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Organizers drop plan to change Emmys format Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Television Academy and broadcaster CBS on Wednesday reversed a plan to drop live presentations in some categories during the Septembe Kauffman Named Engineering, Operations VP at KTTV and KCOP Will be charged with overseeing and managing the stations' engineering operations and production facilities Broadcasting & Cable
Jim Kauffman has been named VP of engineering and operations for KTTV and KCOP Los Angeles. He will be charged with overseeing and managing the stations’ engineering operations and production facilities and will report to the duopoly’s VP/GM Kevin Hale. Kauffman has spent 15 years in numerous roles at Fox Television Stations. He served for 12 years as VP of engi..... Intelsat Grows Q3 Revenues, Cuts Losses Cites lease renewals in media segment Broadcasting & Cable
Satellite operator Intelsat, Ltd. reported revenues for the third quarter ending June 30, 2009 of $642.5 million, up over 9% from revenues of $584.9 million in the same period last year, while its net loss for the quarter narrowed to $32.7 million, compared to $82 million last year.For the first six months of fiscal 2009, Intelsat reported revenues of $1.274 billion and a net loss of ..... Ross Snags Big ABC Deal Will supply 3-gig 'openGear' products for new HD facility Broadcasting & Cable
Ross Video has won a major contract from ABC to supply it with a variety of 3-gigabit-per-second-capable infrastructure gear for the network’s new HD Central Switching Center (HDCSC) in New York, which is in the process of being created to serve as the primary central routing and signal processing installation for all of ABC’s inbound feeds, internal routing and distributi..... Two AP Journalists Wounded in Afghanistan Both were travelling in U.S. military vehicle that was struck by roadside bomb Broadcasting & Cable
Two Associated Press journalists were wounded in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the AP reported. Emilio Morenatti and Andi Jatmiko were embedded with the U.S. military in southern Afghanistan. They were riding in a military vehicle when it was struck by a roadside bomb. Morenatti, 40, who is a photographer, was wounded in the leg which resulted in the amputation of his foot. Jatmiko, 44, w..... Kauffman Named Engineering, Operations VP at KKTV and KCOP Will be charged with overseeing and managing the stations' engineering operations and production facilities Broadcasting & Cable
Jim Kauffman has been named VP of engineering and operations for KTTV and KCOP Los Angeles. He will be charged with overseeing and managing the stations’ engineering operations and production facilities and will report to the duopoly’s VP/GM Kevin Hale. Kauffman has spent 15 years in numerous roles at Fox Television Stations. He served for 12 years as VP of engi..... FiOS Enrolls At NYU <p>Verizon to Install Fiber-Optic Network in University's Faculty Housing in New York</p> Multichannel News
Verizon Communications will install its FiOS network in New York University's faculty housing in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, under an agreement with the university announced Wednesday.
The deal -- the first for FiOS at a university or college in New York City -- covers NYU's Silver Towers and Washington Square Village, which comprise 2,300 living units. Th..... NBC, Universal Sports Extend USA Gymnastics Deal Through 2012 Pact runs through Summer Olympics In London Broadcasting & Cable
NBC will continue to be the place to check out the USA Gymnastics leading up to the Summer Olympics in London.NBC Sports has extended its deal with USA Gymnastics through 2012. Moreover, Universal Sports, NBCU's Olympic sports-style service, will serve as the official cable and digital media partner for the quadrennium. Deal terms were not disclosed.
NBC Sports will co..... AR: Title: 8/12/2009 Automated Regression: Deckhead: 20098125150 Multichannel News
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Iger to Moderate HRTS Digital Chiefs Luncheon YouTube CEO and co-founder Chad Hurley, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar among those participating in the discussion Broadcasting & Cable
Walt Disney Company President/CEO Robert Iger will be the moderator for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society’s digital media panel discussion Sept. 8 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, HRTS announced Wednesday. The discussion, “The Digital Chiefs: A Special Conversation on the Future of New Media in the Digital Age” will also feature ..... Versus Takes Sports Business Show '$ports Take,' Featuring 'Professor' Horrow, Comes From Former Turner Exec Lazarus' New Shop Multichannel News
Versus has secured the rights to a sports business show, The $ports Take, that it will debut later this month.Hosted by "The Sports Professor" Rick Horrow, the series will offer insights about the hottest topics in sports business and will feature high-profile guests, including league commissioners, sportscasters, politicians and celebrities giving their candid opinions and ana..... InterMedia Buys 'Vibe' Print, Digital Relaunches Planned For African-American Focused Magazine Multichannel News
Leo Hindery's InterMedia Partners added to its African-American focused media portfolio by buying the assets of Vibe magazine and Vibe.com.
