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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Tuesday, March 18, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fleeting-Profanity Case
By John Eggerton
The Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on fleeting broadcast profanity. The court Monday granted cert (agreed to hear) Fox’s and others’ appeal of a lower-court ruling that the FCCs fleeting-profanity policy was insufficiently justified, arbitrary and capricious.

Dish Network Wants Replay on TiVo Patent Ruling
By B&C Staff
Satellite-TV operator Dish Network filed a petition Monday asking a federal appeals court to rehear its patent dispute with DVR manufacturer TiVo.

NBC Universal Completes House, Monk Sales
By Paige Albiniak
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution cleared its two hit hour-long dramas -- Fox’s House and USA Network’s Monk -- on TV stations covering 99% of the country, the company said Monday.

HBO Cancels 12 Miles of Bad Road
By Anne Becker
HBO dropped dramedy 12 Miles of Bad Road. The pay cable network had produced six episodes of the show, which starred Lily Tomlin as the matriarch of a Texas real estate family.

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CBS-Owned Stations Connect with Bloggers
By Michael Malone
CBS Television Stations launched the CBS Local Ad Network, a partnership between the CBS owned-and-operated stations, the blog community and social-networking Web sites.

Blogger Laid Off at WKRN
By Michael Malone
Political blog producer A.C. Kleinheider was laid off at Young Broadcasting station WKRN Nashville, Tenn., president and general manager Gwen Kinsey confirmed.

The CW Orders Horror Reality Show 13
By Alex Weprin
The CW ordered eight episodes of 13, a reality series that will combine the horror and reality genres.

TV Land Seeking Mid-Lifers with New Pilot Slate
By Alex Weprin
TV Land announced that it gave the green light to four pilots with the goal of reaching viewers in their 40s.

Avid Adopts ‘New Thinking’ on Products, Customer Service
By Glen Dickson
Responding to customer feedback, nonlinear-editing and storage supplier Avid Technology announced Monday that it is eliminating its entry-level Xpress Pro editing product, lowering the price of its popular Media Composer system and expanding its online-support capabilities under an initiative it calls “New Thinking.”

Tiger Woods Scores Big Ratings for NBC
By Alex Weprin
Tiger Woods’ dramatic and historic last-hole win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational translated into big numbers for NBC Sports, which covered the event.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

The Miniseries: A History Lesson
By David Bianculli
History has lessons to teach, and fascinating stories to tell. That edict applies to HBO's wonderful miniseries drama John Adams—and to the history of the TV miniseries as well. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by David McCullough, John Adams (which premiered its first two episodes on March 16) is a seven-part drama about one of our founding fathers.
From the 03/17/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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