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08/02/2007
Retrans
NCTA says a retrans paper commissioned by CBS, NBCU, Disney and Fox misses the point. The paper, written by David Leach, an independent consultant who previously headed Rep John Dingell’s (D-MI) telecom staff, concluded that retrans costs aren’t driving up cable rates (Cfax, 7/19). The paper was in response to a previous FCC filing by […]
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07/30/2007
Smoking Gun: Hallmark Channel Says No Smoking in Originals
Following a pledge from Disney not to depict smoking in movies released under the Disney studio label, Crown’s Hallmark Channel became the 1st cable net to say it will seek to eliminate cigarette smoking in its original movies. "If there is a larger message in this, it’s that we’re trying to take a leadership position […]
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07/30/2007
Good Day at the Races
Gemstar horseracing net TVG processed $125mln in wagers during 2Q—the highest 2Q wagering total in company history. The record came despite the loss of the entire Churchill Downs spring race meet, including the Kentucky Derby. TVG lost Churchill after it acquired a 50% stake in rival HRTV in Mar (Cfax, 3/6). Revenue for the net […]
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07/23/2007
Summer Grilling: Dingell to Question FCC on Set-Top Waivers
House Commerce chmn John Dingell (R-MI) wants the FCC to explain its rationale for granting set-top box waivers to some video providers and not others at Tues’ oversight hearing. "Why does the Commission believe that its regulations should trump the policy established by Congress by statute in Section 629?" Dingell wrote to the commissioners in […]
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07/06/2007
CableCARD Aftermath: Oh, Who to Blame for Looming Set-Top Fee Hikes?
The cable industry may soon face another PR battle—this time over imminent set-top rental hikes following the FCC’s refusal to grant most of the industry’s requests for waivers of the Jul 1 CableCARD deadline (Cfax, 7/3). Following an AP story that hit the wires Wed night and alerted the general public that box rental fees […]
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06/29/2007
Still Going: FCC Looks to Get 2-Way Plug and Play Rolling
It looks like the FCC is once again trying to push along some resolution on 2-way plug and play. Late Wed, the Commission adopted on circulation a NPRM that seeks comments on the progress of making 2-way devices available to consumers at retail that will work in their cable systems. As of deadline, the FCC […]