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June 30
- CFI Report: Cable, Satellite Call Centers Fail
- Comcast Calls Out Worldwide Plans
- SCTE CEO Clark Departs
- Caviezel, McKellan Head Cast Of AMC’s 'The Prisoner'
- RFD-TV To Drop Flag On NASCAR Sponsorship
- CBS Completes CNET Acquisition
- Harris Gains Mobile-DTV Foothold in Latin America
- Munson to Head KPHO
- Bravo Taps Bekkedahl
- Nickelodeon Names New Programming Executive
- Telemundo Pairs with Ford
- Turner Broadcasting System Promotes Shields
- CMT Names McCabe VOP Of Series Development
- Communications Attorney Quale Dies at 61
- Viewers Still Prefer Watching Shows On Their TV Sets: CTAM
- Hitting the Spot With Addressable Ads
June 28
- Foudy Favors...In Euro 2008 Final
- ‘VH1 Rock Honors’ Celebrates The Who
June 27
- Gatti, LaPlaca Communicate Differently For ESPN
- AT&T To Move Headquarters To Dallas
- SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo Attracts 11,000 Attendees
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- Appeals Court Upholds Rainbow DBS Verdict
- U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Squad Profiled In Doc Series
- Study: Live TV Viewers Getting Older
- Layoffs, New Weatherman at WRCB Chattanooga
- Thomson Slows Downs Soccer
- PTC Praises Court for Hearing Cable Class-Action Suit
- KHCW Scraps ‘CW’ in Name Change
- CARU Refers More Movie Ads to MPAA
- Camp Rock Video Lifts Disney.com
- AT&T Makes Cross-State Move
June 26
- Axis Providing Virtual Views Of Euro 2008
- Dish Unveils Converter Box
- Atom Films Relaunches As Atom.com; Partners With Comedy Central
- Silva-Irvin UFC Tilt Comes To Spike TV
- Dish Rolls Out Digital-To-Analog ‘Pal’ Box
- FCC Proposes Revamping On-Screen IDs
- FTC Report Gives Alcohol Advertisers Good Grade
- Lifetime Serves Up Summer Movie Trio
- Dow Tumbles To Lowest Level In Nearly Two Years
- PBS Winning Web-Ratings Race
- Private-Equity Firm Hires Callahan
- Comcast Picks DTA Partners
June 25
- Time Warner Cable Uses Synchronoss For Online Orders
- Google Grilled On Accreditation For Ad-Buying Services
- Discovery Channel Tops List For DBS Satisfaction
- Rigases Resentenced
- CBS Lara Logan Gets Stateside Home
- NBC Settles Predator Lawsuit
- Broadband Subscribers Give Providers High Marks: Study
- Media General Sells Small CBS Affiliate
- FTC OKs Cablevision-Newsday Deal
- SCTE: Cox Taps TOA for Customer-Service Tools
- Cablevision Newsday Deal Moves Ahead
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- CBS News "60 Minutes"
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- Matt Lauer
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- David J. Barrett
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- Joshua Sapan
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- Don Browne
- 2008 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Inductee- Roger Ailes
- Harmonic Floats RFoG With CommScope
- Comcast To Simulcast Democratic National Convention In Spanish
- AETN Elevates DeBitetto
June 24
- Cox Tracks Field Techs With TOA’s Software
- Special Report: Broadband Video Evolves
- ‘Army Wives’ Still Holding Down The Fort
- Satellite Tops Cable In Customer Satisfaction: Survey
- Hedge Fund Revealed as Fisher Suitor
- KYW-TV Discharges Second News Anchor
- SCTE Elects Board Members
- WGCL-TV Reporter Powers Dead at 49
- Syndication Ratings: Ellen, Rachael Prevail
- Study: 91% of Hispanics Aware of DTV Transition
- CBS Orders More Million Dollar Password
- House Passes e911 Bill
- Motorola Gets ‘Deeper’ On Fiber
- Mediacom Adds Pentagon Channel in Fla.
