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Time Warner Cable Scores Solid Q2 Cable Giant Increase Profit, Revenue; But Loses 57,000 Basic TV Subs Multichannel News
Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second-largest cable operator, said its second-quarter income rose 14% on flat revenue due to strong performance in its Internet and TV businesses, despite no real growth among its 14.7 total subscribers.
Noting its solid performance in the quarter, Time Warner CEO Glenn Britt said: "Despite the tough economic environment, we contin..... Turner, HBO Lead Time Warner Results Networks unit suffers 3% ad-revenue decline, can't offset declines in company's publishing, AOL and film units Broadcasting & Cable
Cable networks led the way again for Time Warner, reporting second quarter earnings Wednesday before the market open. The performance, however, wasn't strong enough to offset declines in publishing, AOL and the filmed entertainment segment as consumers and advertisers continued to cut back.
The company's networks unit, which comprises Turner Entertainment and HBO,..... TCA: 'Lopez Tonight' Set to Launch Nov. 9 New TBS late-night show to air weeknights at 11. Broadcasting & Cable
TCA: Complete Coverage of the Summer Press Tour
At the opening day of the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena,
TBS presented George Lopez and his foray as a late-night talkshow host.
Net announced "Lopez Tonight" will launch Nov. 9. (VIDEO: George Lopez Talks 'Lopez Tonight')
Lopez's skein will
air weeknights at 11 and shoot on ..... Independent Show: Martin Warns Networks: You're Killing Your Business Analyst Warns Free Online Content Will Destroy Cable, Programmers Multichannel News
Media Metrics CEO and co-founder Laura Martin pulled few punches during a panel discussion here at The Independent Show Tuesday, telling network executives bent on providing more and more of their content online for free that they are effectively killing their businesses.Martin, a long-time media analyst who was once a fixture on panels at cable shows, said that while industry online ..... TCA: Travel Drives Into Reality Competition Genre Hits Streets To Find 'America's Worst Driver' This Fall Multichannel News
The Travel Channel will embark on its first reality competition adventure with the launch of
Streets of America: The Search For America's Worst Driver
.
The channel hopes the series, along with original special Ghost Adventures Live will continue to diversify its programming lineup while increasing viewership, according ..... IFTA Re-Ups Prewitt As President Through 2012 Group Also Renews Contract Of Managing Director Wolf Multichannel News
The Independent Television & Film Alliance has re-upped President Jean Prewitt through 2012.
Also getting a new contract through 2012 was managing director Jonathan Wolf.
Prewitt has headed the association since 2000. "Jean has become a leading voice on behalf of the global independent entertainment industry," said IFTA Board Chairman Lloyd Kaufman in announc..... "Deadliest Catch" seamen say fishermen not greedy Christine Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boat captains from the U.S. television show "Deadliest Catch," which chronicles the perils of Bering Sea crab fishing, say small commerc TV Watch Launches Spanish-Language Section Online ???TV Control' section looks to target 12.6 million Hispanic households Broadcasting & Cable
TV Watch has launched a Spanish-language section of its web site.TV Watch is the media industry-backed online effort to promote parental control-the V-chip/ratings system in particular-ov..... TCA: Travel Channel Drives Into Reality Competition Program 'America's Worst Driver' to debut this fall Broadcasting & Cable
The Travel Channel will embark on its first reality competition adventure with the launch of
Streets of America: The Search For America's Worst Driver
.
The channel hopes the series, along with original special Ghost Adventures Live will continue to diversify its programming lineup while increasing viewership, according ..... Epix Gains Carriage on FiOS New joint-venture premium channel to get multiplatform rollout on Verizon service Broadcasting & Cable
Epix, the joint venture movie service from Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate, has snagged its first affiliate pact, landing a multiplatform rollout with Verizon's FiOS TV.
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will place Epix on FiOS's TV lineup as both a standard- and high-definition channel, via FiOS Internet, as well as through delivery on wireless devices an..... HBO Sports Orders Web Series ???Got No Game with Paul Mecurio' launches July 31 Broadcasting & Cable
HBO Sports is going forward with an original digital series,
Got No Game with Paul Mecurio
. The series is split into seven segments, with three focusing on boxing, three on football and one on "race in sports."
