The Federal Communications Commission demanded answers from Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) about the retransmission-fee standoff keeping Fox off the air for 3 million cable subs by the close of business Monday afternoon and the two delivered. What they delivered is more about quicksand than common ground.…

Pushed to some kind of brink by a week of less movement than jello, the Federal Communications Commission wants answers from News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). and Cablevision (NYSE: CVC)—namely, are you now or have you ever been dealing in good faith with each other? Media Bureau Chief William Lake’s Friday…

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowkski may want to lock the top execs of Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). in a room until they agree to a deal that puts Fox stations back on the air for 3 million subscribers but that’s not in his mandate. Tuesday afternoon he…

Last-minute dramatics this afternoon as the next “deadline” approaches for Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Cablevision: tonight’s Academy Awards. Disney says it’s sent a new proposal and the ball is in the cable operator’s court. But Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) is playing a different game: calling on “CEO Bob Iger to immediately…

Constant chatter aside, don’t hold your breath waiting for Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) to dispose of its sundry entertainment assets. When asked about a possible sale of its cable networks, CEO James Dolan said his answer “probably was different a month ago”, meaning that the widening Wall St. crisis made sale…