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Baseball's Long, Hot Summer Heated battle for sports deal waits as NBC, Turner prepare to face off for MLB's national TV rights

Negotiations for Major League Baseball’s national TV rights deals are likely to be the knottiest in sports media history, as fundamental pricing agreements will be complicated by a host of…

July 9, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

Comcast Settles With FCC On Broadband Service Merger Condition Cable giant agrees to pay $800,000 to U.S. Treasury

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Communications Commission found that Comcast didn't do enough to live up to one of the merger conditions it imposed when it approved the cable…

June 28, 2012, 6:36 AM EDT

Analyst: DOJ Cable Probe Likely Going Nowhere Netflix, online video providers may have no case

The Department of Justice is investigating whether or not the cable industry is adopting anti-competitive business activities to thwart the advancement of online video. The news, first reported by the Wall…

June 14, 2012, 11:29 AM EDT

Comcast Must Back Off Internet Speed Claims Ad assertions examined after Verizon complaint

Comcast needs to slow down its advertising claims that its Xfinity Internet service is the "fastest in the nation," per a recommendation from the National Advertising Division, the ad industry's…

June 12, 2012, 12:05 PM EDT

Cable Companies to Expand WiFi Nationwide deal is largest Internet service pact ever

Five of the nation's largest cable companies have agreed to connect their WiFi networks, giving their Internet customers access to metro WiFi through more than 50,000 hotspots in the New…

May 21, 2012, 11:05 AM EDT

Comcast Files Patent to Halt DVR Ad-Skipping Technology offers advertisers opposite of Dish Network's Ad Hop feature

Comcast is seeking a patent for new technology that will force subscribers who fast-forward through DVR-recorded shows to view advertising anyway, according to FierceCable, an online publication for cable network execs. The cable…

May 14, 2012, 1:34 PM EDT

Critics of Verizon Wireless' Cable Deals Launch Coalition Group hopes to put more pressure on regulators

Many of the same companies and groups that opposed and helped to shut down the AT&T purchase of T-Mobile are joining forces to take on Verizon Wireless' spectrum and marketing…

May 14, 2012, 10:38 AM EDT

Why NBCUniversal Might Sell Stake in A+E Networks Comcast says stake would be divided between Hearst and Disney

Comcast revealed last week that its NBCUniversal group, which owns broadcasters including NBC and Telemundo and cable networks from USA to Bravo, would sell off its 15.8 percent stake in…

May 7, 2012, 11:41 PM EDT

Bloomberg Wins FCC Complaint Against Comcast Comcast must move Bloomberg TV to its news neighborhoods

No more searching in the nosebleed numbers for Bloomberg TV on Comcast Cable's lineup. The Federal Communications Commission's media bureau Wednesday ordered Comcast to move Bloomberg TV next to other…

May 2, 2012, 10:17 PM EDT

Verizon Spectrum Sale Stirs Debate Verizon claims sale is no ploy for approval of cable deals

Verizon's decision to sell some of its spectrum has nothing to do with regulators currently reviewing its pending deals for spectrum and marketing with major cable companies, the company said…

April 19, 2012, 1:20 PM EDT

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