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Freedom Enters Chapter 11 "Positive news for the company" as it joins the likes of Tribune and Young Broadcasting & Cable
As had been rumored earlier in the week, Freedom Communications has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Freedom filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11, along with an agreement executed by a steering committee of their lenders. According to the agreement, a majority of the lenders will support a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization that incorporates the te..... Epix Inks Output Deal With Roadside Attractions Pact Covers 22 Theatricals Set For Release From 2009-11 Multichannel News
Epix has signed an exclusive output deal with Roadside Attractions that will give it 22 films slated for release over the next three years.
The deals, terms of which were not disclosed, will give Epix, the multiplatform venture of Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, access to such 2009 films as boxing drama
From..... Sony to launch 3D TVs next year: report Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment CorrespondentTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp plans to launch 3D TVs next year in a move to spur sales amid slowing growth in flat TV demand, the Financial Times said. Sony CEO Howard Stringer wil RGB Repackages Video Platform For TV Anywhere Video Multiprocessing Gateway Will Convert MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 Multichannel News
RGB Networks is relaunching its telco-oriented video-processing platform, positioning it as a way to let cable operators and other video service providers deliver video to multiple devices, including TVs, PCs and mobile devices, over any network.
The company's Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG), formerly known as the Modular Video Processor , combines transcoding, tra..... Sony to launch 3D TVs next year: report ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> plans to launch 3D TVs next year in a move to spur sales amid slowing growth in flat TV demand, the Financial Times said. Sony CEO Howard Stringer will announce the 3D TV laun Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBC Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vevo, an online music video start-up backed by two major music labels and supported by YouTube's technology platform, is in talks with CBS C Tennis-Cablevision Carriage Of U.S. Open Still Stuck In Net Parties reaffirm positions in distribution stalemate Broadcasting & Cable
It's day two of the U.S. Open tennis championships and the distribution volleys continued between Tennis Channel and Cablevision, as the parties remain stuck looking at each other over the carriage net.
The programmer, which is serving up 240 hours of coverage from Flushing Meadows, including 72 for live matches, is seeking penetration reaching about 50% of the operato..... Internet providers seek low broadband bar John Poirier WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. Internet service providers urged regulators to adopt a conservative definition of "broadband," arguing for minimum speeds Obama, Clinton To Speak at Cronkite Memorial Leslie Moonves, Katie Couric among other speakers at the Sept. 9 service at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Broadcasting & Cable
President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton will be among the speakers at Walter Cronkite's memorial service Sept. 9 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The program also will include presentations by Cronkite's son Chip Cronkite, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves, CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus, Katie Couric, ..... Showtime Now Looking At 'L Word' Reality Premium Network Changes Genre For Former Lesbian Drama Multichannel News
Showtime is reviving
The L Word
-- this time as a reality series.
The premium network has greenlit nine episodes of The Real L Word: Los Angeles, from the original L Word drama creator Ilene Chaiken and reality producers Magical Elves (Top Chef).
The show will follow six lesbians in Los Angeles as th..... Dish Serves Up Versus For Free Over Three-Month Period No. 2 DBS Operator Looks To Capitalize On Programmer's Carriage Dispute With DirecTV Multichannel News
Dish Network is looking to capitalize on the carriage dispute between Versus and its satellite rival, DirecTV.
The No. 2 satellite operator said Tuesday that it was offering Comcast-owned sports network Versus free to all its customers for three months starting now.
Versus is normally positioned on Dish's Classic Gold 250 and above packages, but will now be ..... Hallmark Names Top Marketer Ad sales marketing V.P. upped to senior V.P. of marketing Broadcasting & Cable
Susanne Smith McAvoy, V.P. of ad sales marketing, for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, has been named senior V.P. or marketing for the channels, reporting to channel President Bill Abbott.Bssed in New York, she will oversee all marketing and branding for the networks, as well as coordinate with other Hallmark brands, including its almost 4,000 retail stores.McAvoy's r..... HBO Orders 'Boardwalk Empire' Series Prohibition era drama to join lineup in 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
HBO has ordered the 1920s-era drama Boardwalk Empire, starring Steve Buscemi, to series for a 2010 debut. Set at the dawn of Prohibition, the project chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, played by Buscemi, according to HBO’s logline for the show. Buscemi’s character is described as “the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politicia..... Dish Looking to Capitalize on Versus/DirecTV Dispute Satellite operator offering sports network free for three months Broadcasting & Cable
Dish Network is looking to capitalize on the carriage dispute between Versus and its satellite rival, DirecTV.Dish said Tuesday that it was offering sports network Versus free to all its customers for three months starting now.Versus is normally only offered in its Classic Gold 250 and above packages, but will now be offered to all customers.Versus has been pulled from DirecTV after t..... PTC Pans FCC Report PTC President Tim Winter says reciting questions and problems not enough Broadcasting & Cable
The Parents Television Council was unimpressed with the FCC's report to Congress on content management tools. Reacting to the report, which was essentially a survey of existing and proposed mechanisms and a pledge to collect more information, PTC President Tim Winter said in a statement that simply "reciting questions and problems" does not cut it. “While there ar..... FCC: There Will Be A Comment Period For Program Carriage Complaint Cases Refers to cases involving Herring Broadcasting vs. four cable MSO's, and MASN vs. Comcast Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC wants to make it clear that the parties and the public are free to challenge--or support--the decision of Administrative Law Judge Richard Sippel in the program carriage complaint cases involving Herring Broadcasting vs. four cable MSO's, and MASN vs. Comcast.Both complaints were adjudicated last spring. Sippel is expected to render a decision soon.The FCC referred those ..... Free Press Offers FCC Input on Defining Broadband Price, openness and speed (actual rather than advertised) among recommendations Broadcasting & Cable
Free Press has told the FCC it needs to define broadband in terms of a host of factors, including price, openness, speed (actual rather than advertised) and more. That puts it 180 degrees from the recommendations of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association . Both weighed in Monday at the FCC with comments on a definition for broadband service. The FCC needs t..... Syndication Ratings: Talkers Keep Up the Chatter Only 'Tyra' and 'Live With Regis and Kelly' lose ground Broadcasting & Cable
Talk shows remained hot in the week ending Aug. 23 even though PUT levels were down approximately 500,000 viewers from the previous week. Only two talkers lost ground, Disney/ABC’s Live With Regis and Kelly, which slipped 8% to 2.3, and Warner Bros.’ Tyra Banks, which fell 10% to 0.9. Four strips were up. CBS Television Distribution’s Oprah inched up 3% t..... Primetime Ratings: Country Crooners at CMA Draw Viewers to ABC Special averaged 7.8 million viewers Broadcasting & Cable
ABC’s special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock gave ABC the highest ratings and biggest viewer total for Monday night. The special on the annual music festival, held in downtown Nashville, pulled a 2.1/6 rating from 8-11 p.m. and averaged 7.8 million total viewers. The opening hour of primetime saw the CMA festival take the lead with a 2.1/6 and 8.1 million..... Third-Season Finale Of 'I Survived' Is Bio's Best Season-Concluder Is Network's Most-Watched Original Premiere Among Viewers, Key Demos Multichannel News
The third-season finale of Bio Channel's original series I Survived became the most-watched initial telecast in network history.
The Aug. 30 installment of I Survived averaged 593,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data. That total also included 258,000 18-to-49 viewers and 304,000 of the 25-to-54 set, both of which also represented network .....
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