http://dir.salon.com/topics/cable/?source=rss&aim=cable en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST By King Kaufman Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/29/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/29/thursday/index.html?source=rss Packers vs. Cowboys on NFL Network, 75 million households shut out. The NFL should trust its product. Plus: College football. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/09/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/09/friday/index.html?source=rss MLB hands the villain role to cable and the Dish Network with a surprising, non-exclusive DirecTV deal. Plus: Whooooops! By S. Derek Turner Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/18/broadband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/10/18/broadband/index.html?source=rss In France, you can get super-fast DSL, unlimited phone service and 100 TV channels for a mere $38 a month. Why does the same thing cost so much more in the U.S.? By Sumana Harihareswara Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2005/10/13/uncle_mortys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/2005/10/13/uncle_mortys/index.html?source=rss In an obscure corner of the cable TV universe, "Uncle Morty's Dub Shack" is giving Asian B movies a hilarious new life. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss Activists who beat back the FCC on media consolidation are dismayed to find former allies leading an unprecedented effort to restrict radio and TV content. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/17/comcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/17/comcast/index.html?source=rss Comcast's bid to buy Disney raises a specter even scarier than the witch in Snow White: A Mickey Mouse Internet. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/12/net_neutrality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/12/net_neutrality/index.html?source=rss A coalition of big-name tech companies -- Microsoft, Amazon, eBay and others -- wants the feds to make sure that cable companies don't ruin the broadband Internet. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/08/future_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/08/future_tv/index.html?source=rss Advertisers want to use new technology to monitor your every click -- and prevent you from tuning out their ads. And don't even think of trying to escape. By Chishen Wei Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/08/comcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/08/comcast/index.html?source=rss Flush with its purchase of AT&T Broadband, the biggest cable company on the block intends to make size matter. By Mike Masnick Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/06/broadband_bermuda/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/06/broadband_bermuda/index.html?source=rss Internet service providers beware: I have powers to invoke bankruptcy beyond the ken of mortal man. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/21/murdoch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/21/murdoch/index.html?source=rss If he seizes America's satellite TV market, über-mogul Rupert Murdoch will rule the airwaves on earth and in heaven. But John McCain may shoot him down. By Jon Bowen Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/25/scrambled/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/25/scrambled/index.html?source=rss Why should I pay for the channel when the teaser is free and I enjoy it more? By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/14/aol_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/14/aol_deal/index.html?source=rss The AOL-Time Warner deal sets the freewheeling Internet on a collision course with the masters of mass-market convenience. By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/10/aol_time/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/01/10/aol_time/index.html?source=rss Fear drove the two companies into bed with each other. Now it's our turn to be afraid. By Janelle Brown Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/11/22/wilderotter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/11/22/wilderotter/index.html?source=rss Wink CEO and confessed TVaholic Maggie Wilderotter is not interested in interactive TV that pushes couch potatoes onto the Web. By Janelle Brown Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/07/rcn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/07/rcn/index.html?source=rss RCN, the up-and-coming fiber optic network, tries -- a little too hard -- to get us to think of it as a telecom revolutionary. By Raymond Rawlinson Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/06/bet_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/06/bet_johnson/index.html?source=rss Black Entertainment Television's founder is launching a $35 million African-American portal site. Will it help mend the digital divide? By Simson Garfinkel Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/23/cable_dsl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/23/cable_dsl/index.html?source=rss My Net connection approaches light speed with cable, but that doesn't guarantee victory over DSL. By Mark Gimein Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/09/12/jermoluk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/09/12/jermoluk/index.html?source=rss Tom Jermoluk takes on everyone from America Online to the local phone company in his bid to connect with the consumer. By Mark Gimein Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/03/replay_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/03/replay_tv/index.html?source=rss Can ReplayTV really revolutionize television watching? Well, it can do neat stuff like rewind live broadcasts. By Mark Gimein Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/27/cable_access/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/27/cable_access/index.html?source=rss How did AT&T engineer its open-access victory in San Francisco? By Scott Rosenberg Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/05/14/convergence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/05/14/convergence/index.html?source=rss How much "convergence" does $5 billion in Microsoft dollars buy? We're about to find out. By Joe Lavin Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/08/11/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/08/11/media/index.html?source=rss Boring unknown men with squeaky voices experts making things up, anchors who just met five minutes ago. This channel rocks!