FCC MOVES
TO NARROW CABLE'S TERRESTRIAL LOOPHOLE
WASHINGTON—There
will still be a few more regulatory hopes for them to jump through,
but Dish Network Inc. and DirecTv Inc. hailed a Federal Communications
Commission’s order that could, subject to a complaint process,
finally close the “terrestrial loophole” in the program
access rules in many cases and help satellite consumers gain
access to some of the regional sports channels they have coveted
for so long.
FLAT CES GETS
AIR FROM 3D-TV HYPE
LAS VEGAS—Following
another turbulent year, there was at least a very cautious optimism
among consumer electronics industry hands was in the air at this
year’s version of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
DIRECTV, DISH
NETWORK SET PRICING CHANGES
Dish
Network Corp. and DirecTv Inc. each informed retailers recently
that DBS customers should expect to see changes to monthly bills
in the coming weeks.
NEW YEAR RINGS
IN FEW DISPUTES
In some
cases, it kept executives and lawyers busy right up until the
bitter end, or in some cases slightly longer, but the ball dropped
on the new year with only scattered channels being dropped from
some multichannel video service line-ups.
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