ESPN snags BCS, ensuring march to cable continues Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Approximately 16 million television homes that don’t subscribe to cable or satellite services will miss out on college football’s biggest games starting in 2011. The Bowl Championship...

TV: Rock stars coming to HBO Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Rock stars coming to HBO HBO, which already has 10 pilots in various stages of development, is adding a couple more to its list of potential new shows. The cable network has ordered a pilot for a...

Oklahoma sports media notebook Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 Cox to carry MLB Network Cox Communications, a part owner of the MLB Network, will carry the channel statewide on digital cable when it launches Jan. 1, said Cox spokeswoman Christine Martin. MLB...

'Eagle Eye' soars to No. 1 at box office with $29M Mon, Aug 25, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller "Eagle Eye" debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The...

Comcast appeals FCC Web traffic-blocking decision Tue, Apr 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of...

Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official Fri, Aug 29, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and...

Agreement may mean end of cable set-top boxes Wed, May 28, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The set-top box, a necessary appendage for millions of cable television customers for decades, is moving toward extinction. A leading television manufacturer, Sony...

DA: Barkley's gambling debt paid, case closed Thu, May 15, 2008 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Clark County prosecutor says Charles Barkley is off the legal hook and the case on his $400,000 gambling debt is closed. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie...

Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to form $14.55B wireless company Wed, May 7, 2008 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Clearwire and Sprint Nextel have resurrected their plan to offer high-speed mobile Internet service with the help of some deep-pocketed supporters. The two...

An Apologetic Imus Is Back on the Air Mon, Dec 3, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- Getting fired wasn't the first time Don Imus had hit rock bottom. "I analogize it to being an alcoholic and a drug addict, which I also am," the talk-show host said...

Miller thinks and speaks Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NBC golf analyst Johnny Miller's brutally honest commentary is a refreshing contrast to some other network announcers who have been known to kowtow to golfers and tournament officials. Miller's...

Panhandle Telephone to redesign Web site Tue, Jun 13, 2006 GUYMON -- Panhandle Telephone Cooperative's Web site is getting a face-lift, and the company that will redesign the site is Atlanta-based TULIX Systems Inc., officials said Monday. Panhandle...

No ownership model is safe Mon, Jun 12, 2006 The NBA has three major types of ownership models: individuals, corporate and investor groups. Contentious negotiations with cities can occur with any of the three. In fact, San Antonio has...

Comcast, CBS y GM ofrecen programación en servicio "On Demand" Thu, May 18, 2006 FILADELFIA (AP) -- Comcast Corp., CBS Corp. y General Motors Corp. están probando un nuevo concepto en el servicio de video por encargo "on demand", al ofrecer gratuitamente la...

Comcast paga $1 millón por quejas publicidad, atención al cliente Thu, May 18, 2006 BOSTON (AP) -- Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc. acordó pagar un millón de dólares al estado de Massachusetts mediante un acuerdo que le obliga además a cambiar...

Fox Cable Networks compra cadena de cable Turner South Thu, May 18, 2006 ATLANTA (AP) -- Fox Cable Networks acordó adquirir a la cadena de cable regional Turner South, que transmite algunos partidos de béisbol de los Bravos de Atlanta y otros eventos...

Comcast ofrecerá paquete para toda la familia Thu, May 18, 2006 FILADELFIA (AP) -- Comcast Corp. lanzará un paquete de canales de televisión por cable para toda la familia a principios del 2006, que contará principalmente con contenido...

TV por cable EEUU promete escudos contra programas indecentes Thu, May 18, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bajo presión del gobierno federal, las dos compañías de televisión por cable más grandes de Estados Unidos y otras anunciaron el lunes un plan para que los...

Michael Rigas se declara culpable en escándalo de Adelphia Thu, May 18, 2006 NUEVA YORK (AP) -- Michael Rigas se declaró culpable el miércoles de hacer una partida falsa en un registro financiero, con lo que se evitó un nuevo juicio por fraude bursátil y...

CBS y NBC ofrecerán descargas de programas por 99 centavos Thu, May 18, 2006 NUEVA YORK (AP) -- Las cadenas CBS y NBC ofrecerán descargas de reposiciones de programas estelares en la internet a 99 centavos de dólar por episodio, con lo que se suman a otras...