Systems on Monday accused Fox Television parent News Corp of violating federal regulations that govern the terms of negotiations underlying business...
View ArticleContent Makers Seek Protection but Waver When It Comes to Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2010 – Many content makers have called upon the Federal Communications Commission to protect their ability to distribute content via the internet, yet these same content makers...
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Federal Communications Commission To Update Media Marketplace Rules
“It’s time to take a fresh look and explore whether there are measures we can take to allow the market-based process contemplated by the retransmission consent laws to operate more smoothly, and serve...
View ArticleInfluential Stanford Law Professor To Help DVD-Streaming Startup Fight Hollywood
San Francisco, April 7, 2011 — When Hollywood’s largest movie studios launched a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Silicon Valley DVD-streaming startup Zediva earlier this week, it looked...
View ArticleAmerican Cable Association Convenes Policy Summit
WASHINGTON April 12, 2011 – The American Cable Association (ACA) held its annual summit on Tuesday, featuring a keynote speech by Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. Matt Polka,...
View ArticleWalden Speaks On Net Neutrality, Spectrum At Cable Summit
WASHINGTON April 14, 2011 – Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, voiced his opposition Wednesday to network neutrality, supported increased oversight of...
View ArticleFCC Says ‘Measuring Broadband America’ Report’s Success is Improving...
WASHINGTON December 14, 2011 – Last week Joel Gurin, Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC, recapped the success of the “Measuring Broadband America” report in an FCC blog...
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