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Clyburn Focuses On Last 'Half-Mile' Adoption FCC commissioner said she would be staking out broadband adoption as a major focus Broadcasting & Cable
In her first policy speech as an FCC commissioner, Democrat Mignon Clyburn said that she would be staking out broadband adoption as a major focus, saying that is one half of the "last mile" problem. That came in a speech Monday to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington. "[W]hat I will be spending much of my waking hours tackling over the coming wee..... AR: Title: 20099214813 Automated Regression: Deckhead: 20099214813 Multichannel News
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Gepner Promoted At Vitec Will run Services division Broadcasting & Cable
Former Fox Sports and Sportvision executive Jerry Gepner has been named Divisional CEO of Vitec Services Division, the arm of U.K.-based technology conglomerate Vitec Group which provides rental services of cameras and wireless communications gear for major live productions and includes Burbank, Calif.-based Bexel.Gepner, who joined Vitec Group as CTO in 2005, most recently held the p..... SPJ Names Skeel Exec Director Has been with organization since 2004 Broadcasting & Cable
The Society of Professional Journalists has named Joe Skeel, interim co-executive director, as its new permanent executive director. He succeeds Terry Harper, who died June 2 of brain cancer. Skeel has been with SPJ since 2004, when he joined as editor of Quill magazine. He was subsequently named associate executive director and stepped in to help run the association after H..... eague Sets Up On FX Oct. 29 Ensemble Will Lead Out From 'Sunny In Philadelphia'; Archer, Louis To Bow In 2010 Multichannel News
League Sets Up On FX Oct. 29
Ensemble Will Lead Out From ‘Sunny In Philadelphia'; Archer, Louis To Bow In 2010
FX has set its comedy lineup, with ensemble The League leading out It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, beginning in late October.The League, a half-hour comedy about male friendship, marriage, parenting, suburbia and growing up tied togeth..... FX Sets Up 'The League' Oct. 29 Ensemble Comedy Will Lead Out From 'Sunny In Philadelphia'; 'Archer,' 'Louie' To Bow In 2010 Multichannel News
FX has set its comedy lineup, with ensemble
The League
leading out
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
, beginning in late October.
The League, a half-hour comedy about male friendship, marriage, parenting, suburbia and growing up tied together by friends in a fantasy football league, wil..... Comic Williams Will Stand Up For Beacon Awards Host Of Straz Martin Lawrence Presents To Host Ceremony In Denver Next Month Multichannel News
Doug Williams, host of the Starz original series Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up, will serve as the master of ceremonies for the 2009 Beacon Awards Gala on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, Held ar the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, the Beacon Awards honor excellence in cable communications and public affairs. The ceremony will kick off FORUM 2009: Communicat..... E!'s Red Carpet Coverage Rises 15% 1.4 Million Watch Seacrest, Rancic Interview Stars Before Primetime Emmys Multichannel News
E!'s coverage from the red carpet event before last night's Primetime Emmy Awards grew 15%.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic, E!'s Live from the Red Carpet: The 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards averaged almost 1.4 million watchers, 15% more than the 2008 event's tally, according to Nielsen Media Research live + same-day data.
The s..... Fox Picks Up 'Glee' Move is the first full-season pickup of the fall Broadcasting & Cable
Fox has given frosh skein Glee the first full-season pickup of the new fall season.
The "back nine" pickup, which was expected, comes as Glee has shown signs of becoming a consistently strong performer for Fox. The show averaged a solid 3.5 rating and 9 share among adults 18-49 in week one, and dipped just 9%.
