And naturally, users receive all the unencrypted digital cable TV (Clear QAM) channels offered by their cable provider.
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Now, as another upfront season fast approaches, that shift in both talent and quality from broadcast to cable is increasingly clear.
Mr Cable made it clear at the time that the legislation would include measures to make shareholders' votes binding on companies.
The bottom line is that local broadcast channels are available in HD to any cable subscriber with a clear QAM tuner, whether you have a set-top-box or not.
The ruling looks like a clear victory for subscribers of cable services, long frustrated by awkward set-top box technology and perpetually rising subscription fees.
Speaking to the BBC, Business Secretary Vince Cable said the government had made it clear to RBS that the fines should be paid from staff bonuses, saying that neither taxpayers nor bank customers should bear the cost.
If it wasn't already perfectly clear by now that Monster Cable's cables aren't really worth the price (or any price above the cost of a coat-hanger), and that they're only using those bloated markups to perpetuate their reputation as money-grubbing lawsuit-happy snakeoil peddlers, we'd call your attention to their latest target: Monster Mini Golf, a chain of glow-in-the-dark mini-golf courses based out of Rhode Island.
It isn't clear precisely what wireless services the cable operators intend to offer via the WiMax venture.
Manual, install CD (which basically just includes Windows Media 10, as the iRiver needs no drivers other than its firmware), charger, USB cable (attaches to the charger), the player, and a really crappy clear case for the unit.
In addition to effectively exempting the most likely basis for a program access dispute, the Sunset Order makes clear that a distribution rival still can bring a complaint under other sections of the Cable Act.
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And while -- while you might not always know it from watching the cable news shows, or listening to folks on the radio, I think it's clear that we stand at one of those moments.
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Nick Robinson said Mr Cable's article had been approved by George Osborne's advisers and the business secretary was clear that he did not support Labour's broader call for the pace of deficit reduction to be slowed and for tax cuts to stimulate demand.
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It's not really clear why the old CableCARD hasn't taken off as expected -- consumers blame their cable providers, who blame the card manufacturers, who blame device makers -- but nonetheless, the technology is far from dead, and now it looks like those long-awaited multi-stream CARDS could be available before the end of the year.
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The cable industry has been flirting with the idea of getting into wireless for years, but hasn't had a clear strategy.
As for unsightly wires, the Audyssey Wireless Speakers have two: the unavoidable power cord (with a chunky power supply) as well as a thin black-and-red cable that connects the left and right channels. (You may want to replace this with more discreet, clear speaker wire if you can't hide it somehow.) Both make the speakers better suited to a permanent set-up than on-the-go listening.
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