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MTV Sets Scripted Series <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>5 Broadcasting & Cable
MTV is sending five shows to series, including its much
hyped “teenage Hung” comedy.
The shows are Hard Times, a half hour scripted comedy from
David Katzenberg and Seth Garahame-Smith (the author of bestselling book Pride
and Prejudice and Zombies). The series is sort of HBO’s Hung meets The Wonder
Years, as it follows a..... MTV Sends Five To Series <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>5 Broadcasting & Cable
MTV is sending five shows to series, including its much
hyped “teenage Hung” comedy.
The shows are Hard Times, a half hour scripted comedy from
David Katzenberg and Seth Garahame-Smith (the author of bestselling book Pride
and Prejudice and Zombies). The series is sort of HBO’s Hung meets The Wonder
Years, as it fol..... ESPN Scores Most-Watched MLB Regular-Season Game With Yanks Sweep Of Bosox Aug. 9 Telecast Averaged 4.7 Million Viewers Multichannel News
The New York Yankees come-from-behind win against nemesis the Boston Red Sox Sunday night was the most-viewed game on ESPN in over two years.
The contest, in which the Bronx Bombers topped the Bosox 5-2, connected with just under 4.7 million viewers on Aug. 9 and 3.43 million households, according to Nielsen Media Research. That made the telecast the most-viewed MLB affair ..... A&E Backs Criss Angel's Fifth Season With Multimedia Campaign Out Of Home, Online Components Support New Season's Bow Multichannel News
A&E Network is supporting the Aug. 12 premiere of season five of its reality series
Criss Angel Mindfreak
with an extensive cross-platform promotional campaign.
The new season of the series, which stars magician/performer Criss Angel, will feature five, one-hour specials marketed under the umbrella title, "The Five Lives Of Cri..... Roku Steps to Plate For MLB.TV Facilitates easy TV viewing of streamed games Broadcasting & Cable
Roku, the Saratoga, Calif.-based firm which last year launched a $99 set-top box that allowed Netflix subscribers to watch streaming movies from the Internet on their TVs, says its product can now support the live streaming of Major League Baseball games.
Subscribers to the MLB.TV Premium service, which lets baseball fans across the country watch live streams of out-of-mark..... ESPN Scores Most-Watched MLB Regular-Season Game With Yanks Sweep Of Bosox Aug. 9 Telecast Averaged 4.7 Million Viewers Multichannel News
ESPN Scores Most-Watched MLB Regular-Season Game With Yanks Sweep Of Bosox
Aug. 9 Telecast Averaged 4.7 Million Viewers
The New York Yankees come-from-behind win against nemesis the Boston Red Sox Sunday night was the most-viewed game on ESPN in over two years.The contest, in which the Bronx Bombers topped the Bosox 5-2, connected with just under 4.7 million vie..... FiOS TV Widens Media-Sharing, Remote DVR Features Verizon Makes PC-To-TV and Mobile-Phone Management Features To DVR Users Multichannel News
Verizon is making PC-to-TV features and the ability to manage digital video recordings from any Internet-enabled mobile phone -- two features previously available only to subscribers who took the multiroom DVR package -- available to all DVR customers.
Verizon's Home Media DVR service, $19.99 per month, provides multiroom capabilities; the standard HD DVR is $15.99 per..... Cablevision Books Bermuda Flight Operator Sells Interactive and VOD Sponsorship to Island's Tourism Bureau Multichannel News
Cablevision Systems' New York-area subscribers will be getting some Bermuda shorts -- as well as long-form content about the island vacation destination.
The operator announced a deal with Bermuda Tourism to showcase content about the country's beaches and other attractions that will appear on its Voyage.tv (channel 608) and Cablevision's Market Showcase vide..... HBO Acquires Docs 'Afghan Star', 'The Last Truck' 'Afghan Star' to air in early 2010; 'The Last Truck' to premiere Sept. 7 Broadcasting & Cable
HBO has acquired a pair of documentaries tied to world events, Afghan Star and The Last Truck: Closing Of a GM Plant.
Afghan Star, which won the directing and audience awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, follows four young finalists on Afghanistan’s version of American Idol,Afghan Star. For many in the war ravaged country, v..... Cornwell And Deushane Stepping Down At Granite Broadcasting CEO and COO both leaving after more than two decades each with station group Broadcasting & Cable
Granite Broadcasting Chairman/CEO Don Cornwell and COO John Deushane are both stepping down, the station group confirmed Tuesday. Peter Markham, a Granite board member since 2007, will take over as chairman. Duane Lammers, a consultant to the company, has been named COO. “I am proud of all that we have accomplished during a period that witnessed its share of opportuni..... New Partnership Targets HDTV for Netbooks in China Technologies Would Push Content to Mobile Devices Multichannel News
Mirics Semiconductor and Shanghai High-Definition Digital
Technology Industrial Company (HDIC) have inked a strategic partnership to develop
technologies that would enable the broadcast of high-definition TV content to
portable devices, particularly netbooks, in China.
