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May 31
- Weather Anchors Ready for High-Def Close Up
- USA Network Puts Digital Games In Plain Sight Of Consumers
- USA Network Puts Digital Games In Plain Sight Of Consumers
- Cable Networks Looking for ‘Best Summer Ever’
- Saade Keeps ABC Alternative Shows Dancing
- 'Sex' Breaks from the TV-to-Movie Pack
- Clearer Skies for Hi-Def SNG
- Frank Comerford: Elevated to a New Platform
- Planet Green Ready To Roll
- Business Calls
- Digging Deeper Into 'DSG’
- Cable Turns Up the Heat
- Fates & Fortunes
- Operators, Vendors Accuse Patent Firm of Modem 'Sham'
- The Wide Open Emmys?
- Cable Bests Broadcast
- Jam On, Paul Allen, Jam On
- 'Open' Season
- Keeping 'Malware’ at Bay in Oregon
- NatGeo Will Dance Through Wee Hours
- WKAG: 'Pomp' Up the Volume
- Net Neutrality, DTV Atop Martin’s List
- A Sharper Dr. Phil
- Perler will Helm Bonnie Hunt Show
May 30
- Dish Sues TiVo Seeking Judgment On New DVR Software
- MSNBC Fires Back at CNN’s Jessica Yellin
- Scott McClellan Adds The Daily Show to Media Dance Card
- Logo, Netflix Ink Content, Branding Deal
- Onstream To Buy IPTV Firm Narrowstep
- ABC Warms Upfront with Starcom, Zenith
- Liberty Details Malone Pay Raise
- DirecTV Gets South Park in HD
May 29
- Operators, Vendors Call Patent Firm’s Cable ModemsA ‘Sham’
- Ninth Circuit Keeps Cross-Ownership Challenge
- CBS News Names Director, Talent Development
- MTV Orders 50 Cent Series
- Verizon Takes TV, VOD Listings To The Web
- Minority Groups Target Undbundling
- Harold & Kumar Go to Comedy Central
- NBC: Stanley Cup Runneth Over
- Nielsen Nabs Hallmark for New Software
- CBS Films Names CFO
- Carlos, Smith to Receive Arthur Ashe Award
May 28
- Akimbo Shuts Down
- Nielsen Debuts Media-Planning Software
- Cablevision Promotes Dursi To Recruitment Chief
- ION Media Networks Adds Research VP
- Small Cable Ops Keep Up Leased-Access Fight
- Ratings Good News for Fox News, NBC
- TiVo Offering Critic's Picks
- David Perler Tapped to Helm Bonnie Hunt Show
May 27
- WBStrikes Exclusive Deal with David E. Kelley
- Sony, Cable Bury Two-Way Hatchet
- CNN To Premiere International News Show
- Couric to Make ‘Major Announcement’
- FCC Has DTV-Heavy Schedule
- Sony Embraces tru2way
- ESPN To Provide Early-Round Coverage Of National Spelling Bee
- G4 Brings Series Content To Xbox 360
- Verizon Takes Starz’s Broadband Play
- Sony, Top Operators Reach ‘Plug And Play’ Solution
- Regulators Mull Al Jazeera’s Future In Vermont
- Verizon Another Step Closer To NYC Franchise
- TCM Sets ‘American Girl’ Promo
- Morales Leaving Telemundo Stations
- CMT Acquires Nashville Star
- Zakaria's CNN Program to Debut Sunday
- G4 Shows Added to Xbox Live Marketplace
- Hallmark, LodgeNet Ink Carriage Pact
- Hallmark Channel’s Hotel Rooms Are Ready
May 26
- Digital-To-Analog Converters Pop Out
- Traffic Tie-Ups
- Tennis On Court With French Open Previews
- Nat Geo, Comcast Team On Eco Push
- See No Evil
May 25
- COVER STORY: See No Evil
- CableNetworksPut MoreContent Online
- Up A Creek, Without Paddles?
May 24
- FX’s Landgraf Eyes Online Opportunities
- BET’s Lee Weighs In On Diversity, Cable Cares
- Almost Allman Joy In Nawlins
- ESPN2 Takes To ‘Sky’ For NCAA Lacrosse Final Four
- Going Mobile
- Show Pipes Up Distrib Pacts
- 'DTAs’ Pop Out
- Comcast Invests in P2P Video-Delivery Firm
- WiMax, Tru2Way Will Open Avenues: Panel
- 'Wire’-d For A Win? Will Emmy Snub HBO’s Acclaimed Series?
