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    Despite the widening ratings gap between the top cable news channels, CNN still leads when it comes to advertising revenue.
  • FTC Continues Assault On Spammers (AdAge.com)
    The Federal Trade Commission today said it regards phony "remove me" or "unsubscribe" options in otherwise legal emails as a violation of consumer protection laws, making mailers subject to prosecution.
  • No Talks Scheduled in Yankees Cable TV Dispute (Reuters)
    Some fans trying to watch the New York Yankees' season opener on cable television struck out on Monday, as a pricing dispute between the owner of the team's broadcast rights and Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) spilled over into the regular season.
  • NAB, NASA: FCC Has Cap Power (B&C)
    Federal judges gave the Federal Communications Commission plenty of leeway to retain the 35% cap on a broadcaster’s national household reach, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Network Affiliated Stations Alliance told agency chairman Michael Powell in a letter Monday.
  • Cablevision Rejects Last-Minute YES Plea (MediaLife)
    Cablevision has yet to strike a carriage deal with YES, the new regional sports network owned by YankeeNets LLC. The deadlock continues despite an appeal over the weekend by YES chairman Leo J. Hindery for a meeting with James L. Dolan, Cablevision's president.
  • The Joke Is on Big Tobacco (AdWeek)
    The American Legacy Foundation spoofs the tobacco industry in a new TV commercial that will only run one day: April Fool's Day.
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