• Nick at Nite Orders Comedy From Eisner’s Tornante
• ACA Offers ‘Course’ on Retrans Talks
• Small Ops: Big Ideas for Digital Switch
• Broadcaster to Cable: ‘Check the Guns'
• The Independent Show: July 30
• Cablevision Completes Newsday Deal
• Fuse Hits 60M Sub Mark

• DirecTV Sets On-Demand Movie Channel Bow
• Blockbusters Drive Viacom in Q2
• Google Seeks Net Neutrality Clarity From FCC
• TV News, Web Reshaping Journalism: Panel

• Nick Rewinds Classic Series on iTunes

Nick at Nite Orders Comedy From Eisner’s Tornante
Nick at Nite has greenlit Glenn Martin DDS., the first TV series from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Animation. click to read more...
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ACA Offers ‘Course’ on Retrans Talks
The American Cable Association Tuesday gave small operators an advanced lesson on retransmission-consent negotiations, advising them to carefully read the fine print in contracts with broadcasters and pointing out that formal complaints to federal regulators haven’t established a track record of success. click to read more...
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Small Ops: Big Ideas for Digital Switch
Here’s the good news on the upcoming digital transition: awareness among consumers is up dramatically. The bad news: it’s not clear what they are aware of. click to read more...
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Broadcaster to Cable: ‘Check the Guns'
The head of a broadcast trade group Tuesday urged small cable operators to put aside past differences with TV stations to jointly coordinate the transition to all-digital broadcast signals in their markets next February. click to read more...
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The Independent Show: July 30
Wednesday’s agenda for the Independent Show taking place at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Also check out Mutlichannel.com for the latest news from the show. click to read more...
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Cablevision Completes Newsday Deal
Cablevision Systems said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of 97% of Newsday Media Group, the partnership that includes Long Island, N.Y., newspaper Newsday, through the formation of a partnership with the paper’s former owner Tribune Co. click to read more...
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Fuse Hits 60M Sub Mark
Fuse said it hit the 60-million subscriber milestone in July and that it’s added 6 million homes in the past year, citing Nielsen Media Research figures. click to read more...
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DirecTV Sets On-Demand Movie Channel Bow
DirecTV this Friday will launch foreign-film on demand network Eurocinema as part of its DirecTV-on-demand platform. click to read more...
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Blockbusters Drive Viacom in Q2
Viacom reported strong second-quarter results, with revenue up 21% in the period to $3.8 billion and operating income rising 13% to $792 million, led by increases in its Filmed Entertainment division. click to read more...
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Google Seeks Net Neutrality Clarity From FCC
Google is pressing federal regulators to provide clear guidance to broadband network owners on acceptable ways of managing Internet traffic. click to read more...
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TV News, Web Reshaping Journalism: Panel
The high demand for televised news and Web videos is forcing print journalists to adjust to the changing media landscape, according to panelists at the 2008 Unity Convention. click to read more...
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