- Bewkes Reshapes Time Warner
- Chasing the Interactive Ad(vantage)
- DirecTV Adds Russian, Vietnamese Networks
- Viacom Net Sees Greenberg
- Monitor: Chasing the Interactive Ad(vantage)
- Low-Power Broadcasters Worried About Digital
- NOLA’s Sobering Reality Show
- Fates & Fortunes
- MGM HD Signs Up Time Warner Cable
- Time Warner Cable Leaves Parent
- Soaping Up for a Second 'Shift’
- Cable Needs Realism Dose on Political Ads: Strategist
- Court Blocks FCC Leased-Access Rules
- Deals
- Court Stays Leased- Access Rule Change
- Face2Face
May 23
- FCC to Make Technical Clarification on DTV Rules
- Time Warner Cable L.A. To Relaunch Interactive TV
- DirecTV’s GameSearch Helps Viewers Find Blacked-Out Games
- ABC, CNN Plan Memorial Day Programming
- Headline News To Salute Troops On Memorial Day
- IPitimize Inks Digital Voice Deal With Texas Operator
May 22
- Court Grants Stay of FCC's Leased-Access-Rate Reduction
- Litton Entertainment Names Sales Executives
- B&C NAMES BEN GROSSMAN EDITOR
- WGA East Names Mona Mangan’s Successor
- Fuse Lights Exclusive Deal For Bonnaroo Festival
- ABC Revamping Web-Video Player
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Slated for June Return
- ‘Instant Star’ Back For Final Season On The N
- Verizon Tips Off FiOS TV Ad With Celtics' Garnett
- Def Jam Records To Promote TBS’ ‘House Of Pain’
- ViaClix To Add Video-Chat to IPTV Platform
May 21
- More Time for ABC, Affiliates in NYPD Blue Appeal
- LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Hallmark, Starcom Spring Upfront
- Layoffs at Media General
- Sundance Promotes Kunken To Vice President Digital Media
- Leased Access: How Much?
- Time Warner Cable Approves Spinoff
- Style Network Sets Non-Scripted Series On Obese Woman
- Style Network Sets Non-Scripted Series On Obese Woman
- Intelsat Launches Galaxy 18 Satellite
- Comedy Central: Black Is In for Summer
- ABC-Owned TV Stations Tap Digital VP
- Bravo Expands Programming, Production Departments
- IFC OKs Three Henry Rollins Specials
- NBCU Promotes Syndie-Sales Exec
- HITN-TV, Cablers Hit Campaign Trail
- DirecTV Ms Ads Take Aim at Cable
- Univision to Launch VOD in January
May 20
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Sports Nets Tout Value of Content; Ops Warn About Repercussions
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Operators Must Balance Content, Services To Serve Diverse Audience: Panel
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Esser: Cox ‘On the Verge’ Of Advanced Ads
- THE CABLE SHOW '08: COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM B&C
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Bright House Ready To Target Broadcast-Only Homes
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Smaller Ops Tout HD VOD, Pursuing Commercial Accounts
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Perils Of Pricing Political Ads
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Business Phone Service Signals Big Opportunity For Cable
- Cox Launches MyPrimetime VOD In Four More Markets
- NBCU Partners With Dish On Interactive Ads
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Thomson Cooks Digital-To-Analog Cable Adapter
- Cable Show ’08: NBCU Takes OpenTV Companywide
- Pegram to Run WFTS
- Syndication Ratings: Oprah Gets Help from Friends
- Rutgers Honors Dick Askin
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Fox Soccer, Setanta Score FA Cup Rights
May 19
- Satellite Leads in American Customer Satisfaction Index
- Cable Show ’08: Cablers Reject All-Free Content
- Cable Show ’08: VOD Just Scratching the Surface
- Schieffer to Be at CBS Long-Term
- Cable Show ’08: TVN Revamp Creates Rapid-Response VOD
- QVC Taps SES Americom for HD Transport
- Cable Show ’08: Cable Stock Spurt
- Sundance Boosts VOD Offerings
- Trez Thomas Joins Bravo
- Announcers Named for CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Univision To Kick Off VOD
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Comcast's Craddock Set To Retire
- 'Queen for a Day' Wants a Comeback
- Univision, Telemundo Ramping Up Product Placement Projects
- NBC: An 'Infront' Offers Sell-Through Opportunities
May 18
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: MGM HD Lands Time Warner Cable Deal
- Style Plans to ‘Clean House’
- Cutting the Virtual Cord
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Motorola Diagnoses Set-Tops
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: TV One To Launch HD Channel
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: A Playground Also Rises
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Disney, ESPN Nets Revamp Affiliate Web Site
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Suddelink, TVN Reach VOD Accord
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Pace Packs MPEG-4 Cable Set-Tops
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: ADB Debuts Tru2way-Certified Set-Top Box
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: The 2008 Vanguard Awards
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Fuse To Launch HD VOD Channel On Comcast
May 17
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: A Growing Family Of Pioneers
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Cable Pioneers Class
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Zodiac Tops Tru2Way Challenge
- TVG Corrals 30 Million Subs With Comcast Rollout
- Televisa Takes MPEG-4 Plunge With Tandberg
- Dallas Clement: The Triple-Play Triple-Threat Man at Cox
- WE TV Strategic Opportunities - May 2008
- Travel Channel Performance/Schedule Analysis - May 2008
- G4 Strategic Opportunities - May 2008
- Food Network Strategic Opportunities - May 2008
- Dish Network Lowers the Boom on Voom
- CBS Has Eye on CNET for $1.8 Billion in Cash
- Volume Control
- Does That Rerun Fit the Brand?
