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1 Mar 2016, 8:13 am by Media Law Prof
Canadians can now opt for a $25 (Can.) package of cable or satellite services instead of more pricey packages available that may include channels they aren't interested in. [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 4:28 am
Televisa will be allowed to buy 50 percent of Television Internacional de Monterrey on the condition that it offers its free channels to all pay-TV [...] [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 7:31 am
Martin has also pressed the cable companies to offer so-called "a la carte" plans that would permit subscribers to buy individual channels, or groups of channels, at lower rates than they now pay. [read post]
2 Apr 2008, 4:23 pm
    On March 19, 2008 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to issue an order banning exclusivity contracts between cable operators (and other multi-channel video programming distributors) and multiple dwelling unit developments. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 8:37 am by Media Law Prof
According to the New York Times, Time Warner Cable has yanked some of its channels from an iPad application that allows consumers to turn their iPads into tvs after receiving complaints from Viacom, Discovery Communications and the News Corporation. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 10:00 am by Mark Conrad
A two-year dispute involving the cable tier placement of the Tennis Channel (not owned by Comcast) and the Golf Channel and Versus, recently renamed the NBC Sports Network, (both owned by Comcast) has been making its way through the FCC. [read post]
28 May 2007, 8:36 am
Good recap in the New York Times about how MLB managed to successfully include the new Baseball Channel as the linchpin of its recent negotiations over a television contract with Direct TV and the cable consortium of In Demand. [read post]
26 Feb 2013, 3:15 pm by Cyrus Farivar
If Cablevision is successful in its lawsuit—which remains under seal—it could significantly push forward an “à la carte” model for cable television. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 7:48 am by Sheldon Toplitt
 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Cable television viewership declined at the three largest cable networks, according to the Huffington Post, citing a report in Variety.Fox News Channel remained the alpha dog among its competitors, but experienced a 13 percent drop in its prime time audience compared to a year ago, according to Variety. [read post]
16 Oct 2010, 11:15 am by Glenn Reynolds
“Flush With Federal Funds, Green Mountain Cable Provider Tells Customers Paying For 250 Channels Is ‘Obsolete’. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 10:33 am by Sheldon Toplitt
In its quest to remain the darling of cable moguls, Fox News coverage will continue to reflect the no-holds barred, bare-knuckle approach of the NFL Network and the fantasy world of the Disney Channel. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 8:55 am by Media Law Prof
Herbert Hudson, the founder of Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, has lost a $1 million copyright infringement lawsuit against cable channel TV One. [read post]
15 May 2007, 3:37 pm
The latest effort, and the newest reasoning for requiring cable companies to offer channel choice, or a la carte cable, has to do with yet another issue: television violence. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 5:35 pm by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel’s parent company fired Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable news’ most popular program and one that came to define the bravado of his network over 20 years. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 7:59 am
  The NYT editors make the point nicely today:  "[T]he carriers and their packages of unwanted channels are obstacles to choice. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 9:41 am by Cyrus Farivar
This is the first time that the FCC has found a cable operator to be in violation of the 1993 federal anti-discrimination program carriage rules. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 11:28 am by Daniel Nazer
” It includes just two pages of text and, as the title suggests, describes an apparatus for switching between channels that come from different inputs (e.g. between cable channels and free-to-air broadcasts). [read post]
29 Nov 2007, 10:34 pm
Indeed, cable companies can, and do, vend all sorts of junk content by "bundling" the sorry channels that purvey it together some good ones (often broadcast network channels) while proclaiming how "exciting" customers should find their range of selections. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 1:29 am by Eleonora Rosati
Whether or not a new public is reached would be irrelevant here.But now suddenly the CJEU has found that people in Austria who just watch the public service channel via cable, have already been taken into account in the satellite and terrestrial broadcast, and therefore no permission or payment is required for this type of transmission. [read post]