Along the way, Mecurio will interview HBO boxing host Jim Lampley, ring announcer Michael Buffer and others from the worl..... FX Picks Up 13 Episodes of 'Lawman' Network planning to launch drama in spring 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
FX is on the right side of the
Lawman
, picking up 13 episodes of the Timothy Olyphant starrer.
Project, from "Boomtown" scribe Graham Yost, is based on the Elmore Leonard character Raylan Givens, from his short story "Fire In the Hole." FX plans to launch the drama in spring 2010.
Sony Pictures TV is behind the show, alo..... Comcast Throws Out WiMax Pitch In Atlanta <p>Operator Expects to Launch High-Speed 2go in Chicago, Philadelphia Later in 2009</p> Multichannel News
Comcast is now marketing high-speed wireless Internet service in Atlanta, offered through Clearwire, and is readying deployments in additional markets including Chicago and Philadelphia later this year.
The operator is selling the wireless service bundled with its wireline cable-modem service. Comcast debuted WiMax-based service in Portland, Ore. , in late June.
Travel Drives Into Reality Competition Genre Hits Streets To Find 'America's Worst Driver' This Fall Multichannel News
The Travel Channel will embark on its first reality competition adventure with the launch of
Streets of America: The Search For America's Worst Driver
.
The channel hopes the series, along with original special Ghost Adventures Live will continue to diversify its programming lineup while increasing viewership, according ..... Discovery Upgrades Miami Facility For HD Expands Omneon Media Servers Supporting Latin America, U.S. Hispanic Channels Multichannel News
Discovery Communications has expanded the Omneon media server systems at its Miami distribution facility as part of launching Discovery HD Theater across Latin America.
The programmer reconfigured the Miami facility's existing mirrored standard-definition ingest/playout system, based on Omneon's Spectrum platform, to create a mirrored SD playout system and a separ..... Cable Ratings: CNN Moves Back Into Second Place for Primetime in July Network sees boost off Jackson coverage, FNC posts 70% year-to-year primetime growth Broadcasting & Cable
Michael Jackson's sudden death and the blitz of coverage surrounding the investigation and the custody of the Jackson children was enough to put CNN's primetime back into second place for the month of July.
CNN bested MSNBC by 57% in the news network's 25-54 demographic and 48% in total viewers (M-F), according to Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC surpassed CNN i..... Epix Gains First Distribution Berth With FiOS Movie Service Will Bow Across Linear, Internet, On-Demand Mobile Platforms Multichannel News
Epix, the joint venture movie service from Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate, has snagged its first affiliate pact, landing a multiplatform rollout with Verizon's FiOS TV.The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will place Epix on FiOS's TV lineup as both a standard- and high-definition channel, via FiOS Internet, as well as through delivery on wireless devices and on the tel..... FCC Inspector General Reverses Universal Service Fund Low Income Program Decision Program will be audited for potential waste, fraud and abuse Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC Inspector General Tuesday reversed a decision that some $1.6 billion in Universal Service Fund payments to the Low Income Program in 2006-2008 were "100% erroneous."That December 2008 decision by the Inspector General under then Chairman Kevin Martin put the entire low-income fund "at risk" under Office of Management and Budget accounting standards, the IG's office had sa..... IFTA Re-Ups Prewitt Through 2012 Also renews contract of managing director Wolf Broadcasting & Cable
The Independent Television & Film Alliance has re-upped President Jean Prewitt through 2012.Also getting a new contract through 2012 was managing director Jonathan Wolf. Prewitt has headed the association since 2000. "Jean has become a leading voice on behalf of the global independent entertainment industry," said IFTA Board Chairman Lloyd Kaufman in announcing the new contracts..... Verizon Extends Ad-Rep Deal With Viamedia For FiOS TV Viamedia Will Make 20 Additional Networks Available to Local and Regional Advertisers Multichannel News
Verizon extended its deal with advertising-sales firm Viamedia to continue as the ad representative for FiOS TV in select markets, including New York and Los Angeles.
In addition, the two companies are making 20 additional networks available to local and regional advertisers, half of which are regional or national sports networks, for a total of more than 70 networks availa.....
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