- House Approves 911 VoIP Bill
- SCTE Elects Board
- Cablevision In Swing With VOD Additions
- Multi-Platform Ads Boost Effectiveness Of Campaigns: Study
- Aztek Networks Names New CFO
June 23
- Concurrent Calls Up VOD Pitcher
- Cable Wins FCC Ruling Over Verizon On Phone Switching
- Dish To Offer Interactive Wimbledon Coverage
- Study: 44% Of Internet Traffic Is Peer-to-Peer
- Bravo Cuts Nexxus In As Integrated Sponsor For ‘Shear Genius’
- Program Partners Creates Options for Stations
- Nielsen Study Reveals Buying Habits Of Sony Pictures TV Audience
- ABC, ESPN Syndicate with Veoh
- Martin Unhappy with FCC’s Verizon Decision
- FCC Extends Comments Deadline on MPAA Filing
- Hallmark Movie Channel HD Gets Cox 'Hunting License'
- Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs Specials Highlight 2008 Shark Week
- ESPN Serves Up Extensive Wimbledon Action
- Iowa Broadcasters to Martin: This Is Localism
- IMG Sports Media, Fox Sports International Strike Deal
- Stereo Pioneer Carl Eilers Dead at 83
- Investigative Journalism Under Fire
- Investigative Journalism Under Fire
June 22
- Hitachi Telecom Rolls In The RFoG
- WOW Deploys PON
- Weiser Renews Deal As Head Of Sony TV Distribution
- B&C and MCN Present HISPANIC NETWORK GUIDE Spring 2009
- More Women Want Lifetime Movie Network
- Pali Analyst To Redstone: Take Viacom Private
- NY1, NY1 Noticias Lauded For Papal Visit Coverage
June 21
- ‘Camp Rock’ Reels In 8.9 Million Viewers
- Disney’s ‘Camp’ Rocks With Viewers
- Comcast: NFL Net Belongs On Sports Tier
- ABC Stations Challenge FCC Fine, Not Authority
- Scripps’ Scorecard
- Starz Gets 'Smart' In Ad Test
- Deals
- Upfront's Upside
- COX COMMUNICATIONS Big Help for Big Easy
- Microsoft Outpaddles Canoe With a $230M Deal for Navic
- Where to be & what to watch…
- Qubo Hits the Mall
- Does Local TV Care About the News?
- FOX SPORTS NET NORTH Aid to Boys & Girls Clubs
- WCVB BOSTON 'Extreme' Commitment
- WFAA A Newsroom in Dallas That Serves Its Viewers
- Broadband Raises the Bar
- CHARTER Keeping the Heat on Gangs
- 'Office' Party
- WCCO Vet Syndicates Weather
- E! A Campaign to Keep Drunks off the Road
- Protocol Agnostic, or Protocol Indifferent?
June 20
- ESPN Scores With Euro 2008
- HBO Goes Back 'In Treatment'
- ABC: NYPD Blue 's Bare Behind Was Not Indecent
- BET Sets Second Hip Hop Town Hall Series
- Cookie Jar, DIC Entertainment to Merge
- Breland Takes Over at WAFB Baton Rouge
- Fired KYW Anchor Claims Gender Discrimination
- Universal Upbeat in Studio Fire Aftermath
- ESPN Taps Morning SportsCenter Anchors
- ESPN Establishes Live ‘SportsCenter’ Anchor Teams
- Disney Channel Goes 3D With ‘Hannah’ Concert Film
- FSN Revisits ‘Baseball’s Golden Age’
June 19
- CableLabs CEO To Telcos: You Can Use Tru2way, Too
- Charter Names Schmitz CFO
- '60 Minutes' Goes Global
- Comcast, Big Ten Reach Long-Term Deal
- CableCares Contributed Big To Big Easy
- Verizon, Employees Aid Flood Victims In Seven States
- Starz Gets ‘Smart’ In Charter Ad Test
- WCBS Launches Online ‘New York Network’
- Recycled 'Celebs' Love VH1’s Money
- ‘Outside the Lines’ Spotlights Beijing’s Lousy Air Quality
- Carradine, Hannah Sign On For Spike TV’s ‘Kung Fu Killer’
- Fuse Flexes Marketing Muscle
- Promax Panel Examines Art of Brand Integration
- Disney Channel Burns Up With Jonas Brothers
- NebuAd Responds To Critical Report
June 18
- Viewers Who Preview New Shows Online Are Loyal, So Engage Them: Yahoo Survey
- Microsoft Outbid Canoe Operators For Navic: Source
- Susanne Daniels Resigns at Lifetime
- Verizon Takes 50-Meg Service To Entire FiOS Footprint
- Dish/AT&T Headed For Divorce?
- MultiChoice Brings Nickelodeon To Africa
- Laila Ali To Give Teens A Summer Workout
- Comcast To Launch Three HD Nets, Including E!
