NEWS
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Updated: Summit Deal Brings ‘Twilight’ to Showtime
Showtime Thursday inked a deal with Summit Entertainment that secures the rights to up to 42 theatrical releases and gives the network another lynchpin in its effort to rebuild its movie library after Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate opted to take their films to a new premium cable channel of their own. more » » »
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Dish DC Exec May Be Next To Exit: Sources
Eric Sahl, Dish Network’s chief programming negotiator, may not be the only executive leaving the company, sources said Thursday. David Goodfriend, who has run Dish Network’s legislative affairs office in Washington, may be exiting to form his own consulting company, according to sources. more » » »
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Mago Replacing MacBride At NAB
Washington—Marsha MacBride, executive vice president of legal and regulatory affairs at the National Association of Broadcasters, is leaving the trade organization and is being replaced by her deputy, Jane Mago, NAB president David Rehr announced today. more » » »
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Viacom To Lay Off 850
Viacom, the battered parent of MTV Networks, was the first cable programmer to announce big layoffs resulting from the economic downturn, shedding 850 employees across all of its divisions, or about 7% of its total workforce. more » » »
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AMPTP Details Final Contract Offer to SAG
The trade group for Hollywood's producers has published the details of its final offer to the Screen Actors Guild in an effort to convince performers that its contract proposal does not justify a "debilitating strike in the middle of a historic national economic crisis." more » » »
Blogs
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TV Crush
Mary McNamara, ,
Stephen Colbert Humbles Kanye! Plus, San Francisco Sarah & Vinnie's Misinformed Blather
Last Tuesday, Stephen Colbert instructed Colbert Nation, his motley army of fans, to descend on iTunes en masse and buy A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All precisely at 2 p.m. PT, Wednesda...
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The Satellite Dish
Scott Greczkowski, ,
A Clearer HD Picture for Dish?
High Definition Dish Network customers woke up this morning to find that some of their HD channels look a bit better today than they did yesterday.
The online satellite forums have lit up with...
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BIT RATE
Todd Spangler, Technology Editor, Multichannel News
Canoe: Paddling 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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NEWS
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AT&T To Cut 12,000 Jobs
AT&T announced Thursday plans to lay off about 12,000 workers, or 4% of its total workforce, resulting in a $600 million charge in the fourth quarter. more » » »
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Cablevision Opens New Online Store
Cablevision Systems Corp. has launched a revamped Optimum Store.com, a site providing the operator’s customers with access to information and significant savings on an array of consumer electronics products more » » »
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CES Slashes Holiday Sales Forecast
The Consumer Electronics Association has drastically revised its holiday sales prognostications and is now predicting sales growth of only 0.1%—down from its previous estimate of 3.5% growth—compared to the 2007 holiday shopping season. more » » »
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Macrovision To Gild Guide Promos With Video
New York—Macrovision Solutions, looking to add some sizzle to the static banner ads that run in its on-screen guides, is planning to sell full-screen, interactive video sponsorships starting early next year. more » » »
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No Love For Verizon—Yet—in Philadelphia
It appears Verizon won’t gain entry into Philadelphia as a competitive video provider until early next year. more » » »
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