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Discovery.com Hooks Long John Silver's Restaurant Chain Secures Online Schedule For 'Shark Week' Promo Multichannel News
Long John Silver's is swimming with sharks -- at least on Discovery.com in conjunction with the programmer's long-running summer stunt.
The restaurant chain has secured banner and skyscraper ads on the Discovery Channel's 'Shark Week' microsite. Touting the 99-cent Baja Fish Tacos offering, the schedule, which started July 15, runs through Aug. 31. ..... Last Year For Open in SD BBC, R&A commit to HD coverage for 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
2009 should be the last year that golf fans have to make do with upconverted standard-definition coverage of the British Open on their high-definition TV sets, according to executives at ABC Sports/ESPN.The legendary tournament, one of professional golf’s four major championships, is one of the few big-time sporting events to not yet adopt HD production. So cable network TNT, wh..... Golf Channel's Botelho To Be Honored At NECTA Convention Veteran Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Of Excellence For TV Production Multichannel News
Golf Channel senior director of engineering Ken Botelho will be acknowledged by the New England Cable & Telecommunications Association during its annual convention on July 16.
Botelho, who has more than 35 years of industry experience, will receive NECTA's chairman's award for Lifetime Achievement of Excellence in Television Production at the organization'..... Congress Wants FCC Cyber Security Updates <p>FCC among a list of 11 agencies who may have been affected by a July 4 service attack </p> Broadcasting & Cable
In the wake of a series of cyberattacks on federal agencies, Congress included the FCC in a list of 11 agencies from which it wants cyber security updates.In the letter, which was dated July 14, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WVA) said the inquiry was prompted by July 4 reports of service attacks, some of which had taken sites down for "a number of days." An FCC..... Clyburn, Baker Answer Questions During Nomination Hearing Both disavowed the fairness doctrine, touted the importance of broadband Broadcasting & Cable
Mignon Clyburn got her first national public vetting Wednesday (July 15) as she and Meredith Attwell Baker answered questions from Senators during their nomination hearing to fill the two remaining unfilled FCC commission chairs.Clyburn is a South Carolina utility regulator, while Baker is a familiar face at Hill hearings as former head of the NTIA and its DTV-to-analog converter box ..... Texas Court To Consider TiVo's Request For Sanctions Against Dish DVR Maker Has Asked for Nearly $1 Billion in Contempt Sanctions Multichannel News
A federal judge in Texas has scheduled a July 28 hearing regarding TiVo's request for nearly $1 billion in contempt-of-court sanctions from Dish Network.
The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas last month ordered Dish to disable an estimated 4 million DVRs and pay TiVo $103 million in additional damages plus interest, after ruling the satellite TV oper..... Bankruptcy Court Approves New Vision's New Funding ???Business as usual??? for 14-station group, says boss Elkin Broadcasting & Cable
U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved of New Vision Television’s first-day motions, reports New Vision, including keeping employees paid and their benefits intact, and its access to a $28 million line of credit as it restructures. New Vision, owner of 14 stations, announced yesterday it was entering bankruptcy protection.
"The Court's decision will allow us c..... Ratings: All-Star Game Averages 14.6 Million Largest viewership average since 2002 contest Broadcasting & Cable
Tuesday night’s All-Star Game coverage on Fox attracted a viewer average of 14.6 million, the highest average audience since the 2002 contest in Milwaukee. The game, which came in at a clipped 2 hours 31 minutes, saw the American League defeat the National League 4-3 to extend their unbeaten streak to 13 All-Star games. A total audience of 33.6 million tuned in (those ..... Disney Channel Orders 'Good Luck Charlie' Live action multi-camera sitcom to premiere in 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
Disney Channel has ordered Good Luck Charlie, a multi-camera live action sitcom. Production on the new series will begin in August, with a premiere slated for 2010. Charlie follows two teenagers, Teddy and Casey, who, with the help of their 10 year-old brother Gabe, pitch in to take care of their new baby sister Charlotte (aka Charlie), while their parents are busy working..... Phoenix Center Wants Officials To Think Differently About Broadband Think Tank Unveils Broadband Adoption Index As Counter To Per-Capita Metrics Multichannel News
The Phoenix Center July 15 unveiled a Broadband Adoption Index, which it says provides a better basis of comparison of worldwide broadband adoption rates than broadband connections per capita.
The per capita metric is used by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and the ITU as statistics frequently invoked, particularly by the Hill and agency Democrats t..... Broadband Opportunities Coalition Take Issue With Grants, Loan Issues Members Respond To Guidelines Set By Commerce, Agriculture Department Multichannel News
Minority advocacy groups have taken issue with the guidelines for grant and loan money being handed out by the National Telecommunications & Information Administration and the Ag Department's Rural Utilities Service (RUS).
