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December 4, 2008

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NEWS

• Nielsen Says ‘Anomaly’ Led to Overstated Ratings on Simulcast NFL Games
  Nielsen Wednesday conceded that due to a “crediting anomaly” it has overstated ratings for simulcast football games on NFL Network and ESPN, and understated numbers for the local stations that also aired the sporting events. more » » » 
• ESPN Wins November Ratings Race
  Fueled by pro and college football, ESPN scored a ratings touchdown in November, ranking No. 1 in households in primetime, according to Nielsen Media Research data. more » » » 

• DirecTV Rolls Out Local PBS Stations in HD
  DirecTV Wednesday began launching local public TV stations in HDTV across the country, according to company officials. more » » » 
• Cablevision Says Hola to Optimum Latino 
  Cablevision Systems Wednesday announced the launch of Optimum Latino, a Web channel providing news, sports and entertainment content in Spanish. more » » » 
• Showtime Shacks Up Again With 'Californication'
  Showtime has renewed Californication for a third season, ordering a dozen new episodes. more » » » 

Blogs

• BIT RATE
  Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
  Canoe: Rowing As Fast As They Can
  New York -- David Verklin, his hyper-enthusiasm apparently still unchecked, said Canoe Ventures is working with even more urgency to deliver its multi-operator advertising services given the cu...
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• TV Crush
  Mary McNamara, ,
  SCI FI Channel Greenlights Caprica (But We'll Have To Wait Until 2010!)
  shout out to tweetpeep ProgGrrl for the heads-up. Last summer at press tour, SCI FI Channel taunted teased television critics by showing a clip of the BattleStar prequel, Caprica, starring Eric ...
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• Reynolds' Rap
  Mike Reynolds, ,
  Monday Night Count Down
  Very difficult matchup for ESPN’s Monday Night Football tonight. Not only does the Jacksonville Jaguars-Houston Texans game from Reliant Stadium hold zero playoff implications, it goes up again...
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• The Satellite Dish
  Scott Greczkowski, ,
  Dish Network's Eric Sahl Out?
  Reports are coming out that Dish Network Senior Vice President of Programming Eric Sahl is leaving the company by the end of the year. The first report of his departure came from an unusual plac...
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NEWS

• Google To Auction Some Ads For Hallmark
  Crown Media Holding’s Hallmark Channel and Google announced an agreement that will allow advertisers to buy advertising time on the network and the Hallmark Movie Channel through the Google TV Ads auction platform program starting in early 2009. more » » » 
• MobiTV Notches 5 Million Subscribers
  MobiTV has surpassed the 5 million paying customers for its mobile TV and radio service, which is available via wireless carriers including AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Alltel. more » » » 
• Cable Stocks Move Higher in Choppy Trading
  Cable stocks managed to squeeze out decent gains Wednesday in yet another day of erratic trading as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 172.60 points, or 2%, to close at 8,951.69. more » » » 
• ESPN Taps In Multiyear Deal for Women’s British Open
  ESPN Wednesday announced it has acquired the rights to all four rounds of the Ricoh Women’s British Open golf tournament, including 12 live hours of coverage, beginning in 2010. more » » » 
• USA Hockey Shoots, Scores with NHL Network
  USA Hockey and the NHL Network announced a three-year partnership under which the all-hockey network will telecast the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship as well as upcoming Qwest Tour featuring the 2009-10 U.S. women’s national hockey team. more » » » 

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