Federal regulators are seeking public comment on a petition by cable, satellite and phone companies for new government rules that would give them more clout in negotiations with TV broadcasters over programming. Friday's move by the Federal Communications Commission follows a series of disputes over the fees that cable ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission launched a review into how broadcasters and cable companies negotiate retransmission deals following a recent spat between Walt Disney Co's ABC Network and Cablevision Systems Corp. ABC pulled its signal from New York's Cablevision on the night of the Oscars earlier this month in a dispute that highlighted growing tension ...

As competition for video subscribers heats up in the New York City area, Verizon Communications Inc. has taken a swipe at cable TV rival Cablevision Systems Corp., accusing it of infringing on several Verizon digital set-top box patents. Verizon filed a complaint Tuesday with the U.S ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Friday a Federal Communications Commission ban that prevents cable companies like Comcast Corp from cutting exclusive deals for affiliated television programing. The prohibition was poised to end in October 2007 unless the FCC acted, but the FCC decided to extend the ban for five more years, expressing concerns that competition and ...