Broadband Rubicon Crossed? Cablevision, CBS Reach OTT Retrans Deal
By folding CBS All Access into retransmission consent Cablevision makes connection between broadband revenue and content fees explicit. Read More …
Tag: Cablevision
Cablevision case puts kibosh on collection society claims
The Supreme Court’s denial of cert. in the Cablevision remote-DVR case has launched countless column inches of commentary and analysis already, much of it focused on the problems it poses for the Hollywood studios and TV networks worried about its impact on ad-skipping (see here, here and here). But the studios and networks aren’t the only losers Read More …
DOJ urges court to pass on Cablevision case
Well I feel like an idiot (again). No sooner had The Media Wonk posted his idle speculation that prospective-Justice Sonia Sotomayor might provide a crucial vote for cert. in the Cablevision case than the Department of Justice submitted its long-awaited brief in the case strongly urging the Supreme Court to take a pass. While not the Read More …
IP Justice
Just speculating here, but I wonder if Sotomayor, who is clearly comfortable in cyberspace, might provide another critical vote for cert. in Cablevision. Read More …