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AT&T Acquires Time Warner for $86 Billion 25 October 2016
Here comes the biggest deal of this time. AT&T has bought the entertainment giant Time Warner in a deal $86BN. In the terms of takeover, Time Warner shareholders will receive $107.50 per share including Time Warner’s net debt. The companies are currently determining … Continue reading
Seeking Support for Open Internet, FCC Chairman Plays the Cable TV Card 16 April 2015
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler courted broadcasters’ support for the FCC’s Open Internet rules in his keynote address to the National Assn. of Broadcasters Wednesday, comparing the government’s plans with “must carry” rules broadcasters have advocated and supported. “Broadcasters have always been concerned about … Continue reading
FCC Proposes Treating Online TV Like Cable TV; Amazon Objects If It’ll Stop You From Binge-Watching ‘The Wire’ 07 April 2015
There’s another internet-related firestorm a-brewing at the FCC. This one is not as broad or as contentious as the now infamous net neutrality ruling, but it is bringing all the big players out to have their say. And what, you … Continue reading
Well, FCC now wants to regulate OTT too? 24 March 2015
Naturally, after the launch of several OTT VoD services, the thought that consumers will have even more choices when accessing video programming has Washington in a tizzy. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler, as if his hands weren’t already full … Continue reading
Net Neutrality : Something’s not quite right about the proposed Open Internet 23 March 2015
The simple understanding of the FCC’s recent net neutrality regulation is this: it makes it so cable companies can’t charge the Netflixes of the world more for an Internet fast lane. But net neutrality applies only to the “highway” of … Continue reading
FCC halts mega-merger reviews, releases Open Internet order 17 March 2015
Just as it releases details of its Net Neutrality order to reclassify broadband as a public utility, the FCC has once again paused its informal 180-day countdown clock for deciding whether or not a pair of pending mega-mergers—Comcast/Time Warner Cable … Continue reading
Netflix gets caught in it’s own web, Net Neutrality pitch costs VOD service provider dearly 17 March 2015
Last September, National Journal named Netflix the new face of network neutrality. According to one Federal Communications Commission official, VoD service provider Netflix advocates were “screaming their heads off” last year, demanding that the agency reclassify broadband Internet access as … Continue reading
FCC tells ISPs and wireless providers to disclose all hidden fees 13 March 2015
New rules for home Internet providers and wireless carriers require them to be truthful about how much their service actually costs. As part of the transparency requirements in the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality order, Internet providers have to clearly detail … Continue reading
Net Neutrality : Internet the Way You Want It, Not the ISP 12 March 2015
With a sharp 3-2 Democrats over Republicans vote, the Federal Communications Commission has laid out a new parameter for internet regulations, subtly replacing the broadband service providers with the Government regulator as the new internet gatekeepers. Backed by internet giants … Continue reading
NCTA Seeks Extension on OTT Reply Comments 11 March 2015
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an extra 30 days to file reply comments in the agency’s proposal to define some linear over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms as mutichannel video programming distributors … Continue reading
