Pay TV providers in the US lost subscribers for the first time ever over the 12 months ending in March:
Pay TV is hurting, and even skeptics now admit cord cutting could be at faultBy Janko Roettgers, GigaOM - May 20, 2013
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gigaom.com/2013/05/20/cord-cutting-q1-2013/Senator John McCain has introduced a bill that aims to fix a number of problems in the Cable TV industry:
McCain bill takes aim at cable practicesBy Brian Santo, CED Magazine May 10, 2013
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www.cedmagazine.com/news/2013/05···racticesAs of today (Dec 13th), the FCC begins enforcement of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, which requires that the volume remain at a consistent level across programming and commercials. It applies to both OTA TV stations and Cable/Satellite companies.
Loudness law goes into effectBy Michael Grotticelli, Broadcast Engineering - December 13, 2012
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broadcastengineering.com/regulat···s-effectComcast is currently finishing up their HD-DTA field trial and is planning on deploying them later this year:
Comcast closes in on HD DTA deploymentsBy Mike Robuck, CED Magazine - August 17, 2012
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