Sentence examples for forces cable from inspiring English sources
Time Warner claims that Gemstar is trying to piggyback on the "must-carry" rule that forces cable operators to carry broadcast stations free of charge.
CBS led a move to force cable operators to pay subscriber fees to network stations, just as cable operators do to other programmers, like Lifetime or the Arts and Entertainment Network.
Nonetheless, no one expects the broadcasters to stop trying to force cable operators to provide channels for both analog and digital television signals.
The Conservative backbencher James Clappison forced Cable to appear before MPs by tabling an urgent question, which was granted by the Speaker, John Bercow.
C1 Court Ruling on Broadband A federal court ruling may force cable companies to share their high-speed Internet, or broadband, networks with competing Internet access providers.
They want the F.C.C. to force cable television companies to carry signals for both traditional TV and the new digital TV, expanding the so-called must-carry rules.
PAGE E1 Court Rules on Net Access A federal court issued a ruling that may force cable companies to share their high-speed Internet networks with competitors.
Many media companies such as Disney and Viacom like the traditional model precisely because they can force cable companies to include channels such as ESPN or MTV in the basic-cable bundles that most consumers buy.
It is unclear whether the FCC has the power to force cable companies to offer firms such as AOL the same facilities that they offer their own in-house services.
This week the regulator will discuss forcing cable operators to make the specifications for their devices public and license their copy-protection software at reasonable rates so that third parties can make cable boxes of their own.
The rhetoric of the AOL-Time Warner deal has been all about synergy; but consumer groups have feared that it's really about forcing cable customers to use AOL for Internet access and forcing AOL subscribers to download Time Warner content.
