News tagged with cable system operators


High court won't block remote storage DVR system

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for ...





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Court says no exclusive cable rights in apartments

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable companies cannot have exclusive rights to provide service in apartment buildings that they wire, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


Joost seeks cable TV operator as buyer

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Online video site Joost is shopping itself around to different cable TV operators.


Cable TV companies mull impact of online video

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable TV operators have treaded gingerly with online video. The companies want to meet consumer demand for watching shows on the Internet. But they don't want cable TV to lose its place as the home's main entertainment ...


Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program fees

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems.


Congress to hold hearing on cable advertising

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable operators will sit in the hot seat Thursday as Congress reviews their plans to roll out targeted advertising amid fears that consumer privacy could be infringed if the companies were to track and record viewing ...


Cable venture suspends first advertising product

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A joint venture formed by the nation's six largest cable operators is suspending trials of its first advertising product before it even gets off the ground.


Congress concerned about privacy over cable TV ads (Update)

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Congress put cable TV operators on notice that it will scrutinize their plans to roll out targeted advertising to viewers, questioning whether they will use set-top boxes sitting in millions of homes to monitor and ...


Comcast to sell advertising for Verizon FiOS TV

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Setting aside their rivalry in the interests of business, Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it will sell advertising for Verizon Communications Inc.'s FiOS television service in 10 markets where they both compete.


Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trials

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Wednesday took concrete steps to bring cable television shows to the Internet - but only for paying cable subscribers.


Court rejects cap on cable market share -- again

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

(AP) -- An appeals court overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation's subscribers. The verdict Friday was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which ...



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