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ABC has "Friends With Benefits" Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has picked up "Friends With Benefits," a single-camera project that will be written by "(500) Days of Summer" screenwrit Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z lead U.S. singles chart Gary Trust NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Black Eyes Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" reigned for a 13th week on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, besting the 12-week stay at t Hispanic TV Summit: Telemundo's Browne -- Count On Census 2010 Being A 'Game-Changer' Government tally will put Latino awareness among media 'over the top' Broadcasting & Cable
Telemundo Communications Group president Don Browne has no doubt the 2010 Census will be "a game-changer" for Hispanics.
Browne, in an interview during the Hispanic Television Summit, sponsored by B&C and Multichannel News here on Sept. 24, made it abundantly clear that Hispanics and media who served them should expect big things after their numbers are ta..... Hispanic TV Summit: Time Warner Cable Learning From 'El Paquetazo' Rollout Residential Services President Hirsch Discusses L.A. Launch Mistakes Multichannel News
Time Warner Cable is still in the early stages of rolling out its "El Paquetazo" programming package, but it is already learning from its mistakes in how to market it.
Jeffrey Hirsch, president of residential services for Time Warner Cable's New York region discussed the service in a conversation with Multichannel News editor-in-chief Mark Robichaux at the B&..... MSG Varsity Kicks Off Tonight With Highlights, Football Games Local Cablevision Service Scheduled To Begin At 7 PM With 'High School SportsDesk' Multichannel News
MSG Varsity, Cablevision Systems Corp.'s local high school service, is slated to come out of the box tonight with a highlights show.High School SportsDesk will be the first thing Cablevision viewers see when they switch their dial to channel 14 tonight at 7 p.m., according to operator officials.High School SportsDesk will be followed by High School Sports Showcas..... McDowell: FCC Should Act Now On Indecency Backlog Commissioner Addresses Religious Broadcasters Multichannel News
Republican FCC commissioner Robert McDowell told an audience of National Religious Broadcasters Thursday that the agency should not wait, perhaps up to two years, while the courts sort out challenges to its indecency enforcement policies.
"[T]he FCC should not delay adjudicating out the mountain of indecency complaints because we are facing appeals," he said.
McD..... Hispanic TV Summit: Telemundo's Brown -- Count On Census 2010 Being A 'Game-Changer' Government tally will put Latino awareness among media 'over the top' Broadcasting & Cable
Telemundo Communications Group president Don Browne has no doubt the 2010 Census will be "a game-changer" for Hispanics.Browne, in an interview during the Hispanic Television Summit, sponsored by B&C and Multichannel News here on Sept. 24, made it abundantly clear that Hispanics and media who served them should expect big things after their numbers are tallied.
..... Hispanic TV Summit: Time Warner Learning From 'El Paquetazo' Rollout Residential services president Hirsch discusses mistakes from L.A. launch Broadcasting & Cable
Time Warner Cable is still in the early stages of rolling out its "El Paquetazo" programming package, but it is already learning from its mistakes in how to market it.
Jeffrey Hirsch, president of residential services for Time Warner Cable's New York region discussed the service in a conversation with Multichannel News editor-in-chief Mark Robichaux at the B..... Hispanic TV Summit: Distributors Differ On Local Vs. International Content Some panelists say importing international is wise investment, others tout U.S. programming Broadcasting & Cable
Distributors and programmers looking to make an impact in the Hispanic marketplace have to hedge their bets on what sorts of programming will perform best for them. At a panel discussion at the
B&C/Multichannel News
Hispanic Television Summit Sept 24, moderated by Joe Schramm, the managing partner of the Schramm Marketing Group, panelists..... Cablevision Calls For Backup Service Offers Up to 2 Gigabytes Free Backup Storage Multichannel News
Cablevision Systems launched an online-backup service for its broadband customers that offers free storage for up to 2 Gigabytes of files.
The Optimum Online Backup service, which works with both Macs and PCs, also provides an "unlimited" option currently available for a discounted rate of $44.95 per year. Cablevision is providing the service via Carbonite, a Boston-based p..... ???This Week' Gaining Ground on ???Meet the Press' ABC's Sunday morning talk show finishes season with increases; 'MTP' down Broadcasting & Cable
Is ABC's
This Week
mounting a challenge to NBC's long-dominant
Meet the Press
?
