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Sources: First FCC Broadband Field Hearing Set for Austin Meredith Attwell Baker expected to head public input event Broadcasting & Cable
Look for the FCC to announce its first broadband field hearing soon.According to sources, it will be Sept. 21 in Austin, Tex., and be helmed by new Republican Commissioner and Texan Meredith Attwell Baker.That explained why Baker will be missing from an AWRT gathering Sept. 21 that will feature the other four commissioners including Chairman Julius Genachowski.The FCC has said field h..... NCTA Backs House SHVURA Bill Association "strongly supports" retaining current compulsory license Broadcasting & Cable
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association praised the introduction of the Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act (SHVURA), the House version of the bill to reauthorize the copyright license allowing satellite to retransmit TV station signals.
NCTA President Kyle McSlarrow said Wednesday that his organization "strongly supports" retaining the curr..... MNF Opener Is Cable's Top 2009 Telecast With 14 Million Viewer Buffalo-New England Leads Into Nearly 12 Million Watchers For San Diego-Oakland Multichannel News
ESPN kicked off the 40th season of Monday Night Football in a big way on Sept. 14.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their American Football League forbears, the twinbill's opener matching the Buffalo Bills against the New England Patriots scored cable's biggest audience of 2009 to date, while the nightcap, pitting the San Diego Chargers versus the Oakland Raide..... Another Ribbon For Maggie Bellville Former Charter COO Wins a Second Equestrian World Title Multichannel News
Maggie Bellville has claimed a second equestrian world championship since leaving Charter Communications as COO five years ago.
Bellville won the 2009 Select world championship in 3-year-old geldings, exhibiting Hez Sacred, according to the America Quarter Horse Association (AQHA.com).
The venue was the Bayer Select World Show, in Amarillo, Texas, from Aug. 31-..... Lord Upped at WJLA Newsroom chief named station manager Broadcasting & Cable
WJLA Washington VP of News Bill Lord has been promoted to station manager at the Allbritton-owned outlet. His management responsibilities include “the complex, day-to-day operations of both the ABC affiliate and the 24-hour cable news operation in the Washington region,” said Allbritton in a statement. Lord also grabs “new responsibilities for coordination of sales ..... Senate Bill Would Fix Short Markets Allows for delivery of in-state, out-of-market noncom signals Broadcasting & Cable
A Senate version of a satellite reauthorization bill (formerly SHVERA now the Satellite Television Modernization Act [STMA]), was introduced Tuesday and, like a House Judiciary draft on the same subject, would allow satellite companies to deliver distant signals to so-called short markets.
Those are the ones that do not have a full complement of network affiliates.But unlik..... Hispanic Cable 2010: Marketers Explore Ways to Drive Dollars to Booming Demo Adequate data is needed to track growing Hispanic viewership in order to attract the big ad dollars Broadcasting & Cable
The 2010 Census is expected to indicate that the U.S. Hispanic population is continuing to grow at a tremendous rate. This has marketing strategists voraciously exploring revenue opportunities targeting Hispanics in the cable marketplace. But unless adequate data is available to track growing viewership, it may be difficult for Hispanic cable to attract big ad dollars, according..... Hispanic Cable 2010: State Farm Ad Chief Says Hispanic Cable Market Still Needs To Grow As viewership and ratings on Hispanic cablers grow, the advertisers will follow them Broadcasting & Cable
With the 2010 U.S. Census around the corner, many advertisers are looking to see what it says about the growth in Hispanic demographics. One of those advertisers is State Farm Insurance, the nation’s largest insurance provider and a huge television advertiser. State Farm spends approximately $60 million annually in Hispanic media, according to Nielsen. State Farm advertisin..... Strong Debut for 'The Jay Leno Show' <p>UPDATED: Primetime premiere draws a 5.3rating/14 share in the 18-49 demo, 18.4 million total viewers according to Nielsen Nationals.</p><p> </p> Broadcasting & Cable
Jay Leno's debut in primetime Sept. 14 drew a 5.3 rating/14 share in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen Nationals. The program drew 18.4 million total viewers.
The launch of The Jay Leno Show more than doubled NBC's average rating for the previous year in the 10 p.m. slot.
The entire television industry--particularly NBC affiliates, whose ..... Pittsburgh City Council OKs FiOS TV Verizon Says Residents Will Be Able to Order Service Within Weeks Multichannel News
The Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation authorizing Verizon Communications to offer FiOS TV service to city residents and businesses, setting the stage for a new competitor take on incumbent cable operator Comcast.
