Bush Official Now For Analog Extension Washington—The Bush administration, in a shift, supports legislation to allow some analog TV stations to remain on the air for 30 days beyond Feb. 17, 2009 in order to provide public safety announcements and information about the digital TV transition. More
A federal judge in Texas has scheduled additional hearings for next February to determine whether EchoStar's set-top boxes continue to infringe a key digital video recorder patent owned by TiVo.
In the latest in a flurry of filings this week, ComCorp and Granite Broadcasting have lodged complaints with federal regulators alleging that cable operators in Mississippi and Minnesota have violated the so-called “good-faith” negotiating requirements for retransmission-consent deals.
Cable stocks continued to slide Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average sunk another 445 points amid yet another day of disappointing news from the financial sector.
Dish Network has launched an entertainment show, Dish Studio, showcasing coverage of the latest movies, sports and events, as well as celebrity interviews, on Dish Network Pay-Per-View and Dish On Demand, officials said Thursday.
Clearwire Corp. said that its shareholders have approved the planned combination with Sprint Nextel’s WiMax business and the investment of $3.2 billion by a five-member consortium—including three cable operators.
Dish Network has added local HDTV channels in eight markets: Charleston-Huntington, W.Va.; Cincinnati; Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pa.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Louisville, Ky.; and Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Okla.
Programs serving the aged, the homeless and youth were among the major grant recipients as the Daniels Fund board approved $8.5 million in funding this week.
REYNOLDS' RAP Mike Reynolds, , November 20, 2008 Third and Two
Third and two is a manageable situation for NFL teams. They’re able to pic... More
BIT RATE Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News November 20, 2008 Notes From the Future
Ideas and observations gathered from the Future of Television conference this week ... More
Cable Hall of Fame Six cable industry leaders were inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame last week during a ceremony held in conjunction with The Cable Center’s Cable Days at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
History Wraps Up NYC Subway To promote the third season of its hit series ‘Cities of the Underworld,’ History executed the first-ever full advertising wrap of the exterior and interior of a New York City subway car.
DCI Rings In Debut on NASDAQ Exchange Discovery Communications executives and several on-air personalities from across Discovery’s networks rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange to commemorate the first day of trading as a public company.
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