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Supremes Hear Comcast Challenge To Class-Action Suit
Issue Concerns Certifying Class Before Weighing Evidence Of Damages Issue Concerns Certifying Class Before Weighing Evidence Of Damages John Eggerton The U.S. Supreme Court Monday (Nov. 5) heard...
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Court Denies Fox Injunction Against Dish's Hopper
But Fox Says Sealed Decision also Finds AutoHop Copies Violate Copyright, Contract But Fox Says Sealed Decision also Finds AutoHop Copies Violate Copyright, Contract John Eggerton Fox confirms that a...
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Fox Appeals Hopper Decision to Ninth Circuit
Programmer Wastes No Time in Wake of Lower Court's Rejection of Preliminary Injunction Programmer Wastes No Time in Wake of Lower Court's Rejection of Preliminary Injunction John Eggerton Fox late...
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OpenTV Sues Netflix Over Patents
Interactive TV Vendor Claims Netflix Infringes Seven U.S. Patents Interactive TV Vendor Claims Netflix Infringes Seven U.S. Patents Todd Spangler Interactive TV vendor OpenTV, a subsidiary of...
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Judge Orders 'Aereokiller' to Stop Streaming Live TV
California District Court Rules Internet Service Illegally Retransmits Copyrighted Content California District Court Rules Internet Service Illegally Retransmits Copyrighted Content Todd Spangler A...
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Aereo Hits NYC Suburbs in Widening Service to 19 Million People
Legally Challenged Internet TV Startup Also Debuts Outdoor Ad Campaign in Big Apple Legally Challenged Internet TV Startup Also Debuts Outdoor Ad Campaign in Big Apple Todd Spangler Aereo -- the...
View ArticleWICT To Honor Cable's Corporate Citizens
Signatures Luncheon To Spotlight Community Efforts To Aid Women Signatures Luncheon To Spotlight Community Efforts To Aid Women By MCN Staff Women in Cable Telecommunicationsintends to honor some of...
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Appeals Court Denies WealthTV Challenge (Updated)
Ninth Circuit Declines To Review FCC Decision Favoring MSOs John Eggerton The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Wednesday declined to review the FCC decision that Time Warner Cable, Cox,...
View ArticleCourt Allows Lifetime To Air Murder Movie
Network Also Plans Special On ‘Romeo Killer’ Case Jon Lafayette/B&C An appeals court has overturned an injunction that would have prevented Lifetime for airing a TV movie based on a real-life case...
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BCI Closes James Cable Deal
Alan Gerry Joins BCI Advisory Board Alan Gerry Joins BCI Advisory Board Mike Farrell BCI Broadband closed its acquisition of James Cable, adding systems in Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia and Wyoming...
View ArticleDOJ, La. Tech Settle Over Access To Online Materials
University to Ensure Online Content Is Accessible to Disabled University to Ensure Online Content Is Accessible to Disabled John Eggerton WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is not the...
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Federal Court Won't Block Dish's ‘AutoHop’
Says Lower Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying Preliminary Injunction Says Lower Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying Preliminary Injunction John Eggerton WASHINGTON — A federal appeals...
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Media General Goes Dark to Dish Customers
Contract Expired Sept. 30 For 18 Stations in 10 States Contract Expired Sept. 30 For 18 Stations in 10 States Mike Farrell Media General said a midnight deadline to reach a retransmission consent...
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NFL, MLB To Supremes: If Aereo Wins, Broadcasters Lose
Leagues Say They Would Need to Move Sports to Pay Platforms Leagues Say They Would Need to Move Sports to Pay Platforms John Eggerton Forget sports siphoning to pay TV. If Aereo wins its court case,...
View ArticleFederal Court Rejects Dual-Carriage/Viewability Sunset Appeal
Says FCC Got it Right the First Time; Broadcaster Appeal has 'No Basis' in Law Says FCC Got it Right the First Time; Broadcaster Appeal has 'No Basis' in Law John Eggerton A three-judge panel of the...
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Federal Appeals Court Denies Fox Injunction Against Hopper
Won't overturn lower court ruling not to block ad-skipper while underlying legal issue is decided Won't overturn lower court ruling not to block ad-skipper while underlying legal issue is decided John...
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Tenth Circuit Court Will Consider Blocking Aereo
Fox is Asking Court to Enjoin Service in Six Western States Fox is Asking Court to Enjoin Service in Six Western States John Eggerton (Broadcasting & Cable) A Utah disctrict court has agreed to...
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