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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Thursday, April 17, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

NAB 2008: Kilar Hints at Hulu Mobile
By Alex Weprin
Las Vegas -- Hulu CEO Jason Kilar hinted that the video site co-founded by NBC Universal and News Corp. could find its way to other platforms, saying that many of them, such as mobile phones, would be "ripe for the Hulu experience."

New York City Serenade: Cable Operators Dig In vs. Verizon
By Robert Marich
Multichannel-TV providers were mum on their competitive consumer pricing plans Wednesday, days after New York City solicited proposals for nonexclusive cable-TV franchises that quickly brought forward Verizon Communications.

Legislators Take Aim at FCC Localism Proposals
By John Eggerton
The National Association of Broadcasters got support Wednesday in its fight against proposed new localism obligations. More than 120 legislators signed onto a letter to FCC chairman Kevin Martin asking him not to impose any localism mandates on broadcasters.

NAB 2008: RTNDA: Digital Minds Should Plot Digital Strategy
By Michael Malone
Las Vegas -- Traditional newsroom staffers with traditional news-gathering philosophies don’t cut it in the fully-converged media world, according to the panelists here at Radio-Television News Directors Association session “Going Local … in a New Direction.”

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Comcast, Pando Networks Not Attending FCC’s En Banc Hearing
By John Eggerton
The FCC released its agenda for Thursday’s network-neutrality field hearing at Stanford University in California and it did not include representatives from either Comcast or peer-to-peer company Pando Networks.

Lifetime Television Launches HD Channel
By John Eggerton
Lifetime Television launched an HD version of the network and lined up carriage deals with the telco TV operators.

NAB Launches Web Site for Community-Service Initiatives
By John Eggerton
The National Association of Broadcasters launched a new Web site, NAB Spot Center, as a clearinghouse for community-service initiatives.

Dingell to Examine Financial Relationship Between PSST, Cyren Call
By John Eggerton
House Energy & Commerce Committee chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) wants to take a closer look at the financial arrangement between the Public Safety Spectrum Trust and outside contractor Cyren Call.

FCC Transfers One Fine, Proposes Another
By John Eggerton
The FCC proposed another $25,000 in fines for TV stations that violated its limits on commercials during kids’ TV shows, including the unusual move of transferring the largest fine, $15,000, from one station to the other.

Retro Television Network Launches Web Site
By Michael Malone
Retro Television Network launched a Web site featuring detailed descriptions of RTN staples like Happy Days and Cheers, a complete list of station affiliates and a large picture of Robin Leach on the welcome page (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous can also be viewed on RTN).

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

'Lopez' A Sleeper Hit
By Paige Albiniak
Going into this TV season's final stretch, Warner Bros.' George Lopez—a C-level sitcom that was tough to sell to stations—has turned into a sleeper hit. During its run on ABC from 2002 to 2007, the family-oriented sitcom scored mediocre ratings and was shuffled all around the network's schedule.
From the 04/14/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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