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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Monday, March 3, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Turner Entertainment Group Slates Upfront During Broadcast Week
By Anne Becker
Turner Entertainment Group set May 14 for its annual upfront presentation, showcasing cable networks TNT, TBS and truTV during the same week as the broadcast-network upfronts.

Buyers Give the Lowdown on Upfronts
By Anne Becker
With the writers’ strike settled and spring nearly here, both broadcast and cable networks are forging ahead with their annual upfronts, with some kicking off as early as this week. It’s too early to handicap the market, but media buyers are already analyzing the unique uncertainties on their minds.

Everybody Hates Chris Finds Love with Nick at Nite
By Paige Albiniak & Ben Grossman
Nick at Nite acquired CBS’ off-net sitcom, Everybody Hates Chris for a fall-2009 premiere, sources familiar with the deal said.

Meredith Baker’s Exit from NTIA Causes Concern
By John Eggerton
Digital-TV-transition watchers could be forgiven for concluding that running the crucial DTV-to-analog converter-box-coupon program is like that time-bomb game where the object is not to be left holding it when the thing goes off.

Feb. 18, 2009, Is Only a Year Away... The DTV Countdown Begins Now
Introducing The DTV Countdown, a new channel on broadcastingcable.com providing complete coverage of the 2009 digital-TV transition.

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XM, Sirius Extend Merger Agreement Until May 1
By John Eggerton
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio extended their merger agreement until May 1, agreeing not to exercise their right to terminate the deal. There had been a March 1 trigger for unwinding the proposal if it had not received an OK from the Justice Department or the FCC, neither of which have finished their review.

NBC Universal, MPAA Weigh In on Network Management
By John Eggerton
Content producers were weighing in at the FCC Thursday and Friday in the agency's ongoing inquiry into network-management practices.

Hillary Clinton to Appear on The Daily Show March 3
By Alex Weprin & John Eggerton
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is scheduled to appear as a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart the night before the Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island Democratic primaries.

MSNBC.com Debate Coverage Draws More than 58M Page Views
By John Eggerton
It turns out that MSNBC's debate coverage was a record-breaker on the Web, as well as the cable network, at least as far as debate-related surfing goes.

Net Loss at E.W. Scripps in Q4
By Michael Malone
E.W. Scripps announced a net loss in the fourth quarter of 2007 of $256 million, or $1.56 per share, down from net income of $134 million in the same quarter the year before, or 81 cents per share.

America's Funniest Home Videos Turns 400
By John Eggerton
Vin Di Bona’s ABC series, America’s Funniest Home Videos, just wrapped its 400th episode, the producer said Friday.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Latino Stations Win Big in Texas
By David Goetzl
The Democratic nomination may well hinge on the Latino vote in the March 4 Texas primary. So it's no wonder Spanish-language broadcasters statewide have been drinking in a gush of Texas tea. For the past three weeks, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been buying up time in the Lone Star State from Amarillo in the Panhandle to Brownsville on the Mexican border, yielding an unexpected and mos...
From the 03/03/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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