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February 2010

8A Merger, An Opportunity
Multichannel News (By Kent Gibbons)
3WOW! Says Whoa: Pitches Strong Comcast/NBCU Conditions
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
3NBC ‘Negative’ If It Pares Access to Programs
Bloomberg (Todd Shields & Lorraine Woellert)
2Cable Rivals: Comcast/NBC Deal Threatens Consumers
Reuters (By Diane Bartz)

January 2010

31Opponents Line Up Against Comcast-NBCU Merger
Philadelphia Inquirer (By Bob Fernandez)
28Groups Blast Comcast-NBCU Public Interest Commitments
TelevisionBroadcast.com (By Deborah D. McAdams)
28Interest Groups Respond To Comcast/NBCU Public Interest Filing
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
28Comcast Labelled 'Orwellian' After Saying NBC Deal Will Benefit Public
Daily Finance (By Sam Gustin)
25Quello Saluted In Washington
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
22To Get NBC, Comcast Still Has Persuading To Do
Associated Press (By Joelle Tessler )
20Satellite, Telco Operators Applaud FCC Program Access Vote
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
20PolicyWatch: FCC Broadband Update
Cable Digital News (By Jeff Baumgartner )
14Super Bowl Could Fuel Cable Fee Fights
The Street.com (By Jason Notte)
11ACA Urges FCC To Reform USF
Cable360.Net (By Staff)
11Cable Fight May Point To Future Fee Jumps
Press Of Atlantic City.Com (By Steven Lemongello)
9 Big Dreams, But Comcast Not In For An Easy Ride
Freeband TV News (By Chris Andrews )
8Organisations Push For NBCU Probe
C21 Media (By Staff)
8Foes of Comcast-NBCU Deal Keep The Heat On
CedMagazine.com (By Brian Santo)
7 Foes Step Up Attacks On Comcast-NBCU
The Deal (By Staff)
7WGA, NOW Oppose Comcast-NBCU Deal
The Wrap (By Ira Teinowitz)
7More Criticism For Comcast Deal
National Journal (By David Hatch)
1Orange Bowl To Air On Mediacom
Des Moines Register (By Lynn Hicks)

December 2009

31Free TV Could Be Fading To Black
Columbus Dispatch (By Tim Feran)
29Wave Division, Horizon Cable Among Four Bringing Program Access Complaint Against Comcast RSNs
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
22The Set-Top Files (Part I)
Cable Digital News (By Jeff Baumgartner)
18U.S. Government Doles Out Initial Broadband Stimulus Awards
Fierce Telecom Daily (By Sean Buckley)
14Cable’s USF Plan: Cut Telco Payments
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
9Comcast's Roberts Begins Merger Talking Tour With The Post, Regulators
Washington Post (By Cecilia Kang)
8Small Cable Companies Worried About Comcast-NBC Deal
The Hilll (By Kim Hart)
8ACA Calls For Cutting Larger Telcos USF Subsidies
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
8Cable Offers Ideas for Universal Service Reform for National Broadband Plan
Benton Foundation (By Kevin Taglang)
4Comcast Seeks Support On Hill, Street
Philadelphia Inquirer (By Bob Fernandez )
3ACA: Comcast's NBCU Deal Concessions Are 'Band-Aid On Ax Wound'
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
3 Watchdogs Lining Up To Battle Comcast-NBCU Deal
RBR.com (By Staff)
3Comcast/GE Deal in Place: Now the Hard Part as DC Pays Attention
The Evening Bridge (By Staff)

November 2009

30 ACA Endorses Time Warner’s Effort to Cap Licensing Costs
BroadbandBreakfast.com (By Andrew Feinberg)
30ACA Backs TW's 'Get Tough' Push
TVNewsCheck (By Staff)
30ACA Backs Time Warner Cable's High Programming Cost Campaign
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
29ACA, Other Cable Leaders Remember Bill Bresnan
Multichannel News (By Staff)
19American Cable Association Supports Mediacom in Retrans Fight With Sinclair
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
19ACA Calls On FCC To Probe TV Duopolies
TVNewsCheck (By Staff)
19ACA Takes Aim At TV SSAS
RBR.com (By Staff)
17House Small Business Committee Backs Focus On Broadband Funding For Remote Areas
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)

