Thomson outlines £8.8bn offer for Reuters
THOMPSON OUTLINES £8.8 BILLION FOR REUTERS
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: Maggie Urry]
May 2007
We're stuck in the slow lane of the information highway
WE'RE STUCK IN THE SLOW LANE OF THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
Local Officials Call for Broadband Partnerships
CONVENTION SPEAKERS CALL FOR BROADBAND PARTNERSHIPS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
FCC's Martin Pledges to Keep Voice/Video Playing Field Even
FCC'S MARTIN PLEDGES TO KEEP VOICE/VIDEO FIELD EVEN
[SOURCE: MediaWeek, AUTHOR: Anthony Crupi]
McSlarrow Open To Market-Driven A La Carte
MCSLARROW OPEN TO MARKET-DRIVEN A LA CARTE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Time Warner sees more cable TV consolidation
TIME WARNER SEES MORE CABLE TV CONSOLIDATION
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons said on Monday he expects two to three big cable system operators to remain over the next five years as the industry girds against competition from phone companies. Higher spending to upgrade older cable television systems to offer high-speed Internet and digital phone services could crimp smaller operators. This article does NOT mention a possible rule change at the FCC limiting one provider's reach to 30% of U.S. pay-TV subscribers.
ABC, Cox Bar Ad Skipping in Video on Demand
ABC, COX BAR AD SKIPPING IN VIDEO ON DEMAND
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Brooks Barnes brooks.barnes@wsj.com]
AT&T Says Costs Rise For TV System's Launch
AT&T SAYS COSTS RISE FOR TV SYSTEM'S LAUNCH
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Dionne Searcey dionne.searcey@wsj.com and Peter Grant peter.grant@wsj.com]
Despite warnings, most U.S. babies watch TV
DESPITE WARNINGS, MOST BABIES WATCH TV
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Julie Steenhuysen]
Senate Prepares To Weigh In On Violence
SENATE PREPARES TO WEIGH IN ON VIOLENCE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing on media violence for May 17. With the backing of Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), committee member and media violence critic Sen Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) plans to introduce a bill that would give the FCC the ability to regulate TV violence as it does indecency, which it channels to a time when children are least likely to be in the audience (10 p.m.-6 a.m.).
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