Verizon said it expected Pittsburgh residents to able to order FiOS TV service within the next few weeks.
The telco in..... Comcast Hiking Cable-Modem Fee to $5 From $3 Monthly Nationwide Operator Cites Cost for DOCSIS 3.0 Equipment for Hike Multichannel News
Comcast this fall will increase the monthly lease fee for cable modems to $5 nationwide -- a 66% increase over the current $3 monthly fee -- which the operator said is necessary to offset the cost of rolling out next-generation services such as DOCSIS 3.0 equipment.
In a statement, Comcast said: "We continually invest in providing customers with next-generation equipment an..... Communacopia: Murdoch Sees Ad Recession Bottom September Pacings improve At Cable, Broadcast Broadcasting & Cable
New York - News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch was optimistic about a coming economic recovery, telling an audience at an industry conference here that he is beginning to see some signs of recovery, fueled by its cable channels and improvements at its broadcast unit.
Murdoch had called a bottom to the dismal ad market in News Corp.'s last quarterly conference call with ..... Communacopia: Zucker Mum on Vivendi But says NBCU would expand with the right deal Broadcasting & Cable
NBC Universal chairman Jeff Zucker wouldn't talk about the possibility of restructuring the NBCU partnership with Vivendi, but added that the broadcast and cable giant would re-enter the M&A fray if the opportunity arises.
Zucker, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference here Tuesday, would not comment on speculation that Vivendi would either sell or o..... Communacopia: Hulu Partners Eye Subscription Model Murdoch says joint venture looking at sub service but haven't reached decision Broadcasting & Cable
New York - Two of the major partners in Hulu -- News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker - hinted at an investor conference here Monday that they are investigating the possibility of further monetizing the online video venture, including charging a subscription for the service.
At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference here Tuesday, Murdoch sa..... Zucker Mum on Vivendi But Says NBCU Would Expand With The Right Deal Multichannel News
NBC Universal chairman Jeff Zucker wouldn't talk about the possibility of restructuring the NBCU partnership with Vivendi, but added that the broadcast and cable giant would re-enter the M&A fray if the opportunity arises.
Zucker, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference here Tuesday, would not comment on speculation that Vivendi would either sell or o..... WOFL News Director Out Maliska departs Fox O&O Broadcasting & Cable
News director Gavin Maliska is out at Fox-owned WOFL Orlando. A Fox spokesperson says “an extensive search is underway” for a replacement in the #19 DMA . Maliska’s departure was previously reported in the Orlando Sentinel, which says assistant news director Jeff Zeller is running the newsroom in the interim. Maliska was named WOFL news director last Novem..... Hispanic Cable 2010: State Farm Ad Chief -- Hispanic Cable Market Still Needs To Grow As viewership and ratings on Hispanic cablers grow, the advertisers will follow them Broadcasting & Cable
With the 2010 U.S. Census around the corner, many advertisers are looking to see what it says about the growth in Hispanic demographics. One of those advertisers is State Farm Insurance, the nation’s largest insurance provider and a huge television advertiser. State Farm spends approximately $60 million annually in Hispanic media, according to Nielsen. State Farm advertisin..... Hulu Partners Eye Subscription Model Murdoch, Zucker Say No Decision Yet Multichannel News
Hulu Partners Eye Subscription Model Murdoch, Zucker Say No Decision YetBy Mike FarrellNew York - Two of the major partners in Hulu - News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker - hinted at an investor conference here Monday that they are investigating the possibility of further monetizing the online video venture, including charging a subscription for the ser..... FCC To Further Investigate Janet Jackson Super Bowl Reveal Reasserts broadcast was indecent; says evidence is strong that CBS could have used delay Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC has reasserted its power to regulate fleeting nudity and says it wants to further investigate "whether CBS' indecency violation [in the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl reveal] was willful.""The evidence in this case strongly suggests that CBS had access to video delay technology at the time of the 2004 Super Bowl," the commission said Tuesday in a brief to the ..... HBO Suspense Series Epitafios Set For Dual Network Debuts HBO Latino To Premiere Second Season Sept. 18; HBO2 On Sept. 22 Multichannel News
Detectives Renzo Marquez and Marina Segal will track another killer when the second season of Epitafios returns to HBO Latino and HBO2.The 13-episode second season, starring Julio Chavez as Marquez and Cecilia Roth as Segal, is set to bow in Spanish on HBO Latino on Sept. 18 at 10 p.m., with the subsequent episodes scheduled for that Friday night timeslot.HBO2 will present the .....
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