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Nat Geo Picks Schools For 'Big Cats' Cultural Exchange

U.S. Students Will Work With African Peers to 'Cause An Uproar'
By: mreynolds Sep 6 2012 - 7:26pm
U.S. Students Will Work With African Peers to 'Cause An Uproar'

Four public schools in New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Salt Lake City have been selected to participate in a unique cross-cultural initiative, National Geographic's Big Cats Sister School Program.

Beginning in fall 2012, the program will pair the U.S. schools with schools in Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana under the shared theme of big cat conservation.

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Turner Selects 2013 Media Camp Class

Five Start-ups Will Receive Guidance from Execs during 12-Week Accelerator Program
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jun 19 2013 - 3:25pm
Five Start-ups Will Receive Guidance from Execs during 12-Week Accelerator Program
   
 

As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its ties to Silicon Valley and encourage new technologies for the media and entertainment space, Turner Broadcasting System has announced that another group of start-ups will join its Media Camp accelerator program.

Sports Summit: McManus Says Fox Sports 1 Not Altering CBS' Strategy

Chairman Leaves Door Open for Possible Future Partnerships between CBS Sports Net, Competitors
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jun 19 2013 - 4:35pm
Chairman Leaves Door Open for Possible Future Partnerships between CBS Sports Net, Competitors
 
New York -- CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus expects the launch of Fox Sports 1 in August to make a lot of noise, but he's not changing the strategy of his cable competitor CBS Sports Network in light of the crowding field, he told attendees at Wednesday's Sports Business and Technology Summit presented by B&C, Multichannel News and TV Technology.

Sports Summit: ESPN Chief Skipper Says World Cup Will 'Dominate'

Massive, State-of-Art Studio Simply How ESPN 'Rolls'
By: Michael Malone (Broadcasting & Cable) Jun 19 2013 - 6:29pm
Massive, State-of-Art Studio Simply How ESPN 'Rolls'

New York -- The World Cup is just under a year away, and John Skipper, president of ESPN, Inc., could barely contain his excitement for the global TV property.

Sports Summit: WNBA's Richie Views Rookie Trio As 'Game-Changers'

Hopes Griner, Delle Donna, Diggins Have Impact of Bird-Magic
By: Mike Reynolds Jun 19 2013 - 5:10pm
Hopes Griner, Delle Donna, Diggins Have Impact of Bird-Magic

 

WNBA president Laurel Richie hopes that the three top picks in this year’s draft will have a similar effect that a pair of then newcomers had on the NBA in the 1980s. .

Richie, speaking  at NewBay Media’s iinaugural  Sports Business and Technology Summit here on Wednesday afternoon, hopes  the arrival of Britney Griner, Elena Delle Donna and Skylar Diggins will be transformative for the distaff pro hoops league.

'Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini Dies, 51

Actor Was on Vacation in Italy
By: by R. Thomas Umstead Jun 19 2013 - 9:02pm
Actor Was on Vacation in Italy

Actor James Gandolfini, who won thee Emmy Awards for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO's hit series The Sopranos' died Wednesday, according to CNN.com

Gandolfini, 51, who portrayed iconic mob boss in HBO's breakthrough drama series from 1999 to 2007, died of an apparent heart attack while on holiday in Rome, according to CNN.

Netflix Renews 'Hemlock Grove' for Second Season

Chic Eglee Joins as Executive Producer and Showrunner
By: Tim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable) Jun 19 2013 - 8:54pm
Chic Eglee Joins as Executive Producer and Showrunner

Netflix has renewed Hemlock Grove for a second season, the company announced Wednesday.

The order is for 10 episodes, down from the 13 that the Netflix debuted in April. Charles H. "Chic" Eglee (Walking Dead, Dexter, The Shield) will join the series as an executive producer and showrunner. The series is produced by Gaumont International Television.

Hemlock Grove becomes the second of Netflix's original series to get a sophomore season, joining House of Cards.

Cox TV Connect Reaches PCs and Macs

MSO Extends In-Home Streaming of 90-Plus Live TV Channels To Browsers
By: Jeff Baumgartner Jun 19 2013 - 8:41pm
MSO Extends In-Home Streaming of 90-Plus Live TV Channels To Browsers

Cox Communications has extended Cox TV Connect to Macs and PCs, the latest group of devices to gain access to an app that provides in-home streaming of more than 90 linear TV channels to connected devices that are within reach of the customer’s home network.

Kelsey Grammer, Martin Lawrence To Star In FX Sitcom

Lionsgate/Debmar-Mercury Secures 10/90 Episode Deal For Series
By: by R. Thomas Umstead Jun 19 2013 - 6:37pm
Lionsgate/Debmar-Mercury Secures 10/90 Episode Deal For Series

FX has acquired a new sitcom starring comedians Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer.

FX has ordered 10 episodes of the as yet titled series from Lionsgate Television distribution company Debmar-Mercury, which will balloon to a 90-episode order if the series meets certain ratings thresholds. The network reached a similar deal with Lionsgate/Debmar in April for a sitcom starring comedian George Lopez.

Sports Summit: Sports Programming Scores With Advertisers

Live Sports, Digital Offerings Draw Big Audiences and Engaged Viewers, say Ad Execs
By: R. Thomas Umstead Jun 19 2013 - 4:27pm
Live Sports, Digital Offerings Draw Big Audiences and Engaged Viewers, say Ad Execs

For advertisers, high-rated, live sports programming still delivers the biggest bang for their buck in the television space, according to executives speaking Wednesday at the Sports Business & Technology Summit in New York.

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