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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Wednesday, March 19, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Sci Fi Channel Green-Lights Battlestar Galactica Prequel, Caprica
By Anne Becker
Sci Fi Channel green-lit production on its Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica. With the original about to begin its final season, the network is set to begin production on the two-hour prequel from its creators, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, this spring in Vancouver.

Sci Fi Channel Expands Web Offerings
By Anne Becker
Sci Fi Channel is expanding its Web offerings in gaming, technology and entertainment programming -- three areas it said its tech-savvy audience favors.

Kirstie Alley Signs with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions
By Paige Albiniak
Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, signed former Cheers star and Jenny Craig spokeswoman Kirstie Alley to a TV-development deal, possibly including a syndicated daily strip.

NBC Orders Reality Cooking Show Chopping Block
By Alex Weprin
NBC ordered a new cooking-competition series, Chopping Block.

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Nickelodeon Gearing Up for Gamers
By Alex Weprin
Nickelodeon and the MTV Networks Kids and Family Group announced a dramatic increase in the production and distribution of online games.

TiVo Adds Web-Video Capability
By Alex Weprin
One week after announcing that it would add YouTube to its video offerings, TiVo is making good on a promise it made at the CES and adding Web-video offerings on its DVRs.

BBC America Importing Three Comedy Series
By Alex Weprin
BBC America acquired three British comedies for U.S. distribution, the network announced.

John Adams Brings HBO Best Miniseries Debut Since 2004
By Anne Becker
Parts one and two of HBO’s seven-part John Adams miniseries performed well during their Sunday-night premieres. Part one drew 2.5 million viewers at 8 p.m. Part two averaged 2.8 million, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Hitting the Road
By Alex Weprin
Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report is traveling to Pennsylvania in advance of the important Democratic presidential primary being held there.

Tim Russert to Receive Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award
By Michael Malone
NBC News senior vice president Tim Russert will receive the Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications June 23 in New York.

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Tech Talk: What's New at NAB
By Glen Dickson

From the 03/17/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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