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Comcast’s request for a review of the Federal Communications Commission’s rejection of its waiver petition was rejected by a federal appeals court, Multichannel News reports. Comcast had requested a waiver for three low-cost, limited-function set-top boxes in response to an…
A research study conducted by the Association of Cable Communicators and Cision U.S. found that the cable industry donated nearly $2 billion in cash, services and support to local communities in 2006, Multichannel News reports. The results show a commitment…
Hip-hop R&B singer-songwriter-producer T-Pain topped the list of BET Awards ’08 nominees, Multichannel News reports. Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Wayne and Nelly are scheduled to perform live at the ceremony, to be held June 24 in Los…
Ryan Seacrest revealed on “Larry King Live” Thursday that the rumors about him joining CNN are untrue, TVNewser reports. Seacrest was speculated to be in negotiations to replace talk show host King, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
Three Fortress loan group lenders that financed some of Pappas Telecasting’s station purchases filed involuntary bankruptcy petitions (Chapter 7) against Harry Pappas and his wife, Stella, Mr. Pappas claimed, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Thirteen of Pappas’ 30 stations filed for…
Spanish-language channel V-me made its programming presentation at the upfronts this week, Media Daily News reports. The network will premiere “Hoobs” from the Jim Henson Co., preschool show “The Fairies” and pregnancy reality series “Tu Bebe,” the Web site says….
InterMedia Outdoors will move nine series from Outdoor Channel to the Sportsman Channel during 2008-09, Multichannel News reports. Renewal talks with Outdoor Channel broke down over rates and exclusivity issues, according to InterMedia Outdoors CEO Jeff Paro, the newspaper says….
Rob Estes will play father Harry Mills in The CW’s “90210,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Estes, who is coming off a stint on ABC’s “Women’s Murder Club,” also starred in another “Beverly Hills, 90210” spinoff, “Melrose Place,” the newspaper notes.
A study released by the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Germany revealed that Cox Communications is blocking visits to peer-to-peer sites and other bandwidth-hungry Web sites, Online Media Daily reports. Cox responded that it does manage access to…
Tony Burman has been named managing director of Al Jazeera English, Online Media Daily reports. Burman plans to extend the reach of the English-language version of the Arabic news network into North America, the Web site says. Berman previously was…