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		<title>Multichannel News: Satellite TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:41:20 MDT</pubDate>
		<description>The latest news and developments from the top satellite providers and their competitive impact on cable operataors.</description>
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			<title>Sizing Down Digital-TV Wins</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cable operators continue to reap big gains from the digital transition, but they may not be...</description>
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			<title>Ross Seeks Support For Television Freedom Act Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) has revived his push for a bill that would allow satellite and cable...</description>
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			<title>TiVo Buddies Up With Best Buy</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>TiVo struck a tighter marketing alliance with Best Buy, with a five-year deal under which the...</description>
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			<title>Comcast, USOC Eye Dedicated Olympic Service In 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:49:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S Olympic Committee and Comcast have formed a joint venture for a service dedicated to...</description>
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			<title>With EPL Assist, ESPN Kicks Off New U.K. Channel Aug. 3</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:23:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ESPN will put a new foot forth with its futbol coverage in the...</description>
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			<title>Analyst: DTV Added 653,000 Subscribers</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Wells Fargo Securities broadcasting and cable analyst Marci Ryvicker estimated that the digital...</description>
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			<title>SHVERA Clears First Hurdle</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Despite the fears of some broadcasters and the hopes of satellite-TV companies, a House...</description>
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			<title>Dish, Time Warner Cable In New York Next For MSNBC HD</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MSNBC HD, which came out of the gate with launches on systems owned by 10 distributors on June...</description>
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			<title>Dish Dishes Out Four More Local HD Markets</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network added high-definition feeds for local channels in four new...</description>
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			<title>$43 Million Payday For Carey</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:25:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Former DirecTV CEO Chase Carey will be paid handsomely in his new position as News Corp....</description>
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			<title>TiVo 'Confident' Patent Victory Over Dish Will Be Upheld</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>TiVo said it was "confident" a federal district court's ruling finding Dish Network in contempt...</description>
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			<title>Dish Wins Stay From Appeals Court On DVR Order</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:21:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday granted Dish Network's motion to...</description>
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			<title>SHVERA Bill Stays Streamlined</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WASHINGTON -- The SHVERA reauthorization bill passed a House subcommittee unanimously on...</description>
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			<title>New SHVERA Draft: Satellite Carriers Could Put Local Stations HD Signals On Separate Dish</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:01:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Satellite carriers would be able to put local TV station HD signals on a separate dish,...</description>
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			<title>NCTA: No Need For Government To Spur Video Competition</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Reiterating that the video marketplace is "diverse, dynamic, and fiercely competitive," the...</description>
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			<title>SHVERA Reauthorization Bill Set For Markup</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The House Communications, Technology and Internet Subcommittee will mark up a SHVERA...</description>
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			<title>Hubbard Broadcasting, KSTP Minneapolis Net Journalism Honors</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>On June 26, the Society of Professional Journalists will declare Hubbard Broadcasting and its...</description>
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			<title>CBS College Sports Pushes Alt Games VOD</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CBS College Sports Network and 17 affiliates will give sports fans alternative views this...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV, NBCU Advance on The Ad Front</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV and NBC Universal last week took separate steps toward improving the odds that the right...</description>
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			<title>Dish 'Investigating' Another Workaround For TiVo Patent</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:02:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network said in a court filing Monday that it is looking into developing another workaround...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Sets Stage For Local, Targeted Ads</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV has signed a deal to use ad-insertion technology from Invidi Technologies that will let...</description>
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			<title>Dish Goes After DirecTV With Ad Campaign</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:44:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network, having suffered net subscriber losses in the two most recent quarters, is directly...</description>
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			<title>Dish Prepping New Talks With Noncommercial Stations Over Carriage</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A representative of DISH Network told an unhappy California congresswoman Tuesday that it was...</description>
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			<title>NAB Vetting Satellite Proposal To Share Costs of Local-Into-Local</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee said Tuesday that...</description>
