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 General Cable Television Industry and Regulation Information Fact Sheet
Cable operators have the option of maintaining all or part of the public inspection file in a computer database rather than in a paper file.
These functions include those that allow subscribers to: view one program on one channel and record a program on another channel; record two or more consecutive programs on different channels; and use advanced picture generation features such as "picture-in-picture," channel review and other functions that necessitate channel selection by the consumer device.
Each cable system with more than 12 channels must set aside up to one-third of its channel capacity for must-carry stations.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/csgen.html   (14399 words)

  
 Digital Television and Cable TV
There are reasons to believe it might not be because few cable subscribers will have digital receivers, at least initially.
Assuming this information is accurate, the question arises as to whether the general pattern will be repeated with respect to digital broadcast television stations during the transition period.
The Commission seeks comment on whether existing rate levels already allow operators to recover the costs involved in any upgrading of their systems necessary for digital broadcast signal carriage.
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/policy/tv/cabledtv.html   (1537 words)

  
 Public-access television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A famous fictional public access program, Wayne's World, draws some comedy from the often stereotyped low production values of material distributed on public access channels (see John Daker).
Many public access channels carry primarily locally produced programs while others also carry regionally or nationally distributed programming.
Many PEG channels rebroadcast programming from satellite distributions, one example of this would be Pacifica's Democracy Now!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_access_television   (1408 words)

  
 Wireless Cable TV FAQ
Channels that must have a minimum of 5 hours per week of educational programming.
You should first get the README file which tells how the files are stored.
Temporary Restraining Orders have been placed on, or have been filed against: 1) Applied Telemedia Engineering and Management (A-TEAM) and 2) Applied Cable Technologies (ACT).
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/wireless-cable   (3345 words)

  
 MIT Cable Television - Bringing Cable to the Campus
We also show Sportcast programming on MIT Cable channel 11, viewable on all television sets.
Are you setting up a PC-HDTV HD-3000 on a Linux machine to watch MIT Cable HDTV?
The survey results are available by clicking on the link below:
http://web.mit.edu/mitcable/www   (423 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Television: Networks: Cable
W Network - Canadian specialty channel featuring information and entertainment programming for, by and about women.
ResearchChannel - ResearchChannel presents video programs from the world's leading research institutions.
Includes channel overview, programming information, news, staff details, FAQ, and forms for submitting ideas for shows.
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/Networks/Cable   (1131 words)

  
 Cable TV: Introduction
The leadership in cable, in other words, is a more complex picture than it might seem.
By the Project for Excellence in Journalism with Andrew Tyndall
Yet when the technology changes and the media converge, the advantage may depend more on which media and which outlet have the strongest news gathering and storytelling abilities.
http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/narrative_cabletv_intro.asp?cat=1&media=5   (696 words)

  
 Kill Your Television TurnOffYourTV.com
How television affects the mind:-- a review of the movie The Tube.
"You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on."
The thing that frightens me is the way that an eroding public school system.
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com   (1194 words)

  
 Television and Cable FAQs
In many cases, the source of the problem could be your home electronics equipment.
Who decides on programs and changes in programming?
The main exceptions are: restrictions on indecent programming, limits on the number of commercials aired during children's programming, and rules involving candidates for public office.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/broadcast.html   (615 words)

  
 Cable Television as an Advertising Medium
As programming develops to meet many different kinds of consumers’ needs, cable programmers have been better able to define the kinds of audience who watch their programs than have networks.
Although cable television can now be used instead of network TV, it can also be added to network TV and any other media chosen for a media plan.
In fact, cable has been able to achieve relatively high ratings with less cost than network television (Sissors and Bumba, 1995).
http://www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/99_spring/interactive/yoo/paper/cable-a.html   (375 words)

  
 Satellite & Cable Television
One of the first programs was the "Thrilla' from Manila" heavyweight boxing match.
In August, RCA introduced the DCT100 digital receiver for $649 that allowed digital and analog signals to be viewed on any set.
By 1985, the price of DTH systems fell to $3000 and 735,000 systems were in use.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/television3.html   (1578 words)

  
 Broadcast Television News - TV News - Cable Television Shows - Emmy Awards
IPTV technology promises to provide another channel for content distribution to consumers using the increasingly ubiquitous Internet.
Keith Cox, executive vp comedy and alternative programming at WB Network, has been tapped as head of original programming at TV Land and Nick at Nite, the cable networks confirmed Tuesday.
Complete survey of network pilot orders for the 2006-07 television season, analysis and dialogues with the network entertainment chiefs.
http://www.thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/index.jsp   (546 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Television: Cable Television
Includes program listings and staff information, as well as resources for educators.
National Cable Television Association - Learn all about cable technology, programming and new developments in the industry.
Cable ThisWeek - Information about movies playing on pay-per-view, including reviews.
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/Cable_Television   (293 words)

