Media research company Nielsen has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Arbitron may substantially lessen competition.
FTC Puts Conditions on Nielsen’s Proposed $1.6 Billion Acquisition of Arbitron
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Cable monopolies hurt consumers and the nation
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Choice and competitiveness are the casualties when big firms such as Time Warner and Comcast have no motive to upgrade speed or capacity. The filthy little secret of home and business Internet data services in the United States is that the vast majority of Americans receive them from their local monopoly cable provider, the two largest of which are the increasingly rapacious and indolent Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
Inside Comcast’s $30 Billion TV Bet
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In the two years since Comcast bought NBCUniversal, Steve Burke has shown a zeal for shaking things up with little sentimentality, weeding out some of the company's most well-known personalities in the process.
Cord Cliff Coming: What Happens to TV When Netflix Streams Live Events?
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Sooner or later, it is likely that Netflix will go against the initial promise of its CEO, Reed Hastings, and stream live events.
RNC votes to exclude CNN, NBC from 2016 presidential primary debates
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The Republican National Committee formally decided August 16 not to partner with CNN and NBC News for any presidential primary debates during the 2016 election cycle, a rebuke of the networks’ plans to air programs about Hillary Rodham Clinton.
A La Carte Pricing Would Hurt TV
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Cable operators moving to a la carte pricing would leave a massive financial hole in the TV business, according to a new report.
Yet More Media Consolidation is not the Cure to the Problems Caused by Media Consolidation
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People are buzzing about possible new consolidation in the cable industry. The reason isn't hard to see: in a market that is already very concentrated, only the strong survive. Programming costs keep rising and larger cable companies would have more leverage in negotiations against media giants like Viacom and Disney. As ISPs, larger cable companies would be better able to drive hard bargains with Internet content companies when it comes to interconnection agreements, or operate their own online video services. But bigger is not better for the public.