Media Decoder: F.C.C. to Study Retransmission Fees
After Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcasting agreed to retransmission fees, the next fight might loom at the F.C.C.
Media Decoder: Oprah Network and Cablevision Reach Deal
With it's agreement with Cablevision bringing 3.5 million cable subscribers on board, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is expected to be available in around 85 million homes on Jan. 1.
Appeals Court Upholds Cable TV Access Rules
The regulations require cable TV companies to make programming available on equal terms to rival TV providers.
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F.C.C. Considers Changes on Cable Fee Disputes
The agency wants to ensure that customers do not lose TV access because of fee disputes between broadcasters and cable companies.
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TV Providers Seek New Federal Rules on Retransmission Rights
With a petition to the F.C.C. and a letter to Congressional leaders, cable and satellite providers said the current rules were “broken and in need of repair.”
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Cablevision and ABC Leave Viewers Without the Oscar Channel
Cablevision customers in the New York area faced the prospect of Oscar night without Channel 7, the Oscar channel, because of a contract dispute.
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Disney-Cablevision Fight Is Far From the Last
The companies’ feud, most recently exemplified by a Disney move that temporarily prevented Cablevision customers from viewing the Academy Awards, promises to spread across the country to other cable providers and stations.
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Oscar Night Suspense, Then Poof! Cable’s Back
Cablevision customers in the New York area faced the prospect of Oscar night without Channel 7, the Oscar channel, because of a contract dispute.
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No Deal on ABC Is Reached by Disney and Cablevision
The Walt Disney Company pulled its ABC station from Cablevision, potentially leaving about three million cable customers in the New York area without access to the Academy Awards.
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Disney and Cablevision Snipe at Chiefs in Contract Talks
The companies, which are negotiating a new deal involving WABC in New York, exchanged critical statements on Friday.
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Cablevision May Lose ABC
If a fight over money is not resolved, it could affect the ability of 3.1 million Cablevision customers to watch the Academy Awards.
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Disney and Cablevision Take ABC Fight Public
So-called retransmission payments are growing more common as TV stations seek to supplement advertising with a new, predictable revenue stream.
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