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State FranchisesTN: Naifeh on cable-AT$T battlePosted on February 7, 2008 - 8:48am.
Naifeh on cable-AT&T battle Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Jimmy Naifeh was joined by two Republican colleagues in his office to guarantee to the media that "there will be a bill brought before the state legislature" in the ongoing battle of AT&T vs. Cable. MO: City to pay out $200,000 a year for CAT operating costsPosted on February 7, 2008 - 8:46am.
City to pay out $200,000 a year for CAT operating costs COLUMBIA — Funding problems could finally be a thing of the past for Columbia Access Television after the City Council voted early Tuesday morning in favor of a five-year contract that would pay out $200,000 a year for operating costs starting next fiscal year. ( categories: MISSOURI | State Franchises )
TN: Naifeh wants AT$T, Comcast to agreePosted on February 7, 2008 - 8:45am.
from: The Tennessean Naifeh wants AT&T, Comcast to agree House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh and a bipartisan group of legislators vowed Monday to press ahead on legislation to allow AT&T to sell video services across Tennessee, despite doubts that a deal can be worked out with rival cable providers. TN: AT$T's stand against franchising rules is potentially discriminatoryPosted on February 7, 2008 - 8:42am.
from: The Tennessean AT&T's stand against franchising rules is potentially discriminatory By BISHOP GEORGE PRICE • February 3, 2008 Almost a half-century ago, the battle for civil rights and equal opportunity raged throughout the communities of Tennessee. Unscripted Ending: The picture gets blurry for public access televisionPosted on February 7, 2008 - 8:32am.
from: Governing.com Unscripted Ending By JOSH GOODMAN Public Access 2.0 Every Monday evening for more than a decade in Portage, Indiana, Gordon Bloyer stirred up trouble. The middle-aged, mustachioed Bloyer used his 6:30 p.m. television talk show to lambast elected officials in the city of 35,000 on the shore of Lake Michigan. Not only were Portage politicians powerless to cancel the Gordon Bloyer Show — although at times they tried — they also were, in a sense, subsidizing Bloyer's attacks on them: His show appeared on public access television. "People would get all upset," Bloyer says, sounding satisfied. "So I figured that's good." ( categories: AT&T | State Franchises )
TN: Bredesen questions tactics in cable-permitting fightPosted on February 2, 2008 - 8:33am.
from: Knox News Bredesen questions tactics in cable-permitting fight Associated Press CHATTANOOGA - Gov. Phil Bredesen is questioning the approach by House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh in the fight to change cable-permitting rules in Tennessee to encourage broadband access around the state. FL: Leaders fight move of government channels to upper end of cable TV dialPosted on February 2, 2008 - 8:31am.
from: Orlando Sentinel Leaders fight move of government channels to upper end of cable TV dial David Damron Orange County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs is launching a statewide fight to stop cable companies from pushing government channels to the higher reaches of their digital-channel lineups. ( categories: FLORIDA | State Franchises )
CA: Broadcasting a warning for televisionPosted on February 2, 2008 - 8:29am.
from: Palo Alto Daily News Broadcasting a warning for television Media advocate: Public programming needs to be protected By Kristina Peterson / Daily News Staff Writer ( categories: CALIFORNIA | State Franchises )
MI: Public Access Advocates Hoping to Hold on to Cable ChannelPosted on February 1, 2008 - 11:36am.
from: Flint journal Public Access Advocates Hoping to Hold on to Cable Channel January 30, 2008 He’s a slouching, white-haired government critic who shouts out of your television set and shakes his hands to make a point. But Bob Leonard, the former Genesee County prosecutor, no longer appears on Comcast Channel 17. WI: Tornado destroys woman’s house: Time Warner Cable bills her $2,025.45Posted on February 1, 2008 - 8:47am.
from: ZDNet January 31st, 2008 From Wisconsin’s Kenosha News comes this story that after a January 7 tornado demolished her home, and ensuing rain and snow made it a bear to fix, a woman from the area has received a $2,025.45 bill from her (now former, well duh) cable television service. |
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