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C3 Ratings Show Big Gains for 'House' and 'Grey’s'
Earlier this week the broadcast networks released numbers showing thehuge uptick in viewing when DVR playback numbers are added in. Nielsenreleased the real numbers that count Tuesday, the C3 ratings whichrecord viewing of commercials in between the programming. More
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Carlston Named GM at KUTV/KUSG Salt Lake City
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House Energy & Commerce Committee Schedules SHVURA Mark-Up For Thursday
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Sinclair Sees Rosier Q3
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Late News Ends Early
Stations are offering "snackable" mini-newscasts like WWJ Detroit's 2 1/2-minute 'First Forecast,' anchored by meteorologist Jim Madaus (pictured). More
Fox Reality Channel to Cease Operations
News Corp.-owned network to make way for new ventureFox Extends 'The Cleveland Show'
Network commits to animated series thru mid-2011'Made in Hollywood' Renewed For Fifth Season
Syndicated entertainment magazine series is cleared in over 80% of the countryCarlston Named GM at KUTV/KUSG Salt Lake City
Former UPN exec to run Nexstar/Four Points’ duopStudy: U.S. 'Middle-Of-The-Pack' Relating To Measures of Broadband
Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society study focuses on impact of open access policiesRCN Re-Ups With Rovi
Will continue to use Passport EPGNickelodeon Looks At ‘Kids in Rehab'
Long running program to take on topic of substance abuseComcast: Programmers Control 'TV Everywhere' Ad Model
Exec cites uncertainty over consumer tolerance for ad load onlineFCC's Open Internet Blog Goes Live
Genachowski hopes to use blog for input from innovation, investment stakeholders
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The Cable Set Top Box Market: After a Record Year in 2008, Slightly Lower Demand in 2009
After a record-setting year in 2008, demand for digital cable set top boxes is...
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Global Interactive Program Guides and Content Discovery
TV-oriented Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) and Interactive Program Guides (IPGs)...
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Home Network Technology & Connectivity Use: Ethernet, 802.11, Coax, and Powerline
Based upon the results of our North American broadband survey, the majority of...
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Global Outlook for Broadband CPE Through 2013
In 2008, 154 million broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) units (broadband...
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2Q09 PayTV Subscribers
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Now Playing: Tom Hanks on 'The Late Show'
Tom Hanks appeared on 'The Late Show' Tuesday night, after David Letterman pressed...
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WTTG Wants Anchors to Run Prompters
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ADverse: Atkinson on Advertising
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Magna forecast: Online video fastest growing major media in 2009
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TechTalk: Level 3 Tests Uncompressed HD for NFL Feeds
In this week's edition of B&C TechTalk, senior editor Glen Dickson discusses transmission services provider Level 3 Communications, which is testing the delivery of uncompressed hi-def feeds of Denver Broncos home games from Invesco Field to the broadcaster carrying the game, using its Vyvx national fiber-optic network.
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Randy Price: Successful stations all going local
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B&C Schmooze July 6, 2009
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MSNBC's Hi-Def Rollout
MSNBC launches in high definition June 29 following major overhauls to its New York City control room and Washington D.C. studio. View images of the new control room and screenshots of the new HD picture for dayside programming. (Photos courtesy of NBC Universal)
OnDemand Media Summit
Scenes from the B&C and Multichannel News OnDemand Summit in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 10, 2009. Photos by Joshua Kristal (www.joshuakristal.com).Cover Story
Given the current economic climate, with large media companiesregularly casting their lines for something profitable, the time seemsripe for Scripps’ assets to either be nibbled at or gobbled up whole.
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Talk-Show Wars Just Keep Delivering
All the attention surrounding the talk-show circuit was supposed to go quietly into the (late) night after a period of tumult that ended with Leno moving to 10. But the men who stand on a star and tell jokes are front and center once again. No matter what the ratings or diminishing ad dollars say, the late-night world and its über-personalities are as big a part of the television universe as ever. More
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