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Local News: WKAG-TV Rebuts Charter Claims After Drop

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 »

NAB's Smith Needs Ethics Rule Waiver

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..... ...Read More »

Chyron Has Rough Q3

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, ..... ...Read More »

ATSC Makes Progress On Loudness Problem

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..... ...Read More »

NAB's Smith Needs Ethics Rule Waiver

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..... ...Read More »
Company News  

AETN Lays Off 100

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. ..... ...Read More »

Broadcast Networks Seek Dual Revenue Stream

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..... ...Read More »

Levin: Not Talking About Spectrum Would Disserve Public

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..... ...Read More »

A&E network unveils Jackson TV show

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 ...Read More »

WWE To Tap Out One PPV Event In 2010

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..... ...Read More »

Local News: WKAG-TV Rebuts Charter Claims After Drop

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 »


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