Commisso Takes Aim at Net Neutrality
COMMISSO TAKES AIM AT NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John M. Higgins]
May 2006
Tax Foes Attack Net Neutrality
TAX FOES ATTACK NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
A Comedian's Riff on Bush Prompts an E-Spat
A COMEDIAN'S RIFF ON BUSH PROMPTS AN E-SPAT
[SOURCE: New York Times 5/8, AUTHOR: Noam Cohen]
Bay Area Democrats want closer look at MediaNews Deal
BAY AREA DEMOCRATS WANT CLOSER LOOK AT MEDIANEWS DEAL
[SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle 5/6, AUTHOR: Carolyn Said]
CW Affil Worth $217 Million In Orlando
CW AFFILIATE WORTH $217 MILLION IN ORLANDO
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Allison Romano & John Eggerton]
CBS Blasts FCC Fines
CBS BLASTS FCC FINES
[SOURCE: Variety 5/7, AUTHOR: William Triplett]
'Sopranos' Undergoes Cosmetic Surgery for Basic Cable
'SOPRANOS' UNDERGOES COSMETIC SURGERY FOR BASIC CABLE
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Jacques Steinberg]
Smithsonian Deal Was Not Made in Secret, Small Says
SMITHSONIAN DEAL WAS NOT MADE IN SECRET, SMALL SAYS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Jacqueline Trescott]
Newspaper circulation falls, Web readership gains
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION FALLS, WEB READERSHIP GAINS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Robert MacMillan]
U.S. newspaper circulation slid 2.5 percent as of the end of March as readers defect to the Internet and other media outlets, though publishers were able to lure more viewers online, according to industry data released on Monday. A Newspaper Association of America analysis of semiannual data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations found that average daily circulation of 770 daily newspapers fell to about 45.4 million readers, compared with about 46.6 million in the same six-month period a year ago.
Video Franchises in FL & CT
CONNECTICUT MAY NOT REQUIRE IPTV FRANCHISES
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
Internet-protocol television is "merely another form of data stream" and not subject to cable-franchising requirements, according to a tentative decision by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control. If the decision receives final approval June 7, the regulator's action would allow the rollout of IPTV by AT&T's state division, Southern New England Telephone Co., without oversight by the commission.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6332673.html?display=Breaking+News