- Nick Builds Two New Games Divisions
- The Schwartz Is with OWN
- Adelstein: DTV Transition a ‘Win-Win’ for Promotion
- RHI Raising $189M in IPO
- XM Channel for Fox Business Network
- CFA to Honor Cooper
June 17
- Microsoft Buys Navic Networks
- ESPN Scores Hole-In-One With U.S. Open Coverage
- ‘Weeds,’ ‘Secret Diary Of A Call Girl’ Impress In Debuts
- Verizon Stitches Mobile Phone Into Bundles
- Nickelodeon’s ‘iCarly’ Special Delivers Strong Ratings
- VOOM Launches HD VOD Service
- Discovery Dominates Online Branding Survey
- Scopus Introduces DTV-Downconversion Device
- Congress Dials Up e911 via VoIP
- CBS Sports Promotes Five
- SNL Kagan Sees TV-Station Revenue Growth
- Mizuno Also Upped at SPT
- Attorney General Subpoenaed by House Committee
- Public Wake for Tim Russert Tuesday
- WE TV Strategic Opportunities - June 2008
- Travel Channel Performance/Schedule Analysis - June 2008
- G4 Strategic Opportunities - June 2008
- Food Network Strategic Opportunities - June 2008
June 16
- Mun2 to Add Social Networking to Web Site
- WAPA America Inks Deals With TW, Bright House
- Q&A: V-me TV’s Frank Donaldson
- IPTV Not Stealing Satellite Customers: Study
- Amino Debuts HD-Only IPTV Set-Top
- Fox TV Preps Family Trust Game Show
- Starz Adds to Crash Cast
- NAB Poll: 90% Aware of DTV Transition
- Sony Pictures Television Announces Promotions
- New VP/GM for WQRF-TV Rockford, Ill.
- NBCU, WCSN Create Universal Sports
- Meet The Press Remembers Tim Russert
- Bravo's ‘A-List Awards’ Draws More than 1 Million Viewers
- Gospel Music Channel’s Mixer
- NBC Universal Makes WCSN Play
- Barack Obama’s Media Agenda: An Exclusive Interview
- NBC Universal Buys Into InterMedia's WCSN
- FTVS Shops New Game Show
- Cable Show Tech Papers: A Reader's Guide
June 15
- Golf Channel Sends Father/Son On 'Dream Trip'
- Andrea Wong Polishes Lifetime's Brand
- True To The Playboy TV Brand
- Compensation Discoveries
- Russert Dead Of A Heart Attack
June 14
- Disney Channel Hopes 'Camp' Rocks Ratings
- Foes Gear Up For FiOS
- Top Executives To Take Cable-Tec Stage
- In Multiplatform World, Categories Still Rule
- Could SAG Really Walk?
- 'Camp Rock' Stars Show Pop Mania is Still Alive
- Star Quality
- Philbin Has Done It All
- NCTA: Contract Fees Aid Savings
- Local Heroes Key In Olympic Effort
- Deals
- Bold and Brash Is Good News for Applegate
- The NBA's Living, Breathing Archive
- Can this man pull together the six largest cable companies to create the next generation of TV advertising?
- Huckabee Signs With Fox News
- Wong Polishes Lifetime's Brand
- Dr. Oz Goes To Sony pictures TV
- Tim Russert Dead at 58
- ABC Moving Nightline Jobs to N.Y.
June 13
- Former Comcast General Counsel Dies In Bike Accident
- Time Warner Shuns Weather
- Tim Russert Dead at 58
- ABC Moving Nightline Jobs to N.Y.
- Eshoo Calls for CALM in TV Commercials
- FCC Releases Broadband-Data Order
- Schneider to Head Up WTVT
- ABC News Now Names EP
- MediaTides Signs Ramar for DTV Campaign
- Top Chef Tops the Ratings
- REMEMBERING TIM RUSSERT: 1950-2008
June 12
- Fox News Channel Hires Huckabee
- Hollywood In ‘De Facto’ Strike: AMPTP
- Intelsat Renews China Central Television Contract For U.S.