In a letter to the secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce dated July 14,the Broadband Opportunities Coalition, including representatives of the..... Harmonic Puts Audible Magic's Fingerprints On Web Video Partnership Aimed at Letting Copyright Owners Track Internet Usage Multichannel News
Harmonic plans to integrate Audible Magic's audio and video fingerprinting tools with its Rhozet Carbon Coder transcoding system, a step the companies said will make it easier for copyright owners to track their video assets online.
Under the partnership, Harmonic's Rhozet Carbon Coder will be able to embed Audible Magic digital fingerprints into video for Interne..... Rockefeller: FCC Is Broken Slams FCC under former administration at confirmation hearings for FCC nominees Mignon Clyburn, Meredith Attwell Baker Broadcasting & Cable
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller said again Wednesday (July 15) that he believed the FCC is broken and wants its two newest members to help fix it, adding "the committee will be watching."According to text of his opening remarks at the confirmation hearings for FCC nominees Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker, Senator Rockefeller slammed the FCC under the forme..... 'Models Of The Runway' Begin Walking On Lifetime Aug. 20 Companion Reality Series Follows 'Project Runway' Multichannel News
Lifetime Television will offer a behind the scenes look at the models featured in the upcoming season of Project Runway as part of a new reality series.
Models of the Runway will debut Aug. 20 -- airing immediately after its parent show Project Runway -- and provide a "no-holds-look" at the series from the perspective of the 16 women vying for the show's..... Revision3's 'HD Nation' Talks HD Content, Home Theater Gear New weekly show will offer news, movie reviews, and tutorials on the hi-def world Broadcasting & Cable
Internet television company Revision3 is introducing HD Nation, a new weekly show that explores the best in HD content and technology as well as offering news, movie reviews, and tutorials on the hi-def world. The show is hosted by “tech gurus” Patrick Norton and Robert Heron. Norton is the host of Revision3’s tech program Tekzilla, while Heron, co..... Analyst Calls Sinclair Bankruptcy Threat 'Posturing' Says Broadcaster Using Dire Scenario to Push Note Holder Negotiations Multichannel News
Analyst Calls Sinclair Bankruptcy Threat "Posturing"Says Broadcaster Using Dire Scenario to Push Note Holder NegotiationsBy Mike FarrellSinclair Broadcast Group, one of the more aggressive proponents of cash for retransmission consent from cable and satellite TV operators, http://www.multichannel.com/article/161951-Cover_Story_Operators_Broadcasters_Give_Peace_A_Chance_On_Retransmissi..... Young Stations Going to Lenders "Highest offer" for stations comes from the bankers Broadcasting & Cable
It appears no bids on the Young stations met the minimum the company was looking for, so the struggling broadcaster's bankers look to assume control of Young Broadcasting.
"We received initial bids on Friday and spent the weekend reviewing them with our professionals," Chairman Vincent Young said in a memo to employees today. "The highest offer received was from our ..... TV Talent Tapped To Speak At House Hearing On Science Education Science Channel GM Myers, former CNN space expert O'Brien tapped for July 16 hearing Broadcasting & Cable
Debbie Adler Myers, GM of Discovery's Science Channel, and former CNN space specialist Miles O'Brien, will be media headliners at a July 16 hearing on Capitol Hill.
The House Committee on Science and Technology is holding the hearing into the president's call for renewed focus on science education, in this case "enhancing the relevance of space to address nat..... TV Science and Space Specialists to Speak at House Hearing on Science Education Discovery Science GM Myers, former CNN space specialist O'Brien tapped for July 16 hearing Broadcasting & Cable
Debbie Adler Myers, GM of Discovery's Science Channel, and former CNN space specialist Miles O'Brien, will be media headliners at a July 16 hearing on Capitol Hill.
The House Committee on Science and Technology is holding the hearing into the president's call for renewed focus on science education, in this case "enhancing the relevance of space to address nat..... Primetime Ratings: All-Star Game A Home Run For Fox NBC's 'America's Got Talent' tops in total viewers during 9 p.m. hour Broadcasting & Cable
Fox's MLB pregame and All-Star Game coverage won the Tuesday primetime ratings, though
America's Got Talent
on NBC did beat out the game for most total viewers in primetime from 9-10 p.m..
The game averaged 12.8 million viewers from 9-11, according to fast nationals data. More accurate numbers will be available later in.....
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