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Cable Nets Attack Dual Must Carry
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 8, 2008 - 8:48amSix cable programming companies filed a brief Wednesday urging a federal appeals court to overturn Federal Communications Commission mandates related to cable operator carriage of digital TV station signals. The cable networks said that they run the risk of being dropped from crowded cable systems because the FCC gave preferential treatment to local TV stations in violation of the First Amendment and a federal administrative law statute.
Cable Operators Ask for 'Quiet' on Retrans Disputes after DTV Transition
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 7, 2008 - 7:45amA group of cable operators has asked the FCC to step in and mandate that no TV stations be pulled from cable systems during the months around the February 2009 DTV transition date, even if cable operators and stations can't come to terms on carriage agreements.
ACA Keeps Pressure on FCC Regarding News Corp. Conditions
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 5, 2008 - 7:24amThe American Cable Association, the lobbying organization for small and mid-sized cable operators, again asked the Federal Communications Commission to deny News Corp.'s effort to get out from under conditions the FCC put on the company when it bought DirecTV.
Cable Operators Seek To Broaden Martin Plan
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 5, 2008 - 7:23amCharter Communications, Mediacom Communications, and Cequel Communications want Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to broaden his proposal designed to give small cable operators relief from rules mandating the duplicative carriage of some local TV signals.
Martin Proposes Exempting Smaller Cable Ops from HD-Carriage Mandate
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 8, 2008 - 8:23pmLast updated: April 9, 2008 - 7:10am
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin visted the American Cable Association convention in Washington (DC) Tuesday to pitch a new proposal he circulated to help smaller cable operators with their capacity concerns.
Broadcasters Look to FCC for DTV-Carriage Help
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 5, 2008 - 9:28amThe National Association of Broadcasters and its spectrum-watchdog counterpart, the Association for Maximum Service Television, weighed in on the Federal Communications Commission's cable digital-TV-carriage order, essentially supporting all of the things the cable industry opposed in its own filing at the FCC.
FCC LPTV DTV Transition Plan Criticized
Submitted by Benton Foundation on February 20, 2008 - 9:36amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 11:15am
A Federal Communications Commission plan to help owners of rural television stations survive the transition to digital broadcasting is great for station owners, bad for cable companies and of questionable value to viewers, according to critics.
Analog is Dead. Long Live Analog
Submitted by Benton Foundation on February 19, 2008 - 10:27amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 11:12am
Is analog TV an albatross for cable?
NCTA Boss Dumps On Martin Class A Plan
Submitted by Benton Foundation on February 13, 2008 - 9:33amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 11:07am
National Cable & Telecommunications Association president Kyle McSlarrow will tell Congress today that FCC Chairman Martin “has proposed a new and unprecedented must carry mandate for low power television stations, injecting new uncertainty and potential litigation at a critical time in the DTV transition."
Martin Might Be Shifting On DBS Must Carry
Submitted by Benton Foundation on February 13, 2008 - 9:31amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 11:07am
The Federal Communications Commission may vote on Feb 26 on a proposal forwarded by Chairman Kevin Martin concerning carriage of local broadcast stations by satellite TV operators.
