FCC Asks Media Firms for Details of Comcast Contracts

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing for media companies to submit details of their programming agreements with Comcast, as it reviews the cable giant's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

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FCC Asks Media Firms for Details of Comcast Contracts

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing for media companies to submit details of their programming agreements with Comcast, as it reviews the cable giant's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

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FCC Asks Media Firms for Details of Comcast Contracts

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing for media companies to submit details of their programming agreements with Comcast, as it reviews the cable giant's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

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FCC Asks Media Firms for Details of Comcast Contracts

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing for media companies to submit details of their programming agreements with Comcast, as it reviews the cable giant's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

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Netflix Takes Big Chunk of Viewing but May Not Hurt Ad-Supported TV

Ownership of dedicated set-top or plug-in devices that access Netflix, YouTube and other web-based services on big-screen TVs has increased tenfold since 2010 to 21% of U.S. households, according to a new report by GfK. But while the trend is fueling big increases in viewership of video on subscription services, particularly Netflix, it's not having much impact on "regular" ad-supported broadcast or cable TV yet, according to David Tice, a senior VP leading the media sector at GfK.

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Netflix Takes Big Chunk of Viewing but May Not Hurt Ad-Supported TV

Ownership of dedicated set-top or plug-in devices that access Netflix, YouTube and other web-based services on big-screen TVs has increased tenfold since 2010 to 21% of U.S. households, according to a new report by GfK. But while the trend is fueling big increases in viewership of video on subscription services, particularly Netflix, it's not having much impact on "regular" ad-supported broadcast or cable TV yet, according to David Tice, a senior VP leading the media sector at GfK.

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Netflix Takes Big Chunk of Viewing but May Not Hurt Ad-Supported TV

Ownership of dedicated set-top or plug-in devices that access Netflix, YouTube and other web-based services on big-screen TVs has increased tenfold since 2010 to 21% of U.S. households, according to a new report by GfK. But while the trend is fueling big increases in viewership of video on subscription services, particularly Netflix, it's not having much impact on "regular" ad-supported broadcast or cable TV yet, according to David Tice, a senior VP leading the media sector at GfK.

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Netflix Takes Big Chunk of Viewing but May Not Hurt Ad-Supported TV

Ownership of dedicated set-top or plug-in devices that access Netflix, YouTube and other web-based services on big-screen TVs has increased tenfold since 2010 to 21% of U.S. households, according to a new report by GfK. But while the trend is fueling big increases in viewership of video on subscription services, particularly Netflix, it's not having much impact on "regular" ad-supported broadcast or cable TV yet, according to David Tice, a senior VP leading the media sector at GfK.

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Why TV broadcasters are suddenly sounding a lot like cable companies

Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD) rolled out a plan that, if passed, would dramatically reshape the economics of television. The idea is to unbundle broadcast programming so that individual consumers could pick -- and pay for directly -- only the channels that they want to watch.

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Why TV broadcasters are suddenly sounding a lot like cable companies

Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD) rolled out a plan that, if passed, would dramatically reshape the economics of television. The idea is to unbundle broadcast programming so that individual consumers could pick -- and pay for directly -- only the channels that they want to watch.

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