October 2009

26ACA: FCC Needs To Restrict Closed Internet Models
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
26ACA To FCC: Restrict Models Like ESPN360
Cable360.net (By Staff)
26NCTA, ACA Question Funding for Broadband Projects
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
22Small Cable Operators to Congress: Help!
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
21Networks Put The Squeeze On Cable
Forbes.com (Dorothy Pomerantz)
19ACA's Knorr Tapped For Video Competition Hearing
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
15Live Sixers Games On The Internet? Perhaps
Philadelphia Inquirer (By Bob Fernandez )
9Bill To Curb Loud Ads Moves Thru Congress
CedMagazine.com (By Brian Santo)
8House Subcommittee OK's Commercial Loudness Bill
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
8ACA Requests Parity Between DBS And Cable
CableNet360 (By Staff)
7ACA Wants MSOs To Be Able To Import In-State, Out-Of-Market Station Signals
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)

September 2009

28The Utility Pole Dilemma: 21st Century Broadband Faces A 19th Century Hurdle
Beta News (By Scott M. Fulton, III )
28ACA Asks FCC To Leave Pole Attachment Fee As Is
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton )
28kaitz 2009 Clearwire, WiMax Seek Recovery Act Money Rentrak Reports “Stickiness” Index ACA Urges FCC to Reject Petition to Inc
The Morning Bridge (By Staff)
28Internet Providers Question Net Neutrality Rules
Broadcast Engineering (By Staff)
24Cox Ups Internet Speeds, Boards ESPN360.Com Train
CedMagazine.com (By Traci Patterson)
21Genachowski Unveils 5th and 6th Principles: Net Neutrality and Beyond
ZDNet Government (By Richard Koman )
21Swift Response to Net Neutrality Proposals
San Francisco Chronicle (By James Temple)
21Not Very Stimulated: Small Operators Reluctant to Apply for Stimulus’ First Round
Multichannel News (By Mike Farrell)
17ACA: 83 Members Applied for $1.3 Billion in Stimulus Money
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
16House Judiciary Approves SHVURA Unanimously
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
14ACA Presses FCC On Key Issues
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
10Friedman Makes Case For Flexible Broadband Pricing at FCC
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton )

August 2009

31Broadcasters Assess FCC Video Competition Report
Broadcasting & Cable (By Mike Reynolds)
30ACA Labels AETN Acquisition Of Lifetime Entertainment As 'Project Wrongway'
Multichannel News (By Staff)
27Hearn Joins ACC Board
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
25FCC Grants DTA Waivers To Four Vendors
Multichannel News (By Todd Spangler)
10Strings Attached: Small Operators Balk at Special Conditions In Broadband Stimulus Money
Multichannel News (By Mike Farrell)
7U.S. Government Will Not Get Secret Company Internet data
Reuters (By John Poirier)
7NTIA Corrects Broadband Mapping Funds
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)

July 2009

30ACA Asks FCC to Investigate Retrans Payment Inequities
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
29Accessing Obama's Broadband Billions
Cable Digital News (By Jeff Baumgartner)
28Polka Says Small Ops Concerned About Web Site Fees
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
27Panelists Say Broadband's Regulatory Honeymoon Over
Multichannel News (By Mike Farrell)
27Small Ops Fight Off Sub Declines
Multichannel News (By Mike Farrell)
22ACA Backs FCC Fee Reforms
Morning Bridge
21McDowell, Genachowski Trade Letters On FCC Reform
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
18Extending Broadband Well Worth Investments, Say Industry and Nonprofits
BroadbandCensus (By Douglas Streeks)
15Ross Introduces Split-Market Bill
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton )
7Adelstein: Rural Broadband Deployment Is Key Priority
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton )
7Retrans Analysis: Tides Changing?
Cable360.net (By Amy Maclean)
6ACA Cites Kagan Retrans Report In Call For Reform
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
6SNL Kagan Data Highlights Broadcaster Dependency on Retransmission Fees
The Evening BRIDGE

