Multichannel Newswire: FCC Program Carriage Rules Don't Violate First Amendment: Court
Top Stories - September 5, 2013
FCC Program Carriage Rules Don't Violate First Amendment: Court The U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected cable operators' First Amendment challenge to the FCC's program carriage regime, but did find that the commission's imposition of a standstill on prices, terms and conditions of a contract for which a complainant was seeking renewal was out of bounds.more
Comcast: Court Declines To Review Tennis Channel Call According to Comcast, the U.S. Court of Appeals has declined en banc review of the Tennis Channel decision.more
Cox Snaps Up Tulsa-Area CLEC Cox Communications has cut a deal to acquire EasyTEL, a Tulsa, Okla.-based competitive local exchange carrier that delivers voice, video and data services to businesses via fiber.more
Boxing Exec: Mayweather-Alvarez Could Set PPV Revenue Record The Sept. 14 Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez pay-per-view boxing event could break the category's all-time revenue mark, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. more
Moonves Says Digital Rights Worth Fighting For An important aspect of its month-long carriage battle with Time Warner Cable was securing the digital future of content, CBS CEO Les Moonves said.more