Twenty years ago it was an uphill battle to give African Americans access to previously unavailable video programming in education, health, culture and politics. Despite the challenge, I founded the ...

WASHINGTON — Robert Johnson and Alfred Liggins are good friends who share a unique bond: Each launched a successful cable TV network targeting African Americans, a rare achievement that makes them ...

The Federal Communications Commission today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to give consumers more choices in the set-top boxes they use to watch cable TV. The vote was 3-2, ...

The tyranny of the cable box may soon see its end. Those expensive boxes have long been the only means through which people can watch TV if they want anything aside from basic. That’s given cable ...

Since taking office in 2013, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has battled seemingly every company his agency regulates as he has pushed for rules to protect the open Internet and ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unveiled a revised proposal in its ongoing effort to create competition in the cable set-top box ...

As the FCC issues a proposal that could shake up television, a new coalition comprised of Hollywood studios and cable and satellite operators promises a fight. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

Tivo on Tuesday took a step forward in marrying TV with the Web, introducing a new set-top box that will bring cable programming and streaming content from the Internet to TV screens. Tivo’s Premiere ...

You likely don't think about your set-top box much, any more than you might think about your gall bladder. You live with the one you were assigned. The decision of which model you'd be stuck with was ...

Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission finally gave up on trying to mandate more alternatives to clunky and expensive cable boxes. In a unanimous decision, the agency eliminated rules ...

The Democratic plan to save cable TV customers money on set-top box rental fees no longer has any real hope of passage since the Federal Communications Commission switched to Republican control. But ...