June 2009

25Interest Groups Blast ‘TV Everywhere’ Plans
Multichannel News (By Todd Spangler)
22Retrans Feuds Ease Up
Multichannel News (By Mike Farrell)
17Massa Introduces Bill To Review Volume Usage Service Plans Of Major Broadband ISPs
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton )
16Wall Street Carrying ESPN’s Ball
CED Magazine (By Brian Santo)
16Broadband Content Fragmentation Games Bear Watching, But Not Action -- Yet.
Public Knowledge (By Harold Feld)
15Broadcasters Hit Hill to Fight Bill
Broadcasting & Cable (By Michael Malone )
15FCC Removes Final Conditions To News Corp.'s Purchase Of Hughes' DirecTV Stake
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton )
11ACA Doubles Down, Insists ESPN360.com Fees Unfair
CedMagazine.com (By Brian Santo)
11 Cable Group Turns Net Neutrality Around Over ISP Access Fees
Ars Technica (By Matthew Lasar )
10Broadband Policy: Don’t Let Programmers Cheat
CedMagazine.com (By Brian Santo)
3McDowell Headed for Second Term at FCC
Phone+ (By Kelly M. Teal)
2FCC Grants Waiver To Evolution's Low-Cost Set-Tops
Multichannel News (By Todd Spangler )

May 2009

29Cable ONE Snares HD Set-Top Waiver
Cable Digital News (By Jeff Baumgartner )
27FCC: Openness, Video Access, Important To Rural Broadband
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
21ACA: Retransmission Consent Puts Us At Competitive Disadvantage
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
8ACA Calls Retrans Gains ‘Borderline Obscene’
TVTechnology
8Cable Blames TV Stations For High Sub Rates
MediaPost News (By Wayne Friedman)
4Rise Of The Little Guy
Cablefax.com (By Michael Grebb)
4Congress Ready To OK Importing Signals
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)

April 2009

30ACA Presses For Parity On Station Signal Importation
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
29ACA Summit Attendance Up 8%
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
28ACA Summit Offers Some Insights On How To Tap Broadband Stimulus
Multichannel News (By John Eggerton)
15Network Affiliates Join Together On 'Split Market' Issue
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
14ACA Weighs In on Broadband Stimulus
Cable Digital News
14Whole New Ballgame for NAB in D.C.
TVNEWSDAY (By Harry A. Jessell)
13No Let-up On ACA Broadband Bidding
CedMagazine.com (By Brian Santo)
13Comments On Broadband Grant Program Due At NTIA, RUS
Broadcasting & Cable (By John Eggerton)
6Cable Cos Plan To Invest In Internet, Not Rely On Grants
Dow Jones Newswires (By Fawn Johnson)
6Cable wary of NFL’s Red Zone Channel
Sports Business Journal (By John Ourand)
3ACA's Polka To Communicate On C-SPAN
Multichannel News (Mike Reynolds)