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			<title>FCC Removes Final Conditions To News Corp.'s Purchase Of Hughes' DirecTV Stake</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The FCC has removed the last conditions on News Corp.'s purchase of a major stake in DirecTV...</description>
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			<title>'Bundle Smundle': Greenfield Slaps "Buy" On DirecTV</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Pali Research media analyst Richard Greenfield initiated coverage of DirecTV Group with a "buy"...</description>
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			<title>Media Companies Should Eye House Communications Subcommittee Hearings Next Week</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Media companies will want to pay close attention to the House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee's...</description>
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			<title>Analyst Lowers Sub Forecast</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Collins Stewart media analyst Tom Eagan reduced his estimates for basic-cable subscriber...</description>
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			<title>Canby Turns to EchoStar for HD Transport</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:02:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Oregon-based Canby Telecom will use EchoStar Satellite Services' ViP-TV service to deliver HDTV...</description>
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			<title>EchoStar Signs Second IP-Prime Replacement Customer</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EchoStar Satellite Services said it has signed up a second small telecom customer for its ViP-TV...</description>
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			<title>N.Y. Protesters No Problem For DirecTV's John Malone</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Strolling through the lobby of the New York Hilton hotel here last week after DirecTV Group's...</description>
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			<title>Dish's DVR Dealt A Blow</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Charlie Ergen lost a $103 million hand in his game of Texas Hold 'Em against TiVo last week, and...</description>
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			<title>Carey Returns to News</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV CEO Chase Careyended the growing speculation about his future with the satellite giant...</description>
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			<title>U.S. Court Of Appeals Stays Dish Ruling In TiVo Case</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Wednesday granted Dish Network's request to...</description>
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			<title>Carey Makes News Corp. Return On July 1</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>As expected, DirecTV President and CEO Chase Carey is returning to News Corp. as deputy...</description>
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			<title>TiVo Shares Zoom 53% After Dish Ruling</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Shares of TiVo shot up 53% Wednesday -- hitting a five-year high -- after a federal judge...</description>
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			<title>Court Finds EchoStar In Contempt In TiVo Case</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal court Tuesday ordered EchoStar Communications -- now part of Dish Network -- to pay...</description>
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			<title>EXCLUSIVE: Straight Talk From Liberty Chairman John Malone</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:24:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After DirecTV's annual shareholder's meeting in New York Tuesday, Liberty Media chairman John...</description>
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			<title>Carey in Discussions With News Corp.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New York - DirecTV Group CEO Chase Carey confirmed speculation that he was in talks to join News...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Extends Deal With Convergys</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Satellite Operator Signs Two-Year Contract For Customer-Service...</description>
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			<title>EchoStar, Asia Satellite Telecommunications To Service Taiwan, Other Regions</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EchoStar, which provides satellite services to the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, is adding...</description>
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			<title>Analyst: Carey Departure = DirecTV Sale</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The speculation surrounding DirecTV CEO Chase Carey's possible departure for News Corp. could be...</description>
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			<title>Carey Headed Back To News?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV Group CEO Chase Carey, coming off several quarters of stellar subscriber growth, may be...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV 101’s Fresh Look</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With new packaging and an enhanced programming lineup, DirecTV is positioning its 101 Network to...</description>
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			<title>Malone Sees Need For Broadband Content Aggregators</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 23:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Broadband content - including the deluge of made-for-the Web videos - will need "content...</description>
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			<title>EchoStar Signs First IPTV Customer</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EchoStar Satellite Services announced an agreement to provide video-transport service to Canby...</description>
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			<title>Analysis:  Comcast Pact, RedZone Channel May Trigger More NFL Network Distribution Deals</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With Comcast finally reaching an accord over positioning and pricing for the NFL Network last...</description>
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			<title>In Classic Switch, ESPNU Graduates On Comcast, DirecTV</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Collegiate network ESPNU landed deals with Comcast and DirecTV that will dramatically increase...</description>
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			<title>NFL, ESPNU Score In Comcast Pacts</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>NFL Network and ESPNU scored big in distribution accords with Comcast last week. With Comcast...</description>
