Headlines: Business
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Cuban Calls for an Activist FCC
HDNet’s Mark Cuban tells CableFAX that consolidation has tilted the playing field and may extinguish the voices of independent programmers.... Read entire article
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Cox Talks Converged Services and Ads
CableFAX chats with Cox SVP Steve Necessary and Director of... Read entire article
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Comcast's Roadside Green Rally
Going Green: At the start of Comcast Colorado’s first Screen to Green rally in Denver on Saturday, June 28, volunteers Grant Marsik, City of Denver’s Mary Ellen McCarry (top photo, center) and Comcast Spotlight’s Katie Monahan... Read entire article
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Hallmark’s No Bull Push
Hallmark Channel attempts to horse whip ratings by lassoing viewers for month-long Western stunt.... Read entire article
29 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
29 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
AMC Casts Numbers Six and Two for The Prisoner
Caviezel to be sent to Village, McKellen the new Number Two.... Read entire article
29 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
29 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Fuse Lights Up Bonnaroo
The Fuse TV ad sales team invited VIP clients to the Bonnaroo music festival, held in Manchester, Tenn., earlier this month. Fuse presented concert footage and artist interviews from the festival for the first time this year. Standing, left to right: Jennifer Micciche, Account Executive, Fuse; Justin... Read entire article
25 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
25 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
HD Carriage News
Bright House’s Tampa Bay div added CNN HD, Disney HD and ABC Family HD to its digital lineup. — Cox has agreed to carry Hallmark Movie Channel in HD. The HD version launch in Apr. Time Warner Cable recently launched the HD feed in some markets. — Comcast and LIN... Read entire article
23 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
23 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Notable HD: Important/Interesting Initiatives from the High-Def Arena
Versus and Golf Channel won't have to share an HD channel much longer. Comcast plans to launch simulcast HD nets for each channel in Dec. E! will also launch in HD. Versus and Golf launched a hybrid HD net in Jan, with Golf programming airing from noon-7pm and Versus telecasting 7pm-midnight. Talks are underway... Read entire article
23 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
23 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
CableFAX’s Content Business Launches
Premium online service covering cable programming goes live.... Read entire article
22 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
22 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
Apple Eyes Massive Growth in Movie Distribution
(June 20) Big rise expected in movie sales and rentals via iTunes, Yahoo execs file out and more news.... Read entire article
19 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
19 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm PDT
NBC Rings In Olympic Channels
NBC Sports has secured significant distribution for four new Olympics-based channels that will launch in August. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 12:32 pm PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 12:32 pm PDT
No June Swoon For ESPN
ESPN enjoyed its most-viewed second quarter in history this year, averaging 704,000 households on a 24-hour basis thanks in large part to the strong ratings it garnered for its coverage of the Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals series. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 12:15 pm PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 12:15 pm PDT
RCN Adds 10 HD Channels In N.Y. Market
RCN is adding 10 new HDTV networks to its line-up in the New York City market, officials said Thursday. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm PDT
Cable Hits San Antonio For National Educational Computing Conference
Cable operators, programmers and industry trade group members gathered in San Antonio this week to share their resources and ideas with more than 18,000 school leaders and educational technology purchasers during the National Educational Computing Conference. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 12:06 pm PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 12:06 pm PDT
Verizon To Offer MSNBC In NY For Olympics
Verizon Communications is prevented from carrying MSNBC in markets where Cablevision Systems is the incumbent provider, but before that restriction is lifted the telco plans to offer the network during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to FiOS TV customers in the New York area. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 10:42 am PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 10:42 am PDT
Dish Networks Adds Four More Local HD Markets
Dish Network has launched local HDTV service in Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Lansing, Mich.; and Syracuse, N.Y., officials said Thursday. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 10:36 am PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 10:36 am PDT
Comcast Video Wall Transfixes Philly
The starring attraction of the 58-story Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia is a trompe l’oeil drawing crowds of admirers in the City of Brotherly Love. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 10:11 am PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 10:11 am PDT
Ratings Are Sweet For Oxygen’s Spelling Show
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood continues to sizzle for women’s-targeted Oxygen as its July 1 episode broke several network ratings records. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am PDT
Former TWC L.A. Chief Joins Hearst-Argyle
Roger Keating, previously head of Time Warner Cable’s Los Angeles division, has been named senior vice president of digital media for Hearst-Argyle Television. Read entire article
3 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am PDT
3 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am PDT
ABC Family’s ‘Secret Life’ Is Out Of The Bag
ABC Family’s July 1 debut of its new original series The Secret Life of the American Teenager drew 2.8 million viewers, a network record for a series debut. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 4:22 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 4:22 pm PDT
Comcast Invests In Mobile WiMax Startup
Comcast, as part of its broader wireless strategy, has made a seed-round investment in a Boston-area startup developing WiMax equipment to provide mobile broadband data, video and voice services. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 3:30 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 3:30 pm PDT
ESPN Deportes' Euro 2008 Coverage Scores With Hispanic Viewers
ESPN Deportes’ exclusive Spanish-language coverage of Sunday’s Germany-Spain tilt in the Euro 2008 final delivered a 10.08 Hispanic household coverage rating and a total of more than 647,000 Hispanic viewers, ESPN officials said this week. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 3:13 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 3:13 pm PDT
‘Army Wives’ Honor Military Families At Red Carpet Event
Stars of Lifetime’s hit series Army Wives joined real-life army wives and active military personnel Tuesday night for a red carpet event and advanced screening of an upcoming episode at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 3:10 pm PDT
NCTA Sets ‘Cable Connections Spring’ For Next April
Those headed to next year’s Cable Show will have to adjust their calendars slightly. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 2:25 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 2:25 pm PDT
Dish Network Shares Slide Following AT&T Pull Out
Dish Network shares shed $2.20 a share, or 8%, to $26.91 Wednesday, one day after confirming that AT&T would stop reselling its satellite TV services at year’s end when the two companies’ 2003 pact expires. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm PDT
Cablevision Ramps Up HD Lineup
Cablevision Systems Corp. will add high-definition services from Nickelodeon, Discovery Channel and FX as part of an overall 15-network HD rollout Aug. 1 that will increase its free enhanced lineup to 60 channels. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 2:07 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 2:07 pm PDT
Comedians Square Off In ‘Reality Bites Back’ Series
Reality Bites Back, Comedy Central’s first unscripted competition series will premiere Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET, pitting 10 comedians against one another in a battle to see who can come up with the most outrageous parodies of popular reality shows and contestants. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 1:35 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 1:35 pm PDT
Comcast Spotlight Expands Use Of Harris' Ad Software
Comcast Spotlight, the cable operator’s advertising sales division, has renewed its licensing agreement with Harris for a range of the vendor’s Novar family of traffic and billing solutions. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm PDT
Comedy Central Brings Back ‘The Gong Show’
Comedy Central Wednesday announced The Gong Show with Dave Attell, will premiere Thursday, July 17 at 10 p.m. ET on the all-comedy network. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am PDT
Turner Named Licensing VP For Bravo, Oxygen Media
NBC Universal appointed Jennifer Turner as the new vice president of licensing and strategic partnerships for Bravo Media and Oxygen Media, network officials said Wednesday. Read entire article
2 Jul 2008 | 10:48 am PDT
2 Jul 2008 | 10:48 am PDT