Video & Interactive Programming News
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Cable Show 2012: One World Sports Inks Renewals with Three Asian Soccer CircuitsMike Reynolds, May 22, 2012One World Sports has scored three-year extensions with a trio of top Asian soccer circuits for multiplatform rights in North America. More
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Travel Channel Initiative Teams With National Park Foundationby MCN Staff, May 22, 2012Travel Channel will join with the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official charity of America's national parks, in a summer-long campaign to promote America's 397 national parks. More
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TruTV Hooks 'South Beach Tow' for Second SeasonTim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable), May 22, 2012TruTV has renewed its reality series, South Beach Tow, for a second season of 13 episodes that will premiere in the fall. More
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Cartoon Network Slates Affiliate-Backed ‘Move It Movement Tour'by MCN Staff, May 22, 2012
Cartoon Network has laid out plans for its third annual "Move It Movement Tour," a summer campaign targeting youth 6-14, in partnership with the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition and in support of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative.
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Cable Show 2012: Balancing Political Facts, Opinion a Delicate Balance in Cable NewsAndrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable), May 22, 2012While the 24/7 cable news cycle has changed the media environment political candidates operate in, panelists in Tuesday's general session at Cable Show 2012 disagreed on whether that change has been for the better. More
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Cable Show 2012: NBC To Offer Unprecedented 2012 Olympics CoverageThomas Umstead, May 22, 2012NBC Sports will provide an unprecedented 5,535 hours of 2012 London Olympics coverage -- including live coverage of every event and every sport -- via its broadcast and cable linear channels, online and mobile , according to Gary Zenkel, president of NBC Olympics and executive vice president of Strategic partnerships for NBC Sports Group. More
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Cable Show 2012: ESPN 3D to Serve Up Five Days of Live Wimbledon CoverageMike Reynolds, May 22, 2012ESPN 3D is serving up expanded coverage from Wimbledon this year. More
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NATPE Names Perth President, CEOTim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable), May 22, 2012NATPE named Rod Perth as its new president and CEO on Monday. More
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Cable Show 2012: Multicultural Viewers Have Appeal - And ChoicesKent Gibbons, May 22, 2012Cable companies have more competition for multi-ethnic viewers than satellite TV firms and telco video providers, especially in the fast-growing Asian-American population. More
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Cable Show 2012: Azuki Partners With ArrisGeorge Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable), May 22, 2012Azuki Systems and the Arris Group have announced that they are collaborating on a pre-integrated video solution that they believe will speed up and reduce the costs of deploying multiscreen video services to multichannel subscribers. More
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We TV Appoints Scotti VP of Business AffairsLindsay Rubino (Broadcasting & Cable), May 22, 2012Mary Scotti has been named vice president of business affairs for We TV. More
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Cable Show 2012: HBO Go To Add HBO Latino Contentby R. Thomas Umstead, May 21, 2012HBO will add original content from its Spanish-language network HBO Latino to its HBO GO online streaming service, the pay service announced Monday. More
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ESPN's Beadle to NBCUMike Reynolds, May 21, 2012ESPN's Michelle Beadle is headed to NBCUniversal, where she will contribute to multiple platforms, including Access Hollywood and NBC Sports. More
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Cable Show 2012: Brands Will Survive in 'TV Everywhere' EnvironmentAndrea Morabito, May 21, 2012Even as programming moves toward a "TV Everywhere" model where users can self-select content to watch at any time on any platform, that doesn't mean traditional TV brands are going away, according to the panelists at a Cable Show 2012 session. More
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Cable Show 2012: Content Rules the DayMike Farrell, May 21, 2012
A move toward short-form programming to capture Internet viewers and a continued focus on providing products and platforms that address changing consumer habits and technical innovation will continue to drive success in the industry, according to the Opening General Session panel discussion at The Cable Show in Boston Monday.
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Syfy Ends ‘Sanctuary' Run After Four Seasonsby Kent Gibbons, May 21, 2012
Syfy confirmed it will not be bringing action series Sanctuary back for a fifth season.
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MPAA Names Miller Content Protection ExecJohn Eggerton, May 21, 2012The Motion Picture Association of America has named Marc Miller SVP, content protection and the Internet. He replaces Kevin Suh, who exited a couple of months ago to join MPAA member Paramount. More
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Hammer Honored by B'nai B'rithJohn Eggerton, May 21, 2012Bonnie Hammer, chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, will be honored May 31 at a B'nai B'rith ceremony/gala at the New York Stock Exchange. More
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Mark Powell Tapped as VP, Current Programming and Specials for TruTVLindsay Rubino, May 21, 2012Mark Powell has been named vice president of current programming and specials for truTV. More
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Cable Show 2012: Outdoor Channel Bolsters 2012-13 Lineupby MCN Staff, May 21, 2012Network says it has embarked on a "bold content investment strategy." More
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