Dish, KTKA Come To Retrans Terms By Mike Reynolds - 01/07/2009
After nearly a week, KTKA, the ABC affiliate serving Topeka, Kan., is back on Dish Network.
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Retransmission-Consent Fees Boost Broadcast Revenue: Kagan Study By Mike Farrell - 01/03/2009
Retransmission-consent revenue climbed more than 30% for a handful of broadcasters in the first nine months of the year, and according to SNL Kagan data, it’s only going to get bigger.
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Governor Eyes Cable, Satellite TV Taxes In New York 12/20/2008
Cable and satellite companies and their customers could be paying more for service in New York State, based on a proposed budget presented by Gov. David Paterson.
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Greenfield Glad Rainbow Lowered Boom On Voom By Linda Moss - 12/19/2008
Pali Research analyst Rich Greenfield Friday voiced pleasure about the demise of Voom HD, which he described as the “ill-conceived” brainchild of Cablevision Systems Corp. chairman Charles Dolan
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Dish, ComCorp Engaged in Retrans Dispute By Linda Moss - 12/16/2008
After settling one retransmission-consent dispute, Dish Network is in another flap with a broadcaster over the issue of cash-for-carriage.
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New Retrans Deal Led to Young’s Return to Dish By Linda Moss - 12/15/2008
Young Broadcasting’s 10 TV stations went back on Dish Network this weekend after both parties reached a new retransmission-consent deal, the broadcaster said Monday.
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Young Is Latest Retrans Drop By Linda Moss - 12/13/2008
Dish Network is embroiled in yet another retransmission-consent dispute with a broadcaster, this one resulting in the satellite provider dropping 10 Young Broadcasting stations, including San Francisco's KRON-TV, from its program lineup.
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DirecTV To Revive ABC’s ‘Wonderland’ By Linda Moss - 12/10/2008
After making a home for NBC’s Friday Night Lights, DirecTV is bringing another broadcast show to its program lineup, Wonderland, a gritty drama that delves into the lives of the doctors of Rivervue, a fictional New York psychiatric hospital, officials said Wednesday.
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DirecTV Tightens Belt With Hiring Freeze By Linda Moss - 12/10/2008
In reaction to the dour economy, DirecTV has imposed a hiring freeze and delayed all but its most important capital projects.
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Intelsat, Convergence Partner To Launch African Bird By Linda Moss - 12/09/2008
Intelsat is partnering with a South African investor group, led by Convergence Partners, in a $250 million joint venture that will build and launch a new satellite to serve the African continent, officials said Tuesday.
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Sportsman Channel Snares DirecTV Deal By Mike Reynolds - 12/08/2008
The Sportsman Channel has inked a distribution agreement with DirecTV that will make it available to the satellite leader’s subscriber base by the end of January.
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Ohio Poll Respondents Back Repealing Satellite Sales Tax 12/06/2008
A recent poll of 500 Ohio residents found that a majority of respondents support the repeal of that state's five-year-old tax on satellite-delivered TV services and feel it is unfair because the tax is not paid by cable customers, according to results published by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association.
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Rural Ops Oppose News Corp.’s Relief Request At FCC By Linda Moss - 11/25/2008
Representatives of cable companies and telcos serving rural America Tuesday voiced their collective opposition to the latest request by News Corp. to be released from conditions applied to it as part of its 2004 purchase of DirecTV.
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EchoStar To Launch DBS Service in Mexico 11/25/2008
EchoStar and MVS Comunicaciones, one of the largest media and telecommunications conglomerates in Mexico, are forming a joint venture called Dish Mexico that will launch “Dish,” an affordable satellite TV service that will be available to consumers across that nation, officials said Tuesday.
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Dish Network Adds Telenovela Channel By Linda Moss - 11/25/2008
Dish Network has launched Pasiones, a new Spanish-language channel dedicated to the soap opera/telenovela genre.
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