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Analysis: Waiting for Ling and Lee What lessons can we learn'both diplomatic and journalistic'from Curren TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee about their five months in Nort Korean captivity? We're still waiting. Broadcasting & Cable
It’s been almost two weeks since Current TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee returned to the U.S. after nearly five months in North Korean captivity, and the question on many media watchers’ minds is: When will the two sit down for their first TV interview and with whom?
To be sure, there’s plenty of parlor-game preoccupation with this latest “get&#..... Analysis: Summer Still Hot For Cable As Key Premieres Loom USA on record-setting track, TNT decides originals' fates, while broadcast sweats season Broadcasting & Cable
As an end-of-summer mini-wave of premieres gears up, cable continues to dominate a season that the broadcast networks are certainly sweating. USA remains on track to post cable's most-viewed primetime in the season's history , HBO’s Sunday night originals are drawing crowds the pay-TV network hasn’t seen since The Sopranos was on the schedule, and TNT..... Alien action film 'District 9' tops box office none LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sci-fi action thriller "District 9," about a colony of aliens stranded in South Africa, landed atop the North American box office with an estimated $37 million its first weekend, distributor Sony Pictures said on Sunday. The faux documentary produced by Peter Jackson, the Alien action film 'District 9' tops box office ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sci-fi action thriller "District 9," about a colony of aliens stranded in South Africa, landed atop the North American box office with an estimated $37 million its first weekend, distributor Son 40 years later, Woodstock a thriving business Ray Waddell NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Back in 1969, Woodstock organizers billed their three-day festival as "An Aquarian Exposition." But although the concert became free when a NFL Kicks Off Promotion For RedZone Channel Spots, Touting New Service, Will Run On NFL Network Games, NFL.com Multichannel News
The National Football League was expected to kick off the promotion for
its NFL RedZone channel during an Aug. 1 doubleheader on NFL Network.
Commercials were slated to debut on NFL Network's
national coverage of the St.
Louis Rams-New York Jets game at 7 p.m. (ET) and the Denver
Broncos-San Francisco 49ers contest at 10 p.m.
The service, scheduled to be l..... NFL Kicks Off Promotion For RedZone Channel Tonight Spots, Touting New Service, Will Run On NFL Network Doubleheader, NFL.com Multichannel News
The National Football League will kick off the promotion for
its NFL RedZone channel during a doubleheader on NFL Network tonight.
Commercials are expected to debut Aug. 14 during NFL Network's
national coverage of the St.
Louis Rams-New York Jets game at 7 p.m. (ET) and the Denver
Broncos-San Francisco 49ers contest at 10 p.m.
The service, scheduled..... PGA.com Nets Strong Traffic For Year's Final Major Turner-managed site sets single-day record for unique visitors Broadcasting & Cable
Thursday’s (Aug. 13) first-round coverage of the 2009 PGA Championship on PGA.com set a single-day site record with 1.4 million unique users, announced Turner Sports, which runs the Website on behalf of the PGA of America.PGA.com, which is featuring three live streams of the action from Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., along with an on-demand channel that takes an ..... 'Jay Leno Show' Bags Jerry Seinfeld NBC mainstay will be first guest on former <em>Tonight Show</em> host's new primetime show Broadcasting & Cable
Jerry Seinfeld will take another one for the NBC team and appear as the first guest on The Jay Leno Show, the network confirmed Friday.
Seinfeld will sit down with Jay Leno for the premiere of the former Tonight Show host's new nightly primetime variety series. He will also perform stand-up later in the program.
Seinfeld--who previously appeare..... ESPN Deports Scores With Programming Around World Cup Qualifier Network's News-Info Surrounding U.S-Mexico Match Make Service Tops On Spanish-Language Cable Multichannel News
Telemundo and mun2 weren't the only outlets to score with the Mexico-U.S. World Cup qualifier Wednesday.
