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Pelham Bay Public School 71 in the Bronx has launched a student-run news network to air in its classrooms, the New York Daily News reports. Preparatory Broadcast Network’s media center was born with the help of CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein…
“Hannah Montana” executive producer Steve Peterman urged lawmakers on Capitol Hill to protect the Internet from coming under the control of the major media conglomerates, Broadcasting & Cable reports. At a hearing for the “Internet Freedom” bill, Peterman, a Writers…
In a survey of 100 senior executives by Accenture, 62% said revenue from digital advertising would eclipse traditional ad revenue in the next five years, Media Daily News reports. Currently, Internet media makes up less than 10% of marketing budgets….
“This Old House” host Kevin O’Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook will appear on DIY Network’s “Blog Cabin” on Sept. 18, Multichannel News reports. Viewers can vote on the project design for a vacation house firepit at www.DIYNetwork.com through May…
“Maxed Out,” a documentary about America’s debt crisis, will make its television premiere on Showtime on May 14 at 9 p.m., Broadcasting & Cable reports. The documentary won the special jury prize at the South by Southwest Film Festival, the…
Dan Rather will cover today’s North Carolina and Indiana presidential primaries for HDNet, the Hollywood Reporter says. The live coverage, which is set to air tonight from 7-9 p.m. EDT, will be conducted from Washington, D.C., before an audience, the…
Canadian broadcaster CanWest has acquired NBC’s new original series “Knight Rider,” “My Own Worst Enemy,” “Kath and Kim” and “The Office” spinoff in advance of the upcoming L.A. Screenings, the Hollywood Reporter says. The broadcaster also renewed NBC Universal’s returning…
Microsoft has begun offering TV downloads for its Zune mp3 player, Daily Variety reports. More than 800 hours are available, including programming from NBC Universal, MTV Networks and Turner, the newspaper says. In December, NBC Universal pulled its programs from…
Emily Lewis has been named director of business affairs and senior counsel for In Demand, Multichannel News reports. Lewis will be responsible for overseeing business agreements about the video-on-demand and pay-per-view provider’s services and products, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Global broadcast intelligence company Teletrax and the NBC Agency, NBC Universal’s in-house advertising agency, have renewed their contract in a multiyear deal, TVNewsday reports. The NBC Agency depends on Teletrax’s intelligence services to monitor and analyze the effective usage of…