“It is a deal that is fair to our customers and in line with our other programming agreements,” Cablevision Systems Corp. spokesman Charles Schueler said in a phone interview with The Associated Press after the signal had been restored. He declined to disclose details of the deal.
Rebecca Campbell, president and general manager of WABC-TV, said [...]
The Federal Communications Commission will include a proposal to revamp the Universal Service Fund as part of a national broadband plan due to Congress on March 17. Although the proposal itself has been expected for months, Fridays announcement offered the first solid details.
The FCC said it envisions transforming the Universal Service program over the next [...]
Under the settlement terms, RealNetworks is barred from selling its RealDVD product or other similar technology, the company said.
The Seattle-based digital entertainment company will pay $4.5 million to the studios for litigation costs and refund purchases of about 2,700 customers who bought the product.
The Walt Disney Co.s Disney Studio, Sony Corp.s [...]
RealNetworks also will refund about 2,700 customers who bought RealDVD, a $30 software program that allows users to save one backup copy of a movie to a computer hard drive, according to an e-mailed statement.
“We are please to put this litigation [...]
“I dont think were out of the economic situation yet,” Chief Executive Officer Selina Lo said in an interview. Lo was one of the executives who built Alteon WebSystems Inc. and sold it to Nortel Networks Corp. for $7.8 billion in 2000. “If the business is solid, we can wait for the right time.” [...]
RealNetworks currently holds a 51 percent stake in Rhapsody, with MTV parent Viacom International Inc. holding the rest. After the spinoff, neither will have operating control over the venture, and both will own an equal minority stake in Rhapsody.
RealNetworks will pay $18 million in cash, plus contribute the Rhapsody brand, in exchange for [...]
The executives, saying a decision wouldnt be announced today, didnt deny a report posted by the Web site TMZ that NBC was considering making the switch and replacing Conan OBrien with Leno, the newspaper said.
NBC, based in New York, has suffered [...]
In a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission, the Tennis Channel charges the nations largest cable TV provider with violating FCC rules that prohibit such operators from favoring channels that they own over those from other companies.
The Tennis Channel, a small, independent network, reaches about 2.6 million homes through Comcast. The network maintains that [...]
The announcement settles questions about whether the federal antitrust review of the deal, announced late last year, will be handled by Justice or the Federal Trade Commission. The Federal Communications Commission must also approve the combination, including the transfer of the NBC broadcast licenses to Comcast.
Even though federal regulators are expected to approve the transaction, [...]
About 3.1 million subscribers lost access to HGTV and the Food Network on Friday after Scripps pulled its programming while negotiating a new contract with the cable provider.
In a statement Sunday, Cablevision said Scripps is demanding a 200 percent fee increase, which would drive up customer rates if accepted. For 2010, the average rate increase [...]