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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Tuesday, April 29, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Blockbuster Talks Surface for Start-Up Premium-Movie Channel
By Robert Marich
The start-up premium pay movie channel formed by Paramount Pictures and two other film distributors is in talks with Blockbuster to join the venture, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal Tuesday.

CBS Q1 Earnings Shine, Moonves Credited
By Robert Marich
CBS reported strong first-quarter earnings Tuesday despite the recessionary environment, while simultaneously signaling support for president and CEO Leslie Moonves after the media company traveled a bumpy road recently.

Comcast Speeds Up Business High-Speed-Data Offering
By Glen Dickson
Cable giant Comcast is stepping up its effort in the commercial market by doubling the speed of the high-speed-data service it sells to small business owners.

Warner Bros. Unveils TheWB.com, KidsWB.com
By B&C Staff
The WB, the defunct teen-targeting network that was replaced in 2006 by The CW, will be reborn online as an ad-supported, on-demand broadband-video network.

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ABC Stations Oppose Pre-Screening Mandate
By John Eggerton
ABC affiliates said they don't want the government forcing networks to provide screeners of their shows to stations before they air.

Broadcasters File Comments vs. FCC’s Localism Proposals
By John Eggerton
Comments continued to be filed in advance of the FCC's midnight Monday deadline for weighing in on its raft of new localism proposals, which most broadcasters argued are unnecessary and burdensome.

UPFRONT & CENTER: AETN to Spend $650M on Programming
By Anne Becker
A&E Television Networks will spend $650 million on new content across its television channels and new-media extensions in 2008. That’s what CEO Abbe Raven plans to tell advertisers at the company’s New York upfront presentation Monday evening.

UPFRONT & CENTER: History Unveils Series, Specials
By Anne Becker
On the heels of a hugely successful 18 months, History is set to unveil seven new series in production and seven new specials for the coming year.

Dish Network Targets MDUs with New Fiber Service
By Glen Dickson
Satellite operator Dish Network is looking to generate new business from the multiple-dwelling-unit market with a service called Dish Optical Network, which will use a single strand of fiber-optic cable to take video from a Dish satellite antenna and deliver it to individual apartments.

Britney Spears Confirmed for Second How I Met Your Mother Appearance
By Alex Weprin
Britney Spears is returning as a guest star on CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, the network confirmed Monday.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

NAB Tech Sampling: Part II
By Glen Dickson
As usual, the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas was overflowing with technology news. B&C offers another peek at the latest gear. Quantel Expands Broadcast Line U.K.-based editing and effects specialist Quantel introduced two new broadcast editors for its Enterprise sQ and Newsbox HD integrated production systems, as part of the new Quattro software it is rolling...
From the 04/28/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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