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			<title>Disgruntled Time Warner Cable Sub Switches To Dish Over HDNet</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 19:13:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Time Warner Cable's move to stop carrying Mark Cuban's HDNet as of the end of the month has...</description>
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			<title>Cable Narrows 'Satisfaction Gap' With Satellite TV: Survey</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cable TV has closed the customer-sat gap with satellite, according to a Leichtman Research Group...</description>
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			<title>Satellite, Telcos In 'TV Everywhere' Camp</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Satellite and telco TV operators are actively exploring Internet "authentication" services --...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV: Strong, But Not Strong Enough</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:51:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV told the FCC that it has become a stronger competitor to cable and other multichannel...</description>
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			<title>Dish Gives Fuel To Action Sports Service</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:15:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network is now fueling Fox Cable's action-sports...</description>
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			<title>Pay-TV Services Decline On Customer-Satisfaction Survey</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Customer satisfaction with cable and satellite TV services dropped in the first quarter, even as...</description>
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			<title>Dow Jones Up 235 Points</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 235.44 points Monday and cable stocks rode the...</description>
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			<title>TVN Entertainment Finds Merger Partner In Avail Media</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Video-on-demand provider TVN Entertainment Corp. is merging with IPTV content aggregator Avail...</description>
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			<title>New Frontier For Dish Network?</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Verizon Communications’ $5.25 billion stock deal to sell 4.8 million access lines to Frontier...</description>
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			<title>Charter Blocks DirecTV Ads</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Charter Communications won the first round in its most recent battle with DirecTV, obtaining a...</description>
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			<title>Comcast Should Benefit From Verizon-Frontier Deal: Analyst</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Comcast will have a clear competitive edge in at least three key markets where Verizon...</description>
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			<title>Dish Enhances HD Lineups In Alaska, Hawaii</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:19:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network has bolstered its HD presence beyond the continental U.S., adding 30 new enhanced...</description>
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			<title>Dish On Track With Horseracing Subscription Offering</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:10:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network will offer horseracing fans up to 80 channels of track action as part of the...</description>
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			<title>Dish to Carry Racetrack Subscription Package</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network will offer horse-racing fans up to 80 channels of track action as part of the...</description>
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			<title>Charter Gets Restraining Order Vs. DirecTV</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Charter won the first round in its defamation battle with DirecTV, with the granting of a...</description>
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			<title>Analyst: Frontier Deal Could Benefit Dish</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Verizon's $5.25 billion stock deal to sell 4.8 million access lines to Frontier could have an...</description>
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			<title>Charter Sues DirecTV Over Bankruptcy Ads</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Charter Communications filed suit in federal district court for the eastern district of Missouri...</description>
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			<title>Dish Shares Soar</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network shares, battered overt the last year because of substantial subscriber losses,...</description>
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			<title>Dish To Debut CMT Series</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network will get exclusive first-run rights to several episodes of CMT's country music...</description>
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			<title>FiOS TV Debuts Six HD Channels From Entertainment Studios</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:40:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Verizon Communications this week will launch six new high-definition channels from Byron Allen's...</description>
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			<title>Dish Drops 94,000 Subs, Boosts Income</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network lost another 94,000 subscribers in the first three months of 2009 -- as rival...</description>
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			<title>Liberty Unveils DirecTV Plans</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After months of speculation, Liberty Media has finally pulled the trigger on a deal to simplify...</description>
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			<title>Dish Adds Five More HD Channels</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 17:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network has lifted its high-definition national network lineup past the 140 mark with the...</description>
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			<title>Dish Debuts Remote DVR Feature</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network officially launched a service Friday that lets customers with Internet-connected...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Sub Growth Soars</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Promotional offerings, its re-seller agreement with AT&amp;T and a boost from the digital transition...</description>
