The battle in Santa Rosa County between Mediacom and Sinclair/WEAR TV is being played out across the country between ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS affiliates and cable companies. “Good programing is expensive,”…
Tag: Mediacom
Murzin weighs in on Sinclair-Mediacom spat
Chairman Julius Genachowski Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 8-B201 Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Mediacom v. Sinclair Retransmission Consent Dispute Dear Chairman Genachowski, I am concerned that Sinclair Broadcast Group…
Mediacom vs. WEAR round-two
Once again the two corporations are battling for Gulf Breeze and Santa Rosa dollars. And Mediacom is threatening to drop WEAR from its line-up unless Sinclair forks over some money. This happened…
State cuts out local government again
On Gov. Crist’s desk awaiting his signature is a new Cable franchise bill that gives telephone companies easier access to the cable TV market. Also cable companies will be able to opt-out…
FOX wants payola
Rumor: We’re hearing that FOX Channel 10 is wanting $$$ from Mediacom and will pull their station if a per-subscriber fee isn’t worked out. Mediacom may go all info-mericals
WEAR, we hardly knew you
WEAR TV 3 went off Gulf Breeze TV sets this weekend and residents still survived. Few really missed the info-mericals that ran most of Saturday and Sunday. The hottest emails were telling…
WEAR TV and the Long Goodbye
Today’s the day. Sinclair Broadcasting will no longer allow Mediacom cable system to broadcast its Pensacola station (WEAR TV) and its FWB station (whatever it is) as of midnight. Mediacom serves Gulf…
Murzin tries to save Desperate Housewives for GB
Representative Murzin seeks FCC intervention in cable dispute For Immediate Release Contact: Tiffany Rousseau November 27, 2006 Pensacola- Representative Dave Murzin has contacted the FCC seeking intervention in the Mediacom and Sinclair…
Mediacom-WEAR showdown on Friday
Will Mediacom pay WEAR $6/yr for every subscriber in Santa Rosa County and on Pensacola Beach? If Mediacom drops the ABC affiliate will WEAR drop its ad rates since it will lose…