Trouble viewing this email? Click here.
To ensure our emails reach your inbox, add magnews@email.mag.com to your address book. Click here to learn how.

October 13, 2008

In this Issue
Dow Roars Back Macrovision Sells TV Guide Mag Verizon Upgrades FiOS TV Guide in Maryland, Virginia Comcast Systems Eyes 3.7% Rate Hike Greenfield Raises Time Warner Cable Rating

NEWS

• Dow Roars Back
  After the most brutal week in Wall Street history—when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,900 points—the stock market made big gains Monday and took cable along for the ride. more » » » 
• Macrovision Sells TV Guide Mag
  Macrovision said Monday that it has sold TV Guide magazine to private equity group Open Gate Capital for an undisclosed sum. more » » » 

• Verizon Upgrades FiOS TV Guide in Maryland, Virginia
  Verizon rolled out a version of the FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide for customers in Maryland and Virginia with new interactive features. more » » » 
• Comcast Systems Eyes 3.7% Rate Hike
  Comcast systems across the country will raise cable rates an average of 3.7% this year, the cable operator said after reports began to appear in local media about the increases. more » » » 
• Greenfield Raises Time Warner Cable Rating
  Pali Research media analyst Richard Greenfield raised his rating on Time Warner Cable from “sell” to “neutral,” stating that while he is still concerned about some competitive issues the second largest cable operator faces, he believes they are reflected in the current valuation of the stock. more » » » 

NEWS

• YES!: Fratello, Albert Reunite for Nets Games
  YES Network Monday announced that Mike Fratello will rejoin play-by-play man Marv Albert as an analyst during the network’s telecasts of New Jersey Nets games this season. more » » » 
• NHL Lights Lamp for Versus
  Versus Monday said it garnered record ratings during its opening night coverage of the NHL, pulling a 0.5 and 0.3 rating, respectively, for a pair of Oct. 9 games. more » » » 
• FCC Comes To MASN's Relief In Comcast Fight
  In a decision that could return programming to sports fans in Harrisburg, Penn. and Roanoke/Lynchburg, Va. markets, the Federal Communications Commission Friday ordered that a complaint filed by regional sports network MASN against Comcast go before an Administrative Law Judge. more » » » 
• TBS Turns Two With ALCS
  As expected, TBS is making a better connection with its coverage of the American League Championship Series than it did last season with the National League Championship Series. more » » » 
• AT&T Takes U-verse To Wal-Mart, Circuit City
  AT&T, hoping to drive up fourth-quarter subscriber numbers, extended marketing agreements with Wal-Mart Stores and Circuit City under which the retailers will sell its U-verse TV and high-speed Internet services in more than 600 retail locations starting this month more » » » 
#Ad:4202_v1_Pos4_468x60#

#Ad:4202_v1_Pos5_160x600#

#Ad:4202_v1_Pos6_88x31#

Writers
Tom Umstead
646-746-6591
tumstead@reedbusiness.com

Laura Martínez
212-926-6593
lauramartinez@nyc.rr.com

Editor
George Vernadakis
646-746-7140
george.vernadakis@reedbusiness.com

You are receiving this e-mail because you have requested either a newsletter or a magazine from
Reed Business Information.

You are currently registered to receive Multi Channel News's e-mail newsletters at #EmailAddr#

Subscribe to Multi Channel News's e-mail newsletters   |   Unsubscribe from Multicultural Newsletter
Update Your Information  |  Print Subscription  |  Privacy Policy

QUESTIONS?
If you need further assistance with your newsletter subscription, please contact our Online support staff.
Send editorial questions about this newsletter to: editorial@reedbusiness.com
Send advertising questions about this newsletter to: louis.hillelson@reedbusiness.com

PRIVACY MANAGER: privacymanager@reedbusiness.com
Reed Business Information 2000 Clearwater Drive Oak Brook, IL 60523
Copyright 2008, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc.