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IFA electronics trade show eyed for signs of recovery Nicola Leske FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's consumer electronics trade show IFA may lack the glitz and glamour of other fairs, but this year it will attract more attention th Versus Pulls Signal In DirecTV Carriage Dispute Satellite Provider Said It Would Not Agree To 'Ridiculous Demands' From Network's Parent Comcast Multichannel News
The carriage dispute between DirecTV and sports network Versus has resulted in the service going dark on the No. 1 satellite provider.
DirecTV, in a statement early this morning, said that Comcast, which owns Versus, "has forced us to take down the channel because we will not agree to their ridiculous demands that simply do not reflect current market valuations for their p..... Blue Ridge, YES Drive 'Grand Slam' Distribution Pact Operator Syncs Up Linear, VOD, Local Streaming, 'National' Components With Yankees Network Multichannel News
Blue Ridge Communications has connected on a "grand slam" with the YES Network.The parties reached an unprecedented pact under which the Palmerton, Penn.-headquartered operator has renewed its linear distribution agreement with the regional sports network, which televises New York Yankees baseball games, and secured video-on-demand and local streaming rights to Bronx Bombers contests ..... "Teen Wolf" in pilot's seat at MTV Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV's reinvention of the 1985 movie "Teen Wolf" is inching closer to reality. The ca Canadian TV kicks off pre-Olympics schedule Etan Vlessing TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - As summer fades, Canadian broadcast plans are heating up for the Winter Olympics, set to take place in Vancouver next February. FCC Recommits To Daytime Indecency Ban Time Channeling Of Indecent Content 'Remains Vital Tool' For Shielding Kids Multichannel News
The Federal Communications Commission may be considering different ways to put more content-management tools in the hands of parents, but there is one government content-control tool that does not appear to be in danger of being superceded by technology.
The FCC said Monday that time-channeling of indecent content "remains a vital tool" for "shielding children" from "object..... 'Drop Dead Diva' Continues Audience Advance Latest Installment Of Lifetime Comedy Builds With Demos, Audience Multichannel News
Lifetime Television's comedy Drop Dead Diva continues to build, scoring series marks with a pair of key demos.Drop Dead Diva, starring Brooke Elliott, notched a 25% gain to a 2.0 rating among women 18 to 49 and a 28% advance to a 2.3 mark with women 25 to 54 on Aug. 30 at 9 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research data. The one-hour original has now built upon its ..... NYTVF Forms Partnership With Microsoft Zune, Xbox, MSN will sponsor events, awards at annual festival Broadcasting & Cable
The New York Television Festival is partnering with Microsoft's MSN, Zune and Xbox for the fifth annual event, taking place from Sept. 21-26 in New York City. The three sponsors are supporting the NYTVF's independent pilot competition, Digital Day, and awards ceremony.
MSN, sponsoring the event for the fourth time, will support Digital Day, an afternoon of free p..... FCC Commissioners Indicate Range of Concerns, Solutions For Content-Blocking Technologies Report raises questions as to scope of commission's legal authority Broadcasting & Cable
While all the FCC's five commissioners signed onto the just-released content-blocking technologies report, their accompanying statements gave an indication of the range of their concern, from Democrat Michael Copps, who suggested there still might need to be new regulations or congressional action, to Republican Robert McDowell, who warned of potential jurisdictional issues and p..... Travel Channel Starts Ad Partnership With Chase Rewards card Chase Sapphire will be integrated into four series including <em>Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations</em> Broadcasting & Cable
Travel Channel and Chase Card Services, the credit card division of JP Morgan Chase, announced a new ad sales partnership Monday which will highlight Chase’s proprietary rewards card for wealthy consumers, Chase Saphhire. Chase will have a number of product integrations in Travel Channel’s series and will be included in the channel’s new brand campaign. Ch..... DirecTV's The 101 Network Lines Up Farm Aid Oct. 4 Satellite Provider's Entertainment Channel Will Air Charity Event In HD Multichannel News
DirecTV's The 101 Network will be the exclusive home for Farm Aid for the second straight year.
