Cable dispute shadows Hawkeye football fans amid retransmission fight
Mediacom and Sinclair Broadcast Group dispute over payments reverberates to viewers as networks nationwide push for higher retransmission fees. The clash signals a broader conflict in TV revenue as stations seek more money from cable operators. News Corp and Time Warner Cable also battle over terms.
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Hawkeye
United States
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Cable Act 1992 reshaped payments to broadcast stations
The 1992 Cable Act allowed station owners to pursue good faith negotiations for compensation or invoke must carry rules. This shifted how cable networks paid for programming. Most stations initially hesitated to seek payments as rules changed. DISPUTE, PAGE 135A.
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Gramming
Sinclair
Barry Faber
Iowa underground tank cleanup nears 2016 funding cliff
State regulators and station operators seek agreement on cleanup of leaking underground tanks as about 1 400 sites remain. About 750 are high risk, with 20 year federal program credited as one of Iowa’s most successful environmental efforts. Tim Hall of DNR warns details will determine rapid progress. A Marion site shows tanks removed and ground tested before scrap use.
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Jarrod Conger
Davenport
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Marion
Ave Moines
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ES Moines
Iowa
Tim Hall
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Florida firm upgrades G R bank rating
Bauer Financial Inc. of Coral Gables Florida raised Guaranty Bank and Trust of Cedar Rapids from two to three stars after bank officials supplied supplemental information. Guaranty Bank's president Robert Becker said the board requested an explanation for the initial lower rating but no new rating details were given.
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Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Coral Gables
Fla
Bauer Financial
Robert Becker
Guaranty Bank
Bauer- Financial
Florida Keys Family Wins Guaranteed White Christmas
In Summerland Key Florida a family celebrated a white Christmas despite 70 degree heat. Howard Livingston won The Weather Channel contest using crushed ice to create snow beneath palm trees as his grandson and neighbors joined the playful scene. The region has no recorded snowfall since 1870.
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Florida Keys
Howard Livingston
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Weather Channel
Cyndi Livingston
Michael Walker
Florida Island
National Weather Service
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