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Putting Digital Duality On Table.(Federal Communications Commission to decide on dual carriage of digital and analog frequencies): By Ted Hearn FCC Tees Up Vote On Carriage Rights After '09 Transition Washington-- The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this week on a proposal to allow TV stations to demand digital and analog...; Tags: cable, cable company, cable industry, FCC; Research articles 2007-04-23
Dual-Carriage Notice: a Wake-Up Call.: By Staff To the Editor: The Federal Communications Commission's April 25 further notice of proposed rulemaking [concerning dual cable carriage of analog and digital broadcast signals after Feb. 17, 2009] is the latest alarm in...; Tags: cable, TV, cable industry, FCC; Research articles 2007-05-07
Hot-Button Business.: By John Eggerton Video franchising, a la carte, more are on cable's plate The biggest Washington issue facing the cable industry as it gathers in Atlanta this week is a national video-franchising bill that House Telecommunications...; Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC; Research articles 2006-04-10
Invisible Innovation.(future of cable television): By Mike Farrell Cable Goes For More Features and Less Hype In December 1994, Time Warner Inc. chairman Gerald Levin sat in a mock living room on a hotel stage in Orlando, Fla., and ushered in what...; Tags: cable, cable industry, cable television, Comcast Corp., digital video recorder, innovation, phone, Time Warner Inc., TV, wireless; Research articles 2007-05-21
Conservatives seek a la carte revival: family groups renew pressure on Congress.(POLICY): WASHINGTON -- Nearly two-dozen conservative organizations are hoping to revive the cable a la carte issue in Congress. The per-channel sale of pay-TV channels is popular with family and morality groups, who view a la carte as the most effectiv ...; Tags: cable, cable company, cable industry, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-07-25

The free-cash-flow dilemma: shareholders raise the bar for MSOs.(On demand: where content meets technology: VOD * HDTV * DVR * ITV * HSI): The cable industry is expected to generate $2.4 billion in free cash flow in 2004, according to a report by Fulcrum Global Partners analyst Rich Greenfield. This marks the first time the industry's six major standalone MSOs broke into the black for The cable...; Tags: cable, VoD, cable industry, Charter Communications Inc., digital video recorder, HDTV, iTV, shareholder; Research articles 2004-06-07
Cable backs security by download.: The cable industry has moved closer to creating a world with wider availability of digital-cable-ready TV sets, telling the federal government it expects to introduce downloadable conditional-access systems DCAS for interactive devices by July 1, The cable industry has moved closer to creating a...; Tags: cable, TV, cable industry, FCC, security; Research articles 2005-12-05
McCain: MSOs' rates 'gouge' subscribers. (Cable Bashing).(John McCain and others criticize soaring cable industry rates): Throwing a little more political fuel into the already roaring fire between cable operators and program suppliers, cable critics used the FCC's latest rate survey to deliver another blast against the industry. "Cable rates increased an u Throwing...; Tags: cable, cable company, FCC, cable industry, John McCain; Research articles 2003-07-14
PTC, McCain slam FCC on 'Carte' report: advocacy group upset that 'Raunch' is given short shrift; senator says Combined Schemes Were Ignored.(Policy)(Parents Television Council, John McCain): WASHINGTON -- The Parents Television Council, claiming cable television is flooded with obscene and pornographic content, ripped a Federal Communications Commission report that found the per-channel sale of networks would cause more harm than good, WASHINGTON -- The Parents Television Council, claiming cable ...; Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC, John McCain, network; Research articles 2004-11-29
Rising rates prompt McCain's rhetorical frenzy.(senator John McCain objects to rising cable rates): These days, it doesn't take much for the cable industry to set off John McCain. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission released a report showing cable rates jumped 8.2% last year Within hours, the Arizona Republican,...; Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC, John McCain; Research articles 2003-07-14
The cable conundrum: one beneficiary of the cable industry's problems could well be the home video business. (Sweeting).: WASHINGTON--As a political matter, the cable industry's timing could not be worse. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission issued its annual report on cable TV pricing as mandated by Congress, and to the surprise of exactly no one it ...; Tags: cable, cable industry, programming, cable company, FCC, video, home video; Research articles 2003-07-14
Comcast gets breather in McHenry: republican-controlled board in Ill. County wants feds to look at cable rates.(Policy): WASHINGTON -- Comcast Corp. won some time from an all-Republican county board in Illinois that was set to vote last Tuesday on a resolution that called for a federal probe of cable rates in the vast majority of markets. The 24-member...; Tags: board, cable, cable industry, Comcast Corp., satellite; Research articles 2005-01-24
Cable fights for haggling rights.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article): As customers flee to DBS, cable operators are demanding more freedom from the FCC to strike deals with subscribers who threaten to bolt. The cable industry is asking the FCC to finally rule on a 2-year-old request that would eliminate most operator As customers...; Tags: cable, cable company, cable industry, FCC; Research articles 2004-09-20
Comcast extends grace period for pirates. (Briefs).(Brief Article): PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. has decided to give cable pirates in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia another 15 days to fess up and pay up. The MSO announced that in cooperation with law enforcement officials in these states, it...; Tags: cable, cable industry, Comcast Corp.; Research articles 2003-06-23
Fritts keeps pressing for dual must-carry. (Policy).: LAS VEGAS -- It wouldn't be a National Association of Broadcasters convention without a little cable bashing. In a speech last Monday, NAB president Edward Fritts put the word out that the agreement on cable-ready digital TV sets was welcome n ...; Tags: cable, cable industry, digital television, FCC; Research articles 2003-04-14
Rates get rise out of critics.: Cable rates increased 5.8% in 2000, says FUC; per-channel rise was below inflation, points out NCTA The cable industry's critics are again clamoring for the government to put a lid on subscription rates, thanks to new government numbers showi ...; Tags: cable, FCC, cable industry, programming; Research articles 2001-02-19
Ops report telephony hang-ups.(cable operators hits 1.5 million customers for local telephone service): The cable industry has proudly crossed over the 1.5 million-customer mark for local telephone service, but system operators said future growth could become harder to achieve if local hang-ups over certification keep getting in the way. Insigh The...; Tags: cable, cable company, cable industry, Cox Communications Inc., government, phone, telephone service, telephony; Research articles 2002-06-17
Cable's set-top set-to.(regulation information)(Brief Article): Retailers accuse operators of dragging their feet over deadline for separating security protection and interactive-TV functions The cable industry is squaring off again with retailers and consumer-equipment makers over digital set-top boxes. Retailers accuse operators of dragging...; Tags: cable, retail company, cable industry, set-top box, FCC, set-top; Research articles 2000-11-27
Court blocks dual boxes.(Brief Article): No integration beyond 2005; cable told to unbundle digital set-top equipment The cable industry by 2005 must stop offering all-in-one decoder boxes that handle both channel surfing and security, a federal appeals court said last week. ...; Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC; Research articles 2000-06-12
Cable expects favorable data order.(FCC)(Brief Article): Cable lobbyists are all but certain that the Federal Communications Commission is no more than a month or two away from handing the industry a victory over proponents of mandatory access to cable's high-speed Internet platform. But the win co ...; Tags: cable, cable industry, FCC, information service; Research articles 2002-01-14