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New FCC report advocates a la carte TV pricing

November 29, 2005 A la carte TV could be on way for cable, satellite subscribers, as FCC changes mind about economic feasibility of new business model. TAGS: pricing, channel, satellite television, TV, programming, satellite, chairman, radio, forum

Gates taking a seat in your den

January 6, 2005 Microsoft's chairman chats with CNET News.com just before CES about his company's consumer push--and why he hasn't done a blog yet. TAGS: advertiser, IP television, Media Center PC, chairman, Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, entertainment, TV, blog, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, PC

FCC bans exclusive TV deals for cable

October 31, 2007 Commission adopts new rules that ban cable operators from locking apartment buildings into exclusive contracts in exchange for service. TAGS: contract, cable company, rule, commission, TV, pricing, chairman, order, service provider, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, video

This week in the FCC

April 8, 2005 FCC's new chairman says he will favor deregulation to foster change in the telecom industry and will make media indecency a high priority. TAGS: Paul Allen, chairman, co-founder, telecommunications, conference, broadband, TV

With Vista, seeing is believing, says Gates

January 29, 2007 On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters. TAGS: Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows PC, chairman, TV, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Hooking up with cable

April 6, 2005 Media honchos sound off on emerging TV tech. Also: New FCC chairman is in a deregulatory mood. TAGS: honcho, speech recognition, exec, TV, Silicon Valley, Time Warner Inc., programming, cable company, chairman, video

The false choice of a-la-carte TV

August 20, 2007 FCC chairman wants to give TV watchers a fairer shake, but FreedomWorks' Peter Suderman says he's going about it all wrong. TAGS: parent, channel, government, chairman, programming, rate, pricing, TV, video

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: agreement, authority, commission, telecommunications, fight, AT&T Corp., TV, chairman, cable company, broadband, process, video

Hollywood bashes media consolidation

October 4, 2006 Big media companies targeted in testimony during FCC hearings on media ownership. TAGS: producer, network television, commission, diversity, chairman, Hollywood, Los Angeles, programming, TV, media, entertainment

Week in review: Video goes Vegas

January 7, 2005 Tech companies gather in Las Vegas this week to show off their big guns in the battle for your living room. Photos: CES gadget glitz Photos: TVs of tomorrow Video: Gates pushes Portable Med... TAGS: ORB Networks Inc., TiVoToGo, TiVo Inc., Bill Gates, Week in review, Consumer Electronics Show, technology company, TV, Las Vegas, chairman, Sony Vaio, Apple Computer, electronics, recorder, blog, video

House Democrats take aim at FCC practices

March 14, 2007 Politicians question commissioners' views on topics ranging from the AT&T-BellSouth merger to the NSA spy program and Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, NSA, Rep., chairman, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., agreement, law, TV

Senator suggests targeting Net 'indecency'

March 15, 2005 A Senate committee chairman says Congress should find some way to include broadband and VoIP in decency legislation. TAGS: senator, VoIP, broadband, chairman, satellite, radio, Microsoft Internet Explorer, TV

At the D5 confab, a high-tech A list

May 31, 2007 Steve Ballmer talks Web 2.0, Jeff Hawkins unveils the Palm Foleo, and Bill Gates and Steve Jobs share the stage. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Hawkins, Steve Ballmer, Apple TV, Web 2.0, blog, Viacom Inc., stage, YouTube, Palm Inc., chairman, Apple Computer, CEO, conference, Google Inc.

CES: Like Woodstock for marketing execs

January 5, 2007 At next week's Vegas spectacle, the gadgets will be fascinating and the hype will deafening. Then it's all about who can deliver. TAGS: IP television, Consumer Electronics Show, exec, trade show, CEO, CBS Broadcasting Inc., Bill Gates, LG Electronics Inc., chairman, Cisco Systems Inc., home network, TV, Dell, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

CES 2005: Digitizing entertainment

January 10, 2005 special coverage Tech companies large and small all want a piece of the digital living room. Witness Microsoft's enthusiasm for TiVo, and check out all those TVs. Photos: On the floor, day three ... TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates, Craig Barrett, LG Electronics Inc., Media Center PC, gadget, technology company, chairman, TV, cell phone, CEO, entertainment, photograph, blog, Intel, Apple Computer

Gates touts TiVo deal at CES

January 6, 2005 Amid speech that serves as state of union address on Microsoft's digital media strategy, firm's chair talks up TiVoToGo deal. TAGS: Bill Gates, TiVo Inc., digital media, TiVoToGo, Consumer Electronics Show, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Smartphone, portable video, home entertainment, Microsoft Xbox, chairman, TV, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, Microsoft Windows XP

TiVo on hunt for new chief executive

January 12, 2005 CEO Michael Ramsay plans to serve only as chairman, freeing office for a leader from outside the company. TAGS: TiVo Inc., digital video, DVR, hunt, video recorder, CEO, chairman, leader, recorder, electronics, satellite, brand, Apple Computer, TV

Netscape pioneers launch free content network

April 26, 2005 Part TiVo, part BitTorrent file swapping, the Open Media Network puts publishers' content into a peer-to-peer distribution network. TAGS: Kontiki, Marc Andreessen, content delivery, BitTorrent, TiVo Inc., file-swapping, publisher, Netscape Communications Corp., P2P, radio, chairman, TV, video

Windows XP in your living room

January 7, 2002 At the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off an interface intended to turn PCs into home electronics or entertainment systems. Think XP with a remote control. TAGS: Stephen Baker, consumer electronics, entertainment, Bill Gates, home entertainment, electronics, Consumer Electronics Show, chairman, Compaq Computer Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Windows, HP

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: telecommunications, Net Neutrality, Las Vegas, IP television, CEO, AT&T Corp., broadband, BellSouth Corp., trade show, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., chairman, video, TV, photograph
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