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Barnhart Sets Lineup For Inaugural Show On CBS College Sports Carroll, Tressell, Hatch Join 'Mr College Football' On Sept. 8 Multichannel News
"Mr. College Football" will have some high-profile guests in his huddle when The Tony Barnhart Show kicks off on CBS College Sports Network on Tuesday.Barnhart, hosting the show along with analyst Brian Jones, will be joined by USC head coach Pete Carroll and his counterpart at Ohio State Jim Tressell, leading up to their early-season battle on the field.During its freshman out..... NBC Plans 'Prime Suspects' Remake Deal first output from partnership with ITV Broadcasting & Cable
NBC is developing a new take on the groundbreaking U.K. drama series Prime Suspect.
Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace) is on board to develop and write the pilot, which Peacock will shoot as a two-hour presentation.
The project is the first output from a multi-project pact sealed by NBC and ITV Studios. Deal includes two more pilot commitments over th..... YouTube may stream movie rentals Yinka Adegoke and Alexei Oreskovic NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by s WHBQ, WOFL Add Morning News Fox O&Os get more 'Good' Broadcasting & Cable
Fox O&O WHBQ is expanding Good Morning Memphis another hour, starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 7, while fellow Foxie WOFL Orlando debuts the 90-minute morning show Good Day at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 14.
WHBQ will air Good Morning from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. starting next week. The expanded show will take a closer look at the communities beyond Memphis proper, and will “util..... NDS, TNS Can Track Individual TV Viewers Joint audience-measurement solution aimed at opt-in panels Broadcasting & Cable
NDS and TNS Media Research have enhanced their joint TV-audience measurement offering by adding the ability to identify individual viewers-and track their viewing habits-in homes that have agreed to participate in a measurement panel.
The RPDi solution, based on NDS's Dynamic audience measurement system and TNS's RaPiDView analysis service, is designed to help TV ..... Verizon FiOS Fires Up NFL RedZone Deal Telco positions service as stand-alone network available on a full-season basis Broadcasting & Cable
Verizon has become the third distributor to strike distribution paydirt with the NFL Network's new NFL RedZone channel.
The deal will enable Verizon to offer NFL RedZone, which highlights scoring plays from all of the league's Sunday afternoon games, to its FiOS video customers throughout the nation, including the New York DMA, as a stand-alone service.
YouTube talks to studios on movie rentals says source ReutersNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the Cablevision Submits Proposal To Become WiFi Provider For MTA Expresses Interest In Serving As Wireless Provider For LIRR, Metro North Commuter Systems Multichannel News
After offering the service for free to its Optimum Online customers in adjoining locations, Cablevision Systems Corp. is interested in being the wireless Internet provider for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter trains and stations.
The operator has submitted a response to the MTA's "Request for Expression of Interest for Wireless Broadband Servic..... Boss On Deck For 'Yankeeography' Tonight YES Will Premiere Steinbrenner Biography Multichannel News
YES Network will provide its take on "The Boss" tonight, when it premieres a Yankeeography about the ballclub's principle owner George Steinbrenner.The 90-minute Yankeeography is scheduled to premiere Sept. 2 at 11 p.m. (ET), immediately following the RSN's telecast of the Yankees-Baltimore Orioles post-game show.The program, presented with limited commercials ..... Public Knowledge Calls For Openness on Net Video Suppliers Sohn says "over-the-top" services threatened by bandwidth caps Broadcasting & Cable
Public Knowledge (PK) is looking to coin a new buzzphrase, "over-the-top video" in making its case for applying openness obligations on net video suppliers.According to an advance look at PK President Gigi Sohn's testimony in an FCC broadband workshop Thursday on Internet TV, she argues that "over-the-top" video services, like the broadcast networks' Hulu video site, need pr..... Versus-DirecTV Dispute About Positioning: Davis Network President Says DBS Provider Wants Sports Network To Shed 6 Million Subscribers Multichannel News
Versus president Jamie Davis said the network's distribution dispute with DirecTV is about positioning, but not price.Davis said network talks with the nation's No. 1 DBS operator broke down over DirecTV wanting to take it away from 6 million subs. Before the plug was pulled on Sept. 1, Versus, which had resided on the Total Choice Xtra package, counted 14 million DirecTV su..... Versus-DirecTV Dispute About Subscriber Loss: Davis Network President Says DBS Provider Wants Sports Network To Shed 6 Million Subscribers Multichannel News
Versus president Jamie Davis said the network's distribution dispute with DirecTV is about positioning, but not price.Davis said network talks with the nation's No. 1 DBS operator broke down over DirecTV wanting to remove it from from some 6 million subscribers. Before the plug was pulled on Sept. 1, Versus, which had resided on the Total Choice Xtra package, counted 14 mill..... KEYE To Air Radio Show in Place of Morning Newscast Austin a.m. programs 'essentially the same' Broadcasting & Cable
Starting Oct. 5, Four Points Media’s KEYE Austin will simulcast a radio program in place of KEYE Morning News at 6 a.m. KEYE has entered into an agreement with Entercom Communications and KAMX FM to broadcast the JB and Sandy in the Morning radio show on Channel 42.
