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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Tuesday, March 25, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Bonnie Hammer to Head NBCU Cable Entertainment in New Multiyear Deal
By Anne Becker
Bonnie Hammer renewed her contract with NBC Universal, adding oversight of its new cable studio and emerging networks to her current role as president of USA Network and Sci Fi Channel. The deal ends many months of speculation that Hammer would leave the company after having seemingly missed out on promotions in more than one round of shuffling of the NBCU senior executive ranks.

Department of Justice OK with XM-Sirius Merger
By John Eggerton
The Justice Department said the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio will not be anticompetitive, clearing the way for the merger if the FCC follows suit.

Fox Challenges FCC’s Married by America Fine
By John Eggerton
Fox won't pay the FCC's proposed $91,000 fine against it for a 2003 airing of reality show Married by America, instead challenging the decision.

Fox Brings Back Prison Break for Fourth Season
By Ben Grossman
Fox will bring drama Prison Break back for a fourth season.

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Google Proposes White-Spaces 'Compromise'
By John Eggerton
Google proposed a compromise on the use of unlicensed devices in the so-called white spaces between digital-TV channels that it said will ensure that they don't interfere with TV stations or other spectrum users.

Tribune Names Chandler Bigelow CFO
By Michael Malone
Tribune named Chandler Bigelow chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Lori Sale Jumps to Paradigm
By Ben Grossman
Lori Sale is jumping from ICM to Paradigm to launch a new artist-marketing division for the agency.

New York Tower Alliance Taps Saul Shapiro as New Chief
By Glen Dickson
The Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA), a consortium of 11 New York stations organized to create a long-term solution for digital-television broadcasts in the New York market, named former FCC staffer and ABC engineering executive Saul Shapiro as its new president.

Kohl: FCC Should Block XM-Sirius Merger
By John Eggerton
The chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee told the FCC it should not allow XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio to merge, saying that it would create a satellite-radio monopoly.

Markey Tells FCC XM-Sirius Merger Needs Conditions
By John Eggerton
House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said the Department of Justice's approval of the XM Satellite Radio-Sirius Satellite Radio merger without conditions was par for the course, but he told the FCC it should aim for more.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

At USA, the Buzzword is 'Brandwidth'
By Anne Becker
USA is the top cable network in prime, and for two years, the network has been pitching that fact to advertisers in upfront season. But while success is enjoyable, it's just not always sexy. So for 2008, USA found itself in a quandary: What to pitch as an encore? The solution: “brandwidth.” The company will unveil its adoption of that term—a celebration of its successful media...
From the 03/24/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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