CARACAS, Venezuela - Thousands of university students protested against President Hugo Chavez again Tuesday, accusing the socialist leader of forcing an opposition-allied TV channel off cable and satellite as a means of silencing his critics.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Police and supporters of President Hugo Chavez clashed with students in cities across the country Monday during protests over the government forcing an opposition channel off cable TV. One youth was reported killed and 16...
The opposition RCTV channel and five other cable TV stations were forced off the air in Venezuela early Sunday after cable operators complied with a government order and refused to carry their signals.
The cable industry could face more competition from phone and satellite rivals after federal regulators voted to close a loophole giving operators such as Comcast Corp. exclusive rights to certain sports channels.
Federal regulators are voting on closing a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from satellite companies and other rivals.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked TRAI to complete the exercise of fixing tariffs for cable TV operators in non-conditional access system (CAS) areas by June 30, 2010.