Fox Entertainment prexy Kevin Reilly, w..... Republicans Move To Block FCC Net Cop Initiative Hutchison introduces amendment to prohibit FCC from spending funds to develop "new regulatory mandates" Broadcasting & Cable
Some Republican lawmakers moved swiftly Monday to try and block FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal that the FCC adopt new network neutrality rules. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) Monday introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the FCC from spending any funds "to develop and implement new regulatory mandates." The bill was co-s..... NBC U's Zucker Praises Genachowski Plan Supported its clear distinction between legal and illegal content Broadcasting & Cable
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker Monday praised FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's network neturality plan and its clear distinction between legal and illegal content. "Today chairman Genachowski articulated a balanced vision of the future of broadband, and we applaud his recognition that the twin goals of insuring open access and eliminating digital theft can--and must--be real..... NBCU's Zucker Praises Genachowski Plan Multichannel News
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker Monday praised Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski's network-neturality plan Monday and its clear distinction between legal and illegal content.
"Today, chairman Genachowski articulated a balanced vision of the future of broadband, and we applaud his recognition that the twin goals of insuring open access and eliminati..... Republicans Move To Block FCC's Network Neutrality Initiative Hutchison Introiduces Amendment To Appropriations Bill Prohibiting Agency From Spending Money To 'Implement New Regulatory Mandates' Multichannel News
Some Republican lawmakers moved swiftly Monday to try and block Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal that the agency adopt new network neutrality rules
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) Monday introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the FCC from spending any funds "to develop and implement new regula..... Republicans Move To Block FCC 'Net Cop Initiative Hutchison introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the FCC fro spending any funds "to develop and implement new regulatory mandates" Broadcasting & Cable
Some Republican lawmakers moved swiftly Monday to try and block FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal that the FCC adopt new network neutrality rules. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) Monday introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prohibit the FCC from spending any funds "to develop and implement new regulatory mandates." The bill was co-s..... FCC Republicans Have Problems with Genachowksi Proposal Said they did not receive a draft or summary of the proposed network neutrality rules Broadcasting & Cable
Republican members of the FCC said they did not get an advance summary of the FCC chairman's major network neutrality proposal, and have some concerns about what they call a "monumental" undertaking. In a combined statement, FCC Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker said Monday that they had not been given a draft or summary of proposed network neutrality ru..... Genachowski Praised For Net Neutrality Proposal Markey urged Commission to follow Genachowski's lead in this vital effort Broadcasting & Cable
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposed effort to codify and expand network openness principles does not supplant congressional efforts to do the same, said one top lawmaker Monday. The chairman got a number of shout-outs Monday for his proposal to make the FCC an Internet openness cop by expanding and cofidying its access principles, but Ed Markey (D-Mass.), former chair..... Public Interest Groups Advise Justice On Microsoft/Yahoo Deal Review Competitive Balance, Ad-Targeting Capabilities Among Concerns Multichannel News
A quartet of public-interest groups has given the Justice Department some advice on what to look for in its review of a proposed 10-year search/ad deal between Microsoft and Yahoo!
In a letter to Christine Varney, assistant attorney general in the antitrust division, the groups said that among the questions it should be asking: Is the deal a precursor to Microsoft absorbing..... Bob Miron Is 2009 Grand TAM Award Winner Advance/Newhouse Chairman Will Be Honored At October's CTAM Summit Multichannel News
Bob Miron Is 2009 Grand TAM Award Winner
Advance/Newhouse Chairman Will Be Honored At October's CTAM Summit
The CTAM board of directors has selected Advance/Newhouse Communications chairman Robert Miron as the recipient of its 2009 Grand TAM award.The Grand TAM is the cable marketing group's highest honor and is bestowed in recognition of an executive..... Vivendi silent on NBCU stake sale report Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi declined to say on Monday what it planned to do with its 20 percent holding in U.S. media and entertainment group NBC Universal ami Brightcove increases Flash support Delivers on Adobe collaboration announced at NAB Broadcasting & Cable
Online video specialist Brighcove says it is now supporting Adobe’s Flash Media Server 3.5 streaming technology for content delivered through Limelight Networks, the media-focused content delivery network (CDN), with the aim of providing higher video quality and better content security.
The announcement follows up on a strategic alliance between Brightcove and Adobe, .....
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