Media Related News from Around the Web

• ATSC Takes Aim at Loud TV Ads
  Source: hometheatermag.com   Date: 2 hours 53 minutes 39 seconds ago.
  November 11, 2009 Are those too-loud TV ads wearing you down? The standard-setting body for DTV is taking aim at the problem of blaring commercials by distributing new audio guidelines to broadcasters. More
  
• Spectrum debate escalates, broadcasters step up lobby
  Source: voices.washingtonpost.com   Date: 3 hours 37 minutes 39 seconds ago.
  A debate is escalating over the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to use television broadcast spectrum for mobile services. Broadcasters have been quick to tell to FCC that they need to keep airwaves to pursue their own plans to bring... More
  
• Online Media Daily: Google Tests Skippable Ads In YouTube Videos
  Source: www.mediapost.com   Date: 4 hours 52 minutes ago.
  Google will begin testing "skippable" pre-roll ads in videos on YouTube Wednesday that could lead the Mountain View, Calif. search engine toward a new advertising model. More
  
• Mediaset Premium revenues up 63.6%
  Source: www.broadbandtvnews.com   Date: 7 hours 8 minutes 6 seconds ago.
  Executives at the Italian media giant Mediaset are hailing the success of the Mediaset Premium, saying the DTT pay platform has helped to “significantly More
  
• Reed: First-half Trends To Continue; Names New CEO
  Source: www.foxbusiness.com   Date: 9 hours 44 minutes 40 seconds ago.
  Reed: First-half Trends To Continue; Names New CEO More
  
• Comcast, NBCU Venture Picks Chief: Report (at TheStreet.com)
  Source: www.thestreet.com   Date: 11 hours 44 minutes ago.
  Comcast and General Electric have agreed to put NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker in charge of their proposed joint venture, a report says.. Check out TheStreet for the latest stock market news and financial investment headlines. More
  
• MTV follows 'Real World' star on his 'Return to Duty'
  Source: community.post-gazette.com   Date: 11 hours 55 minutes 40 seconds ago.
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV editor Rob Owen covers TV from a national and local perspective. The most recent "Real World," set in Cancun, was another entry that concentrated primarily on debauchery. But the prior edition, set in Brooklyn, had more depth to it and hearkened back to the earliest More
  
• TelcoTV: INS signs broad agreement with CloverLeaf
  Source: www.fierceiptv.com   Date: 13 hours 27 minutes 23 seconds ago.
  Iowa Network Services, the company which has many small telcos and telco cooperatives as clients for its consortium services, has signed an agreement with CloverLeaf, provider of the DotDaily TV... Read more More
  
• MSN Video Becomes Bing Video | Microsoft Compiles Videos From YouTube, Hulu, & More
  Date: 14 hours 55 minutes 51 seconds ago.
  There's a definite feeling that Microsoft is bouncing back after a dismal last few years which saw Bill Gates leave the company and Windows Vista ... More
  
• Cartoon Network Picks Up First Two Live-Action Series
  Source: www.timewarner.com   Date: 16 hours 3 minutes 51 seconds ago.
  Cartoon Network has picked up thirteen episodes of two hour-long original, scripted live-action series, Tower Prep and Warner Horizon Television's Unnatural History. Production on the network's first-ever hour-long action series is slated to begin in January 2010. More
  
• Zucker looking like a lock to head new Comcast-GE venture
  Source: Broadcasting & Cable   Date: 17 hours 48 minutes 28 seconds ago.
  Reuters is reporting what we’ve been hearing for a while now: Comcast and GE have agreed to keep NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker on as head of the two companies’ proposed joint venture. The structure of the board is still being negotiated. More
  
• Horizon Looks to SeaChange for HDTV Advertising
  Source: www.xchangemag.com   Date: 18 hours 36 minutes 32 seconds ago.
  SeaChange International has announced that Horizon Telcom is bringing local ad-insertion capabilities to high-definition broadcast channels using a turnkey solution from SeaChange and RGB Networks. More
  
• Clearwire trumpets market launches, wholesale relationships
  Source: www.fiercewireless.com   Date: 19 hours 20 minutes 45 seconds ago.
  Clearwire boasted about its market launches, including 11 new mobile WiMAX markets in the third quarter, and also trumpeted its relationships with its wholesale partners Sprint Nextel, Comcast and... Read more More
  
• Strong Starts for George Lopez, Wanda Sykes Shows
  Source: mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com   Date: 20 hours 59 seconds ago.
  High ratings for new late-night shows starring George Lopez and Wanda Sykes. More
  
• EchoStar's ViP-TV to Provide Transport of HD Video for Alaskan City's IPTV Service
  Source: www.tvover.net   Date: 06-09-2009 17:01:46 GMT
  IPTV news, business reports, forum, and Internet TV directory, by TVover.net. Core topics include IPTV software, hardware, service providers, set-top boxes, and events. More
  
• Clearwire Secures Commitments From Sprint, Comcast, TWC For $1.5 Billion Financing
  Source: moconews.net   Date: 11-10-2009 15:21:08 GMT
  As expected, Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) says that it has More
  
• Discovery Channel still loves the world a lot
  Source: adweek.blogs.com   Date: 23 hours 10 minutes 24 seconds ago.
  72andSunny is back with a sequel to the network's hugely popular "I Love the World" musical commercial. More
  
• NTIA, RUS want your feedback on next round of funding
  Source: www.muniwireless.com   Date: 23 hours 51 minutes 5 seconds ago.
  The NTIA and RUS are seeking public comment about the next round of funding. There will be only one more round, not two, and the agencies want to know how they More
  
• Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Nov. 9) -- George Lopez sitcom repeats outdraw competing premiere of Lopez Tonight
  Source: www.unclebarky.com   Date: 11-10-2009 16:32:40 GMT
  By ED BARK The first late night talk show in TBS cable's history, Lopez Tonight, had a rough start in D-FW Monday. The one-hour launch, opposite 10 p.m. More
  
• Stressing Over the Perfect Thanksgiving Feast? High-Def How-To Videos From Howcast Help FiOS TV Viewers Have a Worry-Free Holiday
  Source: newscenter.verizon.com   Date: 11-10-2009 15:27:00 GMT
  NEW YORK - Everyone looks forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family, but the holiday can be a high-anxiety time for those who struggle with putting together the perfect feast and family gathering. Verizon FiOS TV subscribers are well-armed for a stress-free holiday, with More