News tagged with tv operator

TeliaSonera launches first commercial 4G/LTE network

Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera announced Monday the launch in Stockholm and Oslo of the world's first commercial 4G/LTE mobile network, up to 10 times faster than current networks.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

FCC gives content industry more control over your TV

You may not have noticed it, but a division of the Federal Communications Commission made a decision earlier this month that could have a big impact on your TV viewing.

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created May 27, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 4

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.

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created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sezmi offers a new kind of TV service

Sezmi, a Silicon Valley startup that's pioneering a new type of TV service, is opening up a public test of its system Monday in California.

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Congress to hold hearing on cable advertising

(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 ...

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

LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings

South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DirecTV, Dish sue Mass. over satellite TV tax

(AP) -- Satellite TV operators DirecTV and Dish Network are teaming up to sue Massachusetts for imposing a 5 percent tax on satellite services.

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created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

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created May 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ergen lays out Dish Network's 10-year plan

(AP) -- Charlie Ergen, the billionaire who controls Dish Network Corp., has a 10-year plan to transform the satellite TV provider into a one-stop shop for Internet access, video and voice services at home and on the go.

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created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Liberty Media CEO says DirecTV sale 'possible'

(AP) -- The chief executive of Liberty Media Corp. said Friday that a sale of DirecTV to a phone company is possible after its planned spin-off.

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DirecTV sued over ads on Charter's bankruptcy case

(AP) -- Charter Communications Inc. is suing DirecTV Group Inc. over advertisements that try to persuade subscribers to switch TV service by touting Charter's bankruptcy filing.

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DirecTV, TBS, TNT to put shows online

(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks with the TBS and TNT cable networks to offer their shows online, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dish in contempt of court in TiVo patent fight

(AP) -- A panel of federal appeals judges has found Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp. in contempt of court for failing to abide by an injunction barring them from using technology patented by TiVo Inc. in older Dish ...

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created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cable's answer to online's ad success: targeting

(AP) -- You're watching Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," when suddenly you see a commercial for the Mustang convertible you've been eyeing - with a special promotion from Ford, which knows you just ended your ...

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

DirecTV shows subscriber gains, as rivals see loss

(AP) -- Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to attract new subscribers in the third quarter, as it reported revenue growth of 10 percent that was partly offset by higher costs to attract ...

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