Hollywood, D.C.
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WGAE, IFTA Warn About Dangers in Verizon-Google Net Neutrality Plan
Hollywood guild and independent film and TV producers warn that pact will impact the way users consume content
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George Clooney Pushes Darfur Cause on Obama
One-on-one follows the actor’s week-long visit to the embattled country
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If Comcast Wants NBCU, It May Have to Agree to Arbitrations
Justice Department and FCC considering not just whether to arbitrate but how to structure them over programming
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Rupert Murdoch: Simultaneous Theater-VOD Release ‘a Big Mistake’
Comments came four months after the FCC approved changes to federal rules that studios sought in order to allow quicker release of films
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40 Countries Agree on Anti-Piracy Plan
The 21-page agreement – which China hasn’t signed on to — would create procedures for seizing pirated materials, resolving intellectual-property disputes
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WGAE Wants $100M for Public Affairs Programming in Comcast-NBCU Deal
Wants the “merged company to contribute significant resources to the production of truly independent content”
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FCC to Investigate Tennis Channel Complaint Against Comcast
Channel claims the cable giant is unfairly keeping it on a premium sports channel tier
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FCC to Comcast, NBCU: Give Us More Info
Seeks details of agreements with other cable operators, per-subscriber revenues, listings of top advertisers, more
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WGA, Common Cause: Comcast Sticking Its Nose in NBCU’s Business Too Soon
Coalition for Competition in Media in a letter on Monday urge regulators and President Obama to aggressively react
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Congress’ Takeover of Net Neutrality Is Dead
Henry Waxman says he has had failed to win over enough GOP support to his compromise to take the issue out of the FCC’s hands
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Consumer Groups Warn: Anti-Piracy Law Creates Destructive Blacklist
From computer-makers to libraries, a broad swath of groups says the legislation could come back to bite us
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Congressmen, ISPs Moving to Take Control of Net Neutality Issue From FCC
A bipartisan coalition is working with service providers on a bill that would impose new conditions and leave the commission mostly as fine-levier
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Colbert to Congress: I Would Like to Submit a Video of My Colonoscopy
Invited by the United Farm Workers, the Comedy Central host testifies for immigration reform after having spent a day in the fields (Video)
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FCC: Never Fear, ‘Super Wi-fi’ Is Here
The approval of “white space” spectrum use for broadband opens the possibility of “wi-fi on steroids”
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Stephen Colbert Goes to Washington — No, Not to Rally, to Testify
Will testify to a House immigration panel on “Protecting America’s Harvest,” along with the United Farm Works president