November 2005

December 7, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Reception follows.

Speakers:

The Honorable John Sununu, U.S. Senate
Ray Gifford, Adam Peters and Richard Riordan
Co-Chairs, Universal Service Working Group



Martin Seeks To Boost Cable Regulation

[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Drew Clark]

Martin Touts Cable A La Carte, Regulation

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: PJ Bednarski, John M. Higgins and Mike Grebb]

A la Carte Cable Could be a Tough Sell

[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Paul Davidson and Laura Petrecca]

TVs Turn into Vending Machines for Programs

[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: David Lieberman]
With network TV moving towards, video on demand (VOD), ten years from now, who'll pay for new network TV shows? And how will potential viewers discover that they exist? By 2010, viewers in 76.4 million homes (up from 12.5 million this year) will be able to watch shows when they want and zip through ads, Morgan Stanley projects -- due to aggressive promotion by cable, satellite and electronics companies of digital video recorders (DVRs) and other devices. The growth of VOD could threaten the building blocks of the TV business.

Cherry: Pony Up for Scripted Product Placement

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Ben Grossman]

DTV Broadcasters Must File Ancillary Services Report

[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]

Disney fine-tunes ABC Radio Auction

[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: James Politi and Aline van Duyn]

Vonage Continues Sales as Mandate On 911 Goes Unmet

[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Shawn Young shawn.young@wsj.com & Amy Schatz Amy.Schatz@wsj.com]