MCN - July 26, 2010

Comedy Central, already known for its stand-up comedy, animated fare and satirical news shows, will turn to the traditional scripted comedy genre this summer to make its audiences laugh.

• Coda
• Key Mediacom Date: Sept. 7
• Moto Sheds Wireless Gear
• IN BRIEF

• Content
• Reviews
• MAD MEN (Season Four)

• Finance
• Disney Sets ‘Education’ Site
• Icahn Renews Lions Gate Bid

• Newsline
• News
• Chiller’s Thrillers Are Now Originals
• Rentrak Execs Choose Stock Over Salaries
• ESPN3 Wins Over Small Ops
• CBS Net Puts Alt Games on VOD
• The Empire Strikes Back
• Clicking on T-Commerce
• AT&T U-Verse Posts Billion-Dollar Quarter
• CEA Ups 3DTV Forecast for 2010

• People
• People

• Platforms
• Dangling Digital Carrots
• SCTE Hires Its First CTO
• Translation Please
• SOON YOU’LL SEE IN ULTRAVIOLET

• Rules
• ‘YouTubers’ Unite for Web-Video Contest
• Title II: The Great Divide
• NOT-SO-NEUTRAL CORNERS

• Special Report
• Bulletproofing Huge Video Libraries
• CIMM Harnessing Set-Top-Box Data
• Smaller Players Find VOD In High Demand

• Through the Wire
• Cable Politics Make It Hot Time to Gather at Independent Show

• Top Stories
• White Knight

• Viewpoint
• Access
• Cable Can Regain the Youth Vote