Analyst: Martin Exit Good For Time Warner By Mike Farrell - 01/15/2009
Federal Communications Chairman Kevin Martin’s decision to step down from the agency on Jan. 20 could be a good sign for Time Warner Inc., which has been waiting for months for the agency to sign off on the proposed split-off of its cable operations.
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REVIEW: 'The Beast' By R. Thomas Umstead - 01/15/2009
Much has been written over the past year about the failing health of cancer-stricken star Patrick Swayze. But in his new A&E Network drama The Beast, the former Dirty Dancing star looks strong and convincing as a tough FBI agent.
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DirecTV Picks Up Sportsman Channel By Larry Barrett - 01/15/2009
The Sportsman Channel and DirecTV Thursday announced a distribution pact that will bring the hunting, fishing and shooting channel to the direct-broadcast satellite provider’s CHOICE XTRA package subscribers on Channel 605, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 21.
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WGN America Adds ‘The Next Generation’ To Lineup By Linda Moss - 01/15/2009
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20, just as America gets a new President, WGN America makes a new addition to its roster: Star Trek: The Next Generation, officials said Thursday.
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Fox News Channel’s Baier Gears Up For Inauguration By Mike Reynolds - 01/15/2009
It’s been a busy 2009 for Bret Baier, who has moved into the anchor chair on Fox News Channel’s Special Report and is now gearing up for a couple of key presidential events.
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Charter Misses Interest Payment By Mike Farrell - 01/15/2009
After purposely missing a Jan. 15 interest payment, Charter Communications appeared to be moving closer to a restructuring.
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ESPN Deportes Enhances Boxing Programming By Mike Reynolds - 01/14/2009
Looking to better serve the U.S. Hispanic boxing fan, ESPN Deportes is launching a new weekly analysis show and adding production enhancements to its fight cards.
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Motorola To Lay Off Another 4,000 By Todd Spangler - 01/14/2009
Motorola announced Wednesday it would lay off an additional 4,000 employees this year, including 3,000 positions in the Mobile Devices business and 1,000 in corporate functions and other business units.
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TCA '09: Showtime’s Greenblatt Reveals Details on ‘L Word’ Spin-off By Melissa Grego-- Broadcasting & Cable - 01/14/2009
Showtime President of Entertainment Bob Greenblatt spilled some details of the recently-piloted The L-Word spin-off: It will star The L Word’s Leisha Hayley and will be a “very different, substantially different show” from L-Word, he says.
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McDowell Hits Martin On DTV Plans By Ted Hearn - 01/14/2009
Washington—Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell is concerned that chairman Kevin Martin has failed to prepare the agency for "a crush of inquiries" stemming from the national switch to all-digital broadcast TV on Feb. 17.
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TCA ’09: Online Expansion Fuel’s Showtime Sub Growth By Linda Haugsted - 01/14/2009
LOS ANGELES -- Showtime "continues to thrive" despite daunting economic conditions, growing by 1 million subs, to 16.5 million customers, through the end of 2008.
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Obama Adviser Lowers Broadband Expectations By Ted Hearn - 01/14/2009
Washington—An Obama transition adviser on communications policy said Wednesday that the economic stimulus package will not be the vehicle for addressing all of the new administration's concerns about the availability of high-speed Internet access nationally.
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G4 Names Berghammer Director of Gaming Editorial By Larry Barrett - 01/14/2009
G4 Wednesday announced that Billy Berghammer will become the network’s new director of gaming editorial where he will oversee all nonlinear and browser-based content platforms.
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EchoStar To Deliver Satellite Services For Emergency Management By Linda Moss - 01/14/2009
EchoStar reached an agreement with Vredes Inc. to provide satellite services for emergency management and other remote-location broadcast demands, officials said Wednesday.
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TCA '09: Programmers, Advertisers Struggle to Cash In on ‘Digital Playground’ By Linda Haugsted - 01/14/2009
Los Angeles—There’s still a race on to figure out how to monetize entertainment on the Internet before the platform has been so embraced that viewers are creating their own viewing schedules online instead of on ad-supported broadcast, according to executives participating on digital streaming panel at the Television Critics Association meeting.
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SAG Saga Remains Unchanged Despite Marathon Meeting By Linda Haugsted - 01/14/2009
A meeting of the full board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild, which lasted more than 30 hours on Monday and Tuesday, concluded without setting a mailing date for a strike authorization ballot and without the removal of controversial head negotiator Doug Allen.
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