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FCC Chair's Stance on Data Caps Rankles Watchdog Groups
ReutersMay 22 (TheWrap.com) - FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski irked watchdog groups on Tuesday with his public endorsement of broadband caps during a major cable TV industry conference in Boston. Under the cap concept, cable operators and other broadband...Tags: Media Industry, Prices, Politics, Xbox 360, Comcast Corp.
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Has a Network Ever Treated a Show Worse Than 'Community'?
I’m open to suggestions on this, so please feel free to name a fantastic, inventive, hilarious show that has been treated worse by a network than NBChas treated “Community.” The obvious answer is “Arrested Development” by...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Television, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Donald Glover
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Analysts fear rising programming costs will hurt distributors
BOSTON -- Rising programming costs are the biggest headache facing the cable industry, a group of industry analysts said Monday. "That is a very genuine and legitimate concern that imperils the entire ecosystem," said Craig Moffett, vice president and...
Tags: House of Cards (tv program), Time Warner Cable Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Dramatic win caps off well-attended Preakness
The largest crowd in Preakness Stakes history watched the thrilling victory of a horse that's now on a Triple Crown hunt, jammed to pop band Maroon 5 and basked under a Saturday sky whose only clouds were the wispy letters of an advertisement sprayed from...
Tags: Maroon 5 (music group), Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Politics, Executive Branch
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Comcast scraps broadband cap, moves to usage-based billing
CNNMoneyComcast on Thursday decided to get rid of its controversial 250 gigabyte-per-month cap for its broadband customers, replacing it with a usage-based billing system. The company put its current cap in place in 2008. The decision was aimed at a small number...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Verizon Communications, Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Time Warner Cable Inc.
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How Josh Gad was almost Cameron, and Sarah Palin led Jason Winer to '1600 Penn'
Talk about instant success. Baltimore native Jason Winer doesn't even have a name yet for his Hollywood production company. But he and his two co-creators, "The Book of Mormon" Broadway star Josh Gad and former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett, already...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Modern Family (tv program), Barack Obama, CBS Corp., The CW (tv network)
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The Morning Fix: Upfronts end (phew)! 'Avengers' vs. 'Battleship'
After the coffee. Before canceling my Facebook account until I get in on the IPO. The Skinny: Running around Manhattan for a week has left yours truly with no voice. I didn't lose it from laughing at all the comedy clips the networks showed to...
Tags: Gaming, Advertising, Lifetime (tv network), The CW (tv network), CBS Corp.
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Comcast tries tiered data pricing, continues fight with Netflix
Comcast is removing a cap on Internet usage and may charge heavy broadband users more under a new policy that's likely to ease but not end its feud with Netflix. The nation's largest cable company said Thursday that it will end a 250-gigabytes-per-...
Tags: Television, Gaming, Hulu, Xbox 360, Prices
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Comcast Ups Data Usage Limits Following Netflix Complaint
ReutersComcast May 17 (TheWrap.com) - Corp. announced Thursday that it is lifting its cap on customers' monthly bandwidth use in favor of a model that will enable subscribers to buy as much bandwidth as they want. In a conference call with reporters, Comcast...Tags: Gaming, Politics, Xbox 360, Entertainment, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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CW plans new measurements and interactive programming
ReutersNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The CW has complained for years that Nielsen ratings don't adequately gauge its young audience, and now the network is doing something about it - by developing its own measurement system. At its upfront presentation to...Tags: Television, Game Shows, Hulu, CBS Corp., The CW (tv network)
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CW Plans New Way of Measuring Viewers, Choose-Your-Own Adventure-Style Online Programming
ReutersThe May 17 (TheWrap.com) - CW has complained for years that Nielsen ratings don't adequately gauge its young audience, and now the network is doing something about it -- by developing its own measurement system. At its upfront presentation to advertisers...Tags: Arts and Culture, CBS Corp., The CW (tv network), Arts, SoHo
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Options abound for unplugging cable TV
Millions of Americans with wireless access at their homes are dropping cable subscriptions for streaming media consoles that pipe lower-cost entertainment services directly into their televisions. While some set-top boxes offer greater integration with...
Tags: Gaming, Sony Corp., Blu-ray Discs, HBO (tv network), Toshiba Corporation
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