The show, headlined Oct. 4 by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo., will air live and in high-definition on DirecTV's exclusive entertainment network. The charity event also will feature J..... Injured CBS Reporter McCormick in Stable Condition <em>UPDATED</em>: Could return to U.S. as early as Sept. 1 Broadcasting & Cable
CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick, who was injured Aug. 28 in Afghanistan when a military transport she was riding in was hit by an IED, has been stabilized and will be returning to the U.S. possibly as early as Tuesday, Sept. 1.
McCormick sustained multiple injuries including fractures to her arms and legs. She was treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in German..... FCC: Content-Management Survey Fails To Answer Some Key Questions Further study needed on certain issues Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC commissioners have voted to adopt a 80-plus-page report on video content-management technologies, which was submitted to Congress by the Aug. 29 deadline and released to the public Monday. But they say the report's record of current and proposed technologies still fails to answer key questions and that it will be looking for more information.
The report catego..... Broadcasters Assess FCC Video Competition Report Take issue with certain regulatory proposals Broadcasting & Cable
In their filings in the FCC's annual assessment of the state of video competition, broadcasters focused on what the FCC doesn't need to do.That would include inserting itself in to the retransmission consent process, reinstituting the financial interest and syndication rules, revamping Nielsen DMAs, and following through on localism proposals.In its comments, for example, CB..... Tribeca Enterprises Taps Green For Strategic Partnerships Former Rainbow Media exec to expand company to other platforms Broadcasting & Cable
Tribeca Enterprises has tapped Todd Green to be V.P. of strategic partnerships. Green comes to Tribeca from Rainbow Media, where he helped build that company's cable distribution and expanded its presence on new platforms.
"I'm delighted to welcome Todd," said Adam Sloan, EVP of sales, marketing, and strategic partnerships, to whom Green will report. "Filmmakers ..... WSJ: Freedom Eyeing Bankruptcy First furloughs, then a pay cut Broadcasting & Cable
Freedom Communications is expected to declare bankruptcy this week,
reports the Wall Street Journal
. The Journal says people inside Freedom report that the media company has "reached agreements with its lenders to restructure its debts."
Freedom owns more than 30 daily papers, including the Orange County Register, and eight TV stations, including WPE..... Disney to acquire Marvel in $4 billion deal Paul Thomasch and Gina Keating NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters such a Marvel Deal Could Boost Disney XD Slate Iger Says Marvel Character Shows Could Expand on Network Multichannel News
The Walt Disney Co.'s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment was mostly skewed toward the film studio -- which has had recent blockbuster hits like Iron Man, The X-Men and Spider-Man 3 -- but the television unit, especially its Disney XD channel, is also expected to receive some benefit from the deal.On a conference call with analysts Monday, Disney C..... AT&T U-Verse Launches in Three More Markets Telco takes on Insight in Louisville, Ky.; launches in Mobile, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C. Broadcasting & Cable
AT&T is expanding its U-verse with the launch of the TV, Internet and phone triple-play in parts of the Louisville, Ky., Mobile, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C., markets.
In the Bluegrass State, AT&T will go head-to-head with Insight Communications. The telco said U-verse services will be available to order in parts of the Louisville area beginning Monday, Aug. 31.
..... Free Press Calls on FCC to Open Inquiry Into Cable Market Competition Group says appeal's court's scrapping of 30% ownership cap makes inquiry more pressing Broadcasting & Cable
Consolidation critic Free Press has called on the FCC to open a broad inquiry into competition in the cable marketplace, similar to the FCC's just-announced inquiry into wireless phone/broadband competition, citing a D.C. federal appeal's court's scrapping of the 30% ownership cap as making that inquiry more necessary.By contrast, cable operators counter, the court'.....
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