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Some key highlights of the article:
The cable industry's 10 largest MSOs Wednesday pledged to carry at least five digital channels in top markets beginning Jan. 1.
The committed MSOs will carry the signal of up to five commercial or public TV stations or cable networks that provide high-definition programming during at least 50 percent of their prime time schedule or a substantial portion of their broadcast week.
The programming will be carried at no cost to cable operators or broadcasters.
Cable operators pledging support are AT&T Broadband, AOL-Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Adelphia Communications Corp., Cablevision Systems Corp., Mediacom Communications Corp., Insight Communications Company Inc., and CableOne Inc. These ten collectively serve more than 85 percent of cable customers in the United States.
Some key highlights of the article:
The cable industry's 10 largest MSOs Wednesday pledged to carry at least five digital channels in top markets beginning Jan. 1.
The committed MSOs will carry the signal of up to five commercial or public TV stations or cable networks that provide high-definition programming during at least 50 percent of their prime time schedule or a substantial portion of their broadcast week.
The programming will be carried at no cost to cable operators or broadcasters.
Cable operators pledging support are AT&T Broadband, AOL-Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., Charter Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Adelphia Communications Corp., Cablevision Systems Corp., Mediacom Communications Corp., Insight Communications Company Inc., and CableOne Inc. These ten collectively serve more than 85 percent of cable customers in the United States.
