Sinclair Broadcast Group News

Iowa's attorney general is among those who wants to make sure Mediacom cable subs don't lose access to the Iowa Hawkeyes appearance in the Orange Bowl Jan.

Mediacom Communications Corporation today released a copy of a letter written by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rocco B. Commisso, to U.S. Senator John Kerry.

At press time, the FCC was still pushing Sinclair and Mediacom to resolve their retrans fight as the Dec.

Mediacom customers are buying antennas or switching to satellite to ensure they can watch the Orange Bowl and other programming on Sinclair stations.

The Federal Communications Commission has amended its rules to extend the good faith requirement in retransmission-consent negotiations until March 1, or longer if Congress moves a related sunset date.

Several lawmakers are urging the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in a dispute that could leave 100,000 customers without the Alabama-Texas game January 7. A dispute between Sinclair Broadcasting and Medicom, a cable provider, could disrupt ABC programming beginning New Year's Day in the Mobile-Pensacola area.

The Mediacom-Sinclair Broadcast Group dispute that threatens Orange Bowl viewing for Hawkeye football fans echoes the national push-and-shove over retransmission fees.

Time Warner Cable's customers could see Fox disappear from their televisions if the two companies fail to resolve a fee standoff by Dec.

Sinclair Broadcast Group will test Rentrak's local TV measurement service based on set-top box data -- which is challenging Nielsen's panel-based data for local advertising -- in four markets with seven stations.

In a looming retransmission-consent battle, Time Warner Cable isn't the only looking to get tough.In what appears to be a direct rejoinder to Time Warner Cable's "Roll Over or Get Tough," an initiative aimed at educating consumers about rising programming costs, News Corp.

Many Iowa football fans may not be able to watch their Hawkeyes take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Orange Bowl, thanks to a rekindled feud between Mediacom Cablea 'Iowa's largest cable providera 'and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

News Corp's Fox television unit said on Friday that testy carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable Inc could leave viewers unable to see Fox programming, including "American Idol" and NFL football.

Hawkeye fans in Iowa could be without the Orange Bowl on cable TV. A dispute between Mediacom and Sinclair Broadcasting Group could leave 700,000 cable subscribers in 11 states without some local channels on Jan.

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Add DirecTV, Dish Network and Insight Communications to the list of supporters of Mediacom in its retrans fight with Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Alan Lucas, of fyreSTORM Cable & Fiber, takes offense at criticism leveled at his company for its role in Mediacom's recent announcement that it has converted Dubuque's municipal franchise agreement into a less-extensive state franchise agreement.

Once again Mediacom cable suscribers in our area are in danger of loosing this station.

East Aurora-based Fisher Price is losing its 15-year relationship with Sesame Street.

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Cable-TV customers who are fans of "The Vampire Diaries," "Melrose Place" and "Gossip Girl," can rest easy.