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MN House introduces HF1740 a bill appropriating money for community cable television programming

Blandin on Broadband

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

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Comcast to spin off raft of cable TV channels

Total Telecom

Today we announced the exciting news that we intend to launch a new publicly traded company comprised of a strong portfolio of our cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!,

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Kagan: Cable TV solution to FWA wireless broadband threat found at TechExpo 24

RCR Wireless

FWA is a competitive threat to cable TV like Xfinity, Spectrum, Altice Earlier this week, I attended the SCTE TechExpo 24 conference held in Atlanta. While this event was all cable TV, I know the cable television industry is facing a perplexing and new wireless challenge.

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Ely City Council supports HF1740 Equal access to broadband bill

Blandin on Broadband

The Ely Echo reports on the City Councils support of ( SF 2045 and HF 1740 ) As consumers choose new ways to access television programming, entities including Ely TV are feeling the consequences. Currently, those fees are only collected for cable television service. Grant Hauschild (D) and State Rep. Roger Skraba (R).

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League of MN Cities recap on SF2045: Community TV grants and HF1740 Equal access to broadband bill

Blandin on Broadband

The House Legacy Finance Committee reviewed a proposal geared toward supporting local public, educational, and governmental television channels, while the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee examined legislation that would give local governments the authority to franchise internet providers.

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Kagan: Why Comcast Xfinity is selling NBC and what’s next for cable TV?

RCR Wireless

What is happening to the world of cable television? Once upon a time, way back in the 1990s, Comcast was one of many tiny cable television providers, run by Ralph Roberts. TCI was the largest cable TV behemoth at the time. Back then, the original AT&T acquired Telecommunications Inc.

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Comcast Spins Off Cable Channels to Tackle Streaming Shift

VoIP Review

Comcast , a leading US telecommunications company, plans to spin off several of its cable TV channels into a new entity. As viewer preferences change and streaming services gain popularity, traditional cable networks have experienced declining revenues. As digital consumption rises, cable networks need to pivot and innovate.

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