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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Friday, April 18, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

No-Shows Called Out at FCC Network-Neutrality Field Hearing
By John Eggerton
The first part of the FCC's network-neutrality field hearing in California ran long as commissioners delivered lengthy opening statements and panelists talked passionately about the future of the Internet. That passion was even more understandable given the Stanford University venue, where Google and Yahoo got their starts.

Tribune: A Leaner, More Open Company
By Michael Malone
New Tribune chairman and CEO Sam Zell will look to deal some assets and promote a collaborative spirit in an effort to steer the beleaguered media giant to profitability.

Senate Commerce Committee Tees Up FCC-Blocking Bill
By John Eggerton
The Senate Commerce Committee will take up an FCC-blocking bill this month. The committee said Thursday that it would take up the resolution April 24. It had planned to do so April 2 but postponed it.

NFL Network to File Program-Access Complaint vs. Comcast
By John Eggerton
NFL Network plans to file a program-access complaint with the FCC against Comcast over the nation's largest cable operator's decision to place the network on a sports tier.

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Solid Google Earnings Soothe Wall Street Jitters
By Robert Marich
The Web-services sector -- and perhaps the U.S. economy generally -- dodged a bullet when Google reported solid first-quarter earnings late Thursday, allaying fears of a slowdown in its search ad business that would drag down its earnings.

NBC Local Media Division Realigns
By Michael Malone
NBC Local Media Division realigned the team overseeing its 10 stations. Frank Comerford was promoted to president of platform development and commercial operations; Larry Wert was named president, central and Western region; and Tom O’Brien was named president and general manager of WNBC New York.

Free Press Offers ‘Olive Branch’ to Cable
By John Eggerton
Network-neutrality fan Free Press, which has complained to the FCC and elsewhere about Comcast's network management -- they say "blocking" -- of BitTorrent peer-to-peer traffic, said Thursday that it wanted to "extend an olive branch" to the cable industry.

10.7M Watch Clinton, Obama Face Off on ABC News
By Marisa Guthrie
ABC News scored another debate high, giving the network the Nos. 1 and 2 spots in a record-breaking season of presidential-campaign debates.

Centris Defends Its Study on Potential DTV-Reception Issues
By John Eggerton
Market-research company Centris Thursday defended its recent study that suggested that there could be upward of 9 million households with digital-TV-reception problems after the transition to digital.

CBS Interactive Realigns Operations
By John Eggerton
CBS Interactive, which oversees the company’s consumer-targeted Web properties and interactive platforms, is looking to be the newest wizard of Menlo Park.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Horse Play
By Michael Malone
With favorable weather, a relatively low crime rate and scenic horse country, residents of Lexington, Ky., say they've got a pretty fair quality of life. Many others will sample the lifestyle in 2010, when Lexington is slated to host the World Equestrian Games. Some 600,000 people are expected to turn up for the two-week event.
From the 04/14/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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