Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
TODAY'SNEWS
WECT GM: Wilmington DTV Switch Is On
By John Eggerton
"Everything is on for Monday," said Gary McNair, general manager of WECT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Wilmington, N.C., even if a category 1 hurricane blows into town Friday or Saturday.
Obama to Enter O'Reilly's 'No Spin Zone'
By Marisa Guthrie
Barack Obama to make first appearance on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor Thursday as GOP convention wraps.
FCC Wraps Affiliation-Contract Review
By John Eggerton
Declaratory ruling clarifies what is allowed in affiliation contracts between networks, TV stations.
90210 Highest-Rated Premiere in CW History in Key Demos
By Marisa Guthrie
Beverly Hills 90210 spinoff sets The CW records in adults 18-49, women 18-34, adults 18-34.
Meredith Bets on Better
Meredith’s Better is a rare success story in the current rough syndication climate.
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Alfano Named Entertainment Chief at Lifetime Networks
By Marisa Guthrie
JoAnn Alfano succeeds Susanne Daniels as executive VP of entertainment at female-targeted cable programmer.
MRC Pushes Back The CW Debuts
By B&C Staff
Media Rights Capital series 4Real, In Harm’s Way, Valentine, Easy Money to debut on The CW Oct. 5 instead of Sept. 21.
PEJ: Campaign News All Style, No Substance
By John Eggerton
Project for Excellence in Journalism: Reporting on presidential campaign virtually all about convention buzz, almost nothing about policy issues last week.
Journalists Concerned About Convention Arrests
By John Eggerton
Society of Professional Journalists expresses "outrage" over arrests at Democratic, Republican National Conventions.
TiVo Extends DirecTV Tie, Preps HD DVR
By Robert Marich
HD DVR for satellite-TV platform’s subscribers expected to launch in second half of 2009.
Liberty Media to Spin Off Starz Parent
By Robert Marich
Liberty Entertainment to become separate, free-standing company.
FROMB&CMAGAZINE
NAB Playing the Lottery in Maryland
By Michael Malone
Maryland lottery hopefuls are getting more than a series of potential winning numbers on their tickets—they're also getting a reminder to make sure their televisions are digitally equipped as the analog shutdown approaches. The NAB's DTV Transition Coalition worked with the Maryland lottery board to have DTV reminders and help-line phone numbers printed on tickets, and have those same mes...
From the 09/01/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable
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