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			<title>Liberty To Merge DirecTV With Some Media Assets</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV will be merged into a new company incorporating Liberty Media's regional sports networks...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV, Liberty Media Announce Spin-Off Plan</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV and John Malone's Liberty Media announced Monday that they have entered into definitive...</description>
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			<title>Congress Ready To OK Importing Signals</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Congress is getting closer to allowing satellite-TV providers to import TV station signals into...</description>
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			<title>ACA Presses For Parity On Station Signal Importation</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:25:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The American Cable Association continues to press its case for parity when it comes to importing...</description>
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			<title>Comcast To Put Spotlight On DBS Ad Sales On Fox Sports Detroit</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Starting next month, Comcast Spotlight will begin selling local avails within Dish Network' s...</description>
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			<title>Dish Shakes Up Management</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network shook up its senior management late Monday, naming former AT&amp;T executive Robert...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Gets Game On With Sports ScoreGuide</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV Monday launched an interactive TV application, called ScoreGuide, which lets viewers...</description>
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			<title>Ops Up Ante For Ethnic Fare</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A growing number of cable operators are realizing that ethnic markets — specifically the...</description>
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			<title>Cable Trails On Remote DVR</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Forget to set your digital video recorder for that critical playoff game or American Idol...</description>
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			<title>CEO Pay Raises Mixed In Cable</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>As investors scrutinize the pay of top corporate executives, the cable industry reveals a mixed...</description>
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			<title>World Fishing Network: Fully Hooked On HD</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WFN: HD is now broadcasting its full programming line-up in 100% native...</description>
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			<title>Dish To Earthlings: Spectacular Views</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:03:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The No. 2 DBS provider today will launch Dish Earth, a channel offered exclusively to its...</description>
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			<title>SES Bird Beams CNN Europe</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:32:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Turner Broadcasting System signed a five-year distribution and contribution agreement for CNN...</description>
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			<title>Dish Extension Boosts Ion Subscriber Count</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Ion Media Networks has reached a contract extension with Dish...</description>
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			<title>Study: Cable TV Bills Up 7.5%</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Even as the economy plunged into a recession through the back half of 2008, Americans saw the...</description>
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			<title>Dish Adds Aghapy, Punjabi Networks</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:31:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network continued to expand its roster of international services with the addition of...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV, Comcast Settle Do Not Call Complaints With FTC</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:12:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV has agreed to pay $2.31 million and Comcast $900,000 to settle a suit filed by the...</description>
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			<title>Updated: Tagliabue Testifies Before FCC Judge At NFL Network-Comcast Trial</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue told a Federal Communications Commission judge Thursday...</description>
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			<title>NBA TV Scores Multiyear Distribution Deal With DirecTV</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV has netted a multiyear agreement with NBA TV that will expand distribution of the pro...</description>
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			<title>Network Affiliates Together On 'Split Market' Issue</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:39:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The chairs of the ABC and Fox affiliate associations have joined with their counterparts at CBS...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Touts Lineup Of 33 Movies In 1080p HD</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV is offering customers 33 movies via its on-demand service in 1080p high-definition...</description>
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			<title>Intelsat, Liberty Sports Group Connect On Distribution Pact</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:56:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Intelsat, Ltd. has signed a multiyear contract under which the satellite company will distribute...</description>
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			<title>Satellite Operators Could Benefit From Loosened Cuban Restrictions</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Satellite operators will be among those benefitting from the Obama Administration's decision to...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Offers Ion West Feed</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:10:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV has added an Ion West feed to better serve its customers in the Mountain and Pacific...</description>
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			<title>NFL Network Remains On Dish's Classic Silver 200 Package After Settlement</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network and NFL Network, which have been knocking helmets in court over positioning for the...</description>
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			<title>FCC Approves Transfer Of DirecTV Satellite, Earth Station Licenses To Liberty Entertainment</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Federal Communications Commission Thursday approved the transfer of DirecTV's satellite and...</description>
