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Court Rejects Comcast’s Appeal Of Waiver Denial By John Eggerton - 05/16/2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Comcast's challenge of the FCC's decision not to grant it a waiver of its rule requiring the unbundling of security and surfing functions of its set-top boxes. More
MSTV, Motorola Clash Over Latest White-Spaces Test By John Eggerton - 05/16/2008
The latest unlicensed wireless device (from Motorola) to be tested by the FCC again failed to detect a TV signal when there was another signal nearby, according to the Association for Maximum Service Television, while Motorola said that was not the case.
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MGM HD Gets Comcast Carriage By Glen Dickson - 05/16/2008
MGM HD announced late Friday that it signed an affiliate agreement with Comcast.
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Reps. Urge Charter Not to Share Subscriber Info By John Eggerton - 05/16/2008
The leadership of the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee wrote Charter Communications expressing their "serious concern" about reports that the company plans to track Web-site visits by its Internet customers and share that information with an ad firm.
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Computer Companies Praise FCC Smackdown By John Eggerton - 05/16/2008
The Computer and Communications Industry Association Friday praised the Senate for voting to block the FCC's newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule change.
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NAB Wants Eyes on Wilmington DTV Switch By John Eggerton - 05/15/2008
The National Association of Broadcasters wants to make sure that the government is paying sufficient attention to the potential problems with its Wilmington, N.C., test of the switch to digital TV.
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Groups: Converter Boxes Will Become Obsolete By John Eggerton - 05/15/2008
The American Association of People with Disabilities, the Consumer Federation of America and several other groups asked the FCC to open an inquiry into what they said is a problem with digital TVs and converter boxes.
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CBS Buys CNET By Robert Marich - 05/15/2008
CBS agreed to buy the tech-focused CNET Web site for $1.8 billion.
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Fates & Fortunes Kate Bacon, Contributor, Broadcastingcable.com April 11, 2008 Promotions All Over
Internal and External Affairs. No, we’re not talking politics or Hollywood mora... More
BC Beat Alex Weprin, Deputy Online News Editor, Broadcasting & Cable February 25, 2008 Penn Jillette's 'Dancing' Diary
To prepare for his upcoming appearance on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, comed... More
Beyond the Box Paige Albiniak, Contributing Editor, Broadcasting & Cable February 19, 2008 RIP HD DVD
It’s been a long time coming, but the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD cam... More
Broadcasting & Cable TechTalk: Mobile DTV Hits the Fast Lane
B&C Senior Editor Glen Dickson discusses this week's news that LG and Samsung will collaborate on technology to allow local stations to broadcast to cell phones and other portable devices.
Jake Tapper's Caricatures ABC News' Jake Tapper has a not-so-hidden talent as a caricaturist whose work has been published in several national papers. The following are from Tapper's ABC News blog, Political Punch, at blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch
CNN's Democratic Debate - Kodak Theater CNN hosts the first head-to-head debate between Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at L.A.'s Kodak Theater, Jan. 31.
Upfront Sendup
I know you're all unsure about what to expect from this week's upfront presentations in New York City. I don't blame you. Everything just feels smaller this year. Let's face it, there hasn't been a more celebrated lack of pilots since food poisoning ravaged the cockpit in the classic flick Airplane. Words like “depressing” are being thrown around by the usually bubbliest of execs to... » More
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