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Gol TV To Deliver Peace Cup Andalucia Action Tourney Features Real Madrid, Juventus, FC Porto Multichannel News
Gol TV is set to kick off coverage from Spain of the 2009 Peace Cup Andalucia.
The soccer-centric service will cover the action from July 24 through Aug. 2, with the competition featuring Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo taking the field for the first time in Spain as members of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid will take on Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad on Sunday, July 26 li..... TV Guide Network Acquires 'Ugly Betty' First scripted series acquisition for Lionsgate/JP Morgan owned cabler Broadcasting & Cable
TV Guide Network, which has been aggressive in the acquisitions marketplace over the last few months, has landed its first off-network scripted program, securing the exclusive cable rights to ABC’s Ugly Betty.
The deal includes repurposing rights starting this fall, letting TV Guide Network air new episodes of Ugly Betty within 14 days of their premiere on ABC. It als..... Free Press Largely Agrees With Levin's Broadband Assessment But organization took issue with notion of gaining a "consensus" Broadcasting & Cable
Latching on to the criticisms of FCC broadband czar Blair Levin, Free Press took aim at what it agreed were comments that lacked "seriousness of purpose," and were characterized by get-mine-first proposals and intellectual sloppiness.
Levin had applied those labels to the first round of comments on the FCC's national broadband plan in a speech July 20 In Washington and..... Organizations Asking NTIA For Changes In Bidding Rules For Broadband Money Groups include the National Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA), Public Knokwledge, Media & Democrac Coalition and Consumers Union Broadcasting & Cable
A dozen organizations have asked the head of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration to make at least 10 changes/clarifications to its rules for bidding on billions of dollars in broadband stimulus grant and loan money.
NTIA would have to make any changes ASAP since the first round of bidding has already begun and ends in three-and-half weeks. ..... Senate Commerce OKs Clyburn, Baker For FCC Vote from full Senate could come this week Multichannel News
As expected, the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday approved the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to the remaining two open seats on the FCC, according to spokesman for the committee.
The pair did not face particularly tough questioning at last week's nomination hearing in the committee, where a number of legislators signaled their support.
..... DG FastChannel Launches New HD Delivery System MPEG-4-capable boxes begin deployment Broadcasting & Cable
DG FastChannel, the Dallas-based firm which provides stations with file-based delivery systems for receiving commercials, syndicated programming and news content, says it has begun deploying its long-awaited second-generation system for HD syndicated content and news.DG FastChannel has enjoyed an entrenched position in the syndication distribution market since it acquired Pathfire in ..... Groups Ask NTIA To Make Changes To Rules For Broadband Stimulus Bidding NTOA, Consumers Union, Public Knowledge Seek Clarifications Multichannel News
A dozen organizations have asked the National Telecommunications & Information Administration to make at least 10 changes/clarifications to its rules for bidding on billions of dollars in broadband stimulus grant and loan money.
NTIA would have to make any changes ASAP since the first round of bidding has already begun and ends in three-and-half weeks.
In the..... NCTA Offers Comments On Broadband Plan Deployment, adoption key issues for the cable group Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC won't be able to get broadband to every American, or meet any other of Congress' goals, if its grand broadband plan discourages broadband investment. It also should not get bogged down in the openness debate.
That was the message from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in the second round of comments on that plan, which were due to th..... Avail-TVN Inks Deal To Become Preferred VOD Provider For Starz Entertainment Long-Term Pact Expands Content For Starz, Encore, MoviePlex On-Demand Customers Multichannel News
Avail-TVN has reached a long-term video-on-demand services deal with Starz Entertainment, LLC.Under the deal, terms of which were not disclosed, the independent digital media services company will become the premium programmer's preferred VOD distributor.The agreement expands the amount of content available for subscribers of Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand and MoviePlex On Dem..... Nielsen To Measure Music Choice On Demand National People Meter VOD Audience Measurement Service Will Quantify Music Video Viewing, New Demo Data Multichannel News
Music Choice said that Nielsen will begin measuring its on-demand service.