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			<title>MLB Network Doubles Down The Line With Saturday Night Package</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:45:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Taking an aggressive stance at the programming plate, MLB Network has added a Saturday night...</description>
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			<title>Cable Show 2009: NFL Antitrust Exemption Draws Interest On Hill</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Sports Broadcasting Act, the 1961 antitrust exemption that allowed the NFL to continue to...</description>
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			<title>Ergen Gets A Raise</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network chairman and CEO Charles Ergen's total compensation rose about 4% in 2008 to $2.66...</description>
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			<title>Vogel Steps Back From Dish</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network said Tuesday that its vice chairman, long-time cable and satellite industry...</description>
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			<title>Play Continues For 'Friday Night Lights'</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Continuing their shared financial and window arrangements, DirecTV and NBC have ordered...</description>
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			<title>Univision, Dish Retransmission Dispute Threatens Carriage</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Univision, which has successfully navigated retransmission consent deals with some 50...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV's Sunday Ticket Renewal Sets NFL Network's Game Plan</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV's $4 billion contract extension for "NFL Sunday Ticket" was the big business news out of...</description>
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			<title>Carey Gears Up To Sell DirecTV Options</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:08:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV Group CEO Chase Carey is gearing up to sell some of the stock options he has received...</description>
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			<title>AT&amp;T CruiseCast Lines Up Suppliers For In-Car TV</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>RaySat Broadcasting has formed strategic alliances with six technology and service providers to...</description>
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			<title>Justice Department Calls In Suit Against Dish</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:23:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Justice Department has filed suit against DISH Network charging it with multiple violations...</description>
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			<title>Sunday Ticket 'Part And Parcel' Of DirecTV Brand: Chang</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Derek Chang said that having Sunday Ticket on its roster is integral to DirecTV in explaining...</description>
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			<title>Sen. Hutchison Signals Touchdown For DirecTV Rights Extension</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:42:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, gave the NFL a...</description>
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			<title>NFL Scores With $4 Billion DirecTV Sunday Ticket Extension</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Football League has reached a four-year contract extension with DirecTV to remain...</description>
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			<title>Dow Surges 500 Points</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The stock market surged nearly 500 points Monday after further details on the government-backed...</description>
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			<title>EchoStar Targets SES Americom's IPTV Customers</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EchoStar's Satellite Services division is pitching SES Americom's IPTV customers a conversion...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Gets Common Sense</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The satellite operator has agreed to partner with Common Sense Media to post its TV reviews and...</description>
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			<title>Dish Punches Tickets With Comcast's Fandango</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network inked a deal with Comcast's Fandango movie-ticketing unit to let subscribers...</description>
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			<title>Cover Story: Multimedia Madness</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In March and early April, people paint their faces and bodies in the colors of their alma mater...</description>
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			<title>Dish Raises National HD Count</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:56:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network launched high-definition feeds of Showtime Showcase HD, SHO2 HD, The Movie Channel...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Still Driving Mega Madness</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:58:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV is going to the hoop with a full array of interactive offerings for its 2009 Mega March...</description>
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			<title>Cable Follows Dow's Big Gain</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:04:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After a mediocre Monday, The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by more than 300 points...</description>
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			<title>Click For More Swordplay</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Think you're up to speed on Alexander the Great? A&amp;E Television Networks' History is hoping to...</description>
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			<title>20 Distributors Already Offering March Madness On Demand</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The tournament doesn't tip off until March 19, but cable, satellite and telco video subscribers...</description>
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			<title>Cover Story: Is Dish Broken?</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After years of defying expectations to build the nation’s No. 2 satellite-TV provider, Dish...</description>
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			<title>FCC: IPTV, Satellite Dishes Not 'Functional Equivalents' On Access Fees</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:18:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Federal Communications Commission has concluded that because a cable operator doesn't charge...</description>
