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C-SPAN archives touts 200,000 of video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:44 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Robert Dion can't get enough C-SPAN. Unlike many of the college students he teaches at the University of Evansville, Dion lingers on the nonprofit cable news network when he flips through channels.

Senators ask network to ban kids' junk food ads

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:26:39 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Four U.S. senators are calling on children's cable network Nickelodeon to ban ads targeted at children that promote and sell junk food and sugar.

Comcast's new X2 platform saves TV shows online

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:29:38 -0400

WASHINGTON - Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation's largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is rolling out a new TV platform that does away with the hard drive and saves your TV shows online.

Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:26:55 -0400

WASHINGTON - After years of making money providing Internet service, cable TV companies are now tapping the power of the Internet to improve clunky program guides that are a relic of the 1990s.

Tech Tips: Ways to improve online life, save money

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:15:47 -0400

NEW YORK - As the year began, I decided I would get serious about digital cleanup - to save money and improve my online life.

GMC TV changes name to UP to reflect programming

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:26:12 -0400

LOS ANGELES - First it was Gospel Music Channel, then it became GMC when it expanded beyond music programming. Now the cable channel said it's changing its name again, but not its identity.

10 fans injured when TV cable falls on race track

Mon, 27 May 2013 05:45:23 -0400

CONCORD, North Carolina - Charlotte Motor Speedway said 10 fans were injured Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 and three of them were taken to the hospital after a nylon rope supporting a Fox Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands and landed on the track surface.