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Broadcasting & Cable Today: The Business of Television



Friday, October 10, 2008

TODAY'SNEWS

NBCU Q3 Profits Jump Despite Olympics Loss
By B&C Staff
NBC Universal's hard-charging cable business, led by Bravo and top-rated USA Network, helps offset local station softness.

Viacom Adjusts Earnings Projections Amid Economic Uncertainty
By John Eggerton
Company plans to return $.53-$.55 per share in third quarter, expects 2% ad decline wordwide, 3% decline domestically.

Obama Buys Half Hour On CBS, NBC
By Marisa Guthrie & John Eggerton
The Obama campaign has purchased a half hour of CBS airtime for a special set to run commercial-free on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., according to network. Sources say the campaign has made a similar time buy on NBC and is in talks with Fox.

Sanford Bernstein Upgrades Dish Stock
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News
Analyst Craig Moffett lifts satellite-TV provider's shares to 'market perform.'

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MacFarlane’s 'Cavalcade' Draws a Crowd
By Alex Weprin
Family Guy creator's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy draws more than 14 million views in first month, 100,000 subscribers to YouTube channel.

USA Renews 'Burn Notice,' 'Psych'
By Alex Weprin
Burn Notice returning for third season, Psych for fourth in 2009.

Primetime Ratings: 'SNL' Special Snags Viewers, Baseball Strikes Out
By Alex Weprin
CBS and ABC finish on top, but the SNL special boosts NBC. Meanwhile, game one of the NLCS falters for Fox.

Michigan Dems Making Progress On Fey Petition
By John Eggerton
Michigan Democratic Party sending tongue-in-cheek petition to get Tina Fey to visit state as surrogate for Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

Low-Power Stations Ask For Full Power Status
By John Eggerton
Coalition asks FCC to start process of granting full-power status, vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking scheduled for next week.

Hollywood Radio & Television Society Books Bill Clinton
Staff report
Annual Network Presidents Luncheon Remains in Question

FROMB&CMAGAZINE

Movers and Shockers
By Michael Malone
High school football is heating up in Kansas, and stations are hustling to capture the gridiron goings-on. KSNW has a new Web partnership with the daily Wichita Eagle to share high school and college sports content, and KWCH's CatchitKansas.com site, featuring exhaustive school-sports reportage and a social networking platform, recently kicked off its sophomore season.
From the 10/06/2008 issue of Broadcasting & Cable



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