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			<title>Liberty Closes Sirius Investment</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Liberty Media said Friday that it has closed the final phase of its investment in troubled...</description>
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			<title>Univision Adds Insight, AT&amp;T To Retrans Roster</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Univision executive vice president of distribution sales and marketing Tonia O'Connor and the...</description>
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			<title>FCC Opens Inquiry About Media Content-Control Technologies</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>As expected,  the Federal Communications Commission Monday opened an inquiry into media...</description>
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			<title>Univision Reaches Retransmission-Consent Pact With DirecTV</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Univision Communications Inc. has reached a multiyear retransmission-consent agreement with...</description>
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			<title>Ergen: 2009 Getting "Better"</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen laid the blame of a dismal fourth quarter squarely...</description>
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			<title>CBS College Sports Moves Up To DirecTV's Choice Xtra Package</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CBS College Sports has expanded its footprint with DirecTV, moving up to the satellite leader's...</description>
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			<title>Dish Drops 102,000 Subs In Q4</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network lost 102,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2008, and the company warned...</description>
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			<title>Funds Buy Sagging Cable Stocks</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>While cable stocks — along with the rest of the market — were heading far south in the last...</description>
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			<title>Liberty Media Eyes DirecTV Tie-Ins</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Liberty Media's bailout of Sirius XM Radio could lead to at least some bundled offerings with...</description>
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			<title>Dish Lauds Interactive TV Partners</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:07:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network announced the winners of its 2009 Interactive Television Summit Awards, which the...</description>
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			<title>APTS Extols Eshoo Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Association of American Public Television Stations gave thumbs up Friday to Rep. Anna Eshoo...</description>
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			<title>Cable, Broadcasters: Leave License Regime Alone</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The bright lines between industries -- and some intersecting ones -- continued to be drawn...</description>
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			<title>Ergen: Must-Carry Is Due for a 'Tweak'</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:52:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen sat down with reporters last week for a breakfast briefing...</description>
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			<title>SHVERA Reforms Could Lead To Universal Local-Into-Local Next Year: Ergen</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In prepared testimony for a House hearing on reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewer Extension...</description>
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			<title>Ferree Wants Congress To Change Satellite Delivery Laws</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Former FCC Media Bureau chief Ken Ferree plans to tell Congress that it is time to make some...</description>
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			<title>Ergen To Testify On Hill This Week</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington— Congress is getting down to business next week on the issue of satellite carriage...</description>
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			<title>Liberty Media Buys Into Sirius XM Radio</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>It turned out that John Malone was a white knight after all. Sirius XM Radio, desperately trying...</description>
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			<title>Congressional Hearings On Satellite Carriage Part Of Next Week's Schedule</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:49:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Congress is getting down to business next week on the issue of satellite carriage of TV stations...</description>
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			<title>FiOS Tops Pay-TV Satisfaction Survey</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Verizon FiOS TV customers are happier with their service than subscribers of six other major...</description>
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			<title>BIAP Shows Off Interactive EBIF Widgets</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>BIAP has launched a series of prebuilt interactive TV templates, dubbed AdWidgets and TVWidgets,...</description>
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			<title>Liberty Buying Into Sirius</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:08:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>John Malone's Liberty Media is investing $530 million in Sirius XMRadio, a deal that will...</description>
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			<title>Can Dish's Ergen Be Sirius?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>If Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen gains control of Sirius XM Radio, it won't likely solve...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Defies Gravity</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Bucking any number of economic trends, DirecTV Group blew away analysts' expectations in the...</description>
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			<title>Liberty/Sirius Would Hurt DirecTV Roll Up: Analyst</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Liberty Media's reported moves to invest in or acquire satellite radio giant Sirius XM Radio...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV's Carey Eyes Wireless Play</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:05:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After reporting its best basic subscriber growth in about four years, DirecTV Group CEO Chase...</description>
