Etc: Dingell Nixes Re-Reg; WiFi Jump; A La Carte & More
Gov't and Regulations: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) wants the FCC to halt its quest for broadband re-regulation. His letter to chairman Julius Genachowski cites
fears that "the commission is proceeding along a precarious path that
will lead to bad policy and result in protracted litigation." --- The ACA got its two-week extension for reviewing documents on the Comcast/NBC-U
deal. New deadline is August 19. --- Retransmission reform is gaining
ground in D.C. as lawmakers pen letters saying the process needs
fixing. --- The FCC's 4Mbps broadband definition didn't go over well
at the rural telco OPASTCO meeting yesterday. "We'll have to wear them down," said John Rose, chairman of OPASTCO, in a panel presentation.
Crystal Ball: In-Stat says Wi-Fi-enabled devices will top 1.9 billion by 2014; that would beat Blu-ray, e-readers and digital TVs. Says VP Frank Dickson, technical issues "have been remedied."
A La Carte Revisited: The Comcast/NBC-U deal will reignite interest in a la carte programming, writes the Yankee Group's Vince Vittore in Connected Planet. Check out the article here.
Diversity: For those watching diversity issues, Miami-based Geoscape has current year and five-year forecasts on more than 1,500 data elements relating to the makeup of the U.S. pop. For more info, go here.
Programming: Univision
says it will finish the July 2010 Sweep as the #1 network in primetime,
broadcast or cable, English or Spanish, among ALL Adults 18-34 and
Persons 12-34. That would beat ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW. --- ESPN 3D will start its inaugural college football season with No. 2 Boise State v. No. 5 Virginia Tech on Monday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. ET. --- InDemand is offering two free "classic bouts" as a run-up to its live PPV rematch featuring Juan Manuel Marquez v. Juan Diaz on Saturday, July 31.--- BSkyB has purchased exclusive rights to the entire HBO catalog for an estimated £150M ($234.3M) over five years.•
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