Hollywood, D.C.
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Aereo CEO ‘Hoping for a Clear Decision’ From Supreme Court
Company does not yet have a million subscribers
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Senator Al Franken to Netflix CEO: What’s Your Take on the Comcast-Time Warner Deal?
Franken calls into question the “interconnection agreement” Netflix recently made with the cable company
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Consumer Group Slams Comcast, Time-Warner Deal at New Senate Hearing (Updated)
“It’s almost like a nationwide octopus with tentacles each able to squeeze off innovation,” warns Gene Kimmelman, President of consumer group Public Knowledge
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Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Despised More Than Ever by Consumer Groups, Writers’ Guild
Comcast’s letter to FCC doesn’t win it many new fans
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Senate Committee Revives Federal Film and TV Tax Credit — for the Final Time
The Senate will now vote on a package of tax credits sent forth by the Senate Finance Committee
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Aereo Defenders Say Broadcast Ban ‘Would Strip Away Commercial Freedom’
Comparing online streaming of network programs to home stereos and VCRs, supporters argue that the Supreme Court should deny broadcasters’ demands for copyright expansion
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Aereo CEO Slams Broadcasters for Being Wrong About Copyright Violations
“It’s not a copyright case. It is a business model case,” Aereo founder Chet Kanojia said
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FCC Move Could Force TV Station Sales
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler calls vote to tighten media ownership rules “a win for common sense”
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Aereo Slams Broadcast Networks in 100-Page Supreme Court Brief
The service pleads with the high court to uphold its right to offer Web TV, saying its transmissions “do not constitute ‘public recordings.’”
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Comcast-TWC Deal Draws More Fire From Al Franken in Senate
DirecTV, Dish Network catch shrapnel at new hearing that calls their services into question
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Solicitor General Asks to Argue Aereo Case at Supreme Court
Justice Department move would represent an extra step to support TV Networks views of infringement
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‘Dot-Sucks’ Internet Domain Idea Just Plain Sucks, Sen. Rockefeller Says
“Any potential this might have to increase choice or competition is overwhelmed by the ways it will be used to unfairly defame”
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FCC Republicans Rip Effort to Limit TV Station Ownership
Commissioner Mike O’Rielly says new rule is not in the public’s best interest
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FCC Proposes New Limits on Broadcasters: If You Run It, You Own It
Tom Wheeler unexpectedly proposed to close major ownership loopholes
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Justice Department to Conduct Antitrust Review of Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer, the highest DOJ antitrust officer, will recuse himself, however
