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Super Bowl XLIV: Most-Watched Telecast In History
With an estimated 106.5 million viewers, Super Bowl XLIV has become the most-watched program in TV history, according to Nielsen. More
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CableLabs, Canoe Push EBIF Spec Forward
CableLabs and Canoe Ventures announced they have completed work on the next Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format specification, version "IO6," which adds new capabilities for interactive TV applications and advertising.Rovi Teams With FourthWall Media For EBIF Apps
Rovi struck an agreement with FourthWall Media to offer an interactive TV solution to Rovi's interactive program guide customers in North and South America.Uncomfortably Named Novela Hits U.S. Airwaves
When the blockbuster Colombian telenovela Sin tetas no hay paraiso premieres on Telemundo Monday night (Feb. 8), something will be missing from its title.
NTIA Dishes Out $21.5 Million In Broadband Stimulus Grants In Virginia
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has given out $21.5 million in broadband stimulus grants to middle mile projects in Southern Virginia.Supercomm 2010 Canceled
The organizers of Supercomm have decided to pull the plug on this year's event, citing poor financial projections for the telecommunications tradeshow.NTIA May Dole Out More Broadband Stimulus Funds
Looks like the National Telecommunications & Information Administration could be handing out more broadband stimulus money even on a day when the federal government is ostensibly closed.A New Rx For FX
News Corp.'s FX is betting that a lineup of pure original programming, coupled with top-tier theatrical films, will catapult the network to upper echelon of cable networks reaching advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds.
Race To The Finish For NBC Universal Affiliates
As part of its 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics push, NBC Universal spent more than a year working with cable, satellite and telco-TV partners for what stands to be the largest “TV Everywhere” effort by a programmer to date. But not everyone will make the team.
BelAir Weaves DOCSIS 3.0 Into Wi-Fi Access Point
BelAir Networks, whose cable operators customers include Cablevision Systems, has developed an 802.11n Wi-Fi access point that is integrated with DOCSIS 3.0 cable-modem technology to cut down installation time.
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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.
FREEZE FRAME
Parties, conferences and events for the week of Feb. 8.Most Popular Pages
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AZ-NM Annual Meeting
February 08-10, 2010Location: Arizona Grant ResortKrewe of Louisiana Cable Show
February 10-11, 2010Location: Royal Sonesta HotelAdvanced Advertising: The Future Is Now
February 10-11, 2010Location: Roosevelt Hotel