  
 Parents Television Council Cable Campaign
We exposed the flaw that consumers would still be forced to pay for the unwanted networks that they chose to block.
Knowing that their backs were against the wall, the cable industry did last month what it said it would not and could not do: provide a "family tier" of cable networks so that parents could protect their children from graphic and gratuitous programming.
Many parents welcome expanded basic cable into their homes because it opens up a whole universe of family-friendly programming.
http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/cable/main.asp   (1747 words)

  
 Cable Television - Fairfax County, Virginia
View a list of Channel 16 programs available for viewing on your computer
Your gateway to all the information you need regarding cable television in Fairfax County including the Channel 16 program schedule, a list of Supervisor shows, viewer survey, awards, and more
Channel 16, the Fairfax County Government Channel, provides news and information to the citizens of Fairfax County through award-winning programming.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable.htm   (179 words)

  
 Cable television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traditional cable TV systems worked strictly by way of analog signals (i.e.
Crossan in Longford and Casey in Dungarvan are the only two of these to have moved to a digital network, with the remaining systems often being little more than a community antenna system.
These problems are alleviated with the use of digital cable, which requires a set-top converter box.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television   (4510 words)

  
 Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs - Cable Television (CATV)
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As a part of its regulatory functions, the Cable Television Division (CATV) ensures that quality cable communications services at reasonable rates are made available to all subscribers and users in franchise areas throughout the State.
The Cable Television Division regulates franchised wireline cable operators within the State of Hawaii.
http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/catv   (99 words)

  
 cable television. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Early cable systems developed in the late 1940s to improve reception of commercial programming in rural areas.
During the 1980s and early 90s, the growing number of cable networks, improved programming, increased channel capacity (which reached 150 in some systems by 1992), and greater freedom in terms of programming content greatly expanded the industry.
Heavily regulated in their early years, cable systems in many instances were required to provide channels for community access programming, and rate increases were controlled by local authorities.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ca/cabletel.html   (457 words)

  
 Kansas State University Telecommunications Cable Television History of Cable TV
Of all the programming services, what is available on a particular cable system is up to the system's owner.
Such large operators are known as Multi-System operators or MSOs.
Shapp's new system and thought if it worked for apartment houses and department stores, it could work for his own town as well.
http://www.telecom.ksu.edu/cable/history.html   (1038 words)

  
 HOW THE CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY IS REGULATED
Stations that have exclusive distribution rights for syndicated programming in their market can require a cable system "black out" (delete) such programming from other distant television stations which are carried by the cable system.
Additionally, cable operators periodically are required to file various informational reports with the FCC.
Cable systems not subject to "effective competition" must permit customers to purchase video programming that is offered on a per-channel or a per-event basis without the necessity of subscribing to any tier or service other than the basic service tier, unless the system is technically incapable of doing so.
http://www.cityofbellevue.org/page.asp?view=17022   (1269 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Cable Modems Work"
Cable modems compete with technologies like asymmetrical digital subscriber lines (ADSL).
If you have ever wondered what the differences between DSL and cable modems are, or if you have ever wondered how a computer network can share a cable with dozens of television channels, then read on.
For millions of people, television brings news, entertainment and educational programs into their homes.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cable-modem.htm   (185 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Cable Television Works"
Some cable systems even let you make telephone calls and receive new programming technologies!
Today, U.S. cable systems deliver hundreds of channels to some 60 million homes, while also providing a growing number of people with high-speed Internet access.
In the 1950s, there were four television networks in the United States.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cable-tv.htm   (265 words)

  
 Community Services: Cable Television
All of these services will be delivered through the far-reaching digital cable network of Charter Communications.
Charges vary depending on the cable television package selected.
In other words, nothing in the agreement prevents other cable operators from offering similar services in the area.
http://www.accessduarte.com/CommunityServices/cabletelevision.asp   (247 words)

  
 Cable Television
In 1993, the FCC adopted a formula that required cable rates on most systems to be reduced by 10 percent from levels of the preceding September.
Focus requested and had approved a rate of $4.45 per month for the special programming, so that the combined rate for both services was $6.15 per month.
Where cable firms compete, rates average 18 to 24 percent less than those charged by monopolies.
http://wps.aw.com/aw_carltonper_modernio_4/0,9313,1425048-content,00.html   (784 words)

