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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Wednesday, May 7, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Cable Operators Ask for 'Quiet' on Retrans Disputes after DTV Transition
By John Eggerton
Mediacom, along with Charter, Insight, GCI, Suddenlink and Cequel Communications, has filed a petition asking the FCC to adopt a "quiet period" on retransmission-consent disputes in the months surrounding the digital-TV transition.

SAG, Studios End Talks Without Deal
By Ben Grossman
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have broken off talks without reaching a deal. Each side blamed the other for the impasse. The AMPTP will open negotiations with AFTRA on Wednesday.

Hill Wants FCC to Investigate DOD 'Experts' Program
By John Eggerton
A pair of powerful legislators want to know whether news networks bear any culpability related to a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to talk up Iraq and other policies on TV, online and elsewhere.

NFL Network Files Carriage Complaint against Comcast
By John Eggerton
The NFL says Comcast had discriminated against its channel by putting it on a premium digital sports tier while carrying its own sports channels on the more widely viewed analog basic tier.


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McSlarrow: Networks Aren’t Blocking Content
By John Eggerton
 "Broadband providers do not block access to content," National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow said in prepared testimony for a Tuesday hearing on Capitol Hill, arguing that there is no "market failure" warranting precipitous regulatory action..

CableLabs Touts tru2way "Openness" with Samsung Deal
By Glen Dickson
CableLabs signed a new license agreement with Samsung, saying it has created a streamlined process by which consumer electronics manufacturers can license its “tru2way” technology.

Quarterly Earnings: Disney Has a Happy Q2
By P.J. Bednarski
The Disney Co. announced second quarter net income of $1.1 billion compared to earnings of $919 million for the second quarter last year, thanks in part to gains in its cable and broadcast units.

Barrington To Slash Staff
By Michael Malone
 Barrington Broadcasting Group will reduce its workforce by 8% in the next few months, the company stated in its first-quarter earnings report.

Talkers Strong As Sweeps Starts
By Paige Albiniak
Five talk shows were up for the week ending April 27, which included the first four days of the May sweep, making talk the only genre to see so much improvement.

Microsoft Targets iTunes, Offers TV Shows For Zune
By Alex Weprin
Microsoft, setting its sights on Apple’s iTunes store, will begin selling television shows for its Zune portable media player, the company announced Tuesday. NBC, which pulled its programs from iTunes due to a pricing spat, will make its shows available on the service.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Syndicators Upbeat About Upfront
By Paige Albiniak
With economic indicators pointing downward—skyrocketing food and fuel costs, foreclosures and layoffs—syndicators still remain confident that this year's upfront will be good to them. What are they thinking? First, the past has set a precedent. Last year's upfront was one of the strongest in years, with syndicators taking in $2 billion, up 3% from 2006.
From the 05/05/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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