Topic: Cable TV System Operators
Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts
AP News
Cable, satellite TV operators ask for government intervention in fee dispute with broadcastersThe most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards. About 15 minutes into the show, a scrolling announcement told viewers that a ...
Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes
Reuters US Online Report Technology News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters. The group, which includes rival TV distributors such as Time Warner Cable Inc ...
Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming
AP News
Stay tuned: More fee disputes coming over local TV channels on cable lineupsStay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups. Broadcasters hurt by declining ad revenue are demanding more fees from cable and other subscription TV providers to carry the stations. The providers are ...
Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars
Reuters US Online Report Top News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp customers were able to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars on Sunday after the cable company reached a last-minute deal to return WABC-TV to air in a dispute over fees. Many New Yorkers had faced a blank television screen instead of red-carpet Oscars ...
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