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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Thursday, March 20, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

NBC Puts Two Stations on Block
By Michael Malone
NBC Universal is shopping WTVJ Miami and WVIT Hartford, Conn., as the NBC Local Media Division seeks to focus on top 10 markets and its growing stable of digital assets.

FSN Detroit Locks Up Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings
By Ben Grossman
FSN locked up long-term rights deals with Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers, the National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons and the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings in the Detroit market. The move basically eradicated any possibility of a start-up regional sports network in the market in the near future.

Tribune to Move WSFL Into South Florida Sun-Sentinel Offices
By Michael Malone
Tribune Broadcasting is moving The CW outlet WSFL Miami into the same Fort Lauderdale, Fla., building as its South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper. Sun-Sentinel president and publisher Howard Greenberg will add WSFL general manager to his business card.

Lifetime Television Passes on Side Order of Life
By Anne Becker
Lifetime Television decided not to renew Side Order of Life, the original dramedy it premiered last summer.

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Analyst: Sundance Channel Up for Sale
By B&C Staff
Sundance Channel, a joint venture of NBC Universal, CBS and actor-director Robert Redford, is shopping itself around, according to Pali Research analyst Rich Greenfield.

Ellen DeGeneres Signs On to Host Fox’s Idol Gives Back
By Alex Weprin
Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was tapped to host Idol Gives Back. DeGeneres, who co-hosted the show last year, will join regular American Idol host Ryan Seacrest in hosting the night.

VH1 Orders Vivica A. Fox Stylist Series
By Alex Weprin
VH1 ordered Glam God with Vivica A. Fox, a series that will pit wanna-be celebrity stylists against one another to see who has what it takes to coif the hair of the stars.

Obama to Visit The View
By Marisa Guthrie
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will call on the ladies of ABC's The View March 28.

700-MHz Spectrum Auction Comes to a Close
By Glen Dickson
The FCC closed its auction of broadcast spectrum that is being reclaimed from TV stations as part of the digital-TV transition and announced that it netted the federal government a record $19.592 billion in proceeds.

Journal Broadcast Group to Buy KWBA Tucson, Ariz.
By Michael Malone
Journal Broadcast Group agreed to buy The CW outlet KWBA Tucson, Ariz., from Tucson Communications and Cascade Broadcasting Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

What Networks Want
By Paige Albiniak
Television technology takes center stage at the National Association of Broadcasters' annual convention in Las Vegas, where broadcast and cable networks eye the latest in production, transmission and automation gear. This year's show, which runs April 11-17, promises to be as big as ever, despite decisions by major editing vendors Avid and Apple to skip exhibiting at NAB this year.
From the 03/17/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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