News tagged with cable tv system
Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.
May 21, 2012 |
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Cable cos. shut down interactive ad venture
(AP) -- The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Viacom, Cablevision settle suit over iPad TV app
(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. and Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV and other cable TV channels, have settled a lawsuit over software that lets subscribers view Viacom channels and individual shows on demand on their iPads.
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Viacom sues Cablevision over iPad video app
(AP) -- Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and other television channels, is suing cable TV distributor Cablevision over an iPad app that Viacom says streams video of its channels without permission.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Comcast to sell Skype box for video calls
(AP) -- Comcast subscribers: In the future, believing that the TV is talking to you might not be a sign of insanity. You may be getting a Skype video call.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 14, 2011 |
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FCC to study rules on cable-broadcast negotiations
(AP) -- Federal regulators want to do more to avoid TV signal blackouts caused by disputes over programming fees that pit broadcast television stations against cable companies and other pay TV operators.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Cable companies strike back at cord-cutting idea
(AP) -- Cable TV and other companies that provide subscription services are striking back at the notion that people are dropping their TV packages en masse to watch video over the Internet. Industry gains ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Pay-TV providers take battle to tech companies
The pay-television industry, under growing threat from the Internet, disclosed plans to prevent technology companies from luring away its customers.
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Comcast drives growth with pricier bundles
(AP) -- Comcast Corp., the country's biggest cable TV company, continues to generate more money by attracting customers to pricier bundles of TV, Internet and phone service - even as a sluggish economy hampers ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Analysts see broad strategy by Cablevision in feud
(AP) -- The contract dispute that has left 3 million Cablevision subscribers without Fox programming since the weekend may be just one move in a broader chess match between broadcast TV companies and subscription ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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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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Supreme Court rejects appeal of 'must-carry' rule
(AP) -- The Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge from cable television operators to the 18-year-old requirement that they carry local broadcast stations on their systems.
May 17, 2010 |
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Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming
(AP) -- Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.
Mar 08, 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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Cablevision, Scripps butt heads over fee increase
(AP) -- The spat over a fee increase between Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. heated up Sunday with cable TV viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still caught in the crossfire.
Jan 04, 2010 |
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