March 2009

30ACA Joins NCTA in Opposing FCC Reporting Requirements
CedMagazine (Traci Patterson)
29Rural Broadband Takes on Washington
Sky Report
27Obama To Name Strickling To NTIA Post
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton )
26ACA: Small And Midsized Cable Ops Key To Closing Broadband Gap
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
23Broadband Stimulus May or May Not Focus on Rural
Communications Technology (Linda Hardesty)
19NTIA Holds Public Session on How to Define Un-Served, Underserved Areas
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
16Rural Markets Need Backbone Stimulus
FierceTelecom (Dan O'Shea)
16Firms Face Off on Broadband Spending
Wall Street Journal (Amy Schatz)
16Broadband Stimulus: Where Do Fiber, Wire Options Fit?
IT World (Brad Reed)
9FCC Pick Draws Kudos, Concerns
Cable360 (Monta Monaco Hernon)
9Genachowski named FCC chair
CEDMagazine (Brian Santo)
3Cable Television Pioneers Names Class of '09 Inductees
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
3President Nominates Genachowski
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
3Widespread Praise for Obama's FCC Pick
National Journal's Tech Daily Dose
3Obama Picks Genachowski as FCC Chairman
PC Magazine (Chloe Albanesius)
2Ted Hearn Joining ACA
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
2ACA Heralds Hearn's Arrival As Communications VP
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler)
2Teddy Ballgame Batting for ACA
CableFAX (Michael Grebb)
2Cable Pioneers To Induct 25 New Members
Multichannel News (Mike Reynolds)
2Hail to the Pioneeres!
CableFAX (Michael Grebb)
2ACA hires Hearn to expand policy presence in D.C.
CedMagazine (Mike Robuck)
2ACA Names Ted Hearn VP of Communications
TV Newsday
2ACA Adds VP of Communications
Cable360
1All-Digital
Communications Technology (Linda Hardesty)

February 2009

24Sunny in Charlotte
Multichannel News (Kent Gibbons)
24FCC extends deadline on broadband data filing
CedMagazine.com (Brian Santo)
23FCC Gives Extension On Comment Deadline For 2007 Video Competition Report
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
23FCC Extends Comment Deadline On Video Competition Report
Multichannel News (John Eggerton)
23Pushback on '70/70’ Form
Multichannel News (John Eggerton)
20Likely FCC chief knows policy, but how was he as an investor?
Menafn (John Letzing)
19Cable Irked by FCC '70-70' Survey
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=cdn&doc_id=172393 (Jeff Baumgartner)
18NCTA, ACA file opposition to 70/70 reporting
CEDMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
18NCTA, ACA: FCC's New Competition Data Collection Burdensome
Multichannel News (John Eggerton)
18ACA, IBM make plays for broadband bucks
CedMagazine.com (Brian Santo)
17Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Package Into Law
Multichannel News (John Eggerton)
17Competitive Report: Cable Operators Applaud Broadband Stimulus
SkyREPORT
11Cable seeks extension on FCC info request
CedMagazine (Brian Santo)
9ACA Backs Broadband Stimulus Spending
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler)
9ACA: Include Small Ops in Stimulus
Cable 360
9ACA: Independents key to broadband access
CEDMagazine.com (Brian Santo)
3Retrans Reform is Top of Mind at ACA
TVNewsday (Harry A. Jessell)

January 2009

18What Would Julius Do?
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
16The Buzz on Genechowski
RBR & TVBR
13Praise for Genachowski Piles Up
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
13Julius Genachowski picked to head FCC
Washington Business Journal (Darlene Darcy)
13Genachowski to be formally nominiated as FCC chair
CED Magazine
13Obama Taps Genachowski as FCC Chair
Network World (Brad Reed)
13Early reaction to Genachowski for FCC Chairman
Beta News (Scott Fulton III)
13Obama's FCC chairman pick hailed by reform groups
Ars Technica (Matthew Lasar)
13Digital TV Mess Looms for Incoming FCC Chair Genachowski
4G Wireless Evolution (Michael Dinan)
13ACA Welcomes, Congratulates New FCC Chairman
Cable 360
13Genachowski said to be Obama's choice to head FCC
EE Times (George Leopold)
12Report: Obama Picks Genachowski to Head FCC
PC Magazine (Chloe Albanesius)
10Operators, Broadcasters Give Peace A Chance On Retransmission Consent
Multichannel News (Mike Farrell and Linda Moss)
5In Wake of Retrans Deadline, Few Stations Dropped
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
4Cable-Station Sparring Spikes
TVWeek (Michelle Greppi)
1Viacom, Time Warner Cable Reach Tentative Deal
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler)
1Time Warner, Viacom call off game of chicken
Kansas City Star (Aaron Barnhart)

