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DirecTV Complains to FCC About Fox Ads

DirecTV is taking its dispute with Fox Networks to the Federal Communications Commission, with the satellite-TV company sending a complaint letter to the agency about Fox’s newspaper ads and TV promos, reports TheWrap.com. DirecTV is accusing Fox of running misleading…

MSO Mediacom Again Asks FCC to Prevent Programming Blackouts During Disputes About Retransmission Fees

The MSO Mediacom "has sent the FCC another letter asking it to step in to prevent blackouts during retrans disputes," writes our friend John Eggerton in Multichannel News. The article notes, "Mediacom is not taking the Federal Communication Commission’s ‘no…

Kutcher Plugs Tech Companies He Has a Financial Interest in on ‘Two and a Half Men.’ CBS Not Paid for the Promos

It happened in a scene from this past Monday’s episode of "Two and a Half Men" on Sept. 26, 2011. Here’s the description given by our good frined Lynette Rice at EW.com’s InsideTV blog: "Less than eight minutes into the…episode…Ashton…

Here’s an Article We Weren’t Expecting to See in Our New York Times This Morning. The Grey Lady Informs Us That Broadcast Primetime TV Has Discovered the Word Vagina

The new television season already appears to have a trend — and it’s one that may not sit well with some viewers. Bill Carter writes in The New York Times that the season has seen a number of new network…

Court Signs Off on Comcast’s Takeover of NBCUniversal, Adds Conditions

The government’s conditions placed on NBCUniversal’s takeover by Comcast were approved by a federal judge, amounting to an approval of the deal, reports the Associated Press. The judge also tacked on two years of court oversight. U.S. District Judge Richard…

Mediacom Chairman Has Harsh Words for FCC on Retrans Reform

Mediacom Chairman Rocco Commisso is scolding the Federal Communications Commission over what he says is a failure to push hard enough for new retransmission rules, reports TheWrap.com. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Commisso writes that he had…

Bloomberg Gains a Political Ally in Comcast Fight

Bloomberg has gained a political ally in its fight against cable giant Comcast Corp., reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice urging…

Judge Threatens to Reject Comcast-NBCU Merger

A federal judge has threatened to pull the plug on Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal, The Wall Street Journal reports. Judge Richard Leon criticized the antitrust settlement that allowed the merger to go ahead. The merger, announced in December 2009, was…

Comcast Fighting Back Against Bloomberg Complaint

Comcast is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny a complaint from Bloomberg, which last month asked the agency to order Comcast to move Bloomberg into "existing news neighborhoods," reports B&C. Comcast alleges that Bloomberg is trying to "extract" preferential…

NBC Affiliates Pressured to Dump ‘The Playboy Club’

Pressure continues to be applied to NBC and its affiliates over a show that some activists say will glamorize pornography, B&C reports. The watchdog group Parents Television Council has sent letters to every NBC affiliate asking the stations to drop…