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Broadcasters Applaud LG-Samsung Mobile-DTV Deal By Glen Dickson - 05/15/2008
Broadcasters were happy with the deal announced Wednesday between LG Electronics and Samsung to collaborate on mobile-DTV technology. 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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LG, Samsung Team Up on Mobile DTV By Glen Dickson - 05/14/2008
LG Electronics and Samsung announced Wednesday that instead of proposing competing mobile-DTV systems to the ATSC, are teaming up to propose “their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV.”
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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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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.
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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 April 11, 2008 Promotions All Over
Internal and External Affairs. No, we’re not talking politics or Hollywood mora... More
BC Beat Alex Weprin, Deputy Online News Editor, Broadcasting & Cable February 25, 2008 Penn Jillette's 'Dancing' Diary
To prepare for his upcoming appearance on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, comed... More
Beyond the Box Paige Albiniak, Contributing Editor, Broadcasting & Cable February 19, 2008 RIP HD DVD
It’s been a long time coming, but the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD cam... 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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