First, the Hill gives some serious attention to retransmission consent. Now, 2 members have heard cable’s age-old complaints about the set-top integration ban. The bill, introduced Thurs by Reps Bob Latta (R-OH) and Gene Green (D-TX), would do away with FCC rules that require boxes deployed after July 1, ’07 to feature separable security (generally a CableCARD). Read on to see who has backed the legislation and who is likely to speak out against it.

More top stories in today’s CableFAX Daily:

 
The FCC affirmed a Media Bureau order directing Comcast to place Bloomberg TV in news neighborhoods, per the conditions in the Comcast-NBCU Order. More about the order and Comcast’s statement here.
 
Sinclair is snatching up more stations, plunking down $90mln for 8 owned by New Age Media (7 full power, 1 low power).
 
The pace of signing up TV service providers, especially mid-tier operators, is above “historical norms” in the US for TiVo, CFO Naveen Chopra said at the Goldman Sachs investor conference Thurs. More on this and a potential DISH/Sprint Nextel collaboration.

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Hope Ahead: Charter Mitigates Video Losses as Mobile Grows

Despite losing 60,000 internet and 181,000 video customers during 1Q25, Charter’s stock rallied following its earnings call Friday morning, ultimately closing the day up 11.43%.

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