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John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....
Tags: TNT (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., News Corp., Entertainment, Viacom Inc.
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McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business
The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...
Tags: News Corp., Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Fox Broadcasting Company, Television
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Cablevision to give kids network Sprout a boost
Sprout is spreading its roots. The kids network aimed at children ages 2 to 5 has landed a distribution deal with Cablevision Systems Corp., a large pay-TV operator in the New York City area. Getting access to Cablevision subscribers is key for Sprout...
Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Netflix Inc., Queens (New York City), Apple iPad, Iron Man 3 (movie)
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Ignoring doomsayers, CBS and News Corp. keep betting on cable TV
CBS and News Corp. apparently aren't worried about cord cutters. Both companies are making investments in pay-television channels at a time when the very business model on which the industry is built faces challenges from changing consumer habits and...
Tags: Fox Soccer Channel (tv network), Netflix Inc., News Corp., NASCAR, Entertainment
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'Oz' poised to find box-office gold. Horn has cool hand at Disney.
After the coffee. Before deciding if I'll see 'Oz' this weekend. The Skinny: After seeing "Being Flynn" on HBO last night, I've decided that "Silver Linings Playbook" was over-hyped. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office, a look...
Tags: News Corp., Current TV (tv network), Entertainment, John Carter (movie), Baseball
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Moving, slowly, toward a la carte cable
The cable company Cablevision says it's just looking out for consumers in its lawsuit against Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, over bundled programming packages that drive monthly bills higher. And the company is correct — to a point. ------...
Tags: The Weather Channel (tv network), Entertainment, CNBC (tv network), Companies and Corporations, Comedy Central (tv network)
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Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes defends cable-business status quo
This story has been corrected. See below for details. Don't look for HBO to take a page from Netflix and make an entire season of one of its hit series, like "Game of Thrones," available to its subscribers in a single instant. Speaking at the Deutsche...
Tags: TNT (tv network), Netflix Inc., Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Enlightened (tv program)
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'Giant Slayer' not so big. Tension expected at Disney annual meeting.
After the coffee. Before trying to beat D.C. traffic. The Skinny: I just realized that I haven't seen a movie since "Silver Linings Playbook" in December. Either Hollywood's getting lazy or I have. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box...
Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, The Walt Disney Co., Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Patrick Soon-Shiong
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Cablevision-Viacom battle echoes Malone-Redstone fight
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, Viacom, parent of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, was accused in a lawsuit filed by New York-based cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. of engaging in anti-competitive and...
Tags: Sumner Redstone, Trials, Viacom Inc., John Malone, Barry Diller
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Time Warner Cable and DirecTV support Cablevison in Viacom fight
Pay-TV distributors Time Warner Cable and DirecTV have come out in support of Cablevision Systems Corp.'s lawsuit against Viacom Inc. The battle is over how Viacom, parent of more than 20 cable channels including MTV and Nickelodeon, sells its...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., News Corp., Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Television
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Cablevision sues Viacom over bundling of programming
Cablevision Systems Corp., one of the nation's biggest pay-TV distributors, has filed a lawsuit against Viacom, parent of popular cable channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. At issue is how Viacom sells its cable networks to pay-TV...
Tags: Trials, The Walt Disney Co., News Corp., Entertainment, Viacom Inc.
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A cable TV operator goes to bat against costly channel bundles
Consumers don't ordinarily think of cable TV companies as friends of the little guy. But Cablevision, which won an extremely pro-consumer court ruling on digital video recording in 2008, is waging another legal battle that could be a boon to pay-TV...
Tags: Trials, Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Television, Companies and Corporations
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