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02/08/10
Paula Wagner of Turner Broadcasting System was named president of the Atlanta chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications, celebrating its 30th anniversary.The chapter's executive committee consists of vice president Kathy Hatala, immediate past president Amy Cohn, of Cox Communications, and chapter advisor/national mentor Veronica Sheehan, of TBS.The 2010 board includes 25 wome.....
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02/05/10
According to Steven Waldman, the FCC's senior advisor on the future of media, the commission is not planning to nationalize the media, and should take into account the radical changes in the landscape when deciding what shifts to make to its ownership rules—and the FCC has signaled it will be making some changes. Waldman is a former print journalist with Web experience who .....
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02/07/10
The kickoff for Super Bowl XLIV doesn't come until about 6:25 (ET), but there are plenty of ways to get your fill of information and hype about the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints until then.NFL Network will supply fans with a record 8.5 hours of pregame coverage via its NFL GameDay Morning, beginning at 9 a.m. The pro football league's in-house service will have a.....
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02/05/10
Frank Magid, namesake of the media consultancy Frank N. Magid Associates, passed away this morning in Santa Barbara, California. He was 78 and had been suffering from cancer.
Magid was retired from Magid Associates but held an honorary chairman title. Magid Associates consults for numerous stations across the country and provides other professional services ranging from exe.....
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02/05/10
Ryan O'Hara has stepped down as president of TV Guide
Network to pursue a new opportunity in New
York, the company says.
O'Hara has been president of the network since 2005, and has
helped dramatically change its content focus since it was acquired by Lionsgate
nine months ago. That strategy included acquiring programs like Ugly Betty and Curb Your Enthusiasm ...Read More »
02/08/10
Cooking Channel, the upcoming Scripps Network outlet, will have Bruce Seidel as its top programming chef.
Seidel, who was a programmer at sister network Food Network, will have the title senior VP of programming.
He will be responsible for leading program development, acquisitions, production, and scheduling for the newest Scripps Network.
It
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02/08/10
Executives at ABC affiliates were quick to criticize a move
by Toyota dealers in the southeast who pulled
ads from local stations over early and repeated reporting on Toyota woes by ABC News.
"We realize that they feel as if
ABC should be held responsible for breaking the story," says Patti C.
Smith, president and general manager of KVUE, the ABC affiliate in Austin. "My feeling is, .....
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02/08/10
Former Telemundo entertainment executive Ramon Escobar has
been named executive VP of Telemundo Network News. He'll oversee all of the
Spanish-language broadcaster's network news operations and will develop
strategic plans for all news properties. Escobar will also oversee the
network's domestic and international news bureaus and will develop on-air
talent and communica.....
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02/08/10
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has given out $21.5 million in broadband stimulus grants to middle mile projects in Southern Virginia.
The grants will tie 121 elementary and high schools in 12 counties to the Internet in rural areas (58,000 students are expected to be affected), as well as linking Virginia Tech University and Bedford City, c.....
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02/08/10
Media measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has reached
an agreement with pay-TV operator Dish Network to
commercially integrate TV viewing data from Dish's set-tops with Rentrak's TV
Essentials audience measurement service. Rentrak says that combining data from
Dish, which has 13.9 million subscribers, with its existing telco TV and cable
viewing information will now allow i.....
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02/08/10
Major League Baseball Advanced Media has set the prices for
its 2010 MLB.tv and MLB.tv Premium services. MLB.tv is MLBAM's live streaming
video service, allowing fans to watch any baseball games live on their computer
(with the exception of those blacked out in local markets).
The regular service will be priced at $99.95 for the year,
while the premium installment will run $119......
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newsletter for Broadcast industry specialists and professionals. Keeps
you up to date on the latest breaking news about products, technologies,
companies, events, regulations, people and projects in the Broadcast Industry.
