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November 11, 2008

In this Issue
Ergen: Dish Network May Have to ‘Tread Water’  Lionsgate Shells Out $8.6 Million for Viacom-Led Entertainment Net Insight Has Strong 3Q Cablevision’s ‘Newsday’ To Rebrand Section Optimum Autos Dish Network To Use Invidi For Addressable Ads	Dish Network To Use Invidi For Addressable Ads EchoStar Sustains $308 Million Q3 Loss EchoStar’s Ergen Admits Hawking Set-Tops to Cable Ops Is Tough Sell Verizon Swings MLB Deal   Four More Years for Olbermann’s ‘Countdown’
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NEWS

• Ergen: Dish Network May Have to ‘Tread Water’ 
  After a second consecutive quarter of subscriber losses, Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen Monday said it might make sense for the company to “tread water” rather than spend to drum up new customers. more » » » 
• Lionsgate Shells Out $8.6 Million for Viacom-Led Entertainment Net
  So far, indie movie studio Lionsgate has invested $8.6 million in the new premium network and subscription video-on-demand service that it is launching next fall with Viacom’s Paramount Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the company reported Monday. more » » » 

• Insight Has Strong 3Q
  Insight Communications reported another strong quarter, fueled by gains in advanced services subscribers. more » » » 
• Cablevision’s ‘Newsday’ To Rebrand Section Optimum Autos
  Cablevision is combining its Optimum Autos interactive TV channel with the automotive sections of its owned newspaper, Newsday, to create local car-shopping environment for regional buyers and sellers across multiple platforms, including interactive TV, print and on the Web via OptimumAutos.com and Newsday.com, beginning Jan. 1. more » » » 
• Dish Network To Use Invidi For Addressable Ads
  Dish Network will be using Invidi’s Advatar technology to deliver addressable, targeted national and local television advertising, the satellite provider said Monday. more » » » 

Blogs

• The Satellite Dish
  Scott Greczkowski, ,
  Say What?
  Just as I predicted today Dish Network announced their 3rd quarter earnings results and those results were not pretty. Dish Networks 3rd quarter profits slid 54 percent and for the second consec...
  more » » » 
  
• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  CNN and NBC Nab Sarah Palin Interviews
  Gov. Sarah Palin's on the move. She sits down with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday and chats with Today Show's Matt Lauer tomorrow. Rachel Sklar dubs it the "pushback tour." Jo...
  more » » » 
  
• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  MSNBC Announces Four-Year Olbermann Deal
  From tweetpeep Brian Stelter of the NYT. Breaking: MSNBC is expected to announce a new four-year contract for Keith Olbermann on Monday afternoon. Yep - it's done. From the MSNBC...
  more » » » 
  
• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  I'm An American, Baby!
  The day after the election, Dr. Maya Angelou shares her feelings with Harry Smith on CBS.
  more » » » 
  

NEWS

• Dish Network To Use Invidi For Addressable Ads
  Dish Network will be using Invidi’s Advatar technology to deliver addressable, targeted national and local television advertising, the satellite provider said Monday. more » » » 
• EchoStar Sustains $308 Million Q3 Loss
  EchoStar, Charlie Ergen’s spin-off set-top and fixed-satellite unit, posted a net loss of $308 million in the third quarter, compared with a $7 million deficit a year ago, officials said Monday more » » » 
• EchoStar’s Ergen Admits Hawking Set-Tops to Cable Ops Is Tough Sell
  Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen Monday told analysts that cable operators have proven wary about buying set-tops from his spin-off company, EchoStar. more » » » 
• Verizon Swings MLB Deal  
  Major League Baseball and Verizon announced multiyear agreements Monday under which FiOS TV will carry MLB Network and the league’s Extra Innings out-of-market package more » » » 
• Four More Years for Olbermann’s ‘Countdown’
  MSNBC announced a four-year deal Monday that will keep Countdown host Keith Olbermann in the fold at least through the 2012 presidential election. more » » » 

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