- Chapter 11 for 13 Pappas Stations
- EchoStar Wins Piracy Case
- Insight, Cox Post Q1 Gains
- NBC Roasted by Craig, Jimmy…and Conan
- Programmers to Strut in Big Easy
- NDS to Guide Cox
- Food Changes Daytime Recipe
- Experts Say FCC’s Martin Isn’t Done Yet
- DirecTV Is Outpacing Dish. And Now Comes Malone.
- Ready to Party
- Comcast to Tack Plaxo to TV
- It's Show Time for Ergen
- Malone, Diller Settle Feud Over IAC
May 16
- 2008 CABLE SHOW:Cable @ 60: This Decade
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Cable @ 60: The 1990s
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Cable @ 60: The 1980s
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Cable @ 60: The 1970s
- Bewkes: AOL Has Attracted ‘Interest’
- MGM, Comcast Ink HD Movie Distribution Pact
- Cross-Ownership Reversal: The House
- Study: Cable TV Industry Gave Away Almost $2 Billion In 2006
- Tandberg Takes Crypto To The Edge
- Nielsen Completes IAG Research Buy
- UPFRONTS 2008: COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM B&C
- More Reaction to Media-Ownership Smackdown
- Nielsen-IAG Research Deal Done
- Lauren Lee Smith Joins CSI Cast
May 15
- Verizon Bites CableCard Bullet
- EchoStar Wins Battle, Loses War In News Corp. Unit Piracy Case
- Santana Out As NTN Buzztime CEO
- Broadcasters Applaud LG-Samsung Mobile-DTV Deal
- Georgetown Partners, MAP Tag-Team on Sirius Set-Asides
- Program-Starved Web Streamer Shuts Down
- Ohio Cable Operator Launches ION Channel Suite
- Cox Accused Of Blocking P2P, Too
- Senate Votes to Block FCC's Cross-Ownership Rule Change
- Groups: Converter Boxes Will Become Obsolete
- TNT Launching ‘Micro-Series’ in Primetime
- CNBC Bringing Squawk Box to The Cable Show
- Lifetime Names Senior VP, Lifetime Partnership
May 14
- LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Shakira Shakes Univision's Stage
- 2008 CABLE SHOW: Operators Feeling Wired
- KTBS Preps for HD Transition
- Arqiva To Launch HD Platform In July
- Circuit City Challenges FCC Fine
- Upfront: CBS Releases Full Schedule
- SlingModem Comes to Market
- TV One Promotes Michelle Rice
- Dish Lowers Boom On Rest Of Voom
- Interactive TV Demos Aplenty At Cable Show
- 2008 Cable Show: Navigating New Orleans
- Lifetime Links Cox HD Deal
- AT&T Seeks Energy Star Certification For Set-Tops
- Starz Deploys 24 Terabytes For HD Storage
- Comcast Media Center Launches ITV Services
- Upfront: Turner Pushes Parity with Broadcasters
- CBS Strikes Deal with lonelygirl15 Creators
- Cox to Carry Lifetime’s Ancillary Channels
- ReelzChannel Ready for Summer
May 13
- Diller, Malone Settle Differences
- Dish Network: No Room For Voom
- DirecTV Delivers EWTN In Spanish To Latin America, Caribbean
- Motorola Packs In Edge-QAM Channels
- PBS Selects thePlatform For Online Programming
- Disney Launches Advertising Research Lab
- Starz To Launch Encore HD In July
- Cox Turns To NDS For Guidance
- SportsCenter Going Live in a.m., Adding Hannah Storm
- Upfront: Boston Legal to Exit with Two-Hour Finale
- HBO Now on iTunes, with Variable Pricing
- Ex-Bush Official Joins CNN
- Survey: Bravo, Showtime, HBO Gay-Friendly
May 12
- LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Telemundo Unveils New Lineup
- Comcast Elevates Kolb To CMO Of E!, Style
- Dish to Launch 22 More HDTV Networks
- Scripps Names Directors For Post-Split Companies
