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October 2, 2008

In this Issue
LIN Stations Warn of Looming Time Warner Drops News Corp. Urging Removal of DirecTV Conditions Cable Has Another Bad Day House Might Pass Pryor Bill: Sources SAG Negotiators Call for Strike Vote	House Committee Asks FCC To Investigate Reassignment of PEG Channels NASN Rebranded As ESPN America Big Ten Network Fans Cheer LiveCast App Cablevision Hires Pair of Wireless Execs Sportsman Channels Adds Affiliate Systems

Just the Facts

Nat Geo is in the midst of the largest media buy in network history to support its new series, World's Toughest Fixes.

News

• LIN Stations Warn of Looming Time Warner Drops
  Several LIN TV stations Thursday warned their viewers that Time Warner Cable “will cease” carrying their signals “sometime today” after both sides—so far—have been unable to reach a new retransmission-consent deal. more » » » 
• News Corp. Urging Removal of DirecTV Conditions
  Washington—News Corp. is urging the Federal Communications Commission to act quickly on its request to be released early from merger conditions imposed on its 2004 takeover of satellite TV provider DirecTV. more » » » 

• Cable Has Another Bad Day
  After Wednesday’s slight reprieve—the Dow Jones industrial average was down just 20 points—investors headed for the exits again on Thursday, sending the Dow into a 350-point tailspin and taking the cable sector along for the ride. more » » » 
• House Might Pass Pryor Bill: Sources
  Washington—In a surprise move, the House could pass this week a bill that would require the Federal Communications Commission to produce a study on parents' access to advanced technologies that are capable of blocking content on television and the Internet, media industry lobbyists and a Capitol Hill aide said Thursday. more » » » 
• SAG Negotiators Call for Strike Vote
  Following a rebuff of their entreaty for more talks with producers, negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild have recommended to the union's national board that a strike authorization be sought from members.
  more » » » 

Blogs

• The Satellite Dish
  Scott Greczkowski, ,
  Dish Launches Obama Channel
  Dish Network yesterday launched a new channel dedicated to the presidential campaign of Barrack Obama. The new channel which airs on Dish Network channel 73 shows a loop of commercials telling people ...
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• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  SCI FI's Eureka: A Tale of Chaos
  Shout out to Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune (also IO9) for her tweet on this one. Last week, on their blog "Eureka Unscripted," writers for the SCI FI Channel dramedy talked...
  more » » » 
  
• BIT RATE
  Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
  AT&T Guns For the Quad-Play
  AT&T, facing tough cable competition and economic uncertainty, has rejiggered itself into four units: consumer, business, technology operations and other businesses. The move unites wire...
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• Picture This
  Tom Umstead, Programming Editor, Multichannel News
  Avoiding a Diversity Weak Future
  With Diversity Week now a footnote in the annals of cable-television event history alongside the Western Show and the Cable ACE Awards, it will be interesting to see if the industry continues to pro...
  more » » » 
  

News

• House Committee Asks FCC To Investigate Reassignment of PEG Channels
  The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Services subcommittee this week asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the treatment of public, educational and government channels by both incumbent and new providers—especially AT&T. more » » » 
• NASN Rebranded As ESPN America
  ESPN Thursday announced that its North American Sports Network (NASN) will be rebranded as ESPN America starting Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 1, 2009. more » » » 
• Big Ten Network Fans Cheer LiveCast App
  Fans spend an average of 40 minutes per visit on an interactive application called LiveCast on the Big Ten Network Web site, according to Jacked Inc., the application designer. more » » » 
• Cablevision Hires Pair of Wireless Execs
  Cablevision Systems has hired two executives from the wireless-services industry for its Optimum Wi-Fi broadband division as it prepares to expand the service across its New York-area footprint. more » » » 
• Sportsman Channels Adds Affiliate Systems
  The Sportsman Channel Thursday announced the launch of three new affiliate systems in Colorado, Pennsylvania and South Carolina that will add an additional 330,000 households to its subscriber base. more » » » 

• Dish Launches TeleAmazonas for U.S. Subscribers
  Dish Network is now offering TeleAmazonas, a 24-hour Ecuadorian sports and entertainment network, on its DishLATINO pay-TV service. more » » » 

Through the Wire

• ReelzChannel On the Prowl for Biggest 'Twilight' Fan
  ReelzChannel has planned a promotion with real teeth: it's looking for the biggest fan of the Twilight series of young adult books about a teen vampire. The winner will be featured in an upcoming segment of its Dailies entertainment news show. more » » » 
• Kids Grill Presidential Candidates on Nickelodeon
  Nickelodeon's Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President airs Sunday, October 12 at 9 p.m., giving kids an opportunity to ask questions of both presidential candidates before casting their own vote online. more » » » 

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