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Gannett TV Revenue Down 20% in Q2 Third quarter looks to be even worse Broadcasting & Cable
Gannett reported television revenues of $148.4 million for the second quarter, a drop of 19.7% from the previous year's second quarter. Broadcasting revenues, including Gannett's Captivate network, which airs in elevators, were $153 million for the quarter, well down from the $192.6 million posted a year ago.
Retransmission consent fees were a bright spot, their ..... PBS leads News Emmy nominations Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - PBS leads the pack for the 30th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, dominating the field with 41 nominations. Don Ohlmeyer Appointed ESPN Ombudsman Former NBC West Coast president to begin term in August Broadcasting & Cable
Iconic TV sports and entertainment producer Don Ohlmeyer has been named ombudsman for ESPN.It is an 18-month stint during which he will critique and analyze ESPN content.Ohlmeyer succeeds former New York Times sports editor Le Anne Schreiber, whose ombudsman term had expired.Ohmeyer retired in 1999 as president, NBC West Coast. He is a former sports executive producer at NBC an..... Analysis: Does 'The Wanted' Cross the Line? NBC News series takes liberties with journalistic principles, say observers Broadcasting & Cable
NBC News is going ahead with a controversial series that purports to expose terrorists and war criminals. The Wanted casts one of its executive producers, Adam Ciralsky, a former CIA lawyer, along with former intelligence and military personnel including a retired Navy SEAL and a former federal prosecutor on the international war-crimes tribunal, as a team of globe-trotting operatives..... Health Care Bill Won't End Tax Deductions For Prescription Drug Ads Major networks, ad associations and NCTA were against the possible provision Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasters, cable operators and the ad community were breathing a little easier Monday when the health care bill was introduced without a proposal to end the tax deduction for prescription drug ads, though the battle may not be over.
"We live to fight another day," said an ad agency source closely tracking the bill.
The major networks, ad associations, and othe..... Vislink Powers All-Star Coverage Provides wireless camera systems to Fox, ESPN, MLB Broadcasting & Cable
U.K.-based transmission vendor Vislink is providing wireless camera systems, including Link receivers with ASI switching, to several networks for coverage of Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis, Mo. The systems are being supplied locally by U.S. live production specialists CP Communications and Total RF Productions.Fox Sports, which is broadcasting th..... Shareholder Sues to Block Crown Deal Muoio Says Parent Forced Crown Into Series of One-sided Deals Multichannel News
As the deadline for Crown Media Holdings, parent of the Hallmark Channel, to approve a restructuring proposal from its largest shareholder fast approaches, one minority shareholder who opposes the deal has filed a class action lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court to block the transaction.
S. Muoio & Associates, a New York based investment firm that owns about 5% of Crown ..... Analysis: Sternberg Exit Unnerves Research Units As Magna research chief departs, agency brain drain is programmers' gain Broadcasting & Cable
The sudden departure of Interpublic Group's veteran programming
analyst Steve Sternberg has other agency research staff wondering about their
own future roles as agency cutbacks mirror those of their clients.
One agency research chief, who did not wish to be named,
said that research departments on both the agency and the content side where
"shocked and astounded" by ..... Sinclair: Cunningham May Drag Us into Chapt. 11 Cunningham has 2 1/2 weeks to pay off major tab Broadcasting & Cable
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s close relationship with Cunningham Broadcasting might push Sinclair into bankruptcy. The “significant financial and economic challenges” facing Cunningham, whose six stations share LMAs with Sinclair, have a direct impact on Sinclair too, Sinclair executives told the investment community this afternoon.
Cunningham has until July..... CBS, Scripps, Rainbow join Comcast Web trial Alex DobuzinskisNEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp has signed up CBS Corp along with 17 more cable networks to participate in the cable company's trial to make more television shows available to its subscribers on the Web. Ross Introduces Split-Market Bill Rep. Mike Ross's Local TV Freedom Act aimed at resolving issues around DMAs that cross state lines Broadcasting & Cable
Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) has just introduced his Local TV
Freedom Act, which would attempt to fix the so-called issue of split TV
markets.
According to a spokesman, he has secured 10 co-sponsors.