- MSNBC Gears Up Live Coverage For West Virginia Primary
- RCN, Blue Ridge Launch Broadband Home Security Services
- Cartoon Network, Honda Team Up On ‘Adult Swim’ Contest
- Upfront: CBS Picking Up Six New Series
- Upfront: NBC Brings Out Top Brass for Fallon Announcement
- ESPN, Tennis Channel Get U.S. Open Cable Rights
- Clinton Responds to WWE Questions
- Procera’s Smarter Bandwidth Throttling
May 11
- Fox, 20 th Television Launch Animation-Development Push
- NBC Stations Shift Strategy
- Operators Define Customer Care Values
- ‘Inside The NBA’ Squad Bares Feet For Charity
- Bravo Cooks Up Extensions
- Fox News Seeks College Knowledge
May 10
- HD Newsgathering Inches Closer to Reality
- Monitor: Cable's Analog Signal Zappers
- Weathering The Digital Storm In Wilmington
- Suzanne Kolb: Changing the Shape of Things
- Analog Zappers
- Weathering the Digital Storm
- Don't Choke Internet Television
- New VOD Revenue Targets
- Cable Show '08 Schedule
- FearNet Flicks Are Fo' Shizzle
- Localism’s National Consequences
- Networks Tap Rich Vein: Their Audiences
- HD Newsgathering Inches Closer to Reality
- Wilmington Pulls Plug on Analog
- NFL Net Cries Foul to FCC
- Fates & Fortunes
- Who'll Win in Court?
- KNBC Tries Kid Stuff
- Korean Firm Pitching Blu-ray Bypass Option
- CableLabs Streamlines Tru2way Approvals
- ATSC Celebrates 25th Anniversary
- The Quarterly Media Scorecard
- Jury Mulls Value of Satellite Pirates’ Booty
May 9
- Massillon Goes All-Digital With ‘DTAs’
- VHI Certifies More 'Celebreality'
- CableLabs Certifies First ‘Wideband’ Modems
- GSN Programming Chief To Exit
- The CW Taps MRC to Program Sunday Nights
- Low Powers Seek $450M in DTV Aid
- Verizon FiOS TV Goes All-Digital In Jersey
- Wilmington: NAB Seeks Answers
- Martin: No New Rules For NFL Network
May 8
- FCC Details Wilmington DTV Test
- Orlando Stations to Test Analog Switch-Off
- ESPN Serves Up WTA Tour Online
- Taraschi To Shine Again At QVC
- WNBC To Bow 24-Hour News Channel
- UPFRONT & CENTER: MTVN Pitches 'Ultimate ROI'
- PEJ: 'The Daily Show' Borders on News Show
- Comedy Central Resurrects 'The Gong Show'
- Baran Named CFO of CBS Station Group
- Johanson Pulls Plug On Oxygen’s ‘Talk Sex’
- Logo Launches Online Library
May 7
- WNBC Plans 24-Hour News Channel
- NY1 to NBC: It's Good to Be No. 1
- Cablevision to Buy Sundance Channel
- Quarterly Earnings: Fox Broadcasting Sparkles in News Corp.'s Q3
- Ellento Go HD in the Fall
- AMC Renews Breaking Bad
- Cable NetworksSupport Suit Against FCC's Leased-Access Rule Change
- ABC News Opens "Digital Bureaus" on College Campuses
- Quarterly Earnings: Nexstar Revenue Up, Station Switch Hurts Income
- HBO Goes to Training Camp with Dallas Cowboys
- Korean Tech Developer Is HD 'Dreamer'
- AMC Renews 'Breaking Bad' For Sophomore Season
- Quarterly Earnings: Crown Media Revenue Up In Q1
- Cablevision Reels In Sundance Channel
- DirecTV Racks Up 275,000 New Subs In Q1
- AMPTP Ends SAG Talks
- NBC Banks on Casino
- Ad Agency Spot Runner Raises $51 Million
May 6
- NFL Network Files Carriage Complaint against Comcast
- Quarterly Earnings: Disney Has a Happy Q2
- Barrington To Slash Staff
- Microsoft Targets iTunes, Offers TV Shows For Zune
- Nexstar Appoints Co-COOs
- NFL Files FCC Complaint Against Comcast
- Networks, Parks Fuel Strong Disney 2Q
- Oh Miley: Sunday’s ‘Hannah’ Episode Garnered 3.1 Million Viewers
