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May 31
- Neopets "Shows" Launching on Nickelodeon
- FCC: Cable Competitors Won't Have to Cut the Sheet Rock
- Nickelodeon Teams Up With Marriott to Open Nick Themed Resorts
- Comcast Kicks Networks to Digital
- Tribune Wraps Up Tender Offer
- NBC Universal/News Corporation Joint Venture Adds Content Partners
- Comcast New England Expands HD Lineup
- FCC Revives MDU Drywall Rule
- FCC Revives MDU Drywall Rule
- Cox Launches International Channels in D.C. Area
- Kentucky DBS Tax Upheld Again
- Campbell Elevated at Time Warner Cable
- CNN Gears Up for New Hampshire Debates
- Heavyweight-Championship Fight to Air on PPV
- Nick-Branded Marriotts Slated for 2010
- Parker Joins Comcast’s Coastal Region
May 30
- MTV Reshapes Development, Production Teams
- Fred Thompson Signs Off From Law & Order
- More Stations Want To Go All-Digital
- FCC Considers Easing DMA Changes For Stations
- Fox Buys Two Media-Sharing Sites
- Comcast.net Creates a Monster
- Viacom Sells Famous Music to Sony
- Viacom Sets Another Stock-Buyback Program
- Fox Business Channel Expands Roster
- DirecTV Adds Greek Network
- MTV Tr3s Kicks Off Upfront Road Show
- Comstock Leaves Top COMPTEL Post
- ABC Modifies Seniority Proposal
- CBS Pays $280M For Online Music Site Last.fm
- Fox Sports International Promotes Three
- GSN to Pay Tribute to Reilly
- IP Unity Glenayre to Crack Whipps in EMEA Region
May 29
- NBC Replaces Entertainment President Reilly
- NCTA to Stress Online Safety for Kids
- MyNetworkTV Seeks Arresting Programming
- Sex, Nudity, Obscenity? It's Shameless on Sundance
- Cablevision Beefs Up iO en español
- WABC Recovers From Fire
- MSNBC Eyes Scarborough as Possible Imus Replacement
- Bresnan Picks EGT Encoders
- Miller Resigns from New Frontier Media
- Lodge to Camouflage Himself for GSN
- Cover Story: Is Your Weatherman Off the Mark?
May 28
- BVT Now Disney-ABC Domestic Television
- Is Your Weatherman Off the Mark?
May 27
- Mets Game Sets SportsNet Ratings Record
May 26
- Hello, Morning Joe?
- GSN’s Production Leader
- NBCU’s Multiplatform Man
- Bringing Cartoons to Life
- Howe Takes Sci Fi Into the Future
- 'Reel Talk’ Set To Open Wide
- Fates & Fortunes
- Comcast Plugs Into Indie TV
- Dish, HSN Shop by Remote
- Living Fine at Scripps
- Show-Me Showdown
- Early Inning for Digital Video
- Seeing R.E.D. at Court TV
- Flash!
- Keeper of the Peabody Awards
- Building Business
- Charter’s Phone King
- Investing Time, Achieving Goals
- Spearheading Brand Strategies
- A Little Bit CMT, A Little Bit VH1
- Tech Cos. Tout Ad Advances
- Covering the Policy Map
- Dancing to the Top
- The Dog Ate My Transmitter
- VH1’s Digital Strategist
- Bravo’s Pop Culture Guru
- The Amazing 'Idol’
- Fast Track To the Top
- DirecTV’s Sports Maven
- NCTA: Let Cable Bid on Broadcast Spectrum
- Shaping Internet Television
- WANE’s Big Step
- Deals
- On Comcast’s Fast Track
May 25
- Verizon Previews FiOS Guide
- Ben Silverman Era Begins At NBC
- RCN Promotes Ontiveros
- Providence Equity Targets Virgin Media
- Rosie O'Donnell Won't Return to The View
May 24
- Inouye Introduces Broadband Data Bill
- Mobile Forum Drafts Code For TV Voting
- Judge Young Stepping Down To Prep For Sony Show
- Franchise-Reform Bill Withdrawn in Tennessee
- C-SPAN Offers The Capitol in HD On Demand
- EchoStar to Launch HSN Shop by Remote
- Wiegman to Head Production at GSN
- RCN Names VP/GM for Lehigh Valley
- America Channel Inks WAC Pact
- It’s Lifetime’s Turn to Get Married
- MTV Readies Spankin’ New Music Week
- Yes, Virginia, There Is a FiOS
- BCFM, BCCA Recognize 11 Industry Executives
- XM to Air BCS College Games
May 23
- MTVN Digital Chief: More Virtual Worlds
- Salerno Named to CBS Board
- Damiano To Retire from NBC Universal
- Discovery, Starz Dive Into DirecTV’s HD Pool
- Cablevision Adds Versus/Golf Channel HD
- Time Warner Adding ESPNU in N.C.