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			<title>Senate Passes Stimulus Package With Reduced Broadband Outlays</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Senate has just passed the economic stimulus package, which wound up cutting broadband...</description>
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			<title>Stupak Stumps For Satellite Local Station Carriage</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:34:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rep. Bart Stupak (D.Mich.) has proposed requiring satellite companies to carry all local TV...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Loads Up 301,000 Subs In Q4</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV delivered its best quarterly subscriber growth in three years, adding 301,000 net U.S....</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Hikes Rates</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV will raise monthly rates on programming packages an average of 4% effective March 4, and...</description>
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			<title>Time Warner Cable Offering 100 HD Channels In NYC</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Time Warner Cable, looking to defend its home turf against Verizon's FiOS TV incursion into New...</description>
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			<title>5.8 Million Still Unready For DTV: Nielsen</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Nielsen said Thursday that as of Feb. 1 the number of TV homes unready for the digital...</description>
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			<title>Barclays Reduces DirecTV Stake</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Barclays Global Investment Fund, one of the biggest quantitative funds on Wall Street, has sold...</description>
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			<title>Dish Widens FNC Distribution, Adds Fox Business</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:18:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network will move News Corp.'s Fox News Channel to a more widely distributed tier as part...</description>
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			<title>Dish Adds A&amp;E's Crime &amp; Investigation HD</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:12:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network announced it has added A&amp;E Television Networks' Crime &amp; Investigation HD to its...</description>
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			<title>AT&amp;T's Partnership With Dish Officially Ends</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>AT&amp;T announced Monday that it is now offering a co-branded satellite service with DirecTV, in...</description>
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			<title>Analyst: Ad Market, Uncertainty Weigh on Stocks</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Citing macro-economic concerns, particularly the cratering of the advertising market, Citigroup...</description>
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			<title>Dish Taps Bahr As CMO, Succeeding Insalaco</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Ira Bahr has returned to Dish Network as senior vice president and chief marketing...</description>
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			<title>Dish Shares Soar</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:54:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network shares rose sharply in early trading Wednesday after one analyst raised her rating...</description>
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			<title>Martin Would Have Lifted Conditions On News Corp.: FCC Sources</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>FCC sources confirm that outgoing Chairman Kevin Martin circulated an order before he left that...</description>
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			<title>Senate Agrees To Move DTV Transition Date</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Senate Monday night approved unanimously a compromise bill (S.328) that would move the DTV...</description>
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			<title>Fisher Reels In Cable One Carriage Pact</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Fisher Communications, Inc. has reached a carriage agreement in principle with Cable One...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV To Launch Sleeper Cell Wednesday</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Continuing to bolster its programming ranks, DirecTV has acquired the rights to Showtime drama...</description>
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			<title>Cover Story: Sole Survivors</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The economic downturn has hit every media-industry giant, with layoffs, write-downs and anemic...</description>
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			<title>Hustler TV Launches Gay VOD Service</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Adult content provider Hustler TV will look to target the gay community with a new video...</description>
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			<title>DTV Delay Gains Ground</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Obama White House last week closed in on its goal of postponing the Feb. 17...</description>
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			<title>WICT Picks New Board, Chair</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Women in Cable Telecommunications Friday named Ellen East, Time Warner Cable's executive vice...</description>
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			<title>Rockefeller Pushing For DTV Vote</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington--Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is hoping to wrap up...</description>
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			<title>Dish Inks Carriage Deal For MTV Networks</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:48:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Marking its third major carriage renewal in the past month, Viacom has reached a new deal for...</description>
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			<title>Wunderlich Kicks Off Dish Coverage</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:05:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Wunderlich Securities has initiated coverage of Dish Network, with a hold rating and a $12 price...</description>
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			<title>McCain Leaves Commerce Committee</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington-- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who helped the satellite TV industry gain access to...</description>
