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Guest Commentary: The Best of Both Worlds: Impact and Immediacy
In their eternal quest to attract both ratings and headlines, television networks once relied upon “event” programming. But HBO’s recent sweep of eight Emmys for “John Adams” notwithstanding, the heyday of the miniseries has long passed. Later came the era…
Viacom-TWC Deal a Mutual Win, Analyst Says
Paying more to Viacom to carry its 19 cable networks was a good move for Time Warner Cable as well as a win for Viacom, an analyst said Friday. Time Warner Cable and Viacom reached a last minute deal Jan….
Viacom, Time Warner Reach Agreement
Viacom and Time Warner Cable have reached an agreement in principle that ends the threat of Viacom channels, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, being pulled from the cable operator’s systems. The agreement was reached just after midnight Eastern Time,…
Cable Association Steps Into Viacom-TWC Dispute, Orders Crawl Stopped
The American Cable Association demanded that Viacom stop the crawl running during its programming that tells cable subscribers that they might lose networks such as Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon at midnight. The crawl was being televised to all cable…
FCC’s Media Bureau Takes Lead on NFL Net Complaint
The Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission is again stepping in to speed the resolution of a complaint that cable systems aren’t dealing fairly with an independent cable network, this time to the benefit of the NFL Network. The…
Time Warner Cable: Viacom Wants $39 Mil More Annually
Time Warner Cable says Viacom, which is threatening to pull signals for 19 cable networks from the operator’s system, is seeking $39 million more annually in the companies’ fee dispute. Viacom plans to remove its channels—including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and…
Viacom to Pull 19 Channels Off TWC
Viacom is threatening to pull 19 of its networks off of Time Warner Cable in a dispute over fees for the channels, TelevisionWeek reports. If the two sides don’t reach agreement today, Viacom will yank the channels and run ads…
Comcast Appeals FCC Cable Decision
Comcast Corp. filed an emergency appeal of a Federal Communications Commission decision to take back control from an administrative law judge of a cable-programming dispute, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FCC said on Dec. 24 that it would rule…