Nexstar manages the Four Points stations.
“As most of our viewers are a..... Cablevision Submits Proposal To Become Wireless Multichannel News
After offering the service for free to its Optimum Online customers in adjoining locations, Cablevision Systems Corp. is interested in being the wireless Internet provider for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter trains and stations.
The operator has submitted a response to the MTA's "Request for Expression of Interest for Wireless Broadband Services in..... Primetime Ratings: Reality Reigns In Tuesday Ratings 'Hell's Kitchen,' 'Talent,' 'Big Brother' top night Broadcasting & Cable
Reality ruled as usual on the final Tuesday of television's summer season, with Fox's Hell's Kitchen, NBC's America's Got Talent and CBS' Big Brother all clicking. Brother drew its largest overall audience on any night this summer.
According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, NBC scored a narrow demo victory on t..... Greenberg Joins CBS News as Travel Editor Sirius radio host to report for 'Early Show' Broadcasting & Cable
Peter Greenberg, veteran travel writer and radio host, has joined CBS News as travel editor.He will report for The Early Show, and contribute across all news platforms. Greenberg currently hosts Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio on Sirius/XM and will continue that show. Greenberg is a well-traveled network correspondent and editor, including former stints with ABC's <..... NBCU Invests In Mobile Ad Network Greystripe Peacock Equity Fund Joins Disney Steamboat Ventures In Backing Greystripe Multichannel News
NBC Universal has joined Disney in investing in mobile advertising, according to mobile ad network Greystripe.
Greysripe said that GE/NBCU's Peackock Equity Fund has invested $2 million in the company, which delivers advertising to iPhones. Disney's Steamboat Ventures has also funded the company.
Peacock Equity is a $250 million fund focusing on techno..... Studios Want Decision From FCC On Cable Waiver For HD Movies Move concerns independent producers and fair use activists Multichannel News
Movie studios are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to make a decision on granting them a waiver that would allow them to deliver HD movies to cable subscribers in advance of their DVD release, a move that concerns independent producers and fair use activists.
In June 2008, the Motion Pictures Association of America asked the FCC to waive its prohibition on sele..... Greenburg Joins CBS News as Travel Editor Sirius radio host to report for 'Early Show' Broadcasting & Cable
Peter Greenburg, veteran travel writer and radio host, has joined CBS News as travel editor.He will report for The Early Show, and contribute across all news platforms. Greenburg currently hosts Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio on Sirius/XM and will continue that show. Greenburg is a well-traveled network correspondent and editor, including former stints with ABC's <..... Movie Studios Want Decision From FCC on HD Movies on Cable Waiver Move concerns independent producers and fair use activists Broadcasting & Cable
Movie studios are pushing the FCC to make a decision on granting them a waiver that would allow them to deliver HD movies to cable subscribers in advance of their DVD release, a move that concerns independent producers and fair use activists.In June 2008, the Motion Pictures Association of America asked the FCC to waive its prohibition on selectable output controls to allow them to se.....
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