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			<title>Amdocs Cites Provider Spending Cuts In Revenue Miss</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Amdocs, a supplier of customer-relationship management software to telecommunications and cable...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV, AT&amp;T Set-Tops Certified For Energy Star Program</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has certified set-top boxes used by DirecTV and AT&amp;T...</description>
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			<title>Waxman Postpones DTV Delay Vote</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:38:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington -- House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), citing...</description>
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			<title>Set-Top Sales Forecast To Almost Double by 2012</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Set-top box shipments worldwide are set to nearly double from 2007 to 2012, growing from 118.1...</description>
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			<title>Cablevision Replaces Voom Suite With Premium HD Services</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cablevision Systems has started replacing its 15 Voom HD services, which it said it was pulling...</description>
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			<title>Rep. Space Concerned About DTV In Rural Communities</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington--A House bill to postpone the digital TV transition until June 12 is likely to...</description>
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			<title>DirecTV Launches New Filipino Channel for Women</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV has added GMA Life TV, a channel dedicated to the life and style of Filipino women, to...</description>
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			<title>FCC: Cable Rates Up 122% Since 1995</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:53:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington-- The cost of cable television's most popular programming packages rose a combined...</description>
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			<title>Dow Slides 332 Points</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:01:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Investor fears about the shaky banking system outweighed the optimism surrounding Tuesday's...</description>
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			<title>Obama Vows To Build ‘Digital Lines'</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:20:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington-Barack Obama, sworn in Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States,  promised...</description>
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			<title>FCC Warns LFAs About Rate Regulation</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington -- In so many words, the Federal Communications Commission is banning local...</description>
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			<title>Dish Offers A&amp;E's ‘The Beast' In 1080p Resolution On VOD</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dish Network is claiming to be the first pay-TV provider, along with A&amp;E Network, to offer a...</description>
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			<title>Judge: Amended Dish Carriage Deal Lead To Live Game Package for NFL Network</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The NFL Network secured rights to live broadcasts of an eight-game regular season package in...</description>
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			<title>Waxman Supports June 12 DTV Delay</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:14:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington-House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has scheduled a...</description>
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			<title>McCain Links DTV Delay To Public Safety</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won't agree to a short delay of the digital TV transition...</description>
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			<title>Patent Office Lets TiVo Do The 'Time Warp' Again</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to re-examine one of TiVo’s DVR time warp...</description>
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			<title>Court Refuses To Order NFL Network Restoration To Major Dish Tier</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A court has refused to force Dish Network to put NFL Network back on one of its most widely...</description>
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			<title>CES 2009: EchoStar’s SlingLoaded HD DVR Lauded</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EchoStar’s SlingLoaded 922 HD DVR, the first to incorporate Sling Media’s patented...</description>
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			<title>Updated: CSN Bay Area Prepping HD Studio In San Francisco</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Comcast SportsNet Bay Area plans to present four hours of original programming nightly to...</description>
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			<title>CES 2009: EchoStar Unveils The SlingGuide</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Las Vegas -- Sling Media Thursday unveiled SlingGuide, a new Web-based way to easily find and...</description>
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			<title>CES 2009: Dish Introduces ‘Sling-Loaded’ HD DVR</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Las Vegas – Dish Network Thursday launched world’s first SlingLoaded HD DuoDVR, the...</description>
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			<title>Updated: DirecTV, Comcast SportsNet In License-Fee Battle</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>DirecTV and Comcast are involved in a license-fee dispute over two of the regional sports...</description>
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			<title>Dish, KTKA Come To Retrans Terms</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After nearly a week, KTKA, the ABC affiliate serving Topeka, Kan., is back on Dish...</description>
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			<title>Retransmission-Consent Fees Boost Broadcast Revenue: Kagan Study</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Retransmission-consent revenue climbed more than 30% for a handful of broadcasters in the first...</description>
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			<title>Governor Eyes Cable, Satellite TV Taxes In New York</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cable and satellite companies and their customers could be paying more for service in New York...</description>
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