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MSG Elevates Escudero To VP Business Public Relations Exec Now Leads Communications Efforts For MSG Sports Multichannel News
Madison Square Garden has elevated Stacey Escudero for the newly created position of vice president, business public relations, MSG Sports.
Previously director, public relations for MSG Media, Escudero in her new job is charged with developing and executing media strategies supportive of the division's priorities and helping to drive its growth objectives. Concentratin..... Comcast Delivers Mixed Results In Q2 Free Cash Flow Soars; High-Speed Data Growth Slows Multichannel News
Comcast continued to earn its stripes as a free cash flow engine in the second quarter, but high speed data additions came in at an unusually low rate in the period, as the economy and poor marketing choices forced a higher number of voluntary disconnects.
Free cash flow for the period was a healthy $1.2 billion, about even with the same period last year. For the first six ..... Comcast Has Mixed Q2 Q2<br />Free Cash Flow Soars; High-Speed Data Growth Slows Multichannel News
Comcast Has Mixed Q2Free Cash Flow Soars; High-Speed Data Growth SlowsBy Mike Farrell Comcast continued to earn its stripes as a free cash flow engine in the second quarter, but high speed data additions came in at an unusually low rate in the period, as the economy and poor marketing choices forced a higher number of voluntary disconnects.Free cash flow for the period was a healthy $..... Hallmark Movie Channel Secures Standard-Definition Berth With FiOS Telco Already Carries HD Version Of Service Multichannel News
The standard-definition version of Hallmark Movie Channel is joining Verizon's FiOS TV.
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, secures positioning for Hallmark Movie Channel across the telco's TV footprint, according to the parties.
Verizon currently carries both Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel in high-definition. The launch completes ..... Epix Inks Samuel Goldwyn Output Deal Agreement To Yield 20 Theatricals In 2010-11 Multichannel News
Movie service Epix has bolstered its roster through an exclusive output agreement with Samuel Goldwyn Films.
The pact, terms of which were not disclosed, covers up to 20 films from the studio in 2010 and 2011. The films will be available on all Epix platforms, including its linear channel, subscription on demand and epixhd.com services in 2010, according to the parties...... 'Tori & Dean' Set Oxygen Viewers, Demo Marks With Fourth-Season Finale 1.47 Million Tune In, Including 1.04 Million Adults 18-49 Multichannel News
The fourth-season finale of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood set the all-time viewing mark on Oxygen and became the network's first show to cross the 1 million mark with adults 18 to 49.The Aug. 4 episode, in which the couple celebrated their baby Stella's first birthday party, averaged 1.47 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data, a total that..... Tori & Dean Set Oxygen Viewers, Demo Marks With Fourth Season Finale 1.47 Million Tune In, Including 1.04 Million Adults 18-49 Multichannel News
Tori & Dean Set Oxygen Viewers, Demo Marks With Fourth Season Finale1.47 Million Tune In, Including 1.04 Million Adults 18-49 The fourth season finale of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood set the all-time viewing mark on Oxygen and became the network's first show to cross the 1 million mark with adults 18 to 49.The Aug. 4 episode, in which the couple celebrated their baby..... Eight Cable Shows Crack Top Ten For Web Site Traffic 'SpongeBob,' 'South Park' Rank Behind 'Big Brother,' 'Idol' Multichannel News
Cable networks claimed eight of the top 10 TV show Web sites in terms of share of U.S. traffic last week, although CBS's Big Brother took the top spot.
Big Brother claimed 7.11% of traffic to show sites on six major commercial broadcast nets and 30 top "leading" cable network sites, accroding to Hitwise' survedy of over 19 million surfers for the week ended..... Q4 Blues For News Cable Gains Can't Offset Broadcast, Other Losses Multichannel News
It was more bad news for News Corp. in its fiscal fourth quarter, with strong performance from its cable programming unit unable to offset big declines at its broadcasting, film and publishing units.