- FiOS Hits Houston, But Without TV
- Charter Delivers Wireless Home Networks
- Gaming Series Picks Franchises
- Ex-TVWorks Exec Gigs with Google’s TV Ad Unit
- Reality and Fantasy Mix on Fox Reality
- CNN Aims to Increase Local Reach with Partnership
- VP Stripes for Two ADC Executives
May 22
- Lewis to Win Idol, According to Hitwise Prediction
- The History Channel Orders up Fourth Season of Digging For The Truth
- AT&T U-Verse Makes Michigan Move
- Stone Phillips Out at NBC News
- Rico Hill Joins Cartoon Network
- CBS Interactive Buys Wallstrip.com
- Verizon FiOS HD-DVR Charge Going Up
- RCN Knocks on Dorchester’s Door
- Liberty Global Shuffles Japanese Assets
- Hill Climbs to Cartoon VP Post
- HDNet Series Sold to NBC Stations
- GSN to Show Show Me the Money
- Viacom Teams Up on India Channel
- She’s Moving In with WE tv
May 21
- AT&T Dumps Cingular Wireless Signs
- 'Giants of Broadcasting' Luncheon Scheduled
- Travel Channel Site Buys Online Mag
- Citigroup Upgrades Cable View
- Staff Changes at MPAA
- LATV Inks Deal With Entravision
- XM Launches POTUS '08
- World News Webcast On the Move
- Wynyard Named WBZ Director of Sales
- YouTube Puts On Some Funny Shorts
- Cartoon Launches Fantastic Four Sweepstakes
- Alexander Promoted at 20th Century Fox
- Networks Keep Upfronts Short and Sweet
- CBS Paramount Supplies the Demand
- Food-Marketing Debate Heats Up
May 20
- The Schmooze - May 21, 2007
May 19
- Brand Awareness
- The Next Wave of Women
- Liberty's Home of Braves
- Nothing but 'Blue' Skies
- Cueing Up Spanish Originals
- Telemundo Talks Up Mun2
- Breaking New Ground
- Foreign Agent Extraordinaire
- Non-Star Maker
- Why 'L&O' Deal Was Such a Trial
- The Inspiration Incentive
- GolTV Snares Copa America
- Networks Keep Upfront Short and Sweet
- Through the Wire
- Food-Marketing Debate Heats Up
- The Groaning of Al Gore
- Living the Dream
- Discovery Shutters Stores
- Fates & Fortunes
- Franchise Battles Persist
- Big Screen, Small Markets
- On-Demand's Strong Voice
- Splicing 500 Ways, at Once
- The Stickiness Factor
- McSlarrow: Lighten Up, FCC
- State Franchises Mean Service Call of Duty
May 18
- DirecTV Sues Comcast Over HDTV Ad Campaign
- TVG Sues Betting Rival
- Brabson to Head Time Warner’s Central Texas Division
- NPR Won't Restrict Debate Coverage
- Cartoon, Kournikova Team Up on Kids’ Fitness Initiative
- GSN Adds Four Playmania Hosts
- Cartoon Network and Anna Kournikova To Combat Childhood Obesity
- ABC News Staffers Killed In Iraq
May 17
- UPFRONT: Fox Unveils 2007-2008 Schedule
- Game Over for Liberty’s Purchase of Braves from Time Warner
- Motorola to Buy Another IPTV Startup
- BigBand to Demo IPTV Over Cable Modems
- Verizon Adding SportsNet New York HD to FiOS TV Lineup
- Motorola Changes Name of Cable Unit
- HGTV Combines Marketing, Creative-Services Units
- Claritas Names President
May 16
- Akimbo Snuffs Out RCA Internet-Video Player
- Editor Joe Loy Dies at Accident Scene
- HBO Streams Flight Premiere
- UPFRONT: Univision Aims for the Heart
