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SCTE Partners With CommScope For Broadband Installation Course Four-Hour Session to Be Available to Chapters in 2010 Multichannel News
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers will team up with CommScope to offer training through SCTE chapters and meeting groups covering fundamentals of broadband installation and troubleshooting.
Under the partnership, CommScope instructors will travel to any of SCTE's 68 chapters and meeting groups to conduct the course in one four-hour session. The course, ..... NBC Universal's Graboff says TV windows collapsing Sue Zeidler SANTA MONICA, Calif (Reuters) - Traditional television viewing patterns are collapsing and the industry needs to quickly figure out how to profit in a world where NBC Universal's Graboff says TV windows collapsing Sue Zeidler SANTA MONICA, Calif (Reuters) - Traditional television viewing patterns are collapsing and the industry needs to quickly figure out how to profit in a world where "The National" wins Canada's top TV news honors Etan Vlessing TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - With the rival CTV network continuing to boycott the news categories at Canada's TV awards, there was no surprise in the Canadian Don Hewitt Remembered by Friends, Family Tribute to "an exceptional man" who made '60 Minutes' the crown jewel of the Tiffany Network Broadcasting & Cable
Friends, family and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life and career of Don Hewitt Oct. 19 at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall. The creator and executive producer of
60 Minutes
died Aug. 19 of pancreatic cancer. He was 86.
"Don Hewitt was an exceptional man," said Jeff Fager, who took over as executive producer of 60 Minutes<..... U2 teams with YouTube for live concert broadcast Antony Bruno DENVER (Billboard) - U2 and YouTube have teamed up to broadcast a live stream of the band's Los Angeles-area concert this weekend via its YouTube channel. Bill Cosby unites rappers for "Emergency" Gail Mitchell LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Internet users will get a sneak peak at Bill Cosby's new hip-hop compilation on Monday, although "America's Dad" does not rap or sing h SPEED Tunes Up Sound With Linear Acoustic Employs 5.1-channel upmixing technology Broadcasting & Cable
Audio processing specialist Linear Acoustic announced that Fox Cable Networks property SPEED Network is using the company's UPMAX 5.1-channel upmixing technology to maintain consistent audio quality for its motor racing coverage.
Linear Acoustic's UPMAX technology, which is primarily used to convert stereo audio to 5.1-channel Dolby Digital sound, is provided thro..... Groups Say FCC Bloggers Exemption Is Discriminatory Commission wanted commenters to weigh in on its blog Broadcasting & Cable
A quartet of civil rights organizations has asked the FCC to "correct or amend" its decision to allow online commenters to the FCC's blog to weigh in on proposed open Internet rules during the 7-day period when Sunshine rules prevent lobbying of commissioners on public meeting agenda items.The FCC last week waived its prohibition on outside (ex parte) contacts with the commission..... Liberty Entertainment Spin Vote Set For Nov. 19 Spin would Create Liberty Starz, Consolidate DirecTV Multichannel News
Liberty Media said late Monday that it has scheduled Nov, 19 for a shareholder vote that would restructure its Liberty Entertainment tracking stock, consolidating its 57% interest in DirecTV, while spinning out other assets, including Starz Entertainment.
According to a proxy statement filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, shareholders will vote in a spe..... Equity Deals 8 LP Stations to Midessa Sells Univision affiliates to Robert Drewry Broadcasting & Cable
Equity Media Holdings is selling eight low-power Texas stations to Midessa Broadcasting for $1.2 million. Robert H. Drewry is named as the buyer at Midessa.
The stations, Univision affiliates in Waco, Wichita Falls and Amarillo, include KEAT, KWKO and KUWF.
Equity is dealing its stations out of a bankruptcy agreement. It sold 60 of them , many low power, at auc..... It's Game On For New Nick Original Movie `iCarly' Stars Trainor and McCurdy To Appear In Video Game-Based Tele-film To Debut In 2010 Multichannel News
NickelodeonpersonalitiesJerry Trainor and Jeannette McCurdy will star in a new Nick original movie set to debut in 2010.The movie, Best Player, will begin shooting this week in Vancouver and stars Trainor - who plays Spenser on the popularNickelodeon series iCarly - ..... RegrArticle Title:1112644 RegrArticle Deckhead:1112644 Broadcasting & Cable
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Don Hewitt Remembered at Rose Hall Tribute to "an exceptional man" who made '60 Minutes' the crown jewel of the Tiffany Network<br /> Broadcasting & Cable
Friends, family and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life and career of Don Hewitt Oct. 19 at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall. The creator and executive producer of
60 Minutes
died Aug. 19 of pancreatic cancer. He was 86.
"Don Hewitt was an exceptional man," said Jeff Fager, who took over as executive producer of 60 Minutes<..... Richard Beaven CEO, Worldwide, Initiative Broadcasting & Cable Richard Beaven sits atop global media agency Initiative, part of the Interpublic Group's Mediabrands unit. He now adds B&C Hall of Famer to his already long list of industry honors, including Mediaweek's Media Executive of the Year and Advertising Age Media Maven. The agency has had so much success between new client wins (worth $1.5 billion in 200..... Monday Night Football Broadcasting & Cable Michael Phelps ain't a bad swimmer. And Roger Federer and Tiger Woods are two guys with pretty decent swings. In the annals of sports understatement, those are pretty good. But it would be impossible to top this one: At Monday Night Football, they know how to put on a good game. In fact, MNF, now in its 40th season of gridiron glory, remade the way we watch live spo..... Jeff Zucker President and CEO, NBC Universal Broadcasting & Cable Jeff Zucker thought he'd give this NBC thing two years. That's about how long his first job—as a researcher for the network's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics—was going to last. He'd gotten the network's offer the day he graduated from Harvard in 1986 with a degree in American history. But Zucker's major bespeaks his other great ambition..... Tony Vinciquerra Chairman and CEO, Fox Networks Group Broadcasting & Cable The word “measured” gets used a lot when people describe Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group. In fact, he never gets too excited about anything, according to FX Networks President and General Manager John Landgraf. “I've never seen him ebullient at good news, and he never gets depressed at bad news,” Landgraf says. Vinciquerra—.....
Daily
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you up to date on the latest breaking news about products, technologies,
companies, events, regulations, people and projects in the Broadcast Industry.
