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May 11, 1988

Cable TV Programming Diversity

The subcommittee held a hearing on viewer and consumer choices in cable television programming. Witnesses testified about the benefits and… read more

The subcommittee held a hearing on viewer and consumer choices in cable television programming. Witnesses testified about the benefits and detriments of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, which promoted deregulation the cable television industry. This video includes the original advertisements that aired in 1988. close

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Ralph M. Baruch Chairman National Academy of Cable Programming
Jack M. Fields U.S. Representative [R] Texas

Edward Fritts President and CEO National Association of Broadcasters
Norman F. Lent U.S. Representative [R] New York
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Carlos J. Moorhead U.S. Representative [R] California
Al Swift U.S. Representative [D] Washington
Mike Synar U.S. Representative [D] Oklahoma
Billy Tauzin II U.S. Representative [D] Louisiana
David J. Brugger President and CEO National Association of Public Television Stations
John W. Bryant U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Dan Coats U.S. Representative [R] Indiana
Jim Cooper U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
Dennis E. Eckart U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Steven R. Effros President Community Antenna Television Association
Ralph M. Hall U.S. Representative [D] Texas
John Malone President and CEO TCI
Howard Curtis Nielson U.S. Representative [R] Utah
Michael Garver Oxley U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Preston Padden President Association of Independent TV Stations
Matthew Rinaldo U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Don Ritter U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
William Strange Jr. Chairman Beta Communications, Inc
Ted Turner President and CEO Turner Broadcasting System
Jack Valenti President and CEO Motion Picture Association of America

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance

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Program ID:: 2557-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 11, 1988 | 9:42am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 14, 1988 | 12:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 11, 1988 | 9:42am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 12, 1988 | 1:44am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 14, 1988 | 12:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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