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National Geographic Society and National Geographic Channels will globally bow a seven-hour miniseries event in fall 2010. Multichannel News
National Geographic Society and National Geographic Channels will globally bow a seven-hour miniseries event in fall 2010.Still in production, Great Migrations, the largest undertaking in the National Geographic Society's 120-year history, will be presented in high-definition and include four core hours focused on animal migrations across the globe. Additional hours will include a spe..... National Geographic Society To Premiere 'Great Migrations' Globally In Fall 2010 Group's Largest, Multiplatform Initiative Will Center On Seven-Hour TV Event Multichannel News
National Geographic Society and National Geographic Channels will globally bow a seven-hour miniseries event in fall 2010.Still in production, Great Migrations, the largest undertaking in the National Geographic Society's 120-year history, will be presented in high-definition and include four core hours focused on animal migrations across the globe. Additional hours will i..... Shankman, Mechanic to Produce Oscars First-timers tapped for 82nd Academy Awards telecast Broadcasting & Cable
Oscar has new ringleaders in Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic, who will produce the 82nd Academy Awards.
The duo replace Bill Condon and Laurence Mark, who produced last season's show, which enjoyed the first ratings boost in years with Hugh Jackman as host.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences' board of directors had asked Condon and Mark ..... Judy Greer to star in ABC's "I'm With Stupid" Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC is developing "I'm With Stupid," a multicamera comedy series starring Judy Greer. < Q&A: Kevin Conroy, President, Univision Interactive Media Former AOL Veteran Discusses Strategies To Bolster U.S. Spanish-Language Media Leader's Web Presence Multichannel News
Kevin Conroy might not be fluent in Spanish, but with over 17 years experience working in the so-called mainstream media, he knows Spanish-language Web sites are the place to be. The former AOL executive joined Univision in January, and has since worked in beefing up Univision's online and mobile content -- a real challenge, considering his company is not allowed to use content f..... Discovery En Espa??ol To Showcase Documentary On Mexican 'Corridos' Multichannel News
Discovery en EspaÑol to Showcase Documentary on Mexican ‘Corridos'
By Laura MartinezDiscovery en EspaÑol on Nov. 1 will premiere La ley del corrido, a one-hour documentary on the history -and popularity- of "corridos," the popular music genre hailing from Northern Mexico, and often associated with the drug trade.Produced by Discovery en EspaÑol, under t..... Dish Network Adds Women-Targeted Util??sima Network Takes Aim At Untapped Market In Pay Sector Multichannel News
Dish Latino this month added UtilÍsima to its Spanish-language offering, making strides in the largely untapped market for Hispanic women-focused content on pay television.
The deal, whose terms were not disclosed, gives Dish Network satellite exclusivity, though the channel is already available on several cable platforms.
UtilÍsima is by no means new...... Online TV Venture Mio.TV Files for Bankruptcy Management Team Has Been Dismantled: Sources Multichannel News
Barely two years after launching with great fanfare, Latino Interactive Network, the holding company of Mio.TV, has filed for bankruptcy in a Delaware court.
The company, which aimed at creating a one-stop Web site where Latinos would watch TV, make phone calls and interact with one another for free, failed to raise the much needed cash from majority investors, Broadmoor C..... CNN Partners With Verizon FiOS For 'Latino In America' Documentary Series Available As Part Of FiOS Freeview Of 27 Spanish-Language Channels Multichannel News
CNN Partners With Verizon FiOS for ‘Latino in America'
By Laura MartinezVerizon FiOS this week launched a "freeview" of its Spanish-language package, enabling current FiOS TV customers to sample for free, and during an entire week (Oct. 19-25), a package of 27 channels that is normally available for an additional $11.99 per month with a subscription of FiOS TV Es..... Mexico's UFO Expert Makes U.S. Debut With Weekly Show on LATV Program Marks Jaime Maussan's Entry As Host In U.S. Multichannel News
Los Angeles-based LATV this week (Oct. 20) premiered Los archivos secretos de Jaime Maussan, a weekly, half-hour investigative show on UFO sightings hosted by Mexican journalist, and well-known "UFO expert" Jaime Maussan.