InterMedia, and its portfolio company Uptown Media Group, plan to relaunch the print magazine as a quarterly publication, starting with a November/December issue. The former monthly folded recently. The Web site Vibe.com will relau..... Rovi, TNS Team On Set-Top Data Will incorporate guide usage into media measurement Broadcasting & Cable
Interactive program guide (IPG) supplier Rovi Corporation and measurement firm TNS Media Research are teaming up to develop new advanced TV and set-top-box (STB) measurement solutions. The collaboration will combine Rovi’s clickstream technology with TNS’ measurement capabilities to try to paint a more accurate picture of consumers’ viewing habits across live, timesh..... 'Sherri' Set For Lifetime Launch On Oct. 5 Shepherd's New Comedy Series Will Team With 'Rita Rocks' Multichannel News
Lifetime will launch Sherri Shepherd's comedy show on Oct. 5.
Sherri will bow as part of a one-hour comedy block paired with the returning Rita Rocks, starring Nicole Sullivan, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Both shows will be stripped for a full week, before assuming their regular time slots: Sherri will air Tuesday at 10 p.m., followed by Rita Rocks
'Sherri' Set For Lifetime Launch Oct. 5 Shepherd's New Comedy Series Will Team With 'Rita Rocks' Multichannel News
Lifetime will launch Sherri Shepherd's comedy show on Oct. 5.
Sherri will bow as part of a one-hour comedy block paired with the returning Rita Rocks, starring Nicole Sullivan, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Both shows will be stripped for a full week, before assuming their regular time slots: Sherri will air Tuesday at 10 p.m., followed by Rita Rocks<..... AMC Walking Comic Book Project Through Development Network Secures Rights To 'The Walking Dead' Multichannel News
AMC has secured the rights and is developing a new series around The Walking Dead.
The zombie comic book series, written by Robert Kirkman, has been published by Image Comics since 2003.
Kirkman has signed on to serve as an executive producer on the project and three-time Academy award nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green..... KHOU Launches 4:30 a.m. Newscast First Houston station to break into that time period Broadcasting & Cable
Belo owned KHOU Houston, TX is launching a 4:30 a.m. morning newscast beginning Labor Day, September 7, 2009. The new program,
11News First Look
will serve as a lead-in to
11News This Morning
at 5 a.m., and will be anchored by reporter Sherry Williams and meteorologist David Paul.
"Houston..... Paley Center Lines Up TV Panelists One day of previews from each network to feature screenings, show discussions Broadcasting & Cable
The Paley Center for Media has begun to line up panelists for its weeklong presentation of new network shows.
For Paley Fest: Fall TV Preview Parties, org is scheduling one day..... Primetime Ratings: 'Better Off Ted' Finale Flounders 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire' continues to struggle Broadcasting & Cable
The season finale of
Better Off Ted
on ABC came in fourth place in the 9 p.m. hour Tuesday night with a 0.9/3 rating. That came on the heels of
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
, which was
Ted
's lead-in and pulled a fourth-place 1.4. Elsewhere, NBC topped..... Frank Darabont, AMC Close to Large Development Deal For 'Walking Dead' Adaptation Producer tapped to write, direct graphic novel series adaptation Broadcasting & Cable
AMC is venturing into zombie-drama territory with multi-hyphenate Frank Darabont.
Cabler is close to finalizing one of the richest development deals ever with Darabont to write and direct a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series "The Walking Dead," penned by Robert Kirkman. Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Motion Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusio.....
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