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The CW’s remake of “90210” will feature the return of Tori Spelling’s character Donna, who viewers will learn has become a successful fashion designer in Japan, the New York Post reports. “Donna’s met her little niche in Japan, and she’s…
Tandberg Television will demonstrate what the company says is the television industry’s first ad-swapping into time-shifted program streams and a demonstration of dynamic ad insertion at the Cable Show 2009, Multichannel News says. —Aimee Picchi
Shalom TV, an on-demand Jewish cable network, now reaches more than 30 million households, Multichannel News reports. The network reached the mark after rolling out on cable-operators such as Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications, the trade paper says. —Aimee…
Gannett’s CBS affiliate KTHV-TV in Little Rock will start a 6:30 p.m. local newscast on April 6, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “There isn’t another local news in that time period, so we felt there was an opportunity,” president and general…
