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08/24/2007
Here We Go Again: Martin Proposing A la Carte, Probing Retrans
FCC chairman Kevin Martin is banging on his a la carte drum again. Sources say the chairman is floating a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on a la carte as part of an order that would extend program access rules for 5 years (they’re set to sunset in Oct). The NPRM proposes that under […]
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08/24/2007
In the Courts
The city of Carlsbad, CA, filed a federal suit Mon against Time Warner Cable, alleging that the MSO has been operating without a valid franchise agreement since Nov. In recompense, the city is seeking all of the MSO’s gross revenue derived from city services over the last 9 months. Time Warner Cable declined comment. Disagreement […]
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08/22/2007
Teammates: Willner Joins Fans in Challenging Big Ten Network
Insight vice chmn/CEO Michael Willner is reaching out to customers through another forthright customer campaign, this time explaining the MSO’s carriage impasse with Big Ten Net. In the video message, running at WhatistheBigTendeal.com, a casual Willner stresses the net’s refusal of sports tier carriage—and even rips a page from the net’s playbook. Carriage will come […]
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08/16/2007
Taken to the Cleaners: NCTA Voices Objections to Verizon's Set-top Waivers
NCTA is blasting the FCC’s Media Bureau, likening it to a same-day dry cleaner in its handling of Verizon’s set-top integration ban waiver. NCTA’s protest, which comes in comments opposing further FCC relief for just Verizon, argues that the Commission failed to treat like services alike. Verizon got a waiver in late June that allows […]
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08/14/2007
Bargain Bonanza: Sunflower Gives Away the Digital Store
It feels a bit like a fire sale in Kansas these days. Having been ordered by the FCC to stop deploying set-tops with integrated security by Sept 1, Sunflower Broadband has declared that ‘everything must go.’ Late last month, it launched the "Great Digital Set-top Box Giveaway"—offering customers free digital boxes through Aug 31. How […]
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08/07/2007
In Harmony: Cable Ops Like Harmonic's Video-Over-DOCSIS Tech
In CableLabs’ 2nd Innovation Showcase, cable operators voted Harmonic’s cable IPTV solution the "best new idea that is most likely to succeed." Said Charter CTO Marwan Fawaz: "It was not necessarily a new idea, but a unique way to capitalize on the infrastructure of DOCSIS 3.0." The tech managed to stream compelling MPEG-4 video content […]