Hollywood, D.C.
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Roadblock: Now Congress to Vote on Movie Futures Trading
Part of Wall Street transparency act, it could be voted on as early as tomorrow
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Ira Teinowitz & Daniel Frankel -
Small Cable Pledges to Push for Comcast-NBCU Conditions
American Cable Association members say they’re already at a negotiating disadvantage
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Ira Teinowitz -
Kal Penn Robbed at Gunpoint in D.C.
Man armed with a gun approached the former “House” star around 1:20 a.m. and stole personal effects.
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Jeff Sneider & Dominic Patten -
FCC Delays Consideration of Comcast-NBCU Deal
Agency wants proof of the deal’s economic benefits
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Ira Teinowitz -
FCC’s Genachowski: We Have the Authority We Need
Tells congressional committee he’s moving forward on net neutrality and broadband, despite recent court ruling
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Ira Teinowitz -
Telecoms’ Net-Neutrality Solution: Don’t Call It the ‘Internet’
Coalition of tech and phone companies gives the FCC a way to get around last week’s court decision
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Ira Teinowitz -
MacLachlan, Daniels Urge Congress to Aid NEA
Ovation TV CEO, Philadelphia mayor among those seeking support for arts-program’s $180M budget request
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Ira Teinowitz -
Are Hollywood’s Piracy Figures Reliable?
Government study raises doubts about the validity of a key cost number used by MPAA
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Ira Teinowitz -
NAB Opens With a Bang: Gordon Smith Rips FCC
CEO of the association warns against government intervention in spectrum, retransmission fees negotiations
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Ira Teinowitz -
Thumbing Nose at Court, FCC Sets National Broadband Plan
“We don’t believe that that the court decision deprives us of the ultimate authority to move forward”
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Ira Teinowitz -
What They’re Saying About Net Neutrality
“While this would seem like a joke, sadly it is not — it is the result of failed Bush-era (de)regulatory policies”
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Ira Teinowitz -
Murdoch Jibes the Obama New York Times
In interview at the National Press Club, he also denies Fox News is unfairly conservative
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Ira Teinowitz -
The ‘Net Neutrality’ Ball Lands in Congress’ Court
Federal appeals panel rules that the FCC lacks the authority to regulate the internet
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Ira Teinowitz -
‘Glee,’ Bieber Come Out for Obama’s Easter Egg Hunt (videos)
Also joining the fesitivities: J.K. Rowling, Reese Witherspoon, the cast “Sesame Street”
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Ira Teinowitz -
Several States Looking Into Comcast-NBCU Deal
At least a half dozen have been scrutinizing the deal’s impact and that states have been sharing the information
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Ira Teinowitz