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House Energy & Commerce Committee Postpones FCC Oversight Hearing New date likely to be after August recess Broadcasting & Cable
The House Energy & Commerce Committee has postponed its FCC oversight hearing, which had been scheduled for Thursday.FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski had been set to testify along with commissioners Robert McDowell and Michael Copps before Rep. Rick Boucher's Communications Subcommittee. But the Commerce schedule was cleared of subcommittee hearings to make way for markup of t..... Comcast SportsNet Delivers Top Phillies Ratings Tuesday Night Extra-Innings Affair Connects With 10.6 Rating In Philly DMA Multichannel News
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia set a network ratings mark with its coverage of Tuesday night's ballgame.
The Philadelphia Phillies' 4-1 extra-innings win over the Chicago Cubs on July 21, averaged a 10.6 rating and 315,000 households in the Philadelphia DMA, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
That performance was the best in the regional sports n..... NBC says closed one of its first upfront deals ReutersPASADENA, California (Reuters) - NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman said on Wednesday that the network has closed one of its first upfront deals. Media watchers have bee 'Project Runway' Special Will Strut Before New Season Bows On Lifetime Two-Hour 'All-Star Challenge' Will Serve As A Lead-In To Sixth Campaign Multichannel News
A reunion show of former
Project Runway
contestants will serve as a lead-in for the competition series first season on Lifetime Television.
Eight alumni will appear during a two-hour, Project Runway: All-Star Challenge, on Aug. 20 at 8 p.m., before the sixth-season premiere takes its bow on Lifetime at 10 p.m., which in turn..... Source: Clyburn, Baker Vote Will Have To Wait Said there was no particular reason for not getting the vote Broadcasting & Cable
A source famliar with the Senate schedule says it will not get to the approval of FCC nominees Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker before Thursday.Their nominations had been put on the calendar for a vote Wednesday along with a number of others. The source said there was no particular reason for not getting the vote. "We work to get agreements on nominations to do them by unanim..... Clyburn, Baker Vote Will Have To Wait: Source Approval As FCC Commissioners Won't Come Before Thursday Multichannel News
A source famliar with the Senate schedule says it will not get to the approval of FCC nominees Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker before Thursday.
Their nominations had been put on the calendar for a vote Wednesday along with a number of others The source said there was no particular reason for not getting the vote.
"We work to get agreements on nominatio..... Ratings: ABC Family's 'Ruby & The Rockits' Solid In Debut ABC Family comedy draws 654,000 P18-49 Broadcasting & Cable
The series premiere of ABC Family’s Ruby & The Rockits performed well enough for the cable network, drawing 654,000 P18-49 and 1.6 million total viewers. Those numbers make it the second best comedy launch in net history, trailing only the recently launched 10 Things I Hate About You in the demo and 2003’s Roommates in total viewers.
Ruby actually improved o..... ABC Family's 'Ruby & The Rockits' Solid In Debut ABC Family comedy draws 654,000 P18-49 Broadcasting & Cable
The series premiere of ABC Family’s Ruby & The Rockits performed well enough for the cable network, drawing 654,000 P18-49 and 1.6 million total viewers. Those numbers make it the second best comedy launch in net history, trailing only the recently launched 10 Things I Hate About You in the demo and 2003’s Roommates in total viewers.
Ruby actually improved o..... Clyburn, Baker Scheduled For Senate Vote Senate could approve nominations by close of business July 22 Broadcasting & Cable
The fulll Senate could approve the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker by close of business (July 22), which means the FCC could be at full strength--five commissioners--in a matter of days.It is not a done deal, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on the pair, according to a copy of the Senate calendar for July 23.In fact, they are th..... CBS Rebranding Los Angeles Duop ???NewsCentral??? tag fronts 64 hours of weekly local news Broadcasting & Cable
The CBS-owned KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles stations will introduce the “NewsCentral” shared brand this fall. The stations combine for 64 hours of live, local news each week, says CBS. “No local broadcast operation in Southern California can offer the combined newsgathering resources that we have at CBS 2 and KCAL 9,” said President/General Manager Patrick McClen..... Media General Broadcast Revenue Drops 21% Cost-cutting at stations contributes to $20.6 million in revenues Broadcasting & Cable
Newspaper and station owner Media General reported second quarter earnings of $20.6 million Wednesday, compared to a net loss of $532.2 million in the same period in 2008—a reversal enabled by costing cutting that included layoffs and furloughs at its broadcast stations.