December 2008

31ACA Blasts Viacom For Running 'Drop' Crawl
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
31Viacom, Time Warner Cable Remain Deadlocked
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler)
31Cable Association Steps Into Viacom-TWC Dispute, Orders Crawl Stopped
TVWeek (Jon Lafayette)
29Nexstar May Be Facing Retrans Disagreement
Broadcasting & Cable (PJ Bednarski)
22Retrans Fights in Final Round
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
17NCTA, cable industry offer 2-month quiet period on channel migration
CED (Mike Robuck)
17ACA pushing back against FCC status reports
CED Magazine (Brian Santo)
16KSFY's push for signal fee ignites dispute
Argus Leader (Staff)
16ACA: ARMIS Rules Would Needlessly Burden Small Ops
Communications Technology
13Martin’s Cable Plan Loses Steam
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
12WIBW-TV wants fees for airing its broadcast
The Topeka Capital-Journal (Mike Hall)
12TV viewers in S.D. at risk of losing channels
The Daily Republic (Seth Tupper)
10Opponents Growing To Martin's Unbundling Plan
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
8Disney, Dolan Square Off
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
3Broadband Coalition Sets Goals for New Administration
MediaBiz
3ESPN vs. Cablevision's Dolan At the FCC
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
2ACA Backs Cable ONE Hi-Def Box Plan
Cable Digital News (Jeff Baumgartner)
2Broadband Coalitions Seeks National Broadband Strategy
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
1CED's Broadband 50: The Biggest Deals in Cable
CED Magazine (CED Staff)
1ACA Files Support of Cable One's FCC Request
Linda Moss (Multichannel News)
1ACA supports Cable One’s waiver request
CED Magazine (Mike Robuck)
1ACA: Grant Request for HD Cable Devices
MediaBiz

November 2008

28‘Hammer’ Time
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
25Small Cable Ops Ask FCC To Retain Access Conditions
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
25Rural Ops Oppose News Corp.’s Relief Request At FCC
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
25ACA Fights News Corp.
Cable Digital News
25Cable, Telco Groups Target News Corp.'s DIRECTV Request
MediaBiz
25Retransmission Filings Fly
TVB (Staff)
24Broadcasters See Retransmission Cabal
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
21Lawyer Calls ACA Retrans Conspiracy Complaints ‘Stink Bombs’
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
20Broadcasters File New Round of Retrans Complaints Against Ops
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
18Broadcaster Accuses ACA of Retrans Complaint ‘Conspiracy’
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
17FCC’s Martin Balks At Quiet Period
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn )
16Getting cable firms to cut fees
Los Angeles Times (Matthew M. Polka)
14NTIA Supports Retransmission-Consent Quiet Period
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
14NTIA Supports Retransmission Consent Quiet Period For DTV Transition
Broadcasting and Cable (John Eggerton)
11FCC initiates rulemaking on carriage “quiet period”
CED Magazine (Brian Santo)
8Change
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
3Muni Cites Retrans Abuse
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
3AT&T Yields on Fees
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn )
1Grayson chucks retrans problem in FCC’s lap
CED Magazine (CED Staff)