- Suddenlink Will Expand Call Center In West Virginia
- CEA, NATAS Set To Grant Global Media Awards
- Nick’s Drake & Josh To Star In Christmas Movie
- TheWB.com, KidsWB.com Announce Distributors
- Mojo HD, Dos Equis Look For Series ‘Assistant’
- LIN, Comcast Ink Retrans Deal
- Huckabee Signs with Fox News
- Bravo Developing Top Chef Junior
- FCC Examines Early Termination Fees
- Copps: Broadband Rollout Tougher than DTV Transition
- Neil MacNeil Dies at 85
- Charter Pacts for LIN TV Retrans
June 11
- Compensation Discovery: Hendricks’ Haul Totaled $58 Million In 2007
- TBS Circles Alltel For 'My Boys' Pact
- Univision, BET Top Of Cable Positive’s POPs
- HBO Invests In Ferrell’s Funny Or Die For Content Play
- ESPN Goes Deep With College World Series Coverage
- Koppel Puts Lens On China
- Lifetime ‘Rocks’ New Original Comedy
- PTC Enters FCC Indecency Fray at High Court
- NBCU Pumping Up Olympics for Affiliates
- HBO Taps Funny or Die for Content
- Rita Rocks for Lifetime
- Singer Named Discovery CFO
- Redlasso Forms Media Advisory Board
- D’Amato Eyes Court Show
- Bear Stearns Broadcast Ace Miller Shifts to GodTube.com
June 10
- Broadcasters: 20% of Revenue from Digital
- Verizon’s FiOS Buildout Could Top Original Estimates
- Hulu Adds Viacom Shows
- ‘Monday Night RAW’ Fans Share First $1 Million Giveaway
- Analog Turnoff Could Affect 34% of U.S. Households
- Wendy Williams Staffs Up
- Univision Launches DTV 'Squad'
- Hulu to Add PBS Shows
- Ted Allen Tapped for Food Network Show
- Syndication Ratings: Sweeps Over, Syndies Plunge
- More Horsing Around On Animal Planet
- VH1 Again Enrolls In ‘Celebrity Rehab’
- Minerva Touts 10 North American IPTV Wins
June 9
- LIN, DirecTV Reach Retrans Deal
- Scher Tapped To Lead 'The Doctors'
- FCC OKs Fox Stations Sale
- Lifetime Hits New High with 'Army Wives' Return
- Apple Cuts Price, Adds 3G Capability To iPhone
- McSlarrow Toutstru2way Progress
- ArbitratorBacks MASN In Time Warner Dispute
- Broadcasters Re-Launch Sales Academy
- HBO Re-Airing Jim McKay Documentary
- ABC Gains In Upfront Ad Volume, CPMs
- Can Cable TV Save The Newspaper Industry?
- LIN, DirecTV Reach Retransmission Consent Pact
- Fox Networks Appoints Moreno Vice President Of Development
- NBCU, NextMedium Team Up On Product Placement
- McSlarrow To Address National Press Club
- CBS' McManus: Schieffer Won't Be Back on 'Evening News'
- HOWARD ZALKOWITZ Ahead of the Game
- MOLLY HENNEBERG Primarily, Fox General Assignment Reporter Covers Politics
- LISA GREGORIAN Defining Marketing's Boundaries
- JOHN LASKER He's Inventing ESPN's Digital World
- MICHELLE RICE No Anchor's Remorse
- DEB BRADLEY A Born Syndication Salesperson
- BILL OWENS '60 Minutes' Second Hand
- PATRICIA ISHIMOTO DirecTV Deal-Maker
- KLARN DEPALMA WFSB Hartford Boss Adds Local Flavor
- McManus: No 'News’ for Schieffer
June 8
- Bewkes: Warner Loves Series-Supplier Business
- Screen Actors Guild Rally, June 9, 2008
- JOE WEASEL Palestra Trusts Young Journalists
- KIM NIEMI The Exec Who Moves NBCU's Merchandise
- JANA WINOGRADE Lawyer Gets With the Program
June 7
- Another California City Might Sue TWC, Too
- The Paper Chase
- Young at Art: Eugene Young Making Reality a Reality
- Headlines From Multichannel News
- Syndication's HD Hurdle
- Tussle With TiVo a Big Dish Risk
- Wholly Toledo
- Ex-Starz Exec Pushes TV 'Celebration'
- Cox Makes New 'Friends' for Campaign
- Sony Brings YouTube to HDTV Sets
- Deals
- Brockman Upped at Disney
June 6
- CBA Praises Radio Shack For Converter Box Move
- Lifetime Ups Toby Graff
- Elton John Takes Center Stage On VH1
- John Stamos To Star In, Produce Lifetime Original Movie
- Nielsen Finds Drop in Over-the-Air Channels
- Pew Finds Disaffection with Campaign Coverage
June 5
- ESPN Kicks Out Doors With Euro 2008 Coverage
- CW Sales Surprisingly Solid
- Cablevision Execs Settle Options Suit
- Motorola, Cisco Steering Cable’s DCAS Project
- Only 18% of Wilmington Viewers Aware of Early Analog Shut-Off
- MediaFLO To Bring Live U.S. Open Coverage To Mobile Phones
- Dennis Hopper To ‘Crash’ New Starz Series
- NAB: Satellite Companies Should Carry HD and SD Channels.
