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Viacom Asks Federal Court to Toss $1 Billion Cablevision Suit

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Viacom is calling for a federal court to toss out Cablevision's $1 billion lawsuit alleging that the company's policy of bundling unpopular channels violates antitrust law, according to


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Disney and Cablevision Sign Carriage Agreement

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Disney and Cablevision have signed a new multi-year carriage deal with no visible drama at all (hear that, Dish Network, DirecTV, Viacom and AMC?).

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Touchdown: Time Warner Cable Cuts Deal to Carry NFL Network

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After an eight-year stalemate that kept the National Football League’s in-house television network grounded in key markets like New York and Los Angeles, Time Warner Cable on Friday agreed to [...]

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FCC Set to Decide on Program Access Rule

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Programming lineups at most cable and satellite systems look alike, carrying the same networks and channels, with only a few exceptions. That could be about to change.

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WGN Becomes Bargaining Chip in Tribune-Cablevision Dispute

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Looks like the stakes are getting higher as the carriage dispute between Cablevision and Tribune enters its second week.

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UPDATED: Cablevision Calls Tribune Crooks, Trib Says It’s Getting Bullied

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Another day, another battle in the retrans war. Cablevision subscribers in New York woke up this morning to find that CW flagship station WPIX had gone dark overnight as negotiations [...]