  
 Sunflower Broadband Cable Television
Also, learn how to use the TV Guide Interactive Program Guide that's on all digital boxes as well as whether digital cable is available in your area.
Your Bill Information about how you are billed as well as FCC rules and regulations that may affect you.
Digital Cable A look at what digital cable can offer you.
http://www.sunflowerbroadband.com/cable   (244 words)

  
 IAT Services: Mizzou Cable Television
Mizzou Cable is available to faculty and staff in academic or administrative buildings.
Low-quality coaxial cable can cause poor reception and other problems.
Mizzou Cable service is available in most on-campus buildings and includes about 50 educational, entertainment, news and foreign-language channels.
http://iatservices.missouri.edu/cable   (93 words)

  
 Cable Television Advertising News - Cable Television Business Deals - Cable TV Channels and Programming - Cable TV ...
The game was previously aired on ESPN, and the Senior Bowl Web site was promoting the 2007 game as being televised on ESPN.
Networks announced a new slate of reality programming for the second half of the year, including The Carters, an eight-part series about Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his dysfunctional family; and the previously-announced final installment of the Paris-and-Nicole juggernaut, The Simple Life: 'Till Death Do Us Part, which debuts in June.
After four years of touting its dominance of the cable news market, Fox News Channel is heading into this year's upfront marketplace with its sights locked onto bigger game, aggressively targeting dollars that its ad sales chief believes are his to snatch away from the broadcast networks.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/cabletv/index.jsp   (808 words)

  
 CableLabs® Home
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®), a nonprofit research and development consortium, is dedicated to helping its cable operator members integrate new cable telecommunications technologies into their business objectives.
Visit This Is Cable to see why cable is Faster.
Please note that some Web page functionality may be lost on this site if JavaScript has been disabled.
http://www.cablelabs.com   (183 words)

  
 Cable Home
Hook up with the next generation of television with GCI Digital Cable TV.
Click here to find out what channels and packages are available in your area.
Plus TV Guide Interactive can even remind you within your favorite programming is on!
http://www.gci.com/forhome/cable/home_cable.htm   (161 words)

  
 Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau - Home
The study was fielded to understand viewers' relationship with television and how people's attitudes, actions and usage of both the Broadcast and Cable networks have changed.
This presentation will assist you in determining your areas of opportunity when trying to solve a client's marketing issue.
This presentation informs buyers and clients on most current metrics where Cable for most demos has gained parity in share and debunks the myth of Cable being only a frequency medium, among others.
http://www.onetvworld.org   (486 words)

  
 FRONTLINE/WORLD . Bhutan - The Last Place . The Story PBS
But now it has opened itself to what critics call "an electronic invasion" -- cable TV.
"The introduction of television and the Internet is a reflection of the progress we have achieved," he declared.
Reporters Alexis Bloom and Tshewang Dendup follow Rinzy the "cable guy" as he brings this new technology to an old society.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bhutan/thestory.html   (496 words)

  
 Cable TV - Cable Television, High Speed Internet and Digital Cable from Cablevision in New York, Connecticut and New ...
Cablevision offers high-speed Internet, digital cable TV and digital voice service.
Cable TV - Cable Television, High Speed Internet and Digital Cable from Cablevision in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
To check pricing and availability, please enter your ZIP code:
http://www.cablevision.com   (55 words)

  
 City of Hudson : Hudson Cable TV
Hudson Cable TV’s Public Access program is available to all residents of Hudson and not for profit groups or organizations on a first come first served basis.
Welcome to Hudson Cable TV’s Public Access Program.
If you, your group or organization is providing HCTV with a finished program using your own production equipment and facilities your final “air” tape must meet minimum technical standards.
http://www.hudson.oh.us/departments/hudson_cable/index.asp   (233 words)

  
 News Corporation
A crucial and increasingly profitable element of News Corporation's television strategy is its cable and satellite network programming.
The Company's celebrated news, sports, general entertainment, natural history and multicultural program services attract nearly 300 million subscribers and are among the fastest-growing channels in the industry.
http://www.newscorp.com/operations/cable.html   (45 words)

  
 Cable Television
All productions are also cablecast on channel 76, the Community Access Channel.
This channel cablecasts the city government's programs, announcements, and Common Council meetings.
The Cable Commission also manages the City Government Access Channel (channel 75).
http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/cable/cable.htm   (92 words)

  
 SCANTV
Click here for the latest cable television franchise news and SCAN's Future.
http://www.scantv.org   (56 words)