- Jimmy Smits Joins ‘Dexter’
- Viacom Tabs Jenner For Top European Lobbying Post
- Brockman Upped to EVP at Disney-ABC
- Cox To Offer Virtual Service Contracts
- Verizon To Add 'At Least' 25 HD Channels This Summer
- Knot Premieres Wedding Show On WNBC
- NYT Examines FCC Chief of Staff's Legal Woes
- CBS Names Finance Communications Executive
- Setanta Joins FiOS Lineup
- DirecTV Fears NewFCC TV Carriage Mandates
- Dramatizing the DTV Transition
- Local Thunder Rumbles into Local TV Advertising
- TV News Jobs: 'Less Experience, Lower Salary'
June 4
- Fox Asks Court to Throw Out FCC Married Fine
- Showtime Green-Lights The United States of Tara
- Discovery Holding, Newhouse Agree On Deal
- Charter/LIN TV Retrans Talks Break Down
- Showtime Orders New Comedy Based On Multiple-Personality Woman
- ’90s Flashback: ‘New Kids On The Block’ Back On VH1
- Travel Channel Launches HD VOD Service
- Yahoo TV Gets Full Episodes of CBS Primetime
- Advance/Newhouse Agrees to Discovery Consolidation
- Zev Shalev Named EP of CBS' Early Show
- LIN, Charter at Odds on Retrans
- Herbst to Head CBS College Sports Network
- Syndication Ratings: WB Scores May Sweeps Trifecta
- Steve Herbst Takes Reigns At CBS College Sports Network
- Steve Herbst Takes Reigns At CBS College Sports Network
- L&O: SVU Clears More than 70% of U.S.
- Obama, McCain Tape Army Wives Spots
- Critics Show Love for The Wire, Mad Men
- Access Hollywood's Menounos Going Green
- Turner's Got Game on BT Vision's IPTV Service
June 3
- ‘Bridezillas’ Climbs To Top Ratings, Top Of Cake
- Inside the NFL Lands at Showtime
- Cable's Copyright Payments Could Rise
- WWE To Give Away $1 Million A Week In Promo
- Showtime’s ‘Tudors’ Finale Commands Viewers
- Showtime Tackles ‘Inside The NFL’
- ExxonMobil Returns to PBS
- FiOS TV Gets Babylonian
- Time Warner Cable Prices Usage Caps In Texas Trial
- D.L. Hughley To Host BET AWARDS '08
- Q&A: Comcast’s Diana Wechsler Kerekes
- TVN Invests $28 Million in VOD Expansion
- Comcast Systems Pick Up Sportsman Channel
- Universal Studios Fire Deemed Accidental
- Starz Moves to MPEG-4 with Motorola
- KRIV Going Live at 5
- Scollard-Taplett Heads Up WPBF
- Fisher Ups Lovejoy to SVP/CFO
June 2
- BBC America to Let 'Robin Hood' Fly In HD
- MacKinnon Named Top Time Warner Cable Lobbyist
- Voom Claims More Than $1 Billion In Damages From Dish Diss
- Univision Seeks Retrans Riches
- Philly Critic: Comcast Tower Looks Like ‘Giant Flash Drive’
- Mixed Signals Looks For Bad Video On The Edge
- Mixed Signals Looks For Bad Video On The Edge
- Sci Fi Looks to Merge Video Games, Television
- Attention Span Media Inks Deals with Hulu, YouTube
- USA’s ‘In Plain Sight’ Hits Bull’s-Eye With Viewers
- AT&T Questions Connecticut Agency On U-verse Ruling
- Oxygen Names Rothman VP of Communications
- Telemundo Cancels Morning Show; Realigns Sports, News
- Azteca Moves News Operations to Mexico City
- COVER STORY: David Rehr: Broadcast’s Man for All Seasons
- MPEG-4 Strikes HD
- Intelsat Chief Financial Officer to Exit
- Mediacom Stock Soars On Analyst Upgrade
- NBC Local Media Division Taps Gittrich
- Cedar Point Promotes Head of Sales to CEO Spot
- DirecTV Premieres ‘Odyssey’ This Week
- NCC Dubs ADN Push A Success
- NBC’s Rothman Moves to Oxygen
- LATV Festival Set for Summer
- Sex and the City Tops Weekend Box Office
- Taking Edge Off Bad Video Feeds
June 1
- NGC Will Dance Through Wee Hours
- Lifetime Salutes ‘Army Wives’
- Viacom Dodges Weather Channel
- Operators, Vendors Accuse Patent Firm Of Modem 'Sham'