Operating profit from Media General’s 18 broadcast stations was $11.3 million, down from $14..... ABC Slates 'Eastwick', 'Brothers & Sisters' Debuts Finalizes Fall premiere schedule Broadcasting & Cable
ABC has finalized its Fall premiere schedule, setting debuts for Eastwick and Brothers & Sisters.
Eastwick will premiere Wednesday, Septemebr 23 at 10 p.m. following the Dancing With the Stars results show, Modern Family and Cougar Town.
Brothers & Sisters will return Sunday, September 27 at 10 p.m. in the post-Desperate Housewives timeslot.
Wi..... Rockefeller Will Push For Government Oversight Of Violent Media Content Spoke at hearing on revisiting Children's Television Act in a digital world Broadcasting & Cable
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WVA) indicated Wednesday that he would continue to push for government oversight of violent media content.That came at a sparsely attended hearing on revisiting the Children's Television Act in a digital world.Rockefeller has tried before to expand the FCC's oversight to include violent programming, but without success.Rockefeller openened the hear..... Rockefeller Continues To Push For Oversight Of Violent Media Content Multichannel News
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) indicated Wednesday that he would continue to push for government oversight of violent media content.
That came at a sparsely attended hearing on revisiting the Children's Television Act in a digital world.
Rockefeller has tried before to expand the FCC's oversight to include violent programming, but without success.
..... Review: CNN's Black In America 2 Special Drills Deeper Second Time Around Multichannel News
CNN's first
Black in America
program examined what it is really like to live as an African-American in the United States. A year later, the network drills deeper - and seeks solutions - with
Black in America 2
.
The first segment, "Today's Pioneers," focuses on adults, while the s..... Lifetime Launching 'Runway' With Reunion Special Former contestants to compete as lead-in to season premiere Broadcasting & Cable
To help ease the transition from Bravo to Lifetime, the new home of Project Runway is bringing back some fan favorites from the series as a lead-in to the season premiere.
Eight former Project Runway contestants are taking to the catwalk in the two-hour special, Project Runway: All-Star Challenge. The competition will air on Lifetime on August 20 at 8 p.m., immediately fol..... Drake Takes MPEG-4 System To Three Operators FamilyView, NextHorizon, Nelson Cable Are Testing Digital Freedom System Multichannel News
Three small cable operators have launched field trials of R.L. Drake's MPEG-4-based digital video delivery system and programming-transport service.
Drake announced that the operators -- FamilyView Cablevision, in Clemson, S.C.; NexHorizon Broadband, in southern and central California; and Nelson Cable's in Wintergreen, Va. -- are testing its Digital Freedom syst..... AccuWeather Goes High-Def in Baltimore CBS O&O WJZ-TV Launches 'CinemaLive HD' Multichannel News
CBS owned-and-operated station WJZ-TV in Baltimore
has launched the weather display system CinemaLive HD from AccuWeather, a move AccuWeather
hopes will help it break into larger markets and ink more deals with bigger
station groups.
"Before we introduced this system, we had a few stations in
the top 25 markets but most of our clients were in [markets] 25 to 200," said Acc..... High-Def DVRs to Account for 75% of '09 Sales Research Firm Sees 30.5 Million Devices Overall by '10 Multichannel News
Research group In-Stat is projecting that digital video
recorders capable of recording and playing back high-definition content will
account for about 75% of all unit sales around the world in 2009.
Overall, the research firm (which, like Multichannel News, is owned by Reed Business Information) expects
that the total number of standard-definition and high-definitio..... FCC To Revisit Kids TV Rules Chairman Cites New Media, But Still Says Broadcasting Is "Uniquely Accessible" Multichannel News
The Federal Communications Commission is opening an inquiry into its children's TV rules.
That was the word from FCC chairman Julius Genachowski at a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee on what, if any, changes Congress should make to the Children's TV Act to reflect the explosion of new sources for content since the law was passed in 1990.
In his .....
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