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NY Viewers Bruised in Carriage Smash In cable rebroadcast dispute, two major local channels go dark. |
Salon.com
June 7, 2002
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Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
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Keeping Little Voices In Big Media The FCC should at least install minimum guarantees for independent opinions. Has deregulation gone to far? |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
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Direct Talk About DirecTV Rupert Murdoch had just received the phone call that would launch him into the stratosphere: Regulators had O.K.'d his purchase of a controlling stake in DirecTV's satellite service. He spoke about the deal just hours after the official announcement. |
Home Toys
August 2005
James Russo |
Choosing a Home Satellite TV System DirecTV vs. Dish Network and Cable |
Home Theater
February 1, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Ops Sue Over MA Tax DirecTV, Dish say the tax will drive their subscribers to cable. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2007
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EchoStar's Signal Is Strong Investors, if you think cable has trumped satellite television, take note of EchoStar's brightening picture. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
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Rupert's World With DirecTV, Murdoch finally has a global satellite empire. Get ready for a fierce new media war. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2004
Robyn Greenspan |
DBS Satisfaction Hits the Roof Satellite TV watchers are happier with their service than cable subscribers, but high satisfaction rates do little to impact new installations. |
Salon.com
May 21, 2001
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Rupert in the sky with diamonds If he seizes America's satellite TV market, uber-mogul Rupert Murdoch will rule the airwaves on earth and in heaven. But John McCain may shoot him down... |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
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Is Cable's Business Model Kaput? After the Fox-Time Warner dispute, consumers and service providers alike have reasons to support change. |
PC World
June 2004
Anne Kandra |
The Cable-or-Satellite Conundrum TV lovers finally have a real choice. Here's how to pick the right cable or satellite service. |
Home Theater
March 12, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
ABC Fight Prompts Cable Plea Cable ops petition for new rules following Oscar-night fracas. |
Home Theater
October 27, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Fee Fights Starve Online TV Efforts by broadcast TV networks to get higher fees for cable transmission may reduce TV-show content online. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2007
David Lee Smith |
That's the Brakes at Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable reports slippage in basic subscriptions; the unit is encountering slower growth. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Indecent Proposal New indecency legislation may change the face of broadcasting. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Cliff Edwards |
Interactive TV: What's In The Cards? It's electronics companies vs. the cable giants in a battle over digital services |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2010
Jesse Emspak |
Internet Challenges Cable Companies, but They Aren't Done Yet The need for revenue keeps many stations from going online-only. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
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DirecTV Churns Out One Solid Quarter With subscriber defections slowing, DirecTV was able to increase its quarterly income by more than 40%. From the perspective of savvy investors, it looks like there is money to made from DirecTV. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Can Charlie Ergen Still Go It Alone? His EchoStar is facing bigger cable rivals -- and Murdoch's deep-pocketed DirecTV. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2010
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Cable War Between Disney and Time Warner: Who'll Win? Not only subscribers, but also the investors of Walt Disney and Time Warner Cable are wondering how the heightened clash between the companies over continued carriage of Disney channels will impact the bottom line of each. |
Home Theater
March 24, 2008 |
Satellite Providers Can Ax Local HD Local stations suffered a setback in the transition to digital television last week when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that satellite providers needn't carry local signals in HD till 2013. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Don't Miss Cable's New Lift-Off Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable appear to be handling competition nicely. |
Home Theater
September 14, 2007 |
FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
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The Television Giants Are Rumbling A look at the conflict between broadcast companies and cable operators and what investors should pay particular attention to. |
BusinessWeek
May 21, 2009
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Why Broadcast Networks Can't Just Turn Cable Sure, CBS and the others could garner paying audiences. But the broadcast network system is far too complex for a switch to happen easily. |
Reason
January 2004
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Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone? |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
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Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2011
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Why Starz Made a Big Mistake When your industry moves online, you shouldn't try to fight the shift. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Q&A with DirecTV's Chase Carey The satellite operator's CEO aims to gain "a million new subscribers a year" with enhanced, interactive offerings cable rivals can't match. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Fool on the Street: DirecTV Is Flying Higher High-quality video, savvy sports programming, and targeted growth help DirecTV compete with cable. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
March 11, 2010
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Revenge of the Cable Guys If you think online TV will be free forever, think again. The cable companies have a plan to keep control - and stick you with the bill. |
InternetNews
April 10, 2008 |
Verizon Battles Time Warner Cable Over Ads Telephone service provider Verizon Communications brought its battle for video customers to court on Wednesday, with a lawsuit accusing rival Time Warner Cable of false advertising. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
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The Cable Empires Strike Back In an effort to avoid losing subscribers to competing services, Comcast is teaming up with Time Warner to launch the TV Everywhere movement, offering content to cable subscribers online at no additional cost. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Rob Sabin |
Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
David Lee Smith |
CBS' Ship Comes In CBS announced last week it had completed a series of agreements with cable systems companies. Investors, stay tuned. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Time Warner's Rerun-O-Rama A rumored "hits" channel from Time Warner seems like yesterday's brainchild. |
Home Theater
March 18, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Court Broadens Cable Program Access A federal appeals court has forbidden cable operators to maintain exclusive access to programming from networks they own. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
David Lee Smith |
A Crown Maybe Worth Donning Crown Media quarterly results show a company that isn't profitable yet, but is adding networks worldwide and producing quality television programming. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Comcast Is Wired for Success The cable television provider is positioned to profit from investments. |
Home Theater
July 27, 2007 |
Cable-DVR Adoption Surges More than half of cable subscribers will have digital video recorders by 2010, according to a rather expensive study. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Dish Is Winning -- For Now Dish Networks has the digital dogs of war nipping at its heels. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Steven Mallas |
EchoStar vs. Turner Time Warner's Turner properties are in a dispute with EchoStar over fees. Here we go again. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Builds Momentum The satellite TV provider adds more subscribers than expected. Investors should ride the wave of new satellite customer additions, yet be wary that one big, bad quarter could produce a wipeout. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Satellite Broadband To Drop in Out of WildBlue WildBlue Communications, a Denver, Colorado-based broadband provider, has signed a five-year exclusive deal bringing broadband Internet to Dish and DirecTV satellite subscribers. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2009
Ronald Grover |
Hulu's Tough Choices Viewers love the site's free shows, but it's losing a bundle and may soon have to start charging. |
