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Q4 Ad Activity Beating Expectations

Media owners and buyers agree that TV ad spending in the final quarter of 2009 has been brisk, particularly in the retail and auto categories. More

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B&C Accepting Nominations for GM of the Year
Saluting station leaders in four categories; deadline for nominations is Nov. 13. More
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KATV anchor's friends and family mourn her loss More
Swain Named GM at Sinclair Vegas Duop
Carolina sales vet to head up CW, MyNet More
KATV Anchor's Killer Convicted
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FLO TV Makes Retail Push
Begins selling new “Personal TV” at Best Buy, Amazon
Broadcasters Reject Wireless Providers Calls to Curtail Over-the-Air Digital Service
NAB, MSTV say broadcasting, broadband should compliment each other
Primetime Ratings: 'Grey's' Continues Thursday Streak
ABC series gives network narrow victory over CBS
Free Press Launches Online Campaign To Block Comcast/NBCU
Says supporters of the deal do not understand the antitrust implications
Senate Satellite Markup Expected Nov. 17
Draft of STELA bill circulated earlier this week
ANALYSIS: Comcast/NBCU May Create More M&A Activity
Wall Street eyes new conglom as potential buyer and seller
YouTube Adding 1080p Video
Both professional and user uploaded content will get quality bump
ESPN, WJW Ensure Browns Game Won't Be Blacked Out
Duo purchased remaining tickets to guarantee a sell-out so game could be soon on local TV
Comcast OnDemand Online Still Set For December Launch
Service will allow subscribers to authenticate three devices per household
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BSkyB to control ad sales for MTV
Source: www.ft.com
Date: 6 hours 18 minutes 22 seconds ago.
Soccer Kicks into High Gear on DIRECTV
Source: www.directstartv.com
Date: 10 hours 30 minutes 31 seconds ago.
Liberty Global Acquires German Cable Operator (at Fox Business)
Source: www.foxbusiness.com
Date: 10 hours 57 minutes 43 seconds ago.
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The Digital Set Top Box Market: Global Demand Remains High

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DTV 2009: Declining Costs, Increasing Shipments, and Network Capability

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TechTalk: The NBA's "Lean-Back" Web Companion

In this week's edition of B&C TechTalk, senior editor Glen Dickson talks about NBA Digital's new statistics-intensive product for NBA.com, which is designed to serve as a live companion to game telecasts on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA.TV.