Split
markets are Nielsen DMAs that cross state lines and in which some viewers to
cable and satellite services are getting the local station from the
adjacent state..... Integra5 Changes Name To 'MediaFriends' Communications Technology Provider Highlights Social-Media Features Multichannel News
Integra5, a provider of real-time communications technology to cable and other service providers, will change its name to MediaFriends to emphasize the social-networking aspects of its products.
MediaFriends is the name of a series of applications the company launched last year, designed to provide text-messaging features across TVs, PCs and mobile phones.
"Cons..... Cable Networks Get 49 News, Doc Emmy Noms HBO/Cinemax Had 13 Nominations, Nat Geo Channel Had 12 Multichannel News
Cable networks garnered 49 nominations for News and Documentary Emmy awards Tuesday, led by HBO/Cinemax with a collective 13 and National Geographic Channel with 12.
PBS led the way among over-the-air, cable, satellite and Internet broadcast nominees overall with 41 nominations, out of a total of 147 handed out by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
..... Churches Unite To Weigh In On Media Issues "So We Might See" campaign fights for high speed broadband access, weighs in on other issues Broadcasting & Cable
Church congregations around the country are being asked to join a campaign for "media Justice."In the near-term, that justice is being defined as high-speed broadband access, but the campaign also plans to weigh in on other media issues, including network neutrality and media violence.Leading the charge is a familiar group, the United Church Of Christ Office of Communication, which ha..... HBO Scores On Sunday With Series Trio 'True Blood' Sets New Audience Mark; 'Hung' Grows; 'Entourage' Elevates Multichannel News
Sunday was a strong series night for HBO with the Nielsens.
Vampire show True Blood bit down on another ratings mark, while gigolo series Hung grew in its second outing. Meanwhile, Hollywood buddy series Entourage had its best night in more than two years.True Blood continued to heat up with viewers, as the July 12 installment at 9 p.m. premiere..... Syfy Officials Say 'Eureka' Over Demo Performance Series Mid-Season Premiere Plays Big With Adults 25-54, 18-49 Multichannel News
Eureka
's third mid-season premiere played well last Friday with Syfy's key demos.
The season 3.5 premiere averaged 1.3 million adults 25 to 54 and 11 million adults 18 to 49 in the 9 p.m. hour on July 10, according to Nielsen Media Research data. All told, the show pulled in some 2.6 million watchers.The series won the basic-cable ti..... 17 More Cable Channels Join Comcast On Demand Online A&E, Food Network, AMC, E! among new partners Broadcasting & Cable
Comcast announced that 17 new cable channels are joining its On Demand Online initiative. The announcement comes Tuesday, the same day that the cable provider inked a deal with CBS , the first broadcaster to join the service as part of the TV Everywhere initiative. The new partners include A&E Television Networks (A&E, History) Scripps Networks (Food Network, DIY Network,..... Hilary Smith Upped At NBC U Named senior VP, communications, NBC U Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks Broadcasting & Cable
Hilary Smith has been named senior VP of communications for NBC Universal’s Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks. In her new role, Smith will oversee communications for iVillage, Women@NBCU, “Green Is Universal” and the company’s new health initiative.
Smith had been VP of NBC Universal corporate communications, where she managed publicity for..... Syndication Ratings: Jackson Fallout Keeps Magazines Up ???Wendy Williams' earns 1.9/3 in 39 metered markets in premiere Broadcasting & Cable
Questions surrounding the sudden death of Michael Jackson kept the magazine ratings hot for the week ending July 5. Five of the six magazine shows showed double-digit ratings growth over last year at this time.
In magazines, CBS Television Distribution's Entertainment Tonight had a 21% rating gain over the same week last year to a 4.0, which matched the prior ..... PBS Tops News and Doc Emmy Awards Nominees NATAS to announce winners September 21 Broadcasting & Cable
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 30th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
PBS tops the list with 41 nominations, nearly doubling second place CBS, which garnered 23. ABC and HBO/Cinemax each drew 13 nominations, with NBC drawing 10 and CNN eight.
Other nominees include Discovery Channel, which drew four no.....
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