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BET To Debut Scripted Web Series Comedy Sitcom To Star Tatyana Ali Multichannel News
Black Entertainment Television will launch a nw scripted comedy series via the web beginning Nov. 3.The 10-part short form series, dubbed Buppies, stars Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air) as a young, socialite publicist trying to recover from a broken relationship, said BETN digital media president Denmark West Tuesday afternoon during a NAMC Conference panel session. BET.c..... CTAM Summit?? 2009: Miron: Customer is King Advance/Nnewhouse Chairman Accepts Grand Tam Award Multichannel News
Miron: Customer is KingAdvance/Nnewhouse Chairman Accepts Grand Tam AwardBy Mike FarrellDenver - Advance/Newhouse Communications chairman and long-time cable veteran Robert Miron said that cable operators are faced with challenges they never would have anticipated just a few years ago, but that success is based on one simple tenet - superior customer service.In accepting CTAM's G..... 'Dexter' Slices Way To Top Of Showtime Ratings Oct. 25 Installment Cumes 2 Million Viewers, Most In Premium Net's History Multichannel News
The Sunday night installment of serial killer series Dexter carved its way to become the most-watched telecast in Showtime history.
The Oct. 25 premiere at 9 p.m. averaged 1.7 million watchers, according to Nielsen data. Adding the 371,000 for the encore at 11 p.m., the episode grabbed nearly 2.1 million viewers. Thus, the fifth episode of Dexter's fourth..... CTAM Summit 2009: Kilar -- Hulu Not 'Giving It Away' for Free Hulu's Jason Kilar insists he's a capitalist and that the video streaming site has a plan. Broadcasting & Cable
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar responded to TV industry critics who complain that Hulu is undermining current models saying they haven’t seen his business plan. Talking to B&C after the closing session of Denver, Colorado cable conference CTAM, Kilar said, “We’re very bullish about the future of Hulu, we’re well ahead of plan.”
He wouldn’t comm..... Dexter Slices Way To Top Of Showtime Ratings Oct. 25 Installment Cumes 2 Million Viewers, Most In Premium Net's History Multichannel News
The Sunday night installment of serial killer series Dexter carved its way to become the most-watched telecast in Showtime history.
The Oct. 25 premiere at 9 p.m. averaged 1.7 million watchers, according to Nielsen data. Adding the 371,000 for the encore at 11 p.m., the episode grabbed nearly 2.1 million viewers. Thus, the fifth episode of Dexter's fourth..... RegrArticle Title:1082986 RegrArticle Deckhead:1082986 Multichannel News
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NTIA, RUS To Delay Announcement Of Broadband Bid Winners NTIA Head Larry Strickling said, "I will not fund a bad application" Broadcasting & Cable
The naming of winning bidders in the broadband stimulus grant/loan program will be delayed by a month or so, according to the heads of the relevant government agencies. The self-imposed deadline had been early November, but NTIA head Larry Strickling said Tuesday: "We're going to take a few more weeks here to get this right...I will not fund a bad application." That cam..... RegrArticle Title:933584 RegrArticle Deckhead:933584 Multichannel News
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Fox News Remains Dominant In October CNN Slips To Fourth In Weeknight Prime Demo Multichannel News
CNN slipped to fourth in primetime at 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. among cable news networks in the key sales demographic for the month of October, Nielsen data showed.
The meager showing in primetime marks a decline of 78% in the adults 25-to-54 demo compared to October 2008, when the election was juicing cable news numbers across the board.
October 2008 was a pa..... Cable Ratings: 'Dexter' Slays Ratings Record Oct. 25 episode most-watched in series history Broadcasting & Cable
The October 25 episode of Dexter was the most-watched episode in its four seasons, Showtime says. The episode drew just over 2 million viewers during its 9 p.m. premiere and 11 p.m. replay. That is the first time any Showtime show has topped 2 million viewers in a single night. Likewise, season three of Californication is also delivering its best numbers ever, avera..... Updated: In Demand Tips Off Free Preview Of NBA League Pass On Oct. 27 Out-Of-Market Subscription Package Features New Replay, Dual-Feed Options Multichannel News
In Demand will tip off the 2090-10 pro basketball season with a free week-long preview of NBA League Pass.