ESPN Deportes said it was the most-viewed Spanish-language cable network on Aug. 12, delivering an average of 100,000 Latino watchers.Results were driven by the 6 p.m. edition of Futbol Picante, the network's nightly Mexican soccer news and information show, wh..... CBS College Sports Buttresses College Football Announce Team Cross, Fulmer, Sehorn, Ryan, Gbaja-Biamila To Make Calls For Network Multichannel News
CBS College Sports Buttresses College Football Announce Team
Cross, Fulmer, Sehorn, Ryan, Gbaja-Biamila To Make Calls For Network
CBS College Sports Network has bolstered its announce-team roster for the upcoming college football season.Former University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer, ex-New York Giants and University of Southern California defensive..... Univision's Ray Rodriguez to Retire President and COO is 20-year veteran of Spanish-language media giant Broadcasting & Cable
Univision Communications president and COO Ray Rodriguez
is retiring, the company confirmed Aug. 14. Cesar Conde has been promoted to president of Univision
Networks while CEO Joe Uva will add responsibilities as president.
Rodriguez, 58, has spent 20 years of his career at the Spanish-language media
giant and has overseen its TV, radio and online assets. He
began his c..... Analysis: Health-Care Ad Boost for Cable and Stations Broadcasting & Cable
The health-care reform debate is giving national cable news networks a welcome ad boost this month. And as influential politicians head home for August recess, local markets should see a bump, too.
A new coalition backing the Obama administration's health reform plan launched a $12 million campaign this week with more to come. Americans for Stable Quality Care, the group fi..... Rodriguez To Depart Univision At Year-End Cesar Named President Of Univision Networks; Uva Assumes Additional Role Multichannel News
Ray Rodriguez will retire as Univision Communications president and COO at year's end.Rodriguez, who has been with the U.S. Spanish-language media leader for 20 years, will be succeeded as president of Univision Networks by Cesar Conde, most recently executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Moreover, Univison CEO Joe Uva will assume the additional role of president of..... Analysis: Health Care Ads Boost??Cable and Stations Broadcasting & Cable
The health care reform debate is giving national cable news networks a welcome ad boost this month. And as influential politicians head home for August recess, local markets should see a bump, too.
A new coalition backing the Obama administration's health reform plan launched a $12 million campaign this week with more to come. Americans for Stable Quality Care, the group f..... Telemundo. Mun2 Reach 8.7 Million With Mexico-U.S. Match Cable Net Cumes 1.2 Million With Three Telecasts Of World Cup Qualifer Multichannel News
Telemundo. Mun2 Reach 8.7 Million With Mexico-U.S. Match
Cable Net Cumes 1.2 Million With Three Telecasts Of World Cup Qualifer
Telemundo and cable cousin mun2 teamed to cume some 8.7 million viewers for its coverage of the World Cup qualifying match between Mexico and the U.S. on Wednesday.The live simulcasts of the Aug. 12 match -- a 2-1 victory for the host te..... Broadband Stimulus Gets First-Round Extension Until Aug. 20 BIP, BTOP Push Deadline Six Days Owing To Heavy Volume Multichannel News
The two federal agencies administering the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program have extended the deadline for the first round of grant applications to Aug. 20, in part because of heavy volume.
The initial round of the broadband programs, a $7.2 billion initiative carved out of the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package, had set a deadline of 5 p.m. on Aug 14 for ..... Spike TV Takes On Showtime In MMA Matchup MTV-owned cabler will replay fights from UFC 100 pay-per-view bout Broadcasting & Cable
Spike TV has scheduled a replay of some of the top bouts from the UFC 100 pay-per-view event for Saturday, August 15, from 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
The scheduling move pits the UFC replay against a new installment of Strikeforce on Showtime, topped by Gina Carano taking on Christiane "Cyborg" Santos.
UFC is the dominant player in the mixed martial arts field but..... TNT Sets End Date for 'Saving Grace' Holly Hunter series to wrap in summer 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
A pair of cable cop shows are wrapping, as TNT has set an end date for drama
Saving Grace
and Comedy Central has canceled
COPS
parody
Reno 911!
.
Saving Grace will close with a nine-episode final season slated for summer 2010. The series, ..... TNT Will Conclude Saving Grace In 2010 Hunter-Starring Series Will Wrap Next Summer With Nine-Episode Run Multichannel News
The adventures of Grace Hanadarko will come to an end next summer.
TNT said it will wrap up original series Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter as Hanadarko, in 2010 with a nine-episode run.
For its current summer run, which ends Aug. 18, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), the series, from Fox Television Studios, has averaged more than 3.5 million viewers and ranks first.....
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