  
 Cable Television
For information on cable television services for UCSB departments, see Cable Television for UCSB Faculty and Staff.
To order service, use the Communications Services Online Order System.
The OIT's Department of Communications Services, in conjunction with Cox Communications of Santa Barbara, provides cable television service to campus departments (faculty and staff offices and labs).
http://www.oit.ucsb.edu/cable_television   (112 words)

  
 Cable Television Administrator
Home > Office of Information Technology > Cable Television Administrator
Millennium Digital Media, 406 Headquarters Drive, Millersville, MD 21108
There are two CATV companies that are franchised to operate in Anne Arundel County.
http://www.aacounty.org/OIT/CableTV.cfm   (103 words)

  
 . : Community Cable Television-Tuned in to Fort Worth : .
Municipal Channel 7 and Community Channel 31 are not affected by the channel reassignment
Under the Texas Public Information Law, all e-mail messages received by the City of Fort Worth become City records and may be subject to disclosure to the public under the provisions of that statute.
CCT, in partnership with the community, will produce and provide diverse television programming for the Fort Worth cable Subscribers.
http://www.cctfortworth.com   (515 words)

  
 Welcome to the NCTC
A programming and hardware buying cooperative, NCTC represents more than 1,000 independent cable operators, their 6,500 individual systems and more than 14 million subscribers nationwide.
By working together to purchase programming, hardware and services, cooperative members strive to keep their businesses competitive and increase value to the subscribers they serve.
Welcome to the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) Web site.
http://www.cabletvcoop.org   (78 words)

  
 National Cable & Telecommunications Association - NCTA.com
National Cable and Telecommunications Association 1724 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Take a Look at a Sample of Cable's Award-Winning Programming
CEA and NCTA Unite To Broaden Scope of DTV Education EffortsMedia Release' class='own_line' target='_self'>Media Center > Cable Programming
http://www.ncta.com   (218 words)

  
 The Cable Center
This site is optimized for the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.
To view the Flash elements please refresh the page once installation is complete.
Copyright © 2006, The Cable Center All Rights Reserved
http://www.cablecenter.org   (134 words)

  
 Cable ONE
To find out what services are available in your area, enter your zip code below and get local.
© 2006 Cable One, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.cableone.net/SystemPage.asp   (26 words)

  
 Kansas State University Telecommunications Cable Television
Kansas City Royals baseball games broadcast by the Royals Sports Television Network on Fox Sports Network will be available on channel 93 at game time.
KSU Telecom provides cable television service in a variety of service plans including Basic, Power Cat, Premium Service, and converter rental.
http://www.telecom.ksu.edu/cable   (54 words)

  
 Cable Bahamas - Cable Television, Digital Music and Broadband Internet Services
Cable Bahamas - Cable Television, Digital Music and Broadband Internet Services
http://www.cablebahamas.com   (11 words)

  
 Cable TV Satellite Dish IPTV Streaming
Hong Kong based IPTV enabler Broadband Network Systems Ltd (BNS) will source and aggregate digital television channels for True Corporation's IPTV platform.
Podcast Salad is a new video podcast that reviews the week in video podcasting and online Internet television.
Posted by xtv on Monday, May 01 @ 20:57:20 CDT (27 reads)
http://press.xtvworld.com/article-topic-5.html   (1299 words)

  
 Charter Cable Television Provider (Charter Cable TV Service) – Charter Communications
With over 70 channels of extraordinary programming, now is the time to get hooked on Charter Cable Television.
Unlike a satellite, we provide unlimited access to our local channels at no extra cost, so you can keep in touch with your community and still see the best of what cable television has to offer.
With Charter Cable TV, you'll enjoy everything from the latest news and documentaries to the hottest music videos and movies.
http://www.charter.com/products/basic/cabletv.aspx   (254 words)

  
 Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications
Check one or more of the following items with which you are requesting assistance.
In the event that you are unable to resolve a difficulty with your Cable TV provider, please complete the following form:
DoITT provides Customer Service Assistance to residents experiencing difficulties with Cable TV Companies servicing the five boroughs of New York City.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/consumer/consumer_cable_service_form.shtml   (76 words)

  
 Digital Cable - Cable Television and Digital Cable TV from Cablevision in New York, Connecticut & New Jersey
Digital Cable - Cable Television and Digital Cable TV from Cablevision in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
http://www.io.tv   (28 words)

  
 Broadcasting & Cable: The Business of Television
The Inspiration Networks is adding what it bills as an on-demand Internet TV Channel to its flock of linear cable networks (Inspiration owns four separate network available in over 80 million homes worldwide).
The last week before May sweeps was a mixed bag for syndicated fare, according to the live-plus-same-day household ratings for the week ending April 23.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com   (433 words)

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