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SAG Members Overwhelmingly Approve Live-Action Basic Cable Movie Agreement Deal includes 3% hike this year and additional pension contributions Broadcasting & Cable
Screen Actors Guild members have approved a two-year agreement covering actors in live-action basic cable movies.The vote was 93.71% approve to 6.29% disapprove.The deal, retroactive to June 10, includes a 3% pay hike this year and a 3.5% hike on June 10, 2010 as well as additional pension contributions. "The members have spoken and I am pleased that they had an opportunity to have th..... FCC Expands Agenda for Aug. 27 Meeting Status Of Broadband Plan, Annual Awards Added To Agenda Multichannel News
The Federal Communications Commission has expanded the agenda for its public meeting Aug. 27.
In addition to a much-talked-about inquiry into the wireless marketplace, a wireless competition data collection item, and communications service truth in billing, the FCC has added reports on the status of the national broadband plan, for which the FCC has been holding a series of..... OmniBus Wins Big Starz Deal Will supply iTX system for playout Broadcasting & Cable
Automation vendor OmniBus Systems announced that it has won a major
contract from Starz Entertainment for its iTX transmission system, a
software-driven, IT-based product that runs on off-the-shelf computer hardware
and combines multiple functions, including video server, automation, graphics
device and logo inserter, into one product.
OmniBus has been tapped to migrate..... MGM HD Will Support 'Fame' Theatrical Release With Programming Stunt 'First Taste Of Fame' Features Top Actor's Breakthrough Roles Multichannel News
To celebrate MGM's Sept. 25 theatrical release of the reinvented Fame, MGM HD, has scheduled a month-long tribute to the breakthrough performances of some of today's biggest stars.With its "First Taste of Fame" stunt, the studio's high-definition television channel will feature a different star-making movie each night throughout September. Additionally, MGM HD wi..... TiVo Sues Verizon, AT&T For Patent Infringement U.S. Patent Office dismisses TiVo request to vacate EchoStar patent reexamination Broadcasting & Cable
Taking aim at the two biggest telco TV operators, TiVo has filed patent-infringement suits against AT&T and Verizon Communications for allegedly violating three of its patents.
TiVo filed the lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the same court that found Dish Network and EchoStar Technologies to have violated the DVR maker's "Time ..... Epix Adds Lewis Black To Lineup Special Set To Bow On Service In December Multichannel News
Epix will present a comedy special starring the acerbic Lewis Black in December.Filmed live at the Fillmore Theater in Detroit, the special, Stark Raving Black, will feature The Daily Show contributor's unique brand of "pissed off optimism" to sold out, standing room only audiences and Epix viewers in December.
Epix, which earlier this month announced it..... FCC Expands Agenda for Aug. 27 Meeting Status of broadband plan, annual awards added to agenda Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC has expanded the agenda for its public meeting Aug. 27.In addition to a much-talked-about inquiry into the wireless marketplace, a wireless competition data collection item, and communications service truth in billing, the FCC has added reports on the status of the national broadband plan, for which the FCC has been holding a series of workshops, and FCC reform plans.It will a..... Boston Stations Cover Kennedy Reporters overcome stiff challenges to detail icon's life and times Broadcasting & Cable
Their ranks thinned by late-summer vacations, Boston stations called on all available resources to cover the landmark passing of Senator Edward Kennedy late in the night of August 25. The fact that the news stations had already deployed resources to Martha’s Vineyard, the island getaway where the Obama family is vacationing, further stretched personnel. While President Oba..... Don Imus, RFD Part Ways Final show on RFD will be Aug. 28 Broadcasting & Cable
Don Imus will part ways with RFD-TV. The news, while not unexpected, clears the way for the radio star to proceed with a deal to have his Citadel radio show simulcast on Fox Business Network. Imus' radio show is produced out of flagship station WABC in New York and syndicated to more than 65 affiliates nationally. He would bring a measure of star power to FBN, which launched two ..... Q&A With SCTE's Mark Dzuban Group's New Chief Looks to Emerging Tech Multichannel NewsAs the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the group is also working overtime to help the cable industry adapt to rapid technological and competitive changes under the direction of a new president and CEO, Mark Dzuban. In a conversation with HD Update contributor George Winslow, Dzuban talked about the group's goals ..... AFTRA Joins Outcry Over Allegations Of Pentagon Embed Vetting Report says journalists may be screened to determine their portrayal of the military Broadcasting & Cable
The American Federation of Radio & Television Artists Wednesday joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and other groups to condemn what they say was the U.S. Military's vetting of journalists seeking military protection to cover the war in Afghanistan.Stars & Stripes reports that PR firm, The Rendon Group, may be screening those journalists to see..... Miranda Simplifies 3-Gbps Routing Upgrades Vendor Expands Support for Legacy Routers Multichannel News
As part of a plan to offer broadcasters and clients a simplified and more cost-effective way to move to 3 Gigabits per second and high-definition routing, Miranda Technologies has expanded its support for such legacy routers as the GVG SMS7000 and the Philips Jupiter. The move means that facilities with older routers can simply add one of Miranda’s NVISION Enterprise Class 3-Gbp..... Nintendo, Hillcrest Settle Patent Dispute Remote-Control Developer Drops Claims Against Wii Multichannel News
Nintendo and Hillcrest Laboratories have settled a legal fight in which Hillcrest alleged the popular Wii videogame unit violated the remote-control developer's patents.
