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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Friday, April 11, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Katie Couric Likely to Leave CBS Evening News After Election
By Marisa Guthrie
Katie Couric is likely to leave the CBS Evening News chair sometime after the presidential election in November, two years before her lucrative contract expires.

Judge Dismisses Bulk of Dan Rather's Suit vs. CBS
By Marisa Guthrie
A New York judge dismissed the majority of the claims in Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS and Viacom.

Time Warner, News Corp. Enter Yahoo Fray
By Robert Marich
The languishing takeover battle over Web-portal giant Yahoo is heating up as reports Thursday indicated that the company is wooing Time Warner as a white knight, while Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp. is considering joining a rival Microsoft bid.

FCC Levies Fines on Retailers, DTV-Equipment Suppliers
By John Eggerton
As promised, the FCC levied more than $6 million in fines on retailers and equipment companies for violating its rules on digital-TV-set labeling, prohibitions on shipping sets with analog-only tuners and requirements that new TVs work with the V-chip/ratings system.

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FCC Reaches Consent Decrees with DTV Manufacturers
By John Eggerton
The FCC reached consent decrees with some major TV manufacturers resolving an investigation into their "possible violations" of the rules requiring those TVs to be adaptable to changes in the V-chip/ratings system.

CBS Cans Secret Talents of the Stars
By Alex Weprin & John Eggerton
CBS canceled Secret Talents of the Stars after just one airing of the program, the network confirmed Thursday.

Triveni Digital, Sinclair to Team Up on Mobile-DTV Demo
By Glen Dickson
LG Electronics and Harris will showcase their mobile-digital-TV system, MPH, in demonstration bus rides as they did at last year’s National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas and this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show, using digital spectrum provided by Sinclair Broadcast Group station KVCW.

Centris: 9M Households Could Have DTV-Reception Issues
By John Eggerton
More than 9 million households could experience some digital-TV-reception problems with the switch to digital TV.

Yahoo, Major League Baseball Ink Video, Advertising Partnership
By Alex Weprin
Yahoo and Major League Baseball Advanced Media inked a three-year deal that will bring MLB’s MLB.TV service to Yahoo Sports and see Yahoo manage MLB.TV ad sales for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

FCC Cancels April 10 Public Meeting
By John Eggerton
The FCC canceled its April 10 public meeting, having taken care of business without the need for a public vote.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Pittsburgh: Immaculate Reception
By Michael Malone
Pittsburgh has a grave perception problem, say station executives. Even though its trademark steel industry has long since packed up, and high-skill sectors like medical research and computer science have taken its place, Pittsburgh is still thought of by most as a steel town—an image surely reinforced Sundays in the fall and winter when the beloved Pittsburgh Steelers take the field.
From the 04/07/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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