NEWS
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Clearwire Gets Shareholder Approval
Clearwire Corp. said that its shareholders have approved the planned combination with Sprint Nextel’s WiMax business and the investment of $3.2 billion by a five-member consortium—including three cable operators. more » » »
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Bush Official Now For Analog Extension
Washington—The Bush administration, in a shift, supports legislation to allow some analog TV stations to remain on the air for 30 days beyond Feb. 17, 2009 in order to provide public safety announcements and information about the digital TV transition.
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Ailes Extended
Roger Ailes, who has locked up top Fox News Channel talent to long-term deals in recent weeks, isn’t going anywhere himself. more » » »
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Waxman Beats Dingell For Energy Post
Washington -- House Democrats on Thursday ousted Rep. John Dingell (D.-Mich.) as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, replacing him with Rep. Henry Waxman (D.-Calif.) in a secret ballot held behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. more » » »
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TV, Movie Craftsmen Reach AMPTP Pact
The union representing craftsmen on movie and TV sets has reached a three-year contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. more » » »
Blogs
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Reynolds' Rap
Mike Reynolds, ,
Third and Two
Third and two is a manageable situation for NFL teams. They’re able to pick up the yardage and gain another set of downs 52% of the time.
Well, this is the third year of NFL Network’...
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Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
Notes From the Future
Ideas and observations gathered from the Future of Television conference this week in lower Manhattan:
* Consumers 18-35 are “significantly dissatisfied with regular linear television,...
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The Satellite Dish
Scott Greczkowski, ,
Dish Innovation Shines Again
If Dish Networks management and marketing department was as smart as its technology department at Echostar there is no question in my mind that Dish Network would be America’s top DBS service.
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Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
Sony's Internet TV Trajectory
Sony Electronics has just provided another 2 million tiny reasons for people to cut their cable TV service.
The company announced a deal today to bring Slacker Personal Radio -- which hosts a lib...
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NEWS
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Lifetime Sues NBCU, Weinstein To Get ‘Runway’ On-Air
In the unending stream of Project Runway litigation, now Lifetime Television has filed a new countersuit against NBC Universal, Bravo and even the show’s producer, The Weinstein Co., which did the controversial $200 million deal to move the hit reality series to the women’s network from Bravo. more » » »
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TWC Divisions Largely Unscathed Following So. Cal Wildfires
Time Warner Cable's Southern California division dodged significant damage in the wildfires this week in three counties. more » » »
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Broadcasters File New Round of Retrans Complaints Against Ops
In the latest in a flurry of filings this week, ComCorp and Granite Broadcasting have lodged complaints with federal regulators alleging that cable operators in Mississippi and Minnesota have violated the so-called “good-faith” negotiating requirements for retransmission-consent deals. more » » »
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Trial Scheduled in TiVo's Legal Spat With EchoStar
A federal judge in Texas has scheduled additional hearings for next February to determine whether EchoStar's set-top boxes continue to infringe a key digital video recorder patent owned by TiVo. more » » »
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Dish Network Expands Local HD Markets
Dish Network has added local HDTV channels in eight markets: Charleston-Huntington, W.Va.; Cincinnati; Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pa.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.; Louisville, Ky.; and Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Okla. more » » »
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