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Federal regulators are seeking public comment on a petition by cable, satellite and phone companies for new government rules that would give them more clout in negotiations with TV broadcasters over programming.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 8-14. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.
A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 1-7. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Feb. 22-28. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable will not be punished by the NFL after an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against women and a fight with an assistant coach.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Feb. 15-21. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Feb. 1-7. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Jan. 25-31. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
In November, Time Warner Cable Inc. asked consumers for their help in reining in programming costs by voting online whether the company should "get tough" or "roll over" in its contract talks with TV stations and cable channels.
Time Warner Cable Inc. reported a profit for the fourth quarter Thursday but the economy was still weighing on its customers, who cut back on their subscriptions of premium movie channels and ordered fewer videos on demand.
Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable TV operator, reports its fourth-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period:
Time Warner Cable Inc. is letting its customers call Haiti for free until the end of February.
Global warming has melted so much Arctic ice that a telecommunication group is moving forward with a project that was unthinkable just a few years ago: laying underwater fiber optic cable between Tokyo and London by way of the Northwest Passage.
The Oakland Raiders denied a report by ESPN on Saturday that they have made a decision to bring Tom Cable back as coach next season, saying the evaluation process is still ongoing.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Jan. 11-17. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Cable TV companies will no longer be able to use a federal loophole to withhold sports networks and other popular programming that they own from satellite providers and other rivals.
Tom Cable will meet with owner Al Davis to discuss his status as Oakland Raiders coach.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Jan. 4-10. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Sinclair Broadcasting Group's television stations will remain on the lineups of Mediacom Communications Corp.'s cable TV systems after the two companies announced a new fee agreement Thursday to avert a blackout.
Iowans will get to watch the Orange Bowl at home after all.
The spat over a fee increase between Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. heated up Sunday with cable TV viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still caught in the crossfire.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Dec. 21-27. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Op-Ed Contributor - Ending the Internet's Trench Warfare - NYTimes.comWhat's wrong with this picture? Cell phone, cable and phone companies wonder why the public has such as low opinion of them all--this helps explain why!
Playboy accidentally played out on children's TVTV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels.
'Adult' videos pop up on kids channels RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A cable TV spokeswoman says preview clips for adult programming appeared on two channels dedicated for kids in North Carolina because of an "equipment failure."
Charter Communications Rep Says Cable Companies Taking Over All Streaming Video On May 1stThe Charter Communications CSR who spoke with Dustin has some pretty astounding news about what's on the horizon for all of us. It looks like starting May 1st, cable companies will have total, FCC-sanctioned control over streaming video and will take down all competing services.
Glitch Leads To Adult Video On Kids ChannelsRALEIGH -- Time Warner Cable Inc. said an "equipment failure" caused preview clips for adult programming to appear on two North Carolina channels dedicated for kids.
BBC: SuperPower: Visualising the internetInteresting Nielsen ratings along with a few stats and visuals. Attaching 3 more articles with this seed, the same way its tabbed on the BBC page. Internet billionaires
What Cable Subscribers Pay for Channels They Don't WatchObviously these are wholesale prices, not retail. But this gives you a very good idea of where the money goes–to a lot of channels you likely never, ever, look at.
'Third Watch' actor joins 'Burn Notice'"Third Watch" alum Coby Bell is joining USA's flagship series "Burn Notice" as a regular.
ABC pulls signal from Cablevision just hours before the OscarsThe New York City ABC affiliate had warned last week it would cut its signal if Cablevision did not start paying for its popular programming by 12:01 this morning. It made good on its threat, affecting 3 million Cablevision subscribers in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
You don't have to hear the truth or in this case read the truth - it's a free country and you can actually pay not to hear or read anything you disagree with - The many privileges of freedom include the freedom to be close-minded, biased, selfish, greedy, self-righteous,hypocr …
Rush Limbaugh rebukes Glenn Beck for attacking Republicans | Raw StoryFox News host Glenn Beck has been a central target of liberals -- they've even pushed to have advertisers boycott his show for allegedly racist comments he made last year. But now he's getting it from the right. Specifically: Rush Limbaugh.
A little thing has been really getting under my skin lately and I'm just curious now as to what everyone else thinks here. Those of us who have cable TV or satellite TV are paying subscriptions to these services for entertainment, educational, and news programming.
Rache Maddow is one of the MSNBC big names in news commentary as is Glenn Beck on FOX news. They work for media outlets that usually present different views of news, especially politics. Maddow is far to the liberal side and Beck is far to the conservative side.
Jon Stewart Takes On Bill O'Reilly Wednesday on the "The O'Reilly Factor" Stewart, who regularly jabs at Fox News and O'Reilly on his Comedy Central show, will tape an interview with the cable news host that will air Wednesday and Thursday.
Fox Most Trusted News Source This will give liberals fits: Our newest survey looking at perceptions of ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News finds Fox as the only one that more people say they trust than distrust. 49% say they trust it to 37% who do not.
While I was watching the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, it came to my attention that Fox News (and Fox Business News) were the only major news networks not to carry the fundraising concert. Even the Weather Channel was carrying the concert.
CNN, MSNBC, several local stations, and even Comedy Central, were some of the stations that paused their regular programming to broadcast the Haiti Relief Fund telethon.
For Microsoft and Xbox, Focus Shifts From Game to Video - NYTimes.comExecutives at Microsoft are fond of saying that its subscription gaming service, Xbox Live, should be thought of as a cable channel. They want Xbox to be seen not merely as a gaming machine for teenagers, but as a media portal for parents and grandparents, too.
Global Warming Allows Trans-Arctic Undersea CableGlobal warming has melted so much Arctic ice that a telecommunication group is moving forward with a project that was unthinkable just a few years ago: laying underwater fiber optic cable between Tokyo and London by way of the Northwest Passage.
FCC vote could give TV viewers choicesTelevision viewers may soon find that cable isn't the only game in town for local sports and news following a Federal Communications Commission ruling Wednesday.
ESPN Could Be Coming To Xbox 360Can't get enough sports but sick of shelling out for cable? If you own an Xbox 360, you might be in luck. Microsoft and Walt Disney Corp. are working on a deal that would stream live ESPN sporting events through the popular video game console, reports The New York Times.
TV Reporters becoming Haitian "Ambulance Chasers"The reporter notes a level of discomfort when cable news promotes a good deed by a reporter to sell its coverage.
BBC News - Violence haunts Karachi's streetsFears are growing that bloodshed and brutality could return to the Pakistani city of Karachi, which was blighted by violence throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
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