- DNC Announces Debate Lineup
- WisconsinEye Opens on Web
- Discovery en Español Cues Up Originals
- GolTV Scores Copa America Rights
- Media Companies Fire Back At Violence Studies
- UPFRONT: Telemundo-- New Novelas, News Programs, Late Show
- FiOS TV to Walk in New Hyde Park
- 8x8 Awarded VoIP Patent
May 15
- ABC to Stream HD Shows Online
- Controversial TV Preacher Jerry Falwell Dies
- Syndication Ratings: Viewing Levels Down During First Week of Sweeps
- Episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent to Debut on USA
- Sprint Takes Disney, ABC Shows Mobile
- Falwell, Dead at 73, Opposed Cable a la Carte
- Disney Travels to Cablevision, Time Warner with VOD Product
- Big Ten Network Heads to Buckeye Country
- PTC Urges Upfront Responsibility
- Suddenlink Signs Six-Year Deal with Convergys
- Nash Bridges Crosses Over to Superstation WGN
- Hallmark Promotes McDonald
- UPFRONT: ABC Reveals 2007-2008 Primetime Schedule
- OVAB Names Norris First President
May 14
- DirecTV May Test Broadband Over Power Lines
- NAB Concerned About DTV-Box Shortage
- Univision Teams Up with Disney-ABC on Desperate Housewives
- FiOS TV Expands in Massachusetts
- Nick Picks Funniest Mom in America
- Synacor Teams Up with Yummy Interactive
- GoFish and Icebox Launch Hidden Celebrity Webcam
- Discovery Completes Sale of Travel Channel to Cox
- Fox Reality and MNT Revive Paradise Hotel
- Packer Gets a Co-President at MGM
- Cartoon Launches Toonami Skateboard Promotion
- CBS Names Senior Investigative Producer
- John Roberts: U.S. Media Can't Tell Whole Story In Iraq
- Sullivan Upped at KNBC
- Roberts Cites Limits To Iraq Coverage
May 13
- The Schmooze - May 14, 2007
- TV One to Launch Broadband Channel
May 12
- VH1 Backs Its VH1 Rock Honors
- Networks Need a New Tune
- HBO Anger Management
- Cable's 'Wideband' Card
- Braun Keeps Starz Aligned
- Banking on Growth
- No Off-Net Sitcoms in Pipeline
- Earnings Could Join Metrics Mix
- Nat Geo Green-Lights 8 New Original Shows
- Flash!
- Advantage: DOCSIS 3.0
- Can Boxing Get Its Legs Back?
- Food to Sate Kids' Hunger
- At Vegas Cable Show, Everyone's a Winner
- Assault Cases Oust HBO Chief
- OCAP Inches Closer to Reality
- Programmers: New Media Will Boost Old
- Fates & Fortunes
May 11
- ABC Tries On Cashmere; Fox's Til Death Lives On
- No ‘National Show Bump’ for Cable-Operator Stocks
- Boston Mooninite Planters Avoid Trial
- Fox Launches In-House Ad Agency
- Two Held in Bombing at Luxor in Vegas
- Cox Launches Azteca America in Tulsa
- Hattrup Returns to Time Warner Cable’s National Division
- AFTRA Files Complaint Against KOMO-TV Seattle
- Joost Raises $45M from Viacom, CBS, Others
May 10
- Cox’s Esser: Cable Industry Set to ‘Explode’ Again
- EchoStar Looks to Expand Business
- Propose Ready to March Down the Aisle
- GCI Net Income Dips in 1Q
- Loss Widens for Overbuilder Grande Communications
- Azteca Signs Sacramento Affiliate
- Hollywood Ads Adult Smoking To Ratings System
- Albrecht Out at HBO
- TV Station Revs Up 8.2% To $22.5 Billion.
