FCC postpones key vote on cable matters
Not surprisingly, FCC chairman Kevin Martin - my pal as a fellow member of the radical, a la carte cable, lunatic fringe - postponed today's scheduled meeting with his fellow commissioners when it became obvious he lacked the votes to implement some of his plans.
That's good news for Big Cable and not so good for independent outlets such as the NFL Network and the Hallmark Channel.
Oh, well. It was too late to do anything about Thursday's Pack-Pokes game anyway. Speaking of which . . . for those of you out there who have Comcast, there is a short-term solution to this problem.
Comcast is the nation's largest cable operator and also the only one that has the NFL Network on a sports tier for an extra charge. (The NFL is fighting that situation in court.)
So Comcast customers simply can sign up for the sports package in time for the game, then cancel it soon thereafter if they are so inclined. Simple.
(Cablevision and Time Warner customers do not have this option. Sorry.)
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JIm Rome's ESPN show has a Newsday flavor this week. Two quality guests, but given the calender why no Glauber?
By the way, the Conlin story jumped the wall to mainstream and political websites today.
don't forget Verizon FIOS has NFL Network on it's basic package.