This Week finished the 2008-2009 season in second place ahead of CBS' Face the Nation and behind MTP, but the ABC News program saw year-to-year growth of 12% among total view..... McDowell Still Concerned About Stealth 'Fairness Doctrine' Concerned a series of new broadcast regulations coul achieve the old doctrine's 'viewpoint balancing' objective Broadcasting & Cable
Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said he will continue to speak out about his concerns that the Fairness Doctrine could return in another guise. At a speech to the National Religious Broadcasters in Washington Thursday, he conceded that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and President Obama have said on several occasions they are not interested in reviving the doctrine...... Hispanic TV Summit: Promotions Execs Build Brand Awareness Through Experiential Marketing Events-based campaigns, experiential marketing prove successful among Hispanic consumers Broadcasting & Cable
Promotions executives have found experiential marketing and events-based promotional campaigns to be a strong builder of brand awareness among Hispanic consumers, panelists said at the Hispanic Television Summit in New York on Sept. 24. “Cox understands that we Hispanics are much more community-centered,” said Renata Franco, marketing segmentation manager at Cox Commu..... McDowell Says FCC Should Act Now On Indecency Backlog Was speaking to an audience of National Religious Broadcasters Broadcasting & Cable
Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell told an audience of National Religious Broadcasters Thursday that the FCC should not wait, perhaps up to two years, while the courts sort out challenges to its indecency enforcement policies. "[T]he FCC should not delay adjudicating out the mountain of indecency complaints because we are facing appeals," he said. He conceded that ..... Coalition Calls on FCC To Crack Down on Product Placement Says the FCC needs to act on its notice of inquiry into how it sponsorship identification rules apply to embedde advertising Broadcasting & Cable
A coalition of 50 groups including Consumers Union and the American Academy of Pediatrics has called on the FCC to crack down on product placement. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sporting 50 signatures, the groups, calling themselves the Fairness and Integrity in Telecommunications Media, said the FCC needs to act on its notice of inquiry into how its sponsorship ..... Verizon Adds NBA TV, League Pass To FiOS Lineup Scores Multiyear Deal With NBA Digital Multichannel News
Verizon has entered the pro basketball distribution arena, connecting on a multiyear agreement with NBA Digital for the league's in-house network and its out-of-market package.The telco will add NBA TV to FiOS TV's Extreme HD package, its most popular offering, together with ESPN HD, NFL Network HD and other services. Bolstering its subscriber base, NBA TV will be available ..... CW Gives Full-Season Order To 'Tree' Network orders more 'Melrose,' 'Vampire' Broadcasting & Cable
The CW has given a full-season order to veteran drama One Tree Hill, and has also ordered additional scripts for frosh entries The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place.
The netlet had ordered just 13 episodes of One Tree Hill this season, but the early pickup now secures the show a full seventh season.
As for Diaries, the CW has p..... Tennis Will Authorize Signal To Cablevision Racquet service will be positioned on operator's sports tier Broadcasting & Cable
The distribution match between Tennis Channel and Cablevision has gone to the operator.Tennis Channel, which for years had been negotiating for better positioning with the predominant cable operator in the New York DMA, issued a statement this afternoon indicating that it will make the service available to Cablevision's sports tier.
The move ends a carriage stalemate t..... FCC Defends Internet Regulation Authority Agency Says It Has Right To Take Action Against Comcast For 'Covertly Interfering' With Bit Torrent Multichannel News
The Federal Communications Commission this week told a D.C. federal appeals court that it had the authority to take action against Comcast for "covertly interfering" with BitTorrent peer-to-peer traffic in violation of Internet openness principles, and doing so in an adjudicatory proceeding rather than a rulemaking.
That argument was made in a brief to the court on the same..... CBS Web Traffic Soars Was most-visited broadcast network Web site for week ending Sept. 19 Broadcasting & Cable
CBS's recent prime time success is being reflected in its online traffic as well.CBS's Web site was the most-visited broadcast network site for the week ending Sept. 19, with 36.63% off traffic, according to Hitwise, which samples more than 10 million users. NBC was second with 23.81%, followed by ABC with 16.22% and Fox with 14.10%. That order will almost certainly change c.....
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