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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Friday, May 16, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

Senate Votes to Block FCC's Cross-Ownership Rule Change
By John Eggerton
The Senate Thursday night voted, without debate, to invalidate the FCC's Dec. 18 decision to loosen the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule.

NAB Wants Eyes on Wilmington DTV Switch
By John Eggerton
The National Association of Broadcasters wants to make sure that the government is paying sufficient attention to the potential problems with its Wilmington, N.C., test of the switch to digital TV.

Upfront: J.J. Abrams’ Fringe Highlights Fox Schedule
By Ben Grossman
As expected, Fox will launch its most anticipated new project, J.J. Abrams drama Fringe, in the fall as it continues its push to bolster its fourth-quarter performance.

Upfront: Fox Cutting Commericals for New Shows
By Ben Grossman
Fox said it will run rookie fall drama Fringe and rookie midseason drama Dollhouse with one-half the commercial interruptions in a test it is calling "Remote Free TV."
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Groups: Converter Boxes Will Become Obsolete
By John Eggerton
The American Association of People with Disabilities, the Consumer Federation of America and several other groups asked the FCC to open an inquiry into what they said is a problem with digital TVs and converter boxes.

CBS Buys CNET
By Robert Marich
CBS agreed to buy the tech-focused CNET Web site for $1.8 billion.

Liguori Satisfied with Idol Creative, Not Ratings
By Ben Grossman
Fox entertainment chairman Peter Liguori said that while he isn’t necessarily happy with the ratings fall-off for American Idol, he is content with the direction of the show.

Nielsen: Most Idol Watchers Are Over 35
By John Eggerton
According to Nielsen, the largest viewing audience for all of those teens and 20-somethings on American Idol this season has been over 35.

TNT Launching ‘Micro-Series’ in Primetime
By Alex Weprin
TNT, teaming up with advertisers Dodge and AT&T, will present Lucky Chance, a “micro-series” developed for the network, during commercial breaks in primetime.

Georgetown Partners, MAP Tag-Team on Sirius Set-Asides
By John Eggerton
Georgetown Partners and Media Access Project came to a meeting of the minds on proposed spectrum set-asides if the FCC approves the merger of XM and Sirius.

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Kernel of Truth
By Michael Malone
Five months after its caucuses kicked off the billion-dollar bonanza we call the presidential election, Iowa is seeing political money again. Republican hopeful John McCain's ads started airing in Des Moines at the end of April, and the senator himself turned up in the market a day or so later. Station managers are hopeful the political boost offsets some troubling economic trends, such as the ...
From the 05/12/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable




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