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KVBC Alleges Competitors Sold News Station says three competitors agreed to supply coverage of dealership liquidation as part of ad buy without disclosure it per FCC rules Multichannel News
KVBC Alleges Competitors Sold News
Station says three competitors agreed to supply coverage of dealership liquidation as part of ad buy without disclosing it per FCC rules
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/8/2009 9:01:23 PM
Valley Broadcasting-owned KVBC TV Las Vegas has asked the FCC to investigate three of its competitors, alleging the..... Sohn On Broadband: Government Should Learn How To Share Public Knowledge President Promotes Shared Use Of Federally Controlled Spectrum Multichannel News
The Federal Communications Commission has helped free up three times more spectrum for wireless in the last few years. but the wireless industry is projected to need 30-times more spectrum to handle all the applications coming down the pipe.
That's the FCC's challenge as outlined by chairman Julius Genachowski during a panel on spectrum availability at Thursday&#..... BET To Tackle Vick Docu-Series Controversial NFL Star Profiled In New Series Multichannel News
Black Entertainment Television will provide a insider look at controversial Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick as part of a new docu-series schedule to debut on the network in 2010.Tentatively titled The Michael Vick Project, the eight-part series produced by BET Networks in association with DuBose Entertainment will follow Vick's return to the NFL this year afte..... NBC Cancels 'Southland' Cop drama had been set to bow Oct. 23 Broadcasting & Cable
Southland has been shut down before even getting its second season launch.
Warner Bros. Television was told Thursday by NBC that the John Wells Prods. skein was being canceled by the network. Neither the studio nor the Peacock would comment on for why the show was halted, but insiders say the dark nature of the cop drama was a factor.
Show had been set to bow in ..... Level 3 Tests Uncompressed HD For NFL Feeds CBS weighs quality difference Broadcasting & Cable
For this National Football League season, transmission services provider Level 3 Communications is testing the delivery of uncompressed high-definition feeds of Denver Broncos home games from Invesco Field to the broadcaster carrying the game, using its Vyvx national fiber-optic network. The feeds rely on the same fiber-optic links into Invesco Field that were used in coverage of the ..... ABC picks up 'Modern Family,' 'Cougar' New comedies given full-season orders Broadcasting & Cable
After years of struggling with sitcoms, it looks as though ABC has a couple of hot laffers on its hands.
Alphabet gave back-nine orders to ratings hits "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" Thursday and, in what can be considered a move to give the show a jolt of confidence, to Patricia Heaton starrer "The Middle" as well.
"Modern Family" came into the fall schedule ..... Scripps Rebrands Fine Living Into Cooking Channel Conversion, Complementing Food Network, Slated For Q3 2010 Multichannel News
Scripps Networks Interactive is looking to give viewers even more sustenance, rebranding Fine Living Network into the Cooking Channel next year.
The conversion of the 55-million subscriber Fine Living Network is slated to take place in the third quarter of 2010 and will complement Scripps's Food Network. The new Cooking Channel will provide avid food lovers with 24-hou..... MLB Playoffs Digs In With Big Crowd on TBS The three ballgames averaged 4.9 million viewers, a 16% increase from last year Broadcasting & Cable
The first day of 2009 Major League Baseball postseason action on TBS was the most-watched first day of Division Series coverage since 2005, Turner announced Thursday. The three ballgames Wednesday (Oct. 7) averaged 4.9 million viewers, a 16% increase from last year. The Yankees/Twins game was the most-watched and highest-rated of the three games, charting a 4.3 household r..... Sohn On Broadband: Government Should Learn How To Share Public Knowledge president promotes shared use of federally-controlled spectrum Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC has helped free up three times more spectrum for wireless in the last few years. but the wireless industry is projected to need 30-times more spectrum to handle all the applications coming down the pipe.That is the FCC's challenge as outlined by Chairman Julius Genachowski during a panel on spectrum availability at Thursday's field hearing on mobile broadband.One ans..... Judge Recommends Denying Wealth TV Complaint Full FCC Must Vote On Judge's Counsel Multichannel News
Judge Recommends Denying Wealth TV Complaint
Full FCC must vote on judge's counsel
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/8/2009 4:46:29 PM
An FCC administrative judge has recommended denying the program carriage complaint of Wealth TV, according to a source close to the case.
