NEW YORK (AP) – Federal regulators are letting cable companies scramble all their TV signals, closing a loophole that lets many households watch basic cable channels for free.

The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to lift a ban on encryption of basic cable signals, saying it will reduce the number of visits by cable technicians to disconnect service and reduce cable theft.

2. Complaints About Automated Calls Up Sharply - Tuesday, September 18, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – So much for silence from telemarketers at the cherished dinner hour, or any other hour of the day.

Complaints to the government are up sharply about unwanted phone solicitations, raising questions about how well the federal "do-not-call" registry is working. The biggest category of complaint: those annoying prerecorded pitches called robocalls that hawk everything from lower credit card interest rates to new windows for your home.

3. MAPCO to Debut Bill Payment Kiosks - Friday, July 27, 2012

MAPCO Express Inc. has signed a deal with TIO Networks Corp. to deploy 37 bill pay kiosks in MAPCO convenience stores across Memphis and Nashville.

4. Baseball Championship Returns to Memphis - Monday, July 09, 2012

The fifth annual National Youth Baseball Championship returns to Gameday’s First Tennessee Fields in Memphis Aug. 23 to 27.

Now known as the HotelPlanner.com National Youth Baseball Championship, the tournament brings together 12 of the nation’s top 12-and-under teams representing eight youth sports organizations to determine the “Best of the Best.” New Era will continue their involvement as presenting sponsor.

5. Verizon to Set Up Streaming Service With Redbox - Tuesday, February 07, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

6. Humbled Netflix CEO Still Thinking, Talking Big - Thursday, December 08, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – To hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscription service during the past five months eventually will be forgotten like a bad movie made by a great film director.

7. Amazon Signs Deal to Stream Fox Movies - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SEATTLE (AP) – Amazon.com Inc. has signed a deal to stream Fox movies and TV shows including "24" and "Arrested Development" to members of its Amazon Prime premium shipping program.

8. Netflix Snatches DreamWorks Rights From HBO - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – After a deluge of disillusioning news, Netflix unveiled a coming attraction that its subscribers might like: the Internet video rights to films and television specials from DreamWorks Animation.

9. Dish Takes Blockbuster Shot at Reeling Netflix - Monday, September 26, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Blockbuster video store chain is seeking some revenge against old nemesis Netflix by offering a less expensive way to watch videos online and rent DVDs through the mail.

10. White House Explains Efforts to Block AT&T, T-Mobile Deal - Tuesday, September 06, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers.

11. Dish Network's $228M Blockbuster Buy Approved - Friday, April 08, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Blockbuster says a bankruptcy judge has approved Dish Network's $228 million offer for the movie-rental chain, paving the way for a combination of the two media companies.

12. Dish's Blockbuster Buy May Mean Brand's Survival - Thursday, April 07, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Dish Network Corp.'s agreement to buy Blockbuster Inc.'s assets out of bankruptcy could keep the movie-rental chain and its blue-and-gold logo from disappearing.

13. Icahn, Dish, Liquidators Vie for Blockbuster - Wednesday, April 06, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Dish Network and a pair of liquidation firms are among the bidders for video-rental chain Blockbuster in an auction Tuesday morning at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.

14. Report: Dish, Icahn Join Bidding for Blockbuster - Monday, April 04, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Several bidders are set to duke it out for Blockbuster Inc. at a bankruptcy auction in New York on Monday. They reportedly include Dish Network Corp. and billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

15. Angel Capital Group Launches Memphis Branch - Monday, January 31, 2011

Nashville-based Angel Capital Group launched its Memphis chapter with last week’s first of a series of monthly meetings to establish an Angel investor network and feature presentations from Angel investor members seeking funding.

16. Calif. Investor Buys Midtown Apartments - Friday, November 12, 2010

A vintage apartment complex in Midtown is under new ownership.

Gabrion Properties LLC closed on approximately 20,000 total square feet of space in Cherokee Arms Apartments for $455,000. The three-story apartment complex, 1508 Madison Ave., contains 30 studio apartments with historic vintage architecture.

17. Events - Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Small Biz Memphis will host the Cordova/Bartlett and East Memphis/Midtown Business Builders Circle meetings Tuesday and Wednesday respectively from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 1661 International Drive, suite 400. The Germantown/Collierville meeting will be Thursday at 7:45 a.m. at 2176 West St., suite 110. For more information, call 205-9303.

18. Events - Monday, August 02, 2010

City Auto will host a Lifeblood blood drive Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its location, 4932 Elmore Road. Giveaways will be provided to those who donate.

19. ‘Memphis’ Musical Takes Deep-Pocketed Chance - Thursday, September 24, 2009

Broadway producer Sue Frost was so excited to get a shipment of barbecue recently from John Vergos, whose family owns the famed Rendezvous restaurant in Memphis, that she devoured it the next day.

20. Is Twitter the News Outlet for the 21st Century? - Thursday, July 02, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Cassy Hayes and Jasmine Coleman were among the first fans to arrive outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson was brought and later pronounced dead.

21. Liberty Media Deal Staves off Sirius Bankruptcy - Wednesday, February 18, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Liberty Media Corp. will invest $530 million in Sirius XM Radio Inc., fending off a likely bankruptcy for the satellite radio company and blocking a bid by a rival, Dish Network Corp. CEO Charlie Ergen, to take control of Sirius.

22. Sirius Could File Bankruptcy as Early as Tuesday - Monday, February 16, 2009

Financially strapped Sirius XM Radio Inc. said Friday that it could file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday if it cannot successfully negotiate with the holders of its debt.

23. Archived Article: Directv P.2 - Friday, September 29, 2000
DirecTV to offer local network channels DirecTV to offer local network channels DirecTV Inc., a provider of digital television service, is offering local broadcast network channels via satellite for its DirecTV customers in Memphis and surrounding c...

24. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, October 14, 1998
No cable - 95 percent of businesses can access compared to RR 20 percent Serving it up dish-to-dish By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News As computers get smaller and faster, businesses look for more options to get information more quickly. A new service ...

25. Archived Article: Standout St - Friday, July 17, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON From farming to fund raising Hands On Memphis executive director Ken Hall takes his homegrown philosophy to the board room By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Ken Hall grew up on a family farm in Olive Branch, Miss., and always th...

26. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, May 07, 1998
Focus Briefs The Tennessee Supreme Courts educational youth program, the Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students (SCALES), will have educational activities for local high school students and a public reception starting next week. The Co...

27. Archived Article: Satellite Chg - Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Popularity of Satellite TV Choices in Satellite TV Small-dish satellite TV sales are steady, increased competition causes prices to drop By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The rapidly growing satellite TV dish industry is facing many issues, some o...