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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Tuesday, April 22, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

NBC, MSNBC to Be Exclusive News Providers for MySpace’s Decision ‘08
By John Eggerton
NBC reached a deal with social-networking site MySpace to be the "exclusive" provider of election news on a new Decision ‘08 subsite. NBC News and MSNBC will supply news and analysis to the site on MySpace's IMPACT public-affairs hub. It will also include an RSS feed, an interactive map, voter-registration information and blogs.

CBS Democratic Debate Canceled
By Alex Weprin
The Democratic presidential debate set to air on CBS April 27 was canceled by the North Carolina Democratic Party. The debate would have been the first for CBS in this election cycle and the first moderated by the team of Katie Couric and Bob Schieffer.

Gemstar-TV Guide, Digeo Reach Patent Deal
By Glen Dickson
Electronic-program-guide giant Gemstar-TV Guide International and DVR supplier Digeo reached a multiyear patent-license agreement and settled outstanding litigation between the two firms, Gemstar-TV Guide announced Monday.

Tony Snow Joining CNN
By Alex Weprin
Former White House press secretary and Fox News Channel host Tony Snow is joining CNN as a political contributor, the network announced.

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Fox O&Os to Bring The Wendy Williams Show to TV
By Michael Malone & Paige Albiniak
The Fox Television Stations and Debmar-Mercury will co-produce a six-week preview of The Wendy Williams Show starring the outspoken radio host.

Telepictures Productions to Take Essence Across Platforms
By Paige Albiniak
Warner Bros.’ Telepictures Productions is joining forces with Time-owned Essence magazine to expand the already-popular African-American brand across a number of platforms, including TV and the Internet.

CNN Wants to Engage First-Time Voters with New Campaign
By Alex Weprin
One day before the Pennsylvania primary, CNN is launching a campaign to educate, inform and connect first-time voters.

Clinton, Obama, McCain Get in the WWE Ring
By John Eggerton
The three major-party presidential hopefuls will take their differences into the wrestling ring Monday night, sort of.

Martin to Appear at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
By John Eggerton
FCC chairman Kevin Martin was added to the list of witnesses for a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday at 10 a.m. on the future of the Internet.

Gannett Broadcasting Revenue Down 7%
By Michael Malone
Gannett reported broadcasting revenues of $170.2 million for the first quarter, a slide of 7% from the same quarter in 2007. First-quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations were $0.84, down from $0.88 in the first quarter of 2007.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

The 2008 Green Team

From the Weather Channel's low-flow toilets and waterless urinals that helped the company cut water usage by 20% in one year to HGTV's newly certified green building, the cable industry is doing a lot behind the scenes to enhance sustainability and combat climate change. Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable take you into the offices of three channels and one cable system to introduce ...
From the 04/21/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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