- Dick Lippin Receives Humanitarian Award
- Cuban: 'Net Can't Handle Streaming HD
May 9
- Albrecht Agrees to Leave HBO
- Albrecht Dismissal Overshadows PPV Record for De La Hoya-Mayweather Fight
- Violence Doesn't Even Make List of Top FCC Complaints
- Report: Albrecht Accused of Assault in 1991
- Panelists Discuss Challenges of Multiplatform Advertising
- Cable Advertising Hopes to Get Politically Correct
- FiOS TV Adds BBC World News
- Fox News Brings Back ½ Hour News Hour
- Four More Cos. Join HomePNA
- Michigan Fox Affiliate Changing Hands
- Newseum Gets $15 Million From Annenbergs
- Albrecht Out as HBO CEO
May 8
- McSlarrow Fires Back at FCC's Martin
- Motorola to Pay $25M Settlement on Adelphia Transactions
- Comcast to Sell Its Own Cordless Phones
- HBO Forces Fight Off YouTube
- Charter Puts Trust in Trustdorf
- Rentrak Adds to OnDemand Essentials Roster
- Bans on Ad-Skipping Part of New VOD Approaches
- Time Warner Finds Men’s Outdoors & Recreation
- Dirt , The Riches Coming Back to FX
- ESPN Deportes Gets Pan American Games
- Kettler Capitals Iceplex Agrees to RCN Partnership
- Liberty Stakes Claim in Backcountry.com
- TVGuardian to Filter Foul Language
- Sportsman Channel to Sponsor National Hunting and Fishing Day
- Damla Dogan Joins E!
- Law & Order Originals May Be Headed to TNT
- Nancy Grace Is Exiting Court TV
- NCTA: Choice is Choice, Says Martin
- Four Out of 10 Babies Watch TV
- Motorola, SA Roll Out OCAP Programs
May 7
- HBO's Albrecht Spent 12 Hours in Jail
- Vegas Blast Leaves One Dead at Luxor
- Sportsman Channel Expands Distribution
- Comcast to Launch here! TV via SVOD July 1
- Big Ten Sets Staff, Adds HD Programming
- CNN Puts No Restrictions On Debate Footage
- FCC Says CW'S Xiaolin Episode Was Program-Length Ad
- LATV Finds New Affiliates
- Rosie May Do a View
- Anime Inks SVOD Pacts with Suddenlink, CCSA
- The Fright Channel Looks to Carve Its Niche
- Krane Soars at G4
- Hill, Roush to Judge TV Guide’s America’s Next Producer
- PBS Kids Sprout to Preschoolers: Let’s Go
- Lifetime Renews Blood Ties
- CSTV Scores Comcast Chicago, Indiana Systems
- TVN Launches Bollywood VOD Channel
- CSG Care Express Available in Kiosk Form
- Kaleidoscope Cable: Artist Pitches Screen-Saver Channel
May 6
- NBA Taps David Blaine for Ad Campaign
- Verizon Adds ION Services to FiOS TV
- Texas Instruments Intros DOCSIS 3.0 Silicon
- Digeo to Cut Pricing on Moxi HD DVR
- Three Cable Networks to Adopt Interactive Technology
- HBO’s Albrecht Arrested in Vegas
- HBO CEO Chris Albrecht Arrested In Las Vegas
May 5
- Greg Maffei: Liberty’s Smooth Operator
- The Triple Play Is Out
- Taking IPTV for a Spin
- NOLA Says Hola!
- The 2007 NCTA Vanguard Awards
- It's All About the Shows
- Automated Ad Sales Platforms: Will They Click for Cable?
- Cox Goes Statewide in Calif.
- Fast Track
- Deals
- Flash!
- Tempest Brews Over Al Jazeera English
- Optimal Results
- New Ratings Era May Be Out of the Box
- Quiet and Forceful
- Those Who Learn From the Past...
