Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
TODAY'SNEWS
Second Presidential Debate Draws 63.2 Million Viewers
By Marisa Guthrie
Second presidential debate draws more viewers than first, but still behind VP debate held last week. ABC tops among broadcasters, CNN leads Cable networks.
NFL Beats Presidential Debate in 24 Markets
NAB, NCTA Clash Over DTV Transition
By John Eggerton
Cable association fires back as broadcasters accuse cable industry of sowing confusion on DTV transition to boost billing.
FCC To Vote On Low-Power Must-Carry Proposal
By John Eggerton
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says giving full-power status to some low-power stations, including must-carry rights, would boost diversity.
Revamped BBC World News Cleared In Top 30 Markets
By John Eggerton
London based newscast distributed by KCET Los Angeles now cleared in 47 of the top 50 markets.
Syndication Ratings: Emmys Boost Entertainment Mags
By Paige Albiniak
Entertainment magazines get Emmy related boost.
Study: Obama Tops McCain On Ad Spending
By John Eggerton
Campaigns spent more than $28 million Sept 28- Oct. 4. Nearly 100% of McCain ads were negative, compared to 34% of Obama ads.
Sean Hannity Reups With Fox News
By Marisa Guthrie
Hannity & Colmes co-host signs new deal with top rated cable news channel through 2012, on the heels of a $20 million radio pact.
RealDVD Pulled Amidst Legal Battle
By John Eggerton
RealNetworks DVD-to-PC software has been the target of lawsuits filed by movie studios.
WGA, FremantleMedia Spar Over Ozzy Osbourne Show
By John Eggerton
Flap Centers On Scripted Vs. Unscripted Pay Scale
DirecTV Hits 100 Markets For Local HD
By Glen Dickson
DirecTV now offering local signals to 83% of TV households.
FROMB&CMAGAZINE
Web Movies Ready for Prime Time
By Glen Dickson
Using the Internet to deliver movies to the living-room TV took another step closer to mass-market reality last week. With Vudu and Netflix having made significant improvements to their online offerings, both could now be more competitive with the video-on-demand services offered by cable operators, as well as the long-established home-video business of renting movies on optical discs.
From the 10/06/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable
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