The two companies plan to develop a comprehensive solution
that will allow terrestrial broadcasters to de..... Joy Behar, Martha Stewart Among Those Ready For PBS' 'Life' Baby boomer series to explore the unique generation's approach to aging Broadcasting & Cable
Baby boomer TV personalities Joy Behar and Martha Stewart are among a range of celebrities offering their wit and wisdom about life after 50 as PBS kicks of the second season of Life (Part 2) Sept. 13. The show celebrates and explores the baby boomer generation and its unique approach to aging. Life (Part 2) offers wit, wisdom and lively conversation from wri..... Set-Top Shipments to Hit 200 Million by 2013 Survey Sees Annual Growth Rate of 36% Multichannel News
The transition to digital television and increasing
competition between operators will help push worldwide set-top box shipments to
200 million by 2013, according to a new report from Parks Associates.
As operators rapidly more boxes for high-definition TV, DVR
and interactive services, set-top box shipments will see a 36% cumulative
average annual growth rate, according to..... Yankees-Red Sox Matchup Delivers For ESPN ???Sunday Night Baseball' posts bests numbers since 2007 Broadcasting & Cable
The New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry once again delivered dividends for ESPN. The Sunday Night Baseball matchup between the two teams on August 9 was the most-viewed Major League Baseball game on ESPN since 2007.
The game, which saw the Yankees top the Red Sox 5-2 to complete a four game sweep, delivered an average of 4.698 million viewers, the best numbers si..... Cable Ratings: Joan Rivers Roast Heats Up Comedy Central Ratings strong, but lag behind previous roasts Broadcasting & Cable
The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers easily won its timeslot in Comedy’s young male demographics, and performed well in both 18-49s and total viewers. While the roast did well, it couldn’t top the previous Comedy Central Roast of Larry The Cable Guy, which the network aired in March. The Rivers roast drew 2.8 million total viewers and a 1.6 18-49 rating, compared ..... Si TV Raises $8.75M in Private Offering Latino-Focused Network Looks to Raise $6M More Multichannel News
Latino cable network Si TV raised about $8.75 million in funding through a private stock offering and wants to find another $6 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
According to the Aug. 7 filing, the network is looking to raise $14.7 million in Series B preferred shares. The privately held network was founded in 1997 by writer/producer Jeff Val..... Report: Comcast To Cut 160 Jobs at Albuquerque Call Center Many positions will shift to Denver, Comcast rep tells local station KOB Broadcasting & Cable
Comcast is consolidating call centers in the West, resulting in a cutback of 160 jobs in Albuquerque, N.M., local TV station KOB reports.
The station said many of the positions will shift to Denver, where Albuquerque staffers will have an option to transfer, according to a Comcast representative.
To read the full story from Multichannel News, click here.
..... B&C Names Perry Sook Broadcaster of the Year Nexstar chairman, president and CEO will be honored September 10 Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasting & Cable
has named Nexstar Broadcasting Group chairman, president and chief executive officer Perry Sook as the 2009 Broadcaster of the Year.
Sook will be honored September 10, 2009, when the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) holds its forecasting conference at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in New York.
"..... Syndication Ratings: 'Doctors,' 'Wendy' Rise in Rookie Field 'Judge Judy' again tops 'Oprah' Broadcasting & Cable
The top rookie shows were solid performers in the last week of July syndication ratings, with CBS Television Distribution's
The Doctors
leading
the field for the 28th straight week. The talker was up 6% to a 1.7,
its highest rating in seven weeks, and jumped 19% to a 1.9 for a repeat
of a show on silent health threats on Aug. 5.
..... ESPN Deportes Debuts First 'SportsCenter' Campaign 'Sports Expert' Theme Features Soccer Star Messi, Boxer Marquez, Goalie Perez Multichannel News
ESPN Deportes has launched its initial SportsCenter ad campaign, centering on the theme of the "sports expert."The multimedia campaign, features such notables as soccer star Lionel Messi, as well as , as well as other Latin stars, including Mexican professional boxer Juan Manuel MÁrquez, professional soccer goalkeeper Oscar ‘El Conejo' PÉrez, Colombian actor Andr&.....
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