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau had recommended ..... HBO Premieres Updated Version Of 'Terror In Mumbai' Documentary Film Features Telephone Intercepts Of Terrorists From 2008 Attacks Multichannel News
Home Box Office next month will premiere the documentary about the terrorist activities in Mumbai last year.
Terrror in Mumbai, co-produced with the UK's Channel 4, will provide the first-ever 360-degree view of the terrorist action, replete with telephone intercepts, when it debuts Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., one week before the first anniversary of the attacks.
..... Broadband: The 'Saver' Apps Panelists discuss medical monitoring, life-saving apps at field hearing Broadcasting & Cable
Panelists at an FCC field hearing on mobile broadband in San Diego Thursday talked about taking care of the three L's: the least, last and lost.And rather that "killer apps," much of the focus was on "saver apps," which could provide life-saving or life-enhancing services like housing or medical monitoring.Least is low or modest income, last are those in the outer limits of new t..... Comcast Bolsters HD Roster In New Jersey Adds 40 More HD Networks To Its Plainfield System's Lineup Multichannel News
Comcast Bolsters HD Roster In New Jersey
Adds 40 More HD Networks To Its Plainfield System's Lineup
Comcast subscribers in its Plainfield, N.J. system are getting an enhanced look at video.The operator's digital-cable subscribers in the system now have access to more than 40 new high-definition networks, including Bravo HD, CMT HD, ESPNU HD and Nick HD ..... Nielsen Calls Elite Client Pow-Wow To Pitch Online Measurement Wares According to letter obtained by<span style="font-style: italic"> B&C</span>, authentication-centric meeting set for October 16 Broadcasting & Cable
Nielsen on Thursday contacted 75 of its clients ranging from top advertisers, agencies and media companies to ask them to an October 16 meeting to discuss how to proceed in a possible melding of TV and online audiences, according to a letter obtained by B&C. The letter, penned by Sara Erichson, Nielsen president, media client services, North America, invites clients to..... Verizon FiOS1 New Jersey To Add Segments From Newspaper Reporters Telco's Local Channel Inks Deal With North Jersey Media Group Multichannel News
Verizon's local news channel serving New Jersey will feature segments from Garden State newspaper reporters, beginning next week.Verizon's FiOS1 New Jersey channel will present segments from journalists working for The Record, the Herald News and other North Jersey Media Group publications. The reporters, columnists, editors and other journalists are expected t..... ???SNL', CNN Score On YouTube G2 Summit protests are most-viewed video for second straight week Broadcasting & Cable
Videos from Saturday Night Live and CNN were two of the top three most-viewed YouTube videos last week, according to the Project for Excellence In Journalism's New Media Index.The most-viewed video, for the second week in a row, was a first-hand account of protests at the G20 Summit Sept. 24. But number two on the YouTube hit parade was a clip of new SNL cast member..... FCC Will Provide More Notice Of Future Broadband Hearings Response to complaints by media watchdog group Free Press Broadcasting & Cable
The FCC will provide "greater advance notice" of upcoming broadband field hearings, according to an FCC spokesman. That came in response to complaints by media watchdog group Free Press that its field hearing on mobile broadband in San Diego Thursday was held with only 48 hours notice and, like others, during the day when most folks are at work, and with audience comment coming o..... House Committee Extends PSIC Grant Program Initial time frame did not allow states to take "full advantage" of the program funds Broadcasting & Cable
The House Communications Subcommittee voted unanimously Thursday to extend the Public Safety Interoperable Communications grant program administered by NTIA and the Department of Homeland Security for another two years. The program is funded with money from the auction of 700 mhz TV spectrum reclaimed from the DTV transition. That came after the Department of Commerce inspec.....
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