Hillcrest had filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo last August in the U.S. District Court in Maryland. The Rockville, Md.-based company also filed a complaint with the U.S. Internationa..... Cable Ratings: 'Make It Or Break It' Mid-Season Finale Scores in Key Demos ABC Family series averaged 2.4 million viewers Broadcasting & Cable
The mid-season finale of ABC Family's Make It or Break It played well before the Nielsen judges Monday night.
The gymnastics-themed show delivered the series best marks among a number of key demos and was the program's second-most-watched telecast.
The season 1A final averaged 2.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data, a total that i..... Primetime Ratings: Reality Tops Tuesday's Ratings Race 'Hell's Kitchen,' 'Talent' win the night Broadcasting & Cable
Reality vets "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox and "America's Got Talent" on NBC led the ratings race on Tuesday while two first-year unscripted series — ABC's "Shaq Vs." and Fox's "More to Love" — hung in there with decent numbers.
On a night loaded with reality programming, especially in the middle hour, Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" ruled as the ..... RGB Upgrades DBM Product to Handle H.264 Video Product Now Handles MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Specs Multichannel News
To help operators expand their capacity for HD on-demand programming, RGB Networks has upgraded its Dynamic Bandwidth Manager (DBM) product so that it can handle the MPEG-4 and H.264 video formats. As a result of the upgrade, the product, which is billed as producing bandwidth savings of around 50% for MPEG-2 VOD streams, can now handle both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 streams“VOD s..... Wheeler: Government Needs To Lean On Broadband Demand Side Says broadband deployment influences venture capital investment Broadcasting & Cable
The government needs to focus on making demand for broadband part of its social policy DNA, not simply focus on the network connections that will meet that demand. That was the bottom line from venture capitalist and former NCTA President Tom Wheeler to an FCC broadband workshop on the economic impact of broadband. Wheeler helped write the tech policy platform for then-presidential ca..... Max Media Expands HD Central-Casting Facility Dozen Montana Stations Gain High-Definition Capacity Multichannel News
Max Media has expanded its Missoula, Mont., facility, so it is now playing out standard- and high-definition feeds for 12 ABC and Fox affiliate stations covering six markets in the state. The HD central-casting facility is currently passing along high-definition programming from ABC and Fox and can handle local HD ads. The 12 Max Media stations have not launched local newscasts or syn..... Kate Gosselin To Guest Co-Host on 'The View' Meghan McCain, LaToya Jackson and E.D. Hill also set to guest co-host Broadcasting & Cable
Kate Gosselin has parlayed tabloid fame into a two-day stint on ABC's The View. The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star will guest co-host the show Sept. 14 and 15.
Gosselin, the mother of eight (a set of twins and sextuplets), has made the TV rounds since the disintegration of her marriage put her TLC show on the map. She appeared earlier this year on NBC's..... Media Agencies Seek Bragging Rights At NFL Fantasy Draft NFL Media Sales To Host Annual Event In Manhattan Aug. 27 As Shops Look To Dethrone Mediaedge CIA Multichannel News
They may not be vying for the Lombardi Trophy, but media agencies will get competitive tomorrow night when they gather in Manhattan to take part in an NFL fantasy draft.About 200 executive from 16 leading media agencies are expected to select fantasy squads as NFL Media Sales will host the draft event at the Edison Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27. David Pattillo, NFL vice president of m.....
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