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ION Broadcasts Mobile DTV in N.Y., D.C. Hails its digital TV 'triple play'
by Broadcasting & Cable
ION Media Networks says it is now offering a multiplex of HDTV, standard-definition and mobile DTV program streams in both New York and Washington, D.C. through its local stations there.ION, whose chairman and CEO Brandon Burgess has spearheaded much of broadcasters’ effort to create a mobile DTV standard, calls the multiplex its Digital Broadcast “Triple Play,” thou..... ...read
more >> Library of American Broadcasting Names Class Of 2009 Katie Couric, late Bea Arthur among Giants of Broadcasting to be saluted at Oct. 1 ceremony
by Broadcasting & Cable
The Library of American Broadcasting has named its newest class of honorees.
The new Giants of Broadcasting, to be saluted at a reception and ceremony Oct. 1 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, are: CBS News anchor Katie Couric; DTV pioneer Dr. Woo Paik; exiting RTNDA president and veteran newswoman Barbara Cochran; Westwood One founder/chairman Norman Pattiz; Chris Rohr.....
Viewers Flock To Jackson, Fawcett Specials 18.5 million tune into Michael Jackson tributes, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals
by Broadcasting & Cable
CBS, NBC and ABC scrambled late in the afternoon Thursday to put together specials based on the life of legendary singer and pop icon Michael Jackson. ABC and NBC already had competing primetime specials at 10 p.m. celebrating the life of Farrah Fawcett, but with Jackson's sudden death, the decision was made to preempt programming at 9 p.m. for Jackson tributes. CBS, which did no..... ANALYSIS: TV Everywhere Could Remake Online Ad Model Wall Street, Madison Avenue weigh implications of Time Warner/Comcast trial
by Broadcasting & Cable
Related: Time Warner and Comcast Start TV Everywhere Trial
TV Everywhere, Time Warner and Comcast's initiative aimed at preserving the subscription revenue for cable programming distributed online, may end up altering the current advertising model for online video--for better or worse.
Time Warner and Comcast are hoping to pursue C3 commercial rating..... ANALYSIS: TV Everywhere Plan Will Change Ad Model Wall Street and Madison Avenue ponder the issues
by Broadcasting & Cable
Time Warner’s TV Everywhere initiative aimed at preserving the subscription revenue for TV programming airing online may end up also altering the current advertising model for online video for better or worse.
Time Warner and Comcast are hoping to pursue C3 commercial rating accreditation for shows that are offered online. In order to gain that rating, video providers..... TV Everywhere Plan Will Change Ad Model Wall Street and Madison Avenue ponder the issues
by Broadcasting & Cable
Time Warner’s TV Everywhere initiative aimed at preserving the subscription revenue for TV programming airing online may end up also altering the current advertising model for online video for better or worse.
Time Warner and Comcast are hoping to pursue C3 commercial rating accreditation for shows that are offered online. In order to gain that rating, video providers..... Univision Fortifies Retransmission-Consent Roster Spanish-language media giant strikes deals with Cablevision, Cox, Mediacom
by Broadcasting & Cable
Univision Communications continued its retransmission-consent quest, inking multiyear distribution pacts with Cox Communications, Cablevision Systems Corp. and Mediacom Communications.
Overall, Univision has reached agreements with 100 distributors for continuing carriage of the three Univision services: broadcast networks Univision and TeleFutura and basic-cable service Ga.....