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11/06/09
A low-power TV station in Tennessee claims its signal strength has improved since installing a new transmitter and that Charter Communications shouldn't have dropped it from the channel lineup in Clarksville, Tenn., for that reason.
Charter dropped WKAG-TV (Channel 3) of Hopkinsville, Ky., in Clarksville, Tenn., last month. According to the station and a story in a loc.....
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11/06/09
National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith has told a group of legislators that he will need an ethics rule waiver to agree to their request to participate in a discussion with them and music industry representatives on the issue of royalty payment.
The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees sent a letter to Smith, NAB Joint Board Chairman St.....
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11/05/09
Graphics software and hardware supplier Chyron suffered a tough fiscal third quarter, citing the continued economic pressure on its broadcast customer base.The Melville, N.Y.-based firm reported an operating loss of $1.1 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2009, compared to operating income of $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2008. Net loss for the quarter was $0.8 million, .....
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11/05/09
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the U.S. digital TV standards body, has formally approved technical guidelines that networks and stations can follow to avoid wide variations in volume between different programs and excessive loudness in commercials.The ATSC announced Wed., Nov. 4, its membership approved the “ATSC Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishi.....
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11/05/09
National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith has told a group of legislators that he will need an ethics rule waiver to agree to their request to participate in a discussion with them and music industry representatives on the issue of performance royalties.
The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees sent a letter to Smith, NAB Joint Board Chair.....
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11/06/09
One hundred employees of A&E Networks were laid off this week, an AETN spokesperson confirmed Friday.
A staff reduction has been considered imminent since September, when Disney-ABC TV, Hearst and NBC Universal finalized their joint venture ownership of A&E Networks. As part of the deal, Lifetime's femme-focused assets were incorporated into the group.
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11/06/09
News Corp. and CBS Corp. are staking their claim to additional retransmission dollars to help bolster the financial profiles of their respective broadcast networks, which are growing in ratings.
While the discussion is not a new one, comments on earnings calls for the companies last week indicated that the tone of the debate has grown more serious, as corporate media owner.....
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11/06/09
FCC broadband advisor Blair Levin took to the blogosphere to address the concerns raised by his conversations with broadcasters about giving back some of their spectrum.In a posting Thursday on the FCC's broadband blog, Levin said that as a Wall Street analyst for the past eight years, he has had a lot of time to think about getting the best return on invested assets. In this ca.....
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11/06/09
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing f
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11/06/09
Adjusting to the still struggling economy and maturation of the pay-per-view event business, World Wrestling Entertainment will eliminate one of its 14 annual pay-per-view events and will pin a $5 price increase on its remaining monthly PPV shows, according to WWE officials.The WWE, which has been a staple of the PPV event category since the late 1980s, will eliminate one of its $39.9.....
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11/06/09
A low-power TV station in Tennessee claims its signal strength has improved since installing a new transmitter and that Charter Communications shouldn't have dropped it from the channel lineup in Clarksville, Tenn., for that reason.
Charter dropped WKAG-TV (Channel 3) of Hopkinsville, Ky., in Clarksville, Tenn., last month. According to the station and a story in a loc.....
...Read More »
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.
