Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cable/PayTV News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/cat/748d8eb4204f20ab/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37:39 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37:39 -0400 30 Online music retailers usually don't force consumers to buy an entire album to get a favorite song. Many consumers wonder why satellite and cable operators can't do something similar and allow them ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214630929/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 07:27:40 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214630929/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab letter to the editor . /inline-content --> The Television Consumer Freedom Act, recently proposed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would allow cable customers to buy channels a la carte, is great. If consumers were allowed to purchase channels a la carte, they would obviously have further control over content viewed compared with the current system, in which customers have bundled services. ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214628448/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:18 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214628448/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab . Bad link? We would appreciate if you took the time to notify us if there is a bad link on afrol's or other pages. Please send us a mail, explaining us where you found a bad link, leading to supposedly what. Mail us ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214626907/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:46 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214626907/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab North America's diverse climate, geography and wildlife are the subject of an impressive new series on the Discovery Channel. It is narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor and spans the continent from the Canadian Rockies to the jungles of ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214626093/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 03:52:59 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214626093/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Upon entering Encore Beach Club, guests are treated to three tiered pools surrounded by palms trees. Guests preferring a spot to lounge can choose from either the oversized lily pads resting in shallow water or chaise lounges, couches and day beds. Encore Beach Club's gaming pavilion beckons those looking to try their luck at blackjack or ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214623682/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:15 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214623682/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Cable networks have been waiting for this moment. Mel Berning came out swinging at the A+E Networks upfront, scolding broadcasters for charging a "failure tax" and telling ad buyers that the smart money was with his networks’ hits. David Levy, head of ad sales for Turner (who shows buyers his wares during the same week as the broadcast presentations, along with USA), has been ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214623296/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Mon, 20 May 2013 00:07:02 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214623296/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: White House Communications Director Daniel Pfeiffer listens to U.S. President Barack Obama during a news conference at the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama discussed the ongoing budget and debit limit negotiations with Congressional Republicans and Democrats. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214617081/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:35 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214617081/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab It's a long time coming, but television content is showing up on non-TV screens like never before, and people are willing to pay for it. Whatever will become of cable? For one, experts say, cable companies may finally be forced to kill their sacred cash cow: bundled channels. The battle lines are drawn. There's Aereo, which takes the old-fashioned TV signal from the air and delivers it ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214616493/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 13:17:47 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214616493/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Watch the 'FOX News Sunday' panel, Brit Hume, Kirsten Powers, Karl Rove and Dennis Kucinich as they discuss Benghazi, in our web exclusive Panel ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214615422/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:19 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214615422/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Barack Obama did not seem to do any serious damage to his popularity among U.S. voters, a CNN poll released Sunday concluded. The CNN/ORC International poll -- conducted Friday and Saturday -- pegged the president's job approval at 53 percent, slightly better than the 51 percent approval level the same poll found in early April. "That two-point difference is well within the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214615508/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:48 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214615508/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab , host Chris Wallace pressured White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer about why the Obama administration didn’t act sooner to address the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614974/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:31 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614974/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614975/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:13 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614975/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Syrian forces launched an attack Sunday on the rebel-held city of Qusayr, killing at least 13 people, opposition leaders and state-run media said. The airstrikes came after months of fighting on the outskirts of the city in Homs province near the Lebanese border, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614513/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 08:45:07 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614513/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab One ticket has won the largest Powerball jackpot in history -- $590.5 million -- bought at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a lottery official said. The ticket had the winning numbers of 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and Powerball number 11, said David Bishop, deputy secretary of Florida Lottery. Saturday's jackpot was the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614429/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 08:45:05 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214614429/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab HANOI, Vietnam - A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese. Foreign governments and a leading pay TV trade group have urged the Vietnamese government to modify the decree, saying it is tantamount to ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613845/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:23 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613845/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Satellite footage reveals Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported. Reconnaissance satellites showed the Syrian army preparing to deploy missiles that carry a half-ton payload, the British newspaper said Sunday. The missiles have been put on standby and the military has orders to fire if Israel wages an attack on Syrian soil, the newspaper ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613927/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 07:54:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613927/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Manama, May 19 (BNA) - His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks from President Karolos Papoulias, President of the Republic of Greece, in reply to HM the King's earlier cable of congratulations marking his country's National Day. President Karolos Papoulias expressed his thanks and appreciation to HM the King's noble feelings, wishing him abundant ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613190/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab Sun, 19 May 2013 06:32:17 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/214613190/scat/748d8eb4204f20ab