Relief in store for cable TV subscribers
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It has been 11 years since Congress voted to break the cable television industry's stranglehold on set-top boxes &#151; the devices that consumers need to receive digital programming and change channels.
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By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--One of the most well-funded battles of the last legislative session is heating up again as the cable industry and telephone companies face off over the right to provide cable TV service.
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NEW YORK Now that the broadcast TV upfront market is nearly complete, buyers are setting their sights on cable. Many are wondering whether that market will be as strong, in terms of total dollars and price hikes, as its network counterpart. The answer, sellers say, will depend on whether buyers want to use the new commercial ratings as currency, as they did with the broadcast market. There are indications, and good reasons, that they might not.
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By DAMIEN HENDERSON and STEWART PATERSON  VIRGIN Media yesterday sought to assure its three million cable television viewers that they would receive an enhanced service despite losing popular programmes such as Lost, The Simpsons and 24.
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Cable operators are experimenting with video-on-demand services that get new releases to cable subscribers at the same time they're available in video rental stores.
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By John Patterson Daily Herald State Government Editor  jopatterson@@dailyherald.com  SPRINGFIELD - A plan to ease AT&T's entry into the cable television market cleared the state House on Thursday, but only after consumer and local government protections were added.
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By Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 6--The final obstacle to cable television competition in Baltimore  County was removed last night when the County Council approved a deal with  Verizon Communications.
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By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 9--Time Warner Cable is raising its rates for standard TV service  again -- and, once more, it's outpacing inflation.
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Most people would end up paying more for cable and satellite television if they could pick  the channels they wanted to watch instead of having to buy large packages, according to a study. -The Washington Post
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By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 10--On the gizmo glamour scale, the TV set-top box is a bit of a frump -- something the cable company dumps on the doorstep, not the quarry of a shopping spree at Best Buy.
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Bills for thousands of Montgomery County cable viewers will increase by 4 percent starting March 1, when Comcast Corp., suburban Maryland's largest cable television provider, raises rates throughout the Washington region.
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Many Washington County residents are a major step closer to having more choice for their cable television services, thanks to a vote Thursday (Feb. 8) by the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC) Board of Directors.
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The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.
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Time Warner Cable and Cablevision reached a last-minute pact to keep two regional sports networks on the air, avoiding a shutdown like the one that froze out millions of New York sports fans earlier this year.
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By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE  DENVER - The scintillating sight of state representatives debating the School Finance Act could soon be yours, for the mere cost of a subscription to Comcast's digital cable service.
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By Moriah Balingit, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 14--Time Warner Cable subscribers in North Idaho looking to enjoy Fox programming might be out of luck on Friday, with the possibility looming that local Fox affiliate KAYU-TV will pull the plug on the cable company.
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By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 3--Two local television stations could be temporarily dropped from  Comcast Corp. subscribers' television lineup if the company does not reach an  agreement with its provider soon.