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| 08.29.2008 |
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FCC Defections
Here's an unusual twist. One of FCC chmn Kevin Martin's top lieutenants has switched sides. Catherine Bohigian will join Cablevision as vp, federal relations come Sept 8. Bohigian is currently...
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| 08.29.2008 |
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DTV Doings
Wondering how prepared broadcasters are for the end of analog TV? 56% of the 1798 active TV station have reported to the FCC that they have fully constructed their post-transition DTV facilities and are ready for the Feb 17 transition, the FCC's Media Bureau...
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| 08.29.2008 |
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A la Carte
If John McCain (R-AZ) becomes president, don't look for him to drop his a la carte stance. "In his view, cable companies have had far too much authority and monopoly power in many market...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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FCC Override? Media Access Project Hopes to Keep Leased Access Rules Alive
Last month, the FCC's new leased access rules received another blow when the Office of Management and Budget rejected the new reporting rules, saying they violate the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act. Cable, which previously won a stay of the rules while it...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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At the Portals
The FCC extended its deadline for responding to Time Warner...
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| 08.28.2008 |
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On the Hill
If you fly into Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl Airport, visit the Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau and then head over...
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| 08.27.2008 |
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MASN's Turn: RSN Claims Comcast Omitted Sub Info
MASN finally confirmed what Cfax reported last week. It has filed a carriage complaint with the FCC to try to compel Comcast to launch the RSN in Harrisburg, PA, and Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA ( Cfax , 8/21). MASN said it filed the complaint after trying for more...
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| 08.26.2008 |
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Switched Digital Problem
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has notified Oceanic Time Warner Cable of an apparent liability for a forfeiture of $7500 for failing to provide 30 days notice that it was migrating certain channels to switched digital video. Last fall, complaints emerged that the...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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'Murky' Waters: Former FCC Chmn Questions Legality of Comcast Ruling
Comcast isn't the only one questioning the FCC's legal authority to find the MSO in violation of the Commission's Internet open access policy. "It's pretty clear to me that if Comcast or any other party thought to appeal it, they would have a very...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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At the Portals
Apparently, FCC commissioners don't want to spend one of the last remaining summer Fridays hanging around the Commission for an Open Meeting. We can't blame them. The FCC opted early Fri to cancel...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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DTV Doings
NAB has launched a new series of ads reminding viewers about the upcoming nationwide DTV...
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| 08.25.2008 |
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Retrans
A typical retrans back-and-forth between cable and broadcast factions is playing out online and in...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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At Deadline
The FCC has adopted an order exempting small operators from rules requiring carriage of...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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DTV Doings
Republican Robert McDowell will be the first FCC commish to take part in the agency's 81 city DTV outreach tour ( Cfax , 8/19). He'll be in Anchorage and Fairbanks...
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| 08.22.2008 |
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On the Circuit
SCTE is launching "DTV: Strategies for a Smooth Transition," a 6-part series of live, online seminars...
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| 08.21.2008 |
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Here We Go Again: MASN Files FCC Complaint Against Comcast
We thought the hatchet had been buried when Comcast launched MASN in Aug '06 after facing FCC pressure to carry the DC-Baltimore RSN. But MASN has filed a program carriage complaint against the MSO, which currently carries both MASN and MASN 2 in the DC area...
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| 08.21.2008 |
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Block Clock
The 30-day clock is officially ticking for Comcast to submit its network management practices to the FCC. On Wed, the FCC released its order finding that Comcast violated its Internet access policy, thus giving the MSO 30 days to detail its practices and...
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| 08.21.2008 |
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A la Carte Fanatic
Forget the high cost of filling up your tank or the mortgage crisis. "I think the single biggest problem from a...
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| 08.21.2008 |
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Wii Spat
Startup Hillcrest has filed a patent complaint against Nintendo, alleging that its motion sensing Wii controller infringes on 3 Hillcrest...
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| 08.20.2008 |
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Mystery Shopper: DTV Details Still Fuzzy
Despite countless DTV transition news conferences, workshops, press statements, studies, Websites and so forth, misinformation is still trickling out to consumers. With much of Washington enjoying the last couple weeks of summer vacation and the FCC just...
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