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Home Theater October 27, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Fee Fights Starve Online TV Efforts by broadcast TV networks to get higher fees for cable transmission may reduce TV-show content online.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast May Face FCC Skirmish FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may have proposed a ceiling on the number of cable subscribers that can be served by any one company. Nevertheless, investors with an appetite for solid, well-managed media companies should keep a close eye on Comcast.
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Home Theater February 26, 2009	Cable Shows to Go Online Cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 Jon Fine	Why Broadcast Networks Can't Just Turn Cable Sure, CBS and the others could garner paying audiences. But the broadcast network system is far too complex for a switch to happen easily.
Home Theater September 14, 2007	FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Television Isn't Dead Comcast makes your cable subscription even stickier.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2010 Jesse Emspak	Internet Challenges Cable Companies, but They Aren't Done Yet The need for revenue keeps many stations from going online-only.
Home Theater August 27, 2007	Free Analog Cable Service Urged A coalition of small cable operators is urging Congress to let them provide free analog cable service following the switchover to digital television broadcasting.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2010 David Lee Smith	Don't Miss Cable's New Lift-Off Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable appear to be handling competition nicely.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	Could Cable Get Boxed In? New FCC mandates could ultimately hurt the cable multisystems operators. The commission wants consumers to be able to purchase their own set-top boxes, theoretically to reduce the MSOs' control over the entire subscription process. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast Gets Patriotic Comcast is filling an important hole in its New Jersey coverage. Now it has to get beyond a new FCC ruling. Investors, this one warrants watching.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Comcast, Time Warner, And The Future Of The Cable Box Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner Cable is well underway. The $45 billion deal cements Comcast's position as the country's largest cable provider and the First Among Equals of our national cable cartel.
Home Theater April 24, 2007	Broadcasters Rip Cable on DTV Dilution Cable operators may discriminate against broadcasters by reducing both the quality and quantity of DTV channels.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2010 Matthew Brown	Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition.
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InternetNews August 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Sprinting Toward VoIP Telecom network operator Sprint will provide VoIP services to cable operator Mediacom Communications under a multi-year deal announced today. Financial terms were not disclosed.
BusinessWeek March 4, 2009 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Boxee Brings Net-Based TV Just a Little Closer The new software manages to organize far-flung video content on the Web, but business issues and image quality still stand in the way.
Home Theater April 26, 2007	TWC Axes Analog Time Warner Cable's Staten Island Project will provide 100 new channels of HDTV to the southernmost borough of New York City.
Home Theater September 1, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Court Knocks FCC Cable Limit Until recently, no single cable operator was allowed to dominate more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. But a court has thrown out the Federal Communications Commission's market cap, eliminating a rule that's been the law of the land since 1992.
Home Theater October 19, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	NY Viewers Bruised in Carriage Smash In cable rebroadcast dispute, two major local channels go dark.
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The Motley Fool March 9, 2010 April Taylor	A Dimmer Future for Cable Operators Will young consumers cancel cable?
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Home Theater February 24, 2009	Cord Cutting Makes Cable Shudder Want to see your local cable operator choke on his martini? Just say two little words: "cord cutting."
Home Theater May 3, 2007	Motorola to Show Dual Cable Box Looking for a smoother way to switch between cable and broadcast channels? Next week Motorola will demo a dual-function cable box that also receives off-the-air channels.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Jim Mueller	Disney Is Getting Dangerous Disney's shift away from studio revenue and toward media, relying more and more on television advertising and fees paid by cable operators, might have come at the worst possible time.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	Is Cable's Business Model Kaput? After the Fox-Time Warner dispute, consumers and service providers alike have reasons to support change.
Home Theater June 21, 2007	CableCARD Cost to Hit Comcast Customers Comcast has become the first cable operator to announce that it will pass on one particular cost of CableCARD-capable boxes to its subscribers.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Cable Tackles the NFL Tired of steadily increasing sports programming charges, cable has booted the NFL Network. Comcast and Time Warner Cable now carry it only on their premium sports packages.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2010 Manikandan Raman	Cable War Between Disney and Time Warner: Who'll Win? Not only subscribers, but also the investors of Walt Disney and Time Warner Cable are wondering how the heightened clash between the companies over continued carriage of Disney channels will impact the bottom line of each.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2010 David Lee Smith	A Great Stock to Stuff Your Stocking With a bevy of changes in the offing, we would be silly to ignore Comcast.
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The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 David Lee Smith	Be Demanding of Your TV Much of the programming now available from the cable operators on video-on-demand is free to viewers. Video-on-demand is innovative, but what could it mean for your portfolio?
InternetNews July 14, 2009	CBS to Join Comcast's On Demand Trial CBS has joined forces with Comcast, signing on as the first broadcaster to participate in the cable provider's On Demand Online trial, which delivers free TV content on the Web to Comcast's subscribers.
Home Theater November 14, 2008	Times Are Hard? Raise Cable Rates! Home prices are plummeting, people are maxing out their credit cards, the stock market is in convulsions, health care costs are out of control, and the economy is rocketing into recession. America needs a morale booster. What better time to raise cable television rates?
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 David Lee Smith	The Cable Guys Are Better Than You Think With all of cable now having reported earnings, Comcast still leads the pack.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Rob Sabin	Everything You Need to Know About the Digital TV Transition In reality, the digital TV transition isn't all that complicated. For most people, it is a nonissue, and for everyone else, adjusting to the switch will require minimal effort and expense.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 David Lee Smith	Can Cable Keep Rolling? There doesn't seem to be much standing in the way of the cable sector. Comcast, for instance, is just completing its first year as a triple play provider on a widespread basis. That's not a bad foundation to build upon in 2007.
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Home Theater December 17, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Comcast Streaming Makes Debut Subscribers can see shows previously unavailable online.
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