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CBS Strikes Deal with lonelygirl15 Creators By Alex Weprin - 05/14/2008
CBS and EQAL, the production house behind interactive series lonelygirl15 and KateModern, struck a deal to create original programming for television and new-media platforms. More
Best Buy Challenges FCC's Analog-TV-Labeling Authority By John Eggerton - 05/14/2008
Best Buy has challenged the FCC's authority to require it to label analog-only TV sets, suggesting that major retailers are beginning to present a united front on the issue.
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Upfront: CBS Releases Full Schedule By Ben Grossman - 05/14/2008
A long-desired new night of comedy and six new shows will highlight CBS’ schedule this fall. CBS -- which has in recent years wanted to expand its strong Monday-night comedy slate into a second night -- will open Wednesday with back-to-back comedies next season.
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Upfront: Turner Pushes Parity with Broadcasters By Anne Becker - 05/14/2008
At a presentation smack in the middle of broadcast upfront week, executives from Turner Broadcasting System's cable entertainment networks pitched their channels as fighting contenders for advertising dollars.
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SlingModem Comes to Market By Glen Dickson - 05/14/2008
EchoStar developed a new DOCSIS cable-modem product that incorporates the place-shifting capabilities of Sling Media’s popular Slingbox.
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FCC Unanimously OKs Framework for D-Block Reauction By John Eggerton - 05/14/2008
The FCC voted 5-0 to approve an effort to come up with a successful framework for reauctioning spectrum for an interoperable public-safety network, but it could have been 3-2.
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FCC Issues NPRM on D-Block Reauction By John Eggerton - 05/14/2008
The FCC Wednesday released the questions it will ask, and answers it is seeking, as it creates a framework for reauctioning the D block of spectrum.
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Fates & Fortunes Kate Bacon, Contributor, Broadcastingcable.com May 14, 2008 IT is it, and A&E promotions
QVC shoppers should be happy to know that SHARON FITZGERALD has their backs. Sharon h... More
Fates & Fortunes Kate Bacon, Contributor, Broadcastingcable.com May 9, 2008 Atlanta, NatGeo and WNET news
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting has news. They launched AID News in early April, focu... More
As the broadcast industry prepares for the Feb. 2009 DTV transition, stations are also consumed with converting their analog microwave links to new digital equipment.
Jake Tapper's Caricatures ABC News' Jake Tapper has a not-so-hidden talent as a caricaturist whose work has been published in several national papers. The following are from Tapper's ABC News blog, Political Punch, at blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch
CNN's Democratic Debate - Kodak Theater CNN hosts the first head-to-head debate between Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at L.A.'s Kodak Theater, Jan. 31.
Upfront Sendup
I know you're all unsure about what to expect from this week's upfront presentations in New York City. I don't blame you. Everything just feels smaller this year. Let's face it, there hasn't been a more celebrated lack of pilots since food poisoning ravaged the cockpit in the classic flick Airplane. Words like “depressing” are being thrown around by the usually bubbliest of execs to... » More
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