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Speed Readies HD Net
While many networks have taken their position on the track in recent weeks, Speed plans to enter the high-definition race next February during its coverage from Daytona Speedway. Speed in HD plans to come out of the gate with more than 100 hours of NASCAR coverage from the Daytona Speedweeks, which begins Feb. 7 and leads up to the 50th anniversary of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17. The initial native HD output will include Duel Days, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR RaceDay as part of the largest output of programming the network will deliver from the famed Florida race track.
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Big Ten Scores WideOpenWest
Big Ten Network reached a carriage deal with WideOpenWest positioning it on the provider’s expanded basic package. The deal pushes the sports network, which is co-owned by the conference’s 11-member schools and Fox National Cable Sports Networks, past the 30 million subscriber mark within a month of its launch.
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TBS HD Plays Subscriber Gains
Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks Friday joined Cablevision Systems and Comcast in launching TBS’ HD channel in time for the network’s Major League Baseball postseason coverage. A Time Warner Cable spokesman said the operator will offer the HD simulcast of the TBS, beginning Oct. 1.
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Motorola Bows Live-TV Phone
Verizon Wireless will begin selling Motorola’s MotoRizr Z6tv phone on Oct. 5, the first phone from Motorola to support the operator’s live V CAST Mobile TV service.
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FiOS TV Expands in Massachusetts
Challenging incumbent cable TV provider Comcast, Verizon said it launched its FiOS TV product in Medway, Mass., on Friday. The telco has also ramped up franchise activity and deployments in New York state. On Wednesday, Verizon won a franchise in the Rockland, County, N.Y., village of Hillburn, where it will challenge incumbent Time Warner Cable.
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Veria TV Lands EchoStar
EchoStar is the first distributor to debut Veria TV, which showcases the natural-wellness lifestyle, officials said Friday. Dish subscribers will be able to access a schedule of original lifestyle programming, featuring a wide range of shows focusing on such areas as food and nutrition, travel, exercise, alternative medicine and holistic health.
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RGB Tackles Telco TV
Video-processing equipment vendor RGB Networks is targeting telephone companies with a “carrier-class” headend product that supports both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding formats.
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BET Pitches Awards Show on Web
Black Entertainment Television is tapping new media platforms to get the word out on its Oct. 17 BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 event. The network’s BET On Blast broadband video service will air video segments around several rap artists and their connection to the show’s host city Atlanta leading up to the event. In addition, BET has teamed with mobile distribution company Alltel Wireless to allow viewers to vote for their favorite artists online and via mobile phones.
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ESPN, Verizon Wrap Promotion
The keys to a highly customized Ford F-250 truck with seven TV screens, DirecTV service and built-in bleacher seats will go to one Daniel Williams, a 20-year-old college student and sports fanatic from Bells, Texas. Williams is the winner of the “King of Fandom” promotion sponsored by ESPN and Verizon. He tallied the most points in the contest by correctly answering trivia questions posed online from Sept. 1 to 19.
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Charter Completes Debt Exchange
Charter Communications announced the results of its exchange offer for $413 million of the company’s 5.875% convertible senior notes due 2009 for 6.5% notes due in 2027, adding that about 88% of the notes were tendered for exchange. Charter said that $364 million of the existing convertible notes were validly tendered. Following the consummation of the offer – expected on Oct. 2 -- $49 million of the principal amount of the 2009 convertible notes will remain outstanding. In the aggregate, Charter will issue about $479 million in new convertible notes.
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FBN to Launch Teaser Site
News Corp.’s Fox Business Network said it will launch a “personality-driven” microsite Monday at FoxBusiness.com – two weeks before the 24-hour network’s debut – to provide a sneak peek at FBN’s anchors and reporters. The Web site will feature video clips of on-air talent including FBN’s anchor and managing editor of business news Neil Cavuto and vice president of business news and anchor Alexis Glick.
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