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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Wednesday, April 23, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Fox Asks FCC to Reconsider Indecency Petition Rejection
By John Eggerton
Fox asked the FCC's Enforcement Bureau to rethink its decision not to consider Fox's challenge to indecency fines against 13 stations for an April 7, 2003, airing of Married by America that showed some pixilated body parts of bachelor-party revelers. Fox said the petition rejection was an abuse of its discretion and a ploy to avoid the substance of the petition.

Would News Corp. Need FCC Help to Keep Stations, Newsday?
By John Eggerton
There seems to be some question as to whether News Corp. would have to either apply for an FCC waiver or divest its New York TV stations if it decides to buy Newsday.

Kathie Lee Gifford No Boon to Today's Fourth Hour
By Paige Albiniak
Kathie Lee Gifford returned to daytime TV this month as co-host of Today’s fourth hour, but the response so far seems to be a collective yawn.

Senators See Progress in Network-Neutrality Debate
By John Eggerton
Senate Commerce Committee chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday that he saw inklings of progress in the rhetorical battle over network neutrality and its "offspring," nondiscrimination and network management, while a Hollywood writer pitched hard for a bill mandating network neutrality.

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Showtime Picks Up The Tudors for Third Season
By Anne Becker
Showtime said Tuesday that it will bring back The Tudors for a third cycle in 2009.

Spike TV, Lionsgate Bring Rambo to Cable
By Alex Weprin
Spike TV and Lionsgate struck a film deal that will bring the latest installment of the Rambo series, Rambo, to the network.

Martin, Comcast at Odds Over Network-Neutrality Principles
By John Eggerton
FCC chairman Kevin Martin and Comcast had a definite difference of opinion Tuesday over whether the FCC has the power to enforce its four principles of Internet access, which were issued in a policy statement.

Martin: Comcast Degraded, Blocked P2P Content
By John Eggerton
FCC chairman Kevin Martin told the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday that testimony suggested that Comcast was degrading and blocking peer-to-peer content, and not just where the traffic was bottlenecked.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Gets Second Season on Fox
By B&C Staff
Fox placed a 13-episode order for a second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the network will reposition the science-fiction drama for a fall premiere.

Obama Out-Streams Clinton, McCain
By John Eggerton
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is the winner, at least in terms of total streams of video accessed on the candidates' Web sites in March.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Industry Self-Regs Could Trump Task Force
By John Eggerton
The vaunted Task Force on Childhood Obesity was launched with much fanfare at a Capitol Hill press conference in fall 2006. Given all the controversy about the way snack foods were marketed to kids, the group had a full agenda and a pledge to move forward. But after endless delays, extended deadlines and squabbling between industry and activists, the group has not produced the promised road map...
From the 04/21/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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