The show, which was taped at Maussan's studios in Mexico City, marks Maussan's first entry in the U.S. market as host of his own program..... EWTN Plans HD Launch In December Global Catholic Net Says Feed Will Be Available to Affiliates Dec. 8 Multichannel News
EWTN Global Catholic Network said it will become available
to all U.S.
affiliates in high definition beginning Dec. 8.
"We chose to launch HD in December so we could bring our
viewers all the beautiful images of the Christmas season using the most
advanced technology," EWTN CEO Michael P. Warsaw said in a statement. "We are
the proud to say that we are the only Catholic t..... Cox Should Disclose PowerBoost Limitation: Ad Group Better Business Bureau Responds to Qwest Complaint Over MSO Claims Multichannel News
Cox Communications has provided "reasonable support" for certain advertising claims about its high-speed Internet service -- which were challenged by Qwest Communications -- but the cable operator should in the future disclose a limitation about the PowerBoost feature, according to the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Specifically, th..... Spain's Grupo PRISA Buys Stake in V-me Media Power Gets 12% For 'Significant' Investment in Cash, Programming Multichannel News
Grupo PRISA, the world's largest Spanish-language media company, has agreed to acquire a 12% stake on V-me Media, Inc. the New York-based company that owns Spanish-language network V-me, the companies confirmed.
The deal, whose financials were not disclosed, will have PRISA make a "significant" investment in cash and programming as a first step toward eventually contro..... ???It's Always Sunny' on Comedy Central Comedy network picks up basic cable rights to FX show Broadcasting & Cable
Comedy Central has acquired FX's
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
to air in a limited run next summer. After that, the show will begin its long-term, multi-year run starting in January 2011.
Distributed by News Corp.-owned Twentieth Television, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is currently in its fifth seaso..... Cablevision Touts New Advanced Ad Product "Optimum Select" used by Gillette, Unilever Broadcasting & Cable
Cable operator Cablevision says it launched a new advanced advertising system earlier this month that allows subscribers to request information about products and receive samples and coupons through the mail with a click of their remote.
The new "Optimum Select" is a request-for-information (RFI) system that runs off traditional 30-second spots within some 25 linear channel..... Time Warner Cable Hits 100 HD Channels Across Northeast Region Operator Offers Triple-Digit HD Lineup in Upstate New York and New England Divisions Multichannel News
Time Warner Cable announced that it now offers at least 100 HD channels to subscribers across its upstate New York and New England in cable systems, with the operator citing switched digital video as a key factor for the near-tripling of the high-definition lineups in those division over the last year.
Time Warner Cable recently added 15 HD channels in its Albany, N.Y., sys..... Oprah Scores Palin Exclusive Former Alaska Governor to appear Nov. 16 Broadcasting & Cable
Oprah Winfrey has landed the first interview with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the eve of the launch of Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life. Winfrey will talk to Palin on CBS Television Distribution’s Oprah on Monday, Nov. 16. Palin first became known nationally when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) chose her as his running mate in the 2008 presidential..... Paula Zahn Premieres Strong For Investigation Discovery ???On The Case' delivers highest premiere in network history Broadcasting & Cable
On The Case with Paula Zahn premiered strong for Investigation Discovery Oct. 18. The newsmagazine delivered 465,000 total viewers P2+ in its10-11 p.m. timeslot, small compared to the major cable networks and broadcasters, but still the strongest series debut in ID's history and up 70% in the timeslot compared to the Q4 average this year.
Investigation Discover..... Entertainment Studios Offering Weekly Half-Hour 'The Young Icons' Show available for fall 2010 Broadcasting & Cable
In its second such announcement in a week, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios is offering another first-run program to stations for fall 2010. The Young Icons, a weekly half-hour shot in high definition, features stories about world-class athletes, accomplished artists, scholars, philanthropists and entrepreneurs – all under the age of 18. The show will fall under t..... Dawson to Succeed Buch at KSNW Former consultant to run New World's Wichita Op's Broadcasting & Cable
John Dawson will take over for KSNW Wichita President/General Manager Al Buch when Buch retires at the end of the year. “I’ve had a lot of fun and I hope I’ve contributed to the well-being of the industry and the careers of those I’ve touched along the way,” Buch said in a letter to employees reflecting on his half-century in the business. Dawson was most.....
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