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Cable, Satellite Ops Seek Congressional Review Of Retrans
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The Satellite Dish: Back in the Saddle
Welcome back to another edition of "The Satellite Dish" here at Multichannel.com! Over the past two weeks I have received a number of very nice emails from many of the readers wondering where we have been. Long story short: there have been some site maintenance issues.
Bit Rate: Set-Top Data Under Lock & Key
Here's the biggest barrier to set-top box data becoming widely used as a measure of TV advertising: Right now, cable, satellite and telco TV operators -- by and large -- simply aren't willing to share that data. Or even talk about it publicly.
Planet Green Unveils Verge Programming Block
Planet Green will launch its new Verge programming block March 29, headlined by the premiere of several new shows and specialsSenate Passes STELA
The Senate Wednesday passed STELA, the five-year re-authorization of the satellite blanket distant signal licenseDiscovery Exec Dishes on Retrans
New York — As the retransmission-consent debate heats up in Washington, Discovery Communications president of digital media and corporate development Bruce Campbell weighed in at an industry conference Wednesday, adding that rising rfees could have a big impact on the competitive landscape for cable networks.Broadcasters Counter Cable With Retrans Letter Of Their Own
Broadcasters have countered the cable and satellite operators' letter to House and Senate Commerce Committees with one of their own.Kint: March Madness On Demand Will 'Easily Surpass' 2009 Tourney User, Consumption Tallies
The madness is about to begin online.Senate Holds Hearing on Supreme Court's Citizen's United Ruling
Saying that the Supreme Court's decision "turns the idea of government of, by and for the people on its head," Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a hearing Wednesday (March 10) on the high court's decision last September in the Citizen's United case to allow direct funding of TV and radio campaign ads by corporations and unions.2010 Upfronts: Bravo To Add Fifth Original Programming Night
Bravo, looking to build on its continuing Nielsen momentum, will add a fifth night of original fare as it looks to buttress its programming base by 20% overall in 2010.
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Difficult Tales Told By Reporter on HBO
The film Reporter documents several tragedies at once. The first is a story of...
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RFD-TV Gets a Stay
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Tainted Olympics: Death, Callousness, Colbert & Why NBC Owes KD Lang An Apology
ETA: reports are coming in of chaos at the Cypress Mountain venue. Three-hour...
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MCN Ring Post -- HBO's Taffet Gives Scorecard On Mayweather-Marquez PPV Event
HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News.
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