October 2008

30ACA Decries Fee Disparity
Cable360
30ACA calls for parity on regulatory fees
CedMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
29ACA Seeks Fee Reform
Cable Digital Nes
29AT&T Yields On Video Regulatory Fees
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
29Another Small Op Files Complaint with FCC Regarding Retrans
CED Magazine (Traci Patterson)
28Lafayette Muni Files FCC Complaint Against ComCorp Over Retrans
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
28DISH, DIRECTV Keep Fighting Regulatory Fee Changes
The BRIDGE
23More 'Quiet Period' Noise
Cable Digital News (Jeff Baumgartner)
22Cablevision Brass Meets With Martin
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
22Representatives Request Quiet Period Data
Broadcasting and Cable (John Eggerton)
22Lawmakers Troubled By Cable, LIN TV Spat
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
21ACA Again Takes on Retrans Issues
The BRIDGE
20ACA urges FCC to cease broadcaster abuse regarding retrans
CED Magazine (Traci Patterson)
18Cover Story: Cable’s David and Goliath Collaborate
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
17ACA Seeks Retrans 'Balance' at FCC
TVNEWSDAY
17ACA's Retrans Wish List
Light Reading
15Sides React to FCC's Dropping of Low-Power Push
The Bridge
15PEOPLE: Abdoulah Joins ACA Board, NCTA VPs, Lack at Bloomberg
The Bridge
15FCC pulls must-carry proposal from meeting agenda
CED Magazine (Traci Patterson)
14Cable, TV standoff rooted in federal regulations
Dayton Daily News (Jim DeBrosse)
14No Power for Martin's Bid
Cable Digital News
14FCC Delays Vote on Cable Carriage of Low-Power Stations
TVWeek (Ira Teinowitz)
14Low-Power Must Carry Pulled From FCC Agenda
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
14Abdoulah joins American Cable Association's Board
CED Magazine (Mike Robuck)
14WOW! CEO Joins ACA Board
Cable Digital News
14Abdoulah Joins ACA's Board
Multichannel News
13Comcast Bucks the Plan
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
13Retrans Fees Kill Small Ops
Multichannel News (Matthew Polka)
12Digital TV Power Play
CQ Weekly (Shawn Zeller)
11LIN TV, TWC Fight On Over Retrans Compensation
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
10Cable Takes on Broadcasters on DTV, Again
The Bridge
9LIN TV Blackout Confusion Leads To ‘Run’ On DTV Coupons
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
9NAB vs. ACA: Retrans Ruckus Rages On
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
9Retrans spat may have led to converter coupon requests
CED Magazine (Brian Santo)
9Cable, Broadcasters Spar Over DTV Switch Claims
The Bridge
9Idaho City: A No DTV Zone
Multichannel News (Linda Haugsted)
9Cable Pushing Back on Class A Upgrade Plan
TV Technology
6 Cable Reacts to LIN TV/Time Warner Dispute
The BRIDGE
6NBC Universal Fighting A La Carte Proposals At FCC
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
6Retrans Wars Start Early
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
6FCC’s Martin Still 'Quiet’ on Vote
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
3Time Warner Claims LIN Pulled Signals After Refusing To Grant Retrans Extension
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
3Time Warner Cable subs in the dark after Lin TV pulls signal
CED Magazine (Mike Robuck)
2News Corp. Urging Removal of DirecTV Conditions
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
1FCC's Quiet Period Review Awaits Martin Vote
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)

September 2008

29Stations Demand Cash
Multichannel News (Linda Moss and Mike Reynolds)
29Eshoo, Deal Back Longer Retrans Quiet Period
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
26ACA Claims FCC Filings Point to Broadcaster Abuse
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
26ACA cites retransmission complaints as proof of broadcaster abuse
CED Magazine (Mike Robuck)
26ACA Cites Retrans 'Abuse'
Light Reading's Cable Digital News
23DTV: Not All Sweetness and Light
Cable360 (Ron Hendrickson)
19ACA: Take a Look at Retrans Revenues
SkyREPORT
19NCTA Declares War Over Retrans
TVNEWSDAY (Harry A. Jessell)
18ACA: Fed Rules Give Broadcasters Unfair Advantage
Cable360.net
18ACA Cites Dramatic Rise in Broadcast’s Retrans Revenue
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
18ACA: Broadcasters raking in money on retransmission deals
CEDMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
17ACA, APTS Strike Digital-Multicast Deal
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
17DTV "quiet period" debate gets noisy in Congress
ars technica (Matthew Lasar)
17ACA Ratifies Digital-Carriage Deal With Public TV Stations
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
17ACA against Copyright Office’s proposal on royalties for digital signals
CEDMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
17 ACA, NCTA speak out for mandatory quiet period
CEDMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
17ON THE HILL: Cable Eyes Retrans Quiet Period, Broadband Bill, Copyright Pushes
The Morning BRIDGE
16ACA Opposes Paying for Individual Multicast Signals
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
16ACA OKs Digital Carriage with Public TV
TVNewsday (Staff)
8FCC Cuts Small Ops Some DTV Slack
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
5FCC Exempts Small Cable Operators from HD Must-Carry Rule
Ars Technia (Matthew Lasar)
5Small Cable Happy with DTV Exemptions
The Morning Bridge (Michael Hopkins)
5FCC finally grants must-carry exemption to small ops
CED Magazine (Brian Santo)
4FCC Releases Small Ops’ HD-Waiver Order
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
4FCC Details Small Cable DTV Exemption
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
1Martin Eyes Networks
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)