- Nick At Nite Barks Up New Awards Show
- Intelsat, Panasonic Team Up On In-Flight Broadband Service
- Sundance Acquires TV Rights To ‘Crazy Love’
- TV One To Preview New Lineup During Primetime Special
- Discovery’s ‘Man Vs. Wild’ Premiere Draws Strong Ratings
- 'This Old House' Crew Works On DIY’s ‘Blog Cabin’
- Q&A: Jennifer Pena, PBS Kids
- MegaTV, LATV Kick Off Hispanic Upfront Season
- Azteca Amrica Unveils 2008-2009 Lineup
- 'WrestleMania' Shift Lifts WWE Profits 29% In Q1
- House Drives Solid Monday Ratings
- Senator Hillary Clinton Delivers 'Top 10' on Letterman
- For Your Consideration: A&E Puts Emmy Screeners Online
May 5
- Saints Owner Grabs WVUE
- Magical Elves, NBC Universal Strike First-Look Deal
- Nielsen: Product Placement On The Rise On Broadcast TV
- NBC Renews With Teletrax For Content Tracking
- Motorola CherryPicks MPEG-2
- Promax/BDA Tabs WWE’s McMahon For Lifetime Achievement Award
- HGTV Renews ‘Myles of Style’
- Lindsay Lohan Booked for Ugly Betty
- COVER STORY: VH1 Hits a New High Note
- TAKE FIVE: FCC's McDowell is Kevin Martin's Loyal Opponent
- McCain To Join ‘Indecision 2008’ Wednesday
- Sci Fi Tracks ‘Crystal Skulls’ Mystery
- MTV.com Serves Up Extras For ‘Legally Blonde’ Reality Series
- New York To Boost Penalties For Content Piracy
- Warner Bros. to Take Over Daytime Programming for The CW
- NBC News Launches iCue
- Station to Station: Boston Viewers Test Interactive TV
- Drama, Reality Give ABC Ratings Win
- Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo! Offer
- Warner Bros. Takes Over CW Daytime
- VH1 Hits a New High Note
May 4
- Fest Fix
May 3
- CBS College Sports ‘Going Yard’
- A Salute to Flagship Shows
- Deals
- Viacom's $100M Game-Changer
- Bravo Goes Multimedia
- Fates & Fortunes
- Charleston, S.C.: High Times in Low Country
- Michael Steib: Searching for a New Ad Model
- HD Hits the Streets
- Volume Control
- Syndicators Upbeat About Upfront
- NAB Knocks 'Localism' Rules
- ABC Family's Summer Plans
- NATAS Picks Its Daytime Finalists
- AT&T Bows Mobile TV After Months of Delays
May 2
- Judge Temporarily Halts Echostar-NDS Group Trial, Admonishes CEO
- Macrovision Closes Acquisition Of Gemstar-TV Guide
- CMT, Hulk Hogan Tag Team New Reality Wrestling Series
- Verizon To Build FiOS TV Hub In Washington State
- IPTV Equipment Sales Grew 47% in 2007
- HBO to Show de la Hoya Fight Free-of-Charge
- MTV to Turn Legally Blonde June 2
- Primetime Ratings: Old-School Battle Between Grey's Anatomy,CSI
May 1
- LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: ION Acquires ‘Dead Zone,’ Rebrands as ‘Positively Entertaining’
- SiTV Hires Firm For Latino Outreach
- ABC, NBC Balk at Network-Integration-Fee Task Force
- ACA Balks At News Corp. Merger Relief
- iTunes To Sell Movies Same Day As DVD Release
- LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: ABC Family Introduces 'Nikki'
- ‘Deadliest Catch’ Reels In Huge Ratings
- Phoenix Broadband Launches Power Agent Systems
- Louisiana Casino Opens CMT-Themed Bar
- PTC Pushes CBS Affiliates to Drop Dexter
- Hearst-Argyle Television Revenue Down 2.6% in Q1
- Nielsen: Mobile Internet Extends Site Reach By 13%
- TV Land Green-Lights ‘Cougar’ Dating Show
- MLB Advanced Media Renews Deal with Ensequence
- Fox, NYTVF Launching Comedy Script Contest
- February Sweeped Up In Digital Transition