- Hitting a Triple in Growth
- New Technologies Send Sales Execs Back to School
- Ralph Baruch Rode the Television Wave
- Fates & Fortunes
- Ratings Hit by Harsh Daylight
- A Diverse Group Joins Pioneer Family
- A Stellar Completion Rate
- Vast Wasteland Rests, in Pieces
- Subscriber Gains for Time Warner Cable
- Hallmark, Co-Op Renew
- The Man Who Tells Tony Soprano What To Do
- Gemstar-TV Guide Gets Personal
- 'Wives' Join the Pitch
- The Reign Maker
- Small Operator, Big Player
- A Leader Who Listens
- Ads in On-Demand: The Killer Ap?
- The Rare Breed
May 4
- RCN Offers More HD Sports
- FCC Gives Charter Set-Top Reprieve
- Major League Baseball Hooks Cablevision
- CAB Forms Committee To Settle Commercial Issues
- Ion Going Private
- Comcast to Take IPTV for a Spin
- FCC Grants Three Set-Top Waivers
- FCC Grants Three Set-Top Waivers
- Sinclair Dispute, Ice Storms Slow Mediacom in 1Q
- ION Accepts Tender Offer from NBC U, Citadel
- CAB Forms Commercial Ratings Commission
- RCN: Meet the Mets in HD
- Bumper Crop for New RFD-TV Management
May 3
- De La Hoya-Mayweather Fight Could Eclipse PPV Record
- Nightline Debates Existence of God
- Quill Awards Ceremony Set for October 27
- Comcast Mum on Porn Gaffe
- Gemstar-TV Guide Gets Personal with IPG
- CW Pulls Plug On Gilmore Girls
- Comcast, CircuitCity Open Second Connect Store
- ION Makes Its Upfront Debut
- MTV Networks International Promotes Rourke
- CBS Toasts Cronkite
- Broadcom to Acquire MoCA Chip Startup
- Comcast Apologizes For Porn Problem
- Actor Tom Poston Dead at 85
May 2
- GSN Honors Bob Barker
- WFFT Fort Wayne GM Retires
- Boucher High On Shield Law Chances
- Cablevision Accepts Dolan Buyout Offer
- Cablevision Accepts Bid from Dolan Family
- Cable vs. DBS on HD: It’s Comcast’s Turn
- ESPN’s Erhardt Named CAB Chairman
- 11 Cable Operators, Adlink to Boost New Orleans Tourism
- Snyder to Head New Turner Unit
- Verizon Licenses Gemstar-TV Guide IPG Patents
- New Wrestling Outfit Hopes to Pin PPV Buys
- SeaChange Opens to Third-Party VOD Servers
- Hindery, InterMedia Wrap Puerto Rico Deal
- Comcast Employees Find the United Way
- 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Head to Vegas
- SOAPnet Writes The Fashionista Diaries
- Discovery Kids Names Agency of Record
- GSN Is the Next Contestant
- BET: Happy Mother’s Day
May 1
- Twentieth Renews Court Blocks
- AT&T Launches TV in L.A.
- Fox Sports Off to Best MLB Start Ever
- Sechrist Out At WKRN
- Google: Viacom's Suit 'Threatens' Internet
- Fox TV Studios Names Calemzuk as New Head
- ESPN, TNT Win Four Sports Emmys Apiece
- Murdoch Bids for The Wall Street Journal
- Comcast Throws Hat Into Philadelphia Mayoral Race
- MTV, VH1 to Debut Online Casting
- GameTap Launching Enhanced Subscription, Free Options
- Gemstar-TV Guide Staffs Up Corporate Marketing Dept.
- Outdoor Channel Scores Rodeo Shows
- MobiTV Announces Top-Management Changes
- Phase Two for The N’s Millennial Values Research Study
- Steve Bellamy, Entrepreneur and Founder of The Tennis Channel, to Launch The Ski Channel, a VOD and Multimedia Network for Year-Round Mountain Activities
- Starz Launching Three HD Networks