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The state of West Virginia has sued Comcast, “alleging that the cable operator violates state antitrust and consumer-protection laws by forcing subscribers to lease set-top boxes,” according to Multichannel News. The suit is similar to one that Comcast faces in…
While many TV buyers and sellers are slogging through a tough upfrront season, at least one automaker, Subaru, has been working on deals to get its cars integrated into programming, especially in a number of cable TV shows. Andrew Hampp…
With the announcement of the death of former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, 93, expect a number of discussions on TV news outlets today, especially the all-news cable networks. McNamara was a key architect of the U.S. buildup in Vietnam,…
Demand for the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday hit more than half a million requests in the first seven hours fans were allowed to register for the lottery for the 8,750…
President Obama finally comments about Michael Jackson, praising him, CNN reports. –Chuck Ross
In what Multichannel News is calling an "Internet Acid Test," Comcast and Time Warner Cable are going to allow 5,000 subscribers to see new episodes of TV shows on the Internet. Cable TV executives have talked about a concept they…
TV stations are increasingly "degrading their hi-def picture quality. The culprit is multicasting, i.e., transmitting digital subchannels alongside the primary HD stream within a station’s 19.4 Mbps digital TV pipe," according to B&C. The reason is to increase revenues through the subchannels….
Basically, besides whatever coverage of local fireworks you have in your city tonight, there are three choices on national TV networks. First choice of TV Critic Robert Bianco of USA Today, is A Capitol Fourth (8 ET/PT), on your local PBS…
Just in time for tonight’s festivities, here’s a list of the 20 best live fireworks shows in the U.S., courtesy Digital City. Three of the entries were last night (Mount Rushmore; Columbus, Ohio; and Milwaukee) so if you’re in those…