Beginning Oct. 27, the first day of the NBA season, the out-of-market subscription package will be available to digital- cable customers, free of charge. The package provides customers with up to 40 live out-of-market games per week across 10 channels, plus a slew of e..... Hulk Hogan Joins TNA Wrestling Spike TV televises events from upstart wrestling organization Broadcasting & Cable
Hulk Hogan, the Legendary WWE wrestler turned VH1 reality star and American Gladiators host is jumping back into the ring with TNA Wrestling. The upstart wrestling organization televises its signature cable show, TNA Impact, on Spike TV Thursday nights. Hogan’s role with the company is still to be determined. As part of the deal, Bischoff Hervey Entertain..... Cable News Ratings: Fox News Remains Dominant CNN slips to fourth in weeknight prime demo Broadcasting & Cable
CNN slipped to fourth in primetime at 7, 8 and 10 p.m. among cable news networks in the key sales demographic for the month of October, Nielsen data shows. The meager showing in primetime marks a decline of 78% in the demo compared to October 2008, when the election was juicing cable news numbers across the board. October 2008 was a particularly strong month leading into last year..... CTAM Summit 2009: VOD, Mobile Apps Dominate Cable's Future Plans Interactive Advertising, Internet Among Top Concerns Multichannel News
A panel of cable programmers, operators and MSO technical gurus at the CTAM Summit here Tuesday mapped out their consumer product strategies for the future and the consensus appears to be that offerings that enhance the video-on-demand experience and provide customers with more mobility will rule the day.
Fox Cable Networks president Rich Battista kicked off the session, no..... Syndication Ratings: Strong Week For Syndies Almost all strips have best showing of season thus far Broadcasting & Cable
Shorter days are syndication’s gain in the week ending Oct. 18, with many daytime and access strips earning their best weeks of the season thus far.
Talk shows were especially strong with eight vets all improving on the prior week. CBS Television Distribution’s top talker Oprah inched up 2% from the week before to a 5.2. CTD’s Dr. Phil climbe..... Primetime Ratings: ABC Tops Mild Monday Ratings NBC's 'Jay Leno Show' hits tough times Broadcasting & Cable
ABC, behind "Dancing With the Stars" and improved scores for drama "Castle," ruled as the top broadcaster in key demos on Monday. It was tough going, meanwhile, for NBC's "The Jay Leno Show," which hit a Monday low even opposite a repeat of CBS' "CSI: Miami."
Overall, numbers were down for the broadcasters as Fox preempted "House" and CBS aired repeats of its stro..... Uighur film shunned due to fear over China-producer Suadad al-SalhyTAIPEI (Reuters) - International movie distributors have shunned a film on exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, whom China condemns as a separatist, because they fear Beijing's wrath, the film's producer said on Tuesd NBA Double Dribbles With League Pass Broadband Offering National, Team Packages Available Multichannel News
As the National Basketball Association prepares to tip off its 2009-10 regular season tonight, the NBA and Turner Sports's NBA Digital will launch a new and improved NBA League Pass Broadband package which will let consumers choose between accessing online every NBA game live or just those of select teams.
NBA Digital will offer the NBA League Pass Broadband package -..... Goldrick Named WPXI News Director News boss moves from Rochester to Cox-owned NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh Broadcasting & Cable
Related: Market Eye: Rochester, N.Y.
WHEC Rochester News Director Mike Goldrick has been named
news director at WPXI Pittsburgh, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
He replaces Corrie Harding, who departed late last month . Goldrick starts Dec.
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Before his time at WHEC, Goldrick was an executive producer
at KOMO Seattle and WSOC Charlotte. WPXI VP/Ge..... Blackburn Introduces House Bill To Block Net Neutrality Tennessee Republican introduces version of McCain's Bill in the lower chamber of Congress Broadcasting & Cable
Add Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to the legislators trying to block the FCC's proposed net neutrality rulemaking.Blackburn has introduced a House version of the billintroduced last week by Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would block the FCC from passing any regulations "regarding the Internet or IP-enabled services." She argues the FCC would be making the Internet less ne.....
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