August 2008

25Small Cable Wins Break from Some DTV Rules
SkyREPORT
22FCC Grants Small Systems Dual-Carriage Exemption
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler )
22ACA responds to FCC’s must-carry decision
CED Magazine (Mike Robuck)
22ACA Reacts to Exemption
Light Reading's Cable Digital News
22NAB: We've Got Issues With DTV Order
Light Reading's Cable Digital News (Jeff Baumgartner)
22FCC Gives DTV Relief
Light Reading's Cable Digital News (Jeff Baumgartner)
21ACA Wins More Support for Program Tying Push
The Morning Bridge (Michael Hopkins)
21FCC OKs HD Waiver for Smaller Cable Ops
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
18Cable Boos NAB’s 'Quiet Period’ Idea
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
17NAB’s Sander Strives to Quiet DTV Controversies
Broadcasting & Cable (P.J. Bednarski)
17Cable Shuns NAB’s ‘Quiet Period’ Plan
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
15Broadcasters, Multichannel Carriers Haggle Over Retrans ‘Quiet Period’
TVTechnology.com
14DISH: Retrans Quiet Period Idea Needs Tweaks
SKYReport (Michael Hopkins)
14Still Trying: Overbuilders, Consumers Union Lend Support to Wholesale Unbundling
Cable360
13Dish Joins Cable in Opposing NAB Quiet Period Start Date
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
13ACA: NAB’s Retrans Ceasefire Offer Stinks
CEDMagazine.com (Brian Santo)
13Broadcasters Offer Retrans Quiet Period for DTV Switch
The Morning Bridge (Michael Hopkins)
13Network Affiliates Back NAB 'Quiet Period' Resolution
TV Week (Michele Greppi)
13'Quiet Period' Noise
Light Reading's Cable Digital News (Jeff Baumgartner)
12ACA Opposed To NAB’s Quite Period Dates
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
12NAB Unveils Quiet-Time Proposal
Broadcasting & Cable (P.J. Bednarski)
12NAB Seeks Four-Week Quiet Period Around DTV Switch
TVWeek.com (Michele Greppi)
12ACA Wants Longer Retrans 'Quiet Period'
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
11Small MSOs Exempt From Must-Carry
TVWeek.com (Vlada Gelman)
10Martin’s Latest Must-Carry Plan Would Provide Relief to Small MSOs
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
8Small Cablers May Get HD Reprieve
TVTechnology.com
8FCC’s Martin To Support Quiet Period
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
6Dish Supports Retrans Quiet Period
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
6Dish Seeks Retrans ‘Quiet Period’
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
5Rural’s Long Road To Success – Remote Areas Tap Technology to Develop Broadband, Video
The Bridge (Michael Hopkins)
5BELD Eyes Digital Television Transition
Braintree Forum (Robert Aicardi)
4Martin Ready To Adopt New Must Carry Rules
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
4Martin Eyes ‘Material Degradation’ Waiver
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
3Awkward Moments Ahead With Broadcasters
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
3Surfing for a Better Deal
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Courier (John Molseed)

