• Cable Eyes 'Spring' And 'Fall' Event Clusters
• ACA Asks For Dual-Carriage Exemption
• Martin Backing DTV Transition Trials
• NATOA Cries Foul Over FCC's 'Shot Clock' Violation
• Comstock Returns To GE
• NBCU Gets mun2 Carriage On Comcast
• TVN Inks VOD Deals With Programmer Trio

• FearNet Scares Up Insight Launch
• LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Turner's 'Broadcast' Gambit

• ESPN Enters The Theatrical Ring

Cable Eyes 'Spring' And 'Fall' Event Clusters
Many cable industry national events will re-align around a “spring” week in Washington, D.C, and a “fall” week in Denver next year, a template for future event scheduling and the product of months of talks between the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and leaders of various industry associations. click to read more...
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ACA Asks For Dual-Carriage Exemption
Small cable companies are seeking a blanket exemption from federal rules that effectively require the duplicative carriage of some local TV stations beginning next February. click to read more...
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Martin Backing DTV Transition Trials
Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin signaled Monday that he is now willing to conduct the switch to all-digital broadcast TV in a few test markets prior to the nationally scheduled conversion on Feb. 17, 2009. click to read more...
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NATOA Cries Foul Over FCC's 'Shot Clock' Violation
The National Associations of Telecommunications Officers of Advisors is chastising the Federal Communications Commission for failing to respond to a request the organization made in December to stay implementation of the so-called 90-day shot clock on franchising of new video applicants. click to read more...
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Comstock Returns To GE
Beth Comstock is returning to General Electric and her duties are being carved up into expanded roles for a number of executives at NBC Universal, which is also establishing a women's online network. click to read more...
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NBCU Gets mun2 Carriage On Comcast
Comcast will launch NBC Universal’s mun2 on digital lineups next month in a long-term carriage deal that adds 7 million homes to the youth-focused Latino network and includes Telemundo cable launches in Seattle and Detroit, NBCU said Monday. click to read more...
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TVN Inks VOD Deals With Programmer Trio
TVN Entertainment has reached multiyear agreements with Gospel Music Channel, ExpoTV and The Sportsman Channel for a wide range of video on-demand services. click to read more...
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FearNet Scares Up Insight Launch
FearNet has signed a carriage contract with Insight Communications, adding 300,000 video-on-demand subscribers to its distribution roster. click to read more...
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LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Turner's 'Broadcast' Gambit
Turner, which has always trumpeted the notion about top-tier cable networks serving as a reach and quality alternative to broadcasters, will play with the big boys in May, holding its upfront advertising presentation the same week as the networks. click to read more...
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