News tagged with cable companies
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Cablevision in $1.4B deal for cable co. Bresnan
(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. said Monday it will pay $1.4 billion to expand far beyond its focus in the New York City area with the purchase of Bresnan Communications, a mid-sized cable TV provider in ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Broadcasters adapt to Web, but fear its encroachment
Last fall, Apple Inc.'s head of Internet services began making the Hollywood rounds with a proposal to launch a subscription television service that would offer a package of broadcast shows for $10 a month.
May 19, 2010 |
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Liberty Global to sell stake to Japan's KDDI
(AP) -- Japan's second-largest telecommunications company, KDDI Corp., said Monday it is acquiring Liberty Global Inc.'s stake in Japan's largest cable TV operator for $4 billion in cash.
Jan 25, 2010 |
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FCC closes loophole in cable program access rules
(AP) -- Federal regulators have closed a wrinkle that has allowed cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from satellite companies and other rivals.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Time Warner Cable to Comcast: Integration not easy
(AP) -- The chief executive of Time Warner Cable Inc. offers this warning to Comcast Corp. on its purchase of a controlling stake in NBC Universal: Mixing content and distribution is harder to accomplish than it looks.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source
Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Many interested in broadband stimulus funds
(AP) -- "Cash for Clunkers" isn't the only economic stimulus program to attract a lot of takers.
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Telco companies to provide data for broadband map
(AP) -- The country's biggest phone and cable companies have agreed to hand over information about their broadband networks to help the federal government produce a national map showing where high-speed Internet connections ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
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Washington Post stems tide of red ink
The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Remote Wash. community to get phone service
(AP) -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Qwest doubles top broadband speed in some cities
(AP) -- Qwest is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies.
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Comcast online video trial grows to 23 networks
(AP) -- CBS Corp. and 17 cable networks said Tuesday they are joining an online video trial by Comcast Corp., a move that tacitly acknowledges advertising isn't enough to support shows streamed over the Internet.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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High court won't block remote storage DVR system
(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 ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Court says no exclusive cable rights in apartments
(AP) -- Cable companies cannot have exclusive rights to provide service in apartment buildings that they wire, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
May 26, 2009 |
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FCC: Landline number move should take 1 day, not 4
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to force landline phone companies to act faster when their subscribers want to move their phone number to a rival service.
May 13, 2009 |
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