Revenue at the media giant was down 10% in the fiscal fourth quarter to $7.7 billion and declined 8% for the year to $30.4 billion, in line with most analysts' expectation..... New Radiohead song honors World War I veteran Michael D. Ayers NEW YORK (Billboard) - Radiohead fans got their first taste of new studio material Wednesday, when the group made available "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" for d Upfronts 2009: Fox Wraps Upfront Negotiations Network says it has "achieved its primetime goal," no word on CPM pricing or inventory Broadcasting & Cable
Upfronts 2009: Complete Coverage Fox Broadcasting said August 5 that it has wrapped its upfront negotiations.CBS, The CW and NBC are expected to follow suit soon and call a close to the most protracted upfront in recent memory. ABC is still negotiating with advertisers.
In a statement released on Wednesday evening, after Fox-parent News Corp. wound up its fiscal 2009 earnings call wi..... Britons willing to pay for enhanced media services Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's recession-hit consumers would rather cut back on eating out and holidays than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV service News Corp. Loses $3.4 Billion in 2009 Q2 earnings show broadcast revenues down, cable results up Broadcasting & Cable
News Corp.'s fiscal 2009 is sure to go down as an annus horribilis. The firm recorded a $3.4 billion loss for the fiscal year, which ended June 30. Last year the company recorded a $5.4 billion profit. Advertising difficulties at newspapers and TV coupled with lackluster digital operations all contributed to a particularly tough 12 months.
Fourth quarter operating inco..... TCA: Syfy, Bryan Singer Developing Limited Series Project to focus on Mayan predictions for the end of the world Broadcasting & Cable
Syfy is partnering with director/producer Bryan Singer on a six hour limited series exploring the Mayan prediction for the end of the world. The action adventure series will blend facts, myths and conspiracy theories into its plotline, which centers around a professor who travels the world examining, and ultimately trying to prevent, the Mayan predictions from occurring. Michael Petro..... Cisco's Ballard Retiring In September 2009 Wonder Woman to Take a Break Before 'Encore Career' Multichannel News
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"I've had 30-plus years in technology. It's time to take a little break... and then find out what my ‘encore career' will be," Ballard told Multichannel News.
Ballard e-mailed friends and colleagues in the industry Wednesday with the news that she had accepted Cisco's offer of an early-retirement package to..... DTV Coupon Box Program Concludes With Bang 169,000 Requests Came On July 31 Cut-Off: NTIA Multichannel News
The government's DTV-to-analog converter box coupon program ended with a spike, according to just-released figures from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, which administered the program.
On July 31, the final day that coupon applications could be applied for, 169,000 requests came in, more than double the previous day's 78,000 and mo..... Converter Box Coupon Program Ends With Spike in Applications 169,000 requests came in on final day, more than triple previous 30-day average Broadcasting & Cable
The government's DTV-to-analog converter box coupon program ended with a spike, according to just-released figures from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, which administered the program.On the final day that coupon applications could be applied for, 169,000 requests came in, more than double the previous day's 78,000 and more than three times t..... ???Tori & Dean' Finale Sets Oxygen Ratings Record Network tops one million demo viewers for first time Broadcasting & Cable
Oxygen's
Tori & Dean
season finale attracted more than one million viewers in the 18-49 demo, the first time the network has ever broken a million in that group.
The show topped last year's finale, which drew 932,000 in the demo and 1.47 million viewers overall, up from 1.3 million last year. The show garnered 813,..... Comcast Network Gets In Style With 'Today' Series Expands On Lifestyle Segments Found On NBC Morning Show Multichannel News
Expanding on the lifestyle segments featured on NBC's
Today
show, Style Network will bow a new show,
Tips Today
, this Saturday.
In conjunction with Peacock Productions, the new series takes a look at the best lifestyle segments featured on Today show and offers additional tips ..... ESPN: We'll Fight Dish Lawsuit Sports Programmer Maintains It's In 'Full Compliance' On Carriage Contract For ESPNU, Classic Multichannel News
ESPN on Wednesday maintained that it was in "full compliance" with its carriage agreement with Dish Network and said it would fight the satellite TV operator's federal lawsuit demanding at least $1 million in damages for allegedly violating the terms of the two parties' agreement.
In a statement, ESPN said it offered the satellite TV operator the same distribution.....
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