Music Choice On Demand will become the first ad-supported network to have its free on-demand offering rated by the measurement company, according to officials at the music programmer.
Reaching over 40 million households nationwide, Music Choice On Demand averages nearly 100 million on-dema..... Morgan Stanley Explains Media Upgrades Forecast local and national ad improvements Broadcasting & Cable
Morgan Stanley media analyst Ben Swinburne thinks the future of television is bright. Speaking on a conference call Tuesday Swinburne explained the company’s decision to upgrade a handful of media stocks based on a more positive outlook: “We believe that TV can grow in the mid-single digits when you take affiliate revenue and ad revenue together, despite the emergence of a..... Spike Orders Sophomore Season Of 'Deadliest Warrior' 13 New Installments Expected To Debut In Spring 2010 Multichannel News
Deadliest Warrior
will live for a second season on Spike TV.
The male-targeted service has ordered 13 more installments from Morningstar Entertainment of the series that pits historical warriors in hypothetical battles. The fresh episodes are scheduled to premiere next spring.The rookie campaign averaged 1.8 million viewers. Moreover, the show..... Senate Commerce OK's Clyburn, Baker For FCC Vote from full Senate could come this week Broadcasting & Cable
As expected, the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday approved the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to the remaining two open seats on the FCC, according to spokesman for the committee.The pair did not face particularly tough questioning at last week's nomination hearing in the committee, where a number of legislators signaled their support.Baker, a Republic..... Spike Renews 'Deadliest Warrior' Picked up for second season after averaging 1.8 million viewers Broadcasting & Cable
Spike TV has ordered a second season of
Deadliest Warrior
, which pits two groups of warriors from different eras and cultures against one another in hypothetical battle. Season one of
Deadliest Warrior
averaged 1.8 million viewers, and was also the top Spike program on download services such s iTunes..... Tod Smith New WVEC GM Hits Hampton Roads from Belo's Tucson stations Broadcasting & Cable
Tod. A. Smith has been named president and general manager at Belo’s WVEC Norfolk. He starts August 10 and will report to Senior VP Kathy Clements.
Smith comes from Belo’s Tucson duopoly KMSB and KTTU. Prior to that, he was a V.P. at Peter A. Mayer Advertising, and had been local sales manager at WWL New Orleans.
"Tod has done an outstanding job as p..... Spike Renews Deadliest Warrior Picked up for second season after averaging 1.8 million viewers Broadcasting & Cable
Spike TV has ordered a second season of
Deadliest Warrior
, which pits two groups of warriors from different eras and cultures against one another in hypothetical battle. Season one of
Deadliest Warrior
averaged 1.8 million viewers, and was also the top Spike program on download services such s iTunes..... Hollywood turns up hype for Comic-Con in San Diego John Gaudiosi RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of pop culture fans will descend on the Comic-Con International event this week in San Diego that in recent Syndication Ratings: Magazines Keep Rolling on With Jackson Coverage 'Entertainment Tonight' had highest ratings in eight weeks Broadcasting & Cable
Michael Jackson memorial coverage kept Entertainment Tonight and the rest of the magazine pack on a roll for the week ending July 12. ET scored its highest ratings in eight weeks with a 4.2, rising 5% from the week before and 11% from last year. ET’s memorial reports on July 7 and 8 sent ratings up 13% to a 4.5.
Inside Edition was second, ..... Sencore Makes Play For Wegener Deal would combine transmission firms Broadcasting & Cable
Sencore, a video processing specialist that makes satellite/receiver decoders, transcoders and test and measurement gear used by large broadcasters, aims to acquire Wegener, which makes satellite receivers and cache servers used by Fox's cable networks and others. The companies announced today that they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding a possible acquisi..... Peter Lambert, Cable Tech Scribe, Dies at 54 Former 'Multichannel News' Technology Editor Battled Cancer Multichannel News
Former Multichannel News technology editor Peter D. Lambert of Venice, Fla., died Sunday, July 19, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 54.
Lambert, known to his close friends for his devotion to his daughter, Anna, and to his music, was highly respected and well known in the cable and telecommunications technology industry for more than 20 years. His most rec.....
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