July 2008

31Wave Broadband’s Friedman elected chairman of ACA
CedMagazine.com (Brian Santo)
30Ops, ESPN Debate Value Of ESPN 360
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
30ACA Elects Board Members
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
29Small Operators: Big Ideas For Digital Switch
Multichannel News (Mark Robichaux)
29Broadcaster to Cable: ‘Check the Guns'
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
29ACA Offers Advanced ‘Course’ On Retrans Talks
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
29The Independent Show: July 30
Multichannel News
29Cablers Debate DTV Transition
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
28Broadband Regulation Could Crimp Cablers, ACA Lawyer Says At Forum
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
28ACA Readies Ops for Dealing with Broadcasters
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
28The Independent Show: July 29
Multichannel News
28The Independent Show: July 28
Multichannel News
28Through the Wire
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn and Todd Spangler)
28Independent Show Underway in Orlando
Morning Bridge
28Indie Cable Show Kicks Off
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
27Independent Show No Day At The Beach
Multichannel News (Linda Moss)
24The Hottest Operators: 2008 Top Ops Awards
Cable360.net
23Pittsburgh Raises Its Voice To The FCC On The Future Of The Internet
Pop City
21FCC Considers Broadband, Digital Future at Pa. Hearing
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
21FCC Commissioners Convene at CMU
Pittsburgh Business Times (Beth Murtagh)
21HDNET Founder Mark Cuban and Google Spar Over Copyright at FCC Hearing
BroadbandCensus.com (William G. Korver)
21A La Carte Off FCC Agenda?
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
21Political Window-Dressing
Multichannel News (Ralph Morrow)
21ACA: End 'Harmful' Bundling, Retrans
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
18ACA Meets With Martin Aide On A La Carte
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
18Mark Cuban, Carnegie Mellon Profs to Speak at FCC Hearing in Pittsburgh
TVTechnology.com
16Political Clippings
CQ Politics
16Begich, Stevens rake in millions
Anchorage Daily News (Sean Cockerham)
14Disney Will Not Charge For Carriage on Small Cable Systems
Broadcast Engineering
14Free ABC for Small Ops
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
12KRCG and Dish Network Deal Could Set Precedent
Columbia Daily Tribune (Justin Willett )
10US Budget Office Rejects FCC'S Cable Leasing Rules
Reuters
10OMB Rejects FCC Leased Access Rules
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
10OMB Rejects FCC Data-Collection Rule
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
9Cable Group Wants Moratorium On Retrans Deals, ABC Complies
MediaPost (Wayne Friedman)
8ACA Asks FCC for Retrans 'Quiet Period'
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
8Disney Offers Retrans Break for Smaller Operators
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
8Disney Waives Retrans Consent Charges for Small Cablers
TVWeek (Michele Greppi)
8Small MSOS to Get ABC Signal For Free
Multichannel News (Ted Hearn)
8 ACA Asks FCC for Quiet Period During Digital Transition
CEDMagazine.com (Mike Robuck)
8ACA: Disney Deal 'A Drop in the Bucket'
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
8Disney Offers Free ABC in O&Os
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
8ACA Calls for 'Quiet Period'
Light Reading's Cabe Digital News
8ACA to FCC: Put Retrans on Hold Until '09
TVNewsday (Mark K. Miller)
7Broadcast's $1 Billion Pot of Gold
Broadcasting & Cable (Robert Marich)
7Battle Against Bundles Gains New Life
Multichannel News (Linda Haugsted)
3FCC Chief Martin: The Nation's Indecency Czar
Philadelphia Inquirer (Bob Fernandez)
1Cuban Calls For an Activist FCC
Cable360.Net (Michael Grebb)

June 2008

30ACA: Small Cable Ops Can't Meet FCC Mandate
Broadcasting & Cable (John Eggerton)
30DTA Vendor Blasts CEA's Opposition To Waiver Request
Multichannel News (Todd Spangler)

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