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October 31
- Mediacom Seeks Emergency FCC Order in Sinclair Station Fight
- MNF Propels ESPN in October
- Crown COO FitzPatrick Resigns
- FiOS TV Continues to Expand
- Gay Comment Shelves ESPNU Announcer
- Mediacom Warns of Sinclair Losses
- ABS-CBN Global to Debut Music Net
- Exclusive: CBS Syndication Group Restructuring Complete
- Rogers Proposes Stock Split
- Peacock Is Proud on Monday
- Tut Systems to Unveil Astria Enhancements
- Optibase, SeaChange Team Up on IPTV
- Auroras Adds Starz, Fox News, Playboy
- With Sweeps Approaching, Katie Still Ranks Third
- CBS Weatherman Price Inks Deal
- Comcast Settles with Ex-TCI Shareholders
- Fox Sports en Español Gets In UFC Ring
- Art Meets Reality in MTV’s HollyHood
October 30
- Martha Renewed for Season Three
- Nicktoons Reaches for the Skyland
- Azteca Can Add to Time Warner Carriage
- More Mass. Availability for FiOS TV
- Fox News Promotes Magee
- VH1 Green-Lights ‘Wild Life’ Block
- Animania HD Picks Up a Pair
- GolTV Tune-In Campaign
- Cablevision Gets Security Clearance
- Vonage Rolls Out ‘CBYD’ Service
- CBS Taps McDonald for Florida Post
- C-COR’s Network DVR Goes Live in Ore.
- Concurrent Hires Cox ITV Exec
- Arris Works with SeaChange
- Conexant Launches AV Decoder Chip
- New Broadband Site From Turner
October 29
- Think You Need Liposuction? Ask Nip/Tuck Fans
- Starz Offers Gonzo Promo
October 28
- Lynne Cheney Lays Into CNN
- Comcast’s Fearnet Rises
- Fox Stations Get 'Criminal Intent'
- Cable Networks Boycott Ad-Ratings Plan
- Koonin Adds Court TV, TCM to Portfolio
- INSP’s Airy: Seeking the Common Ground Between Lifestyle and Faith
- Nets Head Off to Campus
- AT&T's U-Verse Planned for 15 Cities
- Nielsen, News Corp. Strike Eight-Year Deal
- Uplink in the Palm Of Your Hand
- Brightcove Opens Internet Video Hub
- The Ad-Supported Model: Heresy or Here to Stay?
- Merging Media
- Comcast Redirects Spotlight
- NBC Cuts Hit Telemundo
- Live From the Scene, and in HD
- Fates & Fortunes
- Jones/NCTI Grads Earn Extra Credit
- Mile-High Demand for News
- Disney Gets 'Halloweentown' Treat
October 27
- Logo, Stolichnaya Share a Real Toast
- Bloomberg Boasts Business-Focused Election Coverage
- PBS Keeps Up the Internet Buzz
October 26
- NCTA’s Nicoll Dies at 56
- Current TV Pops a Flavorpill
- FearNet To Launch on Halloween
- GMA Edges Closer to Today
- Squadron on Duty for SES Americom
- Scout’s Honor for Cox
- Major Off-Net Deal For Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Mediacom to Lose Sinclair Signals
- Gemstar Renews Panasonic IPG Pact in Japan
- Clear Channel Ponders 'Strategic Alternatives'
October 25
- VOA Names New Execs
- Conexant Buys Zarlink's Packet-Switching Unit
- Play the Horses with TVGfree.net
- CSTV Enters the Debate
- HD Halloween on Halloween from Monsters HD
- Free Fantasy Baseball from ESPN.com
- VH1 Knows What Was Big in '06
- Wealthier Homes Adding HD Sets
- CNN Midterm-Election Sponsors: Three So Far
- Take Your CSTV 2 Go
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- Nets Drop Programming For President Again
- Vonage Hits Big Sky Country
October 24
- MTVN, Discovery Join Boycott of New Nielsen Ratings
- ShopNBC Opens Doors to eBay Store
- Cox: It’s Not All About Video
- Will VH1 Trust You to Kill Me?
- Williams Continues His Run, but Gibson Closes In
- Transit TV on The Move With Anystream
- MTVNI Caring About Its Talent
- CMT Loads Up with MuzikMafia TV
- Koonin Elevated at Turner
- Verizon Secures FiOS Franchises in N.Y., Mass.
- On Command, Amino Get a Room
- Cartoon Gets Celebs for Mockumentary
- C-COR Pops VOD-in-the-Box
- Charter Adds MavTV in Wisconsin
- Comcast Shines Spotlight on Reorg
- AudioCodes Certified on Digium's VoIP Platform
October 23
- HBO, Milch Meet John from Cincinnati
- AMC Poll: The Exorcist Scariest Movie
- Spike TV Goes Inside the UFC
- BitTorrent Gets Embedded in Taiwan
- FSN Midwest to Air 1968 Cards-Tigers Series Clash
- Denver Teacher a DIY ‘Stud’
- New VH1 Film Is Totally Awesome
- TWC Offers Refunds to Storm-Hit in Buffalo
- DirecTV Launches Arabic Package
- Defense Inspector General Ok's Buying Positive Press
- NBA and Lenovo Enter Marketing Partnership
- RHI Gets Into Sci Fi
- World Series ’06 Already on Video
- 50 Greatest Moments Minisite Launched
- AOL Adds Paramount Movie Downloads
- Time Warner Picks Siemens Servers
- Women Scarcer On CBS Evening News
October 22
- Dish Must Stop Selling Distant Signals
October 21
- Forston Named VP of Production
- Stations Learn From Hawaii Quake
- Healthy Prognosis for Fitness Fare
- Deals
- A Message From Cable Positive President Steve Villano
- A Message From Broadcasters Foundation President Gordon Hastings:
- Lieberman Targets Online Content
- Channel Speaks Up for Wildlife
- Fast Track
- Peter Chernin
- Susan Lucci
- IFC’s 'Film School’ Expands
- Sundance Sets Asian Fright Fest
- Through the Wire
- Cable Originals
- Irwin Gotlieb
- Latino Interest Kick-Starts MLS
- Aging Boomers a Boon for Networks
- Chris Albrecht
- Nancy Tellem
- Betty Cohen
- Greetings From Broadcasting & Cable
- News in the Northwest
- Fates &Fortunes
- Harry Pappas
- Honor Roll of the Fifth Estate
- Entertainment Tonight
- Werner Heads Outdoors
- CableLabs Nudges DOCSIS
- Mini Mouse
- Where to be and what to watch…
- Update Logic, CableLabs Do TV Repair
- Gemstar Fires Patent Suit at Digeo
- Google’s Eun Plays Matchmaker
October 20
- Video cast test
- Comcast to Carry WFTX in HD
- Fox News, DirecTV Reach Deal
- Mojo Takes On Wall Street Warriors
- Two BET Execs to Leave
- Cablevision Wires Schools for Phone
- Hip-Hop Hold 'em Opens Low
- Cable Nets’ Staffs Survive NBC U 2.0
- Siemens, Cingular Fund IMS Research Contest
- Funniest Mom Back on Nick at Nite
- Azteca America Hires Detroit Sales Director
- ABC In the Pink with Grey's Anatomy
- EchoStar to Resell WildBlue Net Access
- Insight to Boost VOD Content
- Verizon V CAST to Present Film Festival
- Cisco Writes Memo for Linksys
- Telemundo's Zel Seeks ‘Relevance, Quality’
October 19
- MCN - Test Audio/Video article
- Project Runway Finale a Runaway Success
- Operators, Networks Note Promo Tactics
- Heavyweight PPV Tourney to Air in Dec.
- HDNet Takes the MLS Pitch
- Hall Of Fame 2006 Inductees
- Darling Named CIO at TBS
- Soccer Chief Relies on Hispanic Support
- Liberty Sells OpenTV
- Soccer Chief Relies on Hispanic Support
- Woodruff Returning For Spring Special
- Turner’s New CIO a Real Darling
- FiOS TV Available in Mineola
- Comcast, CN8 Offer Candidates On Demand
- SOAPnet Enrolls Student-Generated Content
- MSNBC to NYC; 700 Jobs Cut
October 18
- Villar, Costantini Lead Off at Hispanic Summit
- Advertising Aimed at Hispanics Escapes Malaise
- Bravo, Time Warner Reheat Interactive Top Chef
- Motorola Ships Digital Set-Top No. 50M
- Six Lost RKO Films Found by TCM
- New Hires at Tennis Channel
- Minacom Stresses VoIP Stress Testing
- DirecTV Extends Amdocs Pact
- What's New? Hello Kitty Gets Blue
- Meril Upped at Warner Bros. TV
- DT Launches IPTV on Microsoft Platform
- Time Warner Cable Files $5.5B IPO
- Time Warner Cable Files for IPO
October 17
- Werner to Lead Outdoor Channel
- Hallmark Green-Lights RHI Projects
- Four for FiOS in New York
- TBS Secures Baseball LCS Package
- CableLabs Reaches UpdateLogic, Funai Pacts
- Porter Joins Fox Sports en Español
- Shop at Home Charges Sink Scripps
- Let’s Shop with WealthTV
- MavTV Ready to Rassle
- MTVN to Pimp China via Internet
- Flavor Finale Shatters VH1 Ratings Records
- Murrow Awards Remember Katrina
- Heroes Saves the Day for Peacock
- Flavor of Love Tops the Charts
- Williams on Top, Couric in Last
- Who Made the Fierce 15?
- Verizon Piles On FiOS Franchises, Launches
- Motorola Hires Chief Marketing Officer
- FCC Upholds Viacom Indecency Settlement
- Nokia Phones Up Cartoon Clips
- CBS Slates Victorias Secret Show
- Redstone: FCC Indecency Fines Spreading Fear
- Redstone: FCC Indecency Fines Spreading Fear
October 16
- Redstone to Regulators: Stay Out of Our Homes
- MXC Returns to Spike TV
- Nielsen Taps Client-Advisory Committees
- Animal Planet Launches New Campaign
- Spanish Premier League Stays on WorldSport HD
- Animal Planet Roars Into Activism
- MTV Networks Nabs Quizilla
- Hallmark Wants To See Viewers in Shorts
- New DirecTV Bird Is Aloft
- Fox News Gets Big Hike in Cablevision Renewal
- Siemens Server Gets CableLabs’ OK
- CBS, Yahoo! Partner on News Syndication
October 15
- JumpTV to Jump Onto Comcast.net
- The ABC's of RCN
- Gemstar Sues Paul Allen's Digeo
October 14
- How the Google-YouTube Deal Shakes Up TV
- Every Room Gets a View
- HD News Comes to Indianapolis Station
- New Dating Show Features Local Singles
- Missouri Tries to Regulate VoIP Via Cable
- TCM Focuses Off-Screen
- AHAA’s Kravetz: Understanding the Latino Identity
- Tapestry’s Sanchez: The Changing Face of Ad Buys
- Flash!
- Comcast, Starz Think Downloads
- Comcast Dials Up StarTek
- Stations Score with Post-Game Fare
- IPTV With a Spanish Accent
- Volume Control
- Cinemax Makes 'Star Wars' High-Def Saga
- Human Capital Study Benchmarks Industry
- Comcast Wins Privacy Suit
- Nets Chart Different Courses To Succeed With Telenovelas
- Putting Faith in Religious Networks
- Five Questions for Fred Dressler
- Fates & Fortunes
October 13
- Journal Fires Back At Political Coverage Study
- WGN-TV Catches Another Crook
- Slingbox A Game-Saver For Cal Fans
- It’s YouTube, Not U Tube
- Martin Will Seek Comment on AT&T/BellSouth
- Jerry Belson Dead at 68
- TCM Boosts Original Efforts
- GAC to Sponsor Walk of Fame
- Air America Files for Bankruptcy
October 12
- Comcast Broadens Harbert's Role
- E!’s Harbert to Head Comcast Unit
- ESPN, ABC Announce NASCAR On-Air Team
- Cartoon Takes Class of 3000 Multiplatform
- V CAST Gets Music Videos from ABC Shows
- Clear Channel Launching Multicast Network
- Baghdad TV Station Employees Gunned Down
- Another Comcast Tech Caught Napping
- 2006 Hispanic Summit Agenda
- Norway readies for 2007 HD launch
- Unlicensed devices threaten DTV reception
- Scripps Ups Lyons
- Spice to Rebrand Adult PPV Channels
- DBS Pirate to Fork Over $500K
- NAB Touts Station Election Efforts
- Qualcomm Gets MediaFLO OK
- PTC Praises KidZone
October 11
- NBC Bets on Poker After Dark
- TBN Snags Wumblers
- DOJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger
- San Fran Station Goes HD
- John Set to Rock QVC
- The Force Is with Cinemax
- Rachael Ray Tops Q Scores
- AHAA’s Kravetz: Understanding the Latino Identity
- MSNBC Names Web Execs
- Nielsen’s Darfield: Tracking Hispanic Eyeballs
- Plot Twists for Genre
- Nets Chart Different Courses To Succeed With Telenovelas
- Four More Languages for ESPNsoccernet.com
- Two VoIP Patents for 8x8
- Networks Interrupt for Bush News Conference
- Service Set for Wife of CBS D.C. Exec
October 10
- It's Our Net Concerned Over AT&T/BellSouth Merger Vote
- ABC News Now Heads to India
- Starz Grants Wishes Made
- Bonaduce Back on VH1 for Season Two
- DirecTV to Add 25 HD Markets
- GetConnected Lands CEO
- HGTV to Launch Web-Video Series
- Bright House Adds Galavisión in Fla.
- Knology Moving Outdoor Channel to Analog
- Late Show Produces First Webisode
- JDSU Enhances IPTV-Testing Gear
- Telefonica Deutschland Taps Siemens
- Keeping a Ruckus in Czech
- Nortel Demos IPTV via WiMAX
- Lucent Launches IPTV Platform
- Verizon Gives FiOS TV International Flavor
- CNN Adds More Dobbs
- Four Set-Tops Support Microsoft IPTV
- Lucent Launches IPTV Platform
- Cisco Completes Ashley Laurent Buy
- Court TV to Keep On Haunting
- WE Deals with Hair Trauma
- G4 Checks Into The Block
October 9
- Welcome to the Wild World of Spike
- here! Knits Virtual AIDS Quilt
- More Long Island Homes Get FiOS TV
- Discovery Makes Stinchcomb Executive VP
- Turner Names New-Media Developer
- Anime Network Strikes VOD Deals
- Association of National Advertisers Elects Chairman
- Ripe Digital Ripe for $32M in Financing
- CBS Partners with YouTube
- TBN Takes Wumblers
- More Stations Bleeping Eyes on The Prize
October 8
- Multichannel News Names Tech Editor
- Showtime to Offer Video via Cell Phones
- Stargate SG-1 Site Relaunches
- Mary Hart Re-Ups at ET
- Grey's Resuscitates ER
- Couric Gets Parrothead Parody
October 7
- Midnight Madness: Late Night TV
- Cable's Next Big Thing
- Operators Balk at Station Bundling
- PBS' Automation Effort Stalls
- FCC Warned of 'Homogenization’
- FCC Warned of 'Homogenization’
- From Pre-Med Student to HBO
- Renovations Are Underway at MSG Network
- Veteran Tech Journalist Spangler Joins 'MCN’
- ESPN, Football Sack the Ratings — Again
- MTV Heats Online 'Stew’
- Spotlight
- Fast Track
- Past Honorees
- From Truck Chaser to Leader
- Cable Has Full Fall PPV Fight Card
- Fates and Fortunes
- A Pioneer for Cable and Women
- Portal Play: New Web-Video Approaches
- Wegener Averts A Proxy Confrontation
- Mediacom Takes Sinclair Dispute to Court
- Network Reclaims Old Name
- No One’s Neutral When Bill Comes
- Packer's Plans for MGM TV
- Open Mike
- Schleiff's Hallmark: Getting Deals Done
- Following a Father’s Example
- A Cable-Modem Trial Offer
- Discovery's Biggest Fan
October 6
- Crown Sale Could Mean $9M for Schleiff
- YouTube to Be Google’s Tube?
- Telemundo Fires Back
- MGM and New Line Make Pact
- Food Wants to Get Away with Giada
- Charlie and Lola Returning to Disney
- Witmer Gets Dressler’s Time Warner Gig
- Sinclair and Mediacom Prepare for Battle
- Reif Cohen Boosts Comcast Share-Price Target
- Time Warner Taps Witmer
- FiOS get international content from Globecast
October 5
- TBS International Names CFO
- USA Adds Video Game Programming
- Crown Sells Film Library to Halmi
- Crown Media Sells Film Library
- Paramount Brings Worldwide TV Under One Roof
- FTC Asked To Tread Lightly in Ad Space
- Cable Group Details Wireless Win
October 4
- Verizon Gives FiOS TV International Flavor
- House Finds Syndicated Homes
- FCC: CTIA to Be AWS Clearinghouse
- FCC: CTIA to Be AWS Clearinghouse
- CEA Showcases TV On the Go
- Rehr Talks Up Broadcasting
- Turbo Boost for Nick’s TurboNick
- Turner South To Become SportSouth
- Music Choice People’s Choice: Aguilera
- It's Official: Schleiff Named Hallmark CEO
- CBS Does the Sitcom Shuffle
October 3
- Time Warner Unifies L.A.
- Rachael Ray Rules in Ratings
- Managing Change in Virginia
- mtvU Announces Woodie Talent
- Cartoon Ready to Get Re-Animated
- CBS Sports To Replace Golf Analyst
- Dressler To Retire
- BellSouth Means Business with Avaya VoIP
- Travel Follows Bob Geldof in Africa
- Couric Slides to Third Place
- OEN Going Nationwide
- Optimum Debuts Video-Quality Analyzer
- Disney Inks Cavalier IPTV Pact
- Hip Hop Honors Hit VH1 Broadband
- MTV Green-Lights Engaged, Choir
- Optimum Debuts IPTV Video-Quality Analyzer
- Searer and Foy Sign First-Look Deal With VH1
October 2
- Comcast Cares Day Set for Saturday
- Time Warner Expands EarthLink Offering
- Entriq Inside Intel-NBC U Collaboration
- PBS To Re-Air Eyes on the Prize
- Equator HD Visits Medicine Woman
- McGrath: I’m Staying at MTVN
- FarScape's David Kemper Returns
- Schleiff to Hallmark
October 1
- Time Warner Takes Degrassi Interactive