http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cable/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:37:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418506/posts The impasse between FOX broadcast network and Time Warner Cable continues with less than a day remaining before the cable provider knocks the network and its cable outlets off the dial. And as each side ratchets up the rhetoric, neither seem willing to show compromise. Could Fox really be gone from homes with Time Warner Cable tomorrow? The Wall Street Journal explains where things are at right now: The crux of tensions is a $1 monthly fee News Corp is seeking for local Fox TV stations it owns from each Time Warner Cable TV household. While several owners of broadcast... Mediaite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418506/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:37:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418103/posts The News Corporation said on Wednesday that it looked doubtful that it would sign a new distribution contract with Time Warner Cable by Thursday night, increasing the likelihood that its Fox stations will be removed from cable lineups in millions of homes. The News Corporation’s president, Chase Carey, declined an offer by Time Warner Cable to enter binding arbitration. The companies are fighting over how much the cable operator should pay Fox stations for the right to retransmit their shows, sporting events and local newscasts. Fox is demanding about a dollar for each cable subscriber each month, which analysts say... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418103/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:59:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409460/posts Fox News will finish 2009 as the top-rated cable news network, a perch it has enjoyed for eight years running. But 2009--the first year of the Obama administration--also marks FNC's highest rated year in the channel's 13-year-history. FNC topped the competition in all dayparts: morning (1 million total viewers, 340,000 viewers in news' target demographic of 25-54-year-olds); total day (1.2 million viewers, 323,000 in the demo); primetime (2.2 million viewers, 551,000 in the demo). Those numbers mark year-to-year demo gains of 14% in the morning, 16% in total day and 10% in primetime (Mon-Sun), according to Nielsen. FNC saw double-digit... Broadcasting and Cable http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409460/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:32:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400634/posts I’ll be the first to admit that anti-trust law is not my strong suit.... A day, one single day, after the two media giants announced their deal, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts proudly weighed in to strongly support the Senate Democrats’ health care reform bill. BigGovernment.com/Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400634/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:21:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391142/posts CABLE NEWS RACE NOV. 19, 2009 FOXNEWS O'REILLY/PALIN 4,120,000 FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,871,000 FOXNEWS BECK 2,730,000 FOXNEWS BAIER 2,359,000 FOXNEWS GRETA 2,113,000 FOXNEWS SHEP 2,078,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,188,000 CNNHN GRACE 1,018,000 CNN KING 980,000 MSNBC MADDOW 877,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 597,000 CNN COOPER 585,000 Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391142/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384893/posts The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the Federal Communications Commission to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called “Selectable Output Control,” or SOC for short. SOC is a technology mandate that would allow movie studios to shut off video outputs on the back of your cable box and DVR during the screening of certain movies over cable. Why is this bad? Because SOC could inhibit future innovation, obstruct interoperability, limit fair use and restrict consumer choice. Worst of all, it could force... Public Knowledgee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384893/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:11:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380939/posts 2:15 PM UPDATE: I've learned that 100 people are being laid off across "several divisions" of the A&E Television Networks yesterday and today "as a direct result of the merger". It will make those employees feel so much better that management tells me it's "no one in a decision making role." A&E Television Networks in August acquired Lifetime Entertainment, and everything is now owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst and NBC Universal. Big Media = Big Mergers = Big Mistakes. deadline Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380939/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:05:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379278/posts THE END OF 'OPRAH' AS WE KNOW HER: Daytime Diva Giving Up Syndicated Talk Show & Moving To Her Cable Network In 2011 EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest questions in the TV biz has been when, and even if, Oprah Winfrey would give up her daytime syndicated talk show to focus on OWN, her long delayed Oprah Winfrey Network in 70 million homes that was supposed to launch in place of the Discovery Health Channel as a joint venture between Winfrey and Discovery Communications. The industry has been betting that the daytime diva would extend The Oprah Winfrey Show for... Deadline Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379278/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:47:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376744/posts Despite the fact that Fox News draws more viewers than CNN, MSNBC and Headlne News combined, the White House has announced its intent to boycott Fox for the next several months. In order to make up for the viewer shortfall, the White House will vary its appearance schedule to include "non-traditional" cable outlets. Doug Ross http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2376744/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:13:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374520/posts Dye-sensitized cells get a double boost from nanowires and optical fiber. Dye-sensitized solar cells are flexible and cheap to make, but they tend to be inefficient at converting light into electricity. One way to boost the performance of any solar cell is to increase the surface area available to incoming light. So a group of researchers at Georgia Tech has made dye-sensitized solar cells with a much higher effective surface area by wrapping the cells around optical fibers. These fiber solar cells are six times more efficient than a zinc oxide solar cell with the same surface area, and if... MIT Technology Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374520/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372936/posts Authorities on Tuesday closed a major bridge connecting San Francisco and Oakland after a cable on its upper deck snapped during the evening commute. The Fresno Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372936/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369242/posts So Tom Cable walks. That's how you'd have figured it to play given the other characters and circumstances involved. But more than that, Napa County District Attorney Gary Lieberstein said that Raiders assistant coach Randy Hanson couldn't satisfactorily explain to Lieberstein's conviction rate how his jaw was broken. And that, ultimately, is the lesson here. Nobody told enough of a believable story for us ever to figure out what Cable, the Raiders head coach, actually did to Hanson's face, let alone what his intent was when he did whatever it was he did. With that kind of iron-clad certitude, is... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369242/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:58:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364709/posts Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson continues to push his assault charges in public, this time challenging Raiders coach Tom Cable to a lie-detector showdown. "I will take a lie-detector test and a drug test, and I will pay for it - and I'll pay for Tom Cable to take those tests as well," Hanson told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. Cable was asked if he had any response. "None whatsoever," Cable said after practice Friday. Hanson has accused Cable of assaulting him and fracturing his jaw Aug. 5 during training camp. Napa police concluded their investigation last week and handed over... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364709/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:09:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350746/posts Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson finally interviewed with the Napa police, telling them Friday that Raiders coach Tom Cable struck him and broke his jaw Aug. 5 at training camp, his attorney told NFL.com on Monday. Napa police confirmed (again) the potential felony case remains under investigation more than a month since the story broke. Hanson's attorney said Hanson handed over medical records showing he has a broken jaw. When the investigation ends, the district attorney will decide whether or not to press charges. Only then should anyone expect the NFL to take any disciplinary action in the matter --... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350746/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:31:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337577/posts CABLE NEWS RACE THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10 FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,609,000 FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000 FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,986,000 FOXNEWS GRETA 2,522,000 FOXNEWS BAIER 2,362,000 FOXNEWS SHEP 2,040,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,573,000 MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000 CNN KING 965,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 882,000 MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000 CNN COOPER 691,000 Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337577/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322048/posts Napa police have reopened their investigation into a Raiders training camp melee this month that left assistant coach Randy Hanson with a broken jaw, reportedly when he was attacked by head coach Tom Cable. Without using names, Lt. Brian McGovern said the incident at the Napa training camp at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 was originally considered a misdemeanor but is now being investigated as a felony assault. McGovern said the department learned about the incident Aug. 6, when officers were summoned to the hospital on the report of an alleged assault by "staff members" of the Raiders. "The victim... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322048/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:40:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2318383/posts Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable punched one of his assistants on Aug. 6 at the team's training camp headquarters in Napa, Calif., several media outlets reported on Monday. "It's an internal issue, I'm not going to comment on that," Cable said on Monday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Web site National Football Post first reported that defensive assistant Randy Hanson was punched in the jaw by another member of the Raiders staff. Unidentified sources later told Fanhouse.com that Cable hit the third-year assistant. ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2318383/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2313025/posts Here is video of Bill O'Reilly tonight talking about the absolute dominance of Fox News over its three cable competitors - CNN, MSNBC, CNN Headline News. The numbers from last week were amazing for Fox News, and for The O'Reilly Factor in particular. In the 8 pm edt time slot, O'Reilly beat CNN by 380%, MSNBC by 247%, and Headline News by 299%. The O'Reilly Factor now has a larger audience than the CBS Evening News, 5.4 million to 5.368 million viewers. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2313025/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:43:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281785/posts The Supreme Court Monday declined to review the challenge by CNN and some major studios to Cablevision's use of a remote DVR service. The decision paves the way for Cablevision to deploy the service later this summer, according to the company. The Solicitor General had recommended the court not take the case. ‘We are very pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a challenge to Cablevision's Remote Digital Recording Service," said Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn. "From a common-sense point of view, the lower court, and the U.S. Solicitor General, were correct in their interpretation of the... Broadcasting & Cable http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281785/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:21:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281767/posts The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider a legal challenge by television networks and Hollywood studios to Cablevision Systems Corp.'s next-generation digital video recorder, clearing the way for the cable company to offer the new service this year. The networks and studios argued that Cablevision's new remote-storage DVR violated federal copyright laws. Cablevision's service would allow customers to record and store television shows on central computer servers maintained by Cablevision instead of having to record them on expensive DVR cable boxes installed in their homes. Cablevision says the system would allow it to provide DVR services at lower costs,... wsj http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281767/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:07:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274361/posts For the 77th consecutive month, FNC finished first in total day and prime time ratings during May. FNC was the sixth highest rated cable network on all of basic cable during prime time for the month (CNN and MSNBC finished 19th and 26th) and the seventh rated network in total day (CNN and MSNBC were 19th and 27th). FNC also had 11 out of the top 13 programs in cable during the month in Total Viewers. The O'Reilly Factor was the #1 program in cable news for the 90th consecutive month, and saw gains in Total Viewers year-to-year (26%). TV Newser http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274361/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:44:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254385/posts Time-Warner Cable will no longer carry Mark Cuban's HD Net, which broadcast Ring of Honor, beginning on or around May 31 in the New York City area. There had been talk of the cable provider pulling the channel its lineup a few months ago, but those plans were temporarily but on the back burner as talks between Time Warner and HD Net progressed. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254385/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 02:09:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2237477/posts The city of Wilson, NC was tired of high internet, cable, and telephone prices, so they decided to do something about it. They started their own, city-owned, ISP. Now Time Warner Cable and Embarq have teamed up to convince North Carolina's legislature to propose bills outlawing community owned ISPs because the big guys cannot possibly compete. TheConsumerist.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2237477/posts#comment Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:52:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232705/posts 1. “Deregulation is a joke— but it’s probably not as funny for you.” For years the cable business had acted like a typical monopoly, providing lessthan- ideal customer service, skyrocketing prices, and little choice of service. Then along came the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which opened the door for competition and promised weary cable customers relief at last. Too bad that relief never came. Nearly four years after the bill was passed, a mere 286 of the 30,000 U.S. cable markets were being served by more than one provider, according to the Federal Communications Commission. And in the FCC’s most... Smartmoney http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232705/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:26:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2227244/posts A Philadelphia cable network's early morning broadcast of a Good Friday service at the Vatican abruptly changed to something wildly different , a 30-second "A Philadelphia cable network's early morning broadcast of a Good Friday service at the Vatican abruptly changed to something wildly different , a 30-second "Girls Gone Wild" ad. Comcast spokesman Jeff Alexander says the 2 a.m. Friday programming glitch was due to a required test of the Emergency Alert System. He says such tests are usually done in the overnight hours. philly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2227244/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:38:35 GMT