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Daily Archives : Aug 26, 2008

‘Nightline’ to Air Previously Unseen 2004 Obama Interview

ABC’s “Nightline” will air a never-before-seen interview with Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday night. The exclusive interview with Ted Koppel took place hours before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in 2004, at which Sen. Obama made a well-received speech. Wednesday’s…

DNC Brings Ratings Success to PBS

PBS’ household ratings for the first night of the Democratic National Convention were down from 2004, but they were a 75% improvement on its prime-time average, Broadcasting & Cable reports. PBS, the only broadcast network to devote all of prime…

MTV Launching Campus Searches

MTV’s collection of TV and Web properties aimed at the college audience, known as mTVU, will launch Web sites dedicated to 25 U.S. colleges with information specific to each university’s local scene, MediaWeek reports. MTV partnered with Zvents, a local…

‘Border’ Moves to U.K.

The FX cable network has acquired Canadian crime drama “The Border” for distribution in the U.K., Daily Variety reports. “The Border,” which follows an immigration security unit, will air in the U.K. alongside imported American shows “Dexter,” “The Wire” and…

Marvel Superheroes Go Anime

Marvel Comics has partnered with Madhouse to create a lineup of animated series for the Japan market, Daily Variety reports. Expect Marvel’s famous cast of superheroes in anime form when four series from the collaboration debut in 2010 on 24-hour…

Farm Aid to Air on DirecTV’s 101 Network

DirecTV’s The 101 Network is scheduled to air Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid concert on Sept. 20, Multichannel News reports. Scheduled to perform at the concert are Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney. The benefit concert will…

Dish Network Programming Now in MPEG-4

Dish Network will begin offering all programming in MPEG-4 form, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider is touting itself as the first in the industry to transmit both standard and high-definition programming in the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Standard. New…

Nickelodeon’s Zarghami to Keynote Mipcom Junior 2008

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group President Cyma Zarghami will give the keynote address at Mipcom Junior 2008 on Oct. 12. Ms. Zarghami will address how localization of global hit properties can make for a stronger worldwide brand. Other figures participating…

‘TMZ’ Taps Latibeaudiere, Rosenblum as
Co-Executive Producers

Charles Latibeaudiere and Evan Rosenblum have been named co-executive producers of the syndicated entertainment news magazine “TMZ.” They will oversee all aspects of the production leading into the series’ second-season premiere on Sept. 8. Mr. Latibeaudiere was a supervising producer…

TV Now Good for Kids

Many television networks that offer children’s programming are being more proactive when it comes to the health and wellbeing of their young viewers, Multichannel News reports. Nickelodeon began “The Big Green Help” initiative to teach kids to become more environmentally…