Dems and GOP Reach Compromise on Reauthorization of Satellite Bill
A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, which ensures that 1.5 million rural cable subscribers will be able to receive programming from all the TV networks, [...]
Broadcasters Howl Over Proposed Changes to Carriage Rules
Broadcasters are girding for a knock-down drag-out fight over a parade of horribles that might be added to the reauthorization of a little-known cable law commonly known as "Stela." The [...]
Retrans Reform Advocates Pin Hopes On Satellite Bill
Retransmission reform advocates think they've got an opening to convince Congress it's time to change the law that leads to blackouts like the one between CBS and Time Warner Cable [...]
Hearing on Satellite TV Act Turns Into State of Video Hearing
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A hearing on a 25-year-old law law governing whether or not satellite TV services can carry out-of-market signals quickly broadened into a discussion on the state of video.
House Subcommittee Starts to Review Communications Laws
A House subcommittee today took its first, small step toward opening the legal can of worms that comprise the nation’s communications laws, holding a hearing on a 25-year law that [...]