• ACLU to FCC: It's Title II Time

  John Eggerton, October 19, 2010
  The American Civil Liberties Union has released a report detailing why it thinks the FCC should impose Title II common carrier regulations on broadband access services.  More

• Comcast Has Answers for FCC

  John Eggerton, October 19, 2010
  Comcast has met the FCC's Oct. 18 deadline for additional information on the company in response to an Oct. 4 request, part of its ongoing vetting of the proposed Comcast/NBCU joint venture.  More

• Reps. Seek Info On Facebook Data Breaches

  John Eggerton, October 19, 2010
  Reps. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), co-chairs of the House Privacy Caucus, want Facebook's CEO to answer a lot of questions in the wake of a report in The Wall Street Journal about major privacy breaches in the social network powerhouse.  More

• Comcast Touts Benefits to Future of News

    
  By John Eggerton, October 18, 2010
  Opponents of Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal deal have called it a template for the media future.  More

• GOP Win Could Spell Net Loss for Title II

    
  By John Eggerton, October 18, 2010
  If Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the former chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, reclaims that post after the November election, don’t look for any more signals to the Federal Communications Commission that it should go ahead and reclassify broadband as a Title II service.  More

• FCC Pushes for Retrans Peace

    
  By John Eggerton, October 18, 2010
  Washington — Without naming any names, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski said last week that his agency continued to talk with the parties involved in ongoing retransmission- consent negotiations — a group that would prominently include Fox Networks and Cablevision Systems — and that he was hoping all sides would come to an agreement.  More

• Cablevision-Fox Fight Goes Down to Wire

    
  By Mike Farrell, October 18, 2010
  Cablevision Systems and Fox Networks turned up the heat in their ongoing carriage dispute last week, with both sides hurling barbs and giving strong indications that an agreement wouldn’t be reached by the Oct. 15 deadline.  More

• Big Blues For Cablevision Football Fans

  Mike Farrell, October 17, 2010
  New York Giants football fans in parts of New York and New Jersey were without their favorite team on Sunday, as the dispute between Fox Networks and Cablevision Systems lingered on after the 1:03 p.m. kickoff of the contest pitting Big Blue against the Detroit Lions.  More

• Fox Still Off, D.C. Still Fired Up

  By John Eggerton, October 17, 2010
  Fox and Cablevision broke off talks Saturday night just prior to the first game of the National League Championship Series between Philadelphia and San Francisco, leaving the game off the air in New York and Philadelphia.  More

• Kerry Pledges To Introduce Retrans Reform Legislation

  John Eggerton, October 16, 2010
  Senate Communications Subcommittee  chairman will introduce legislation that would keep TV station signals on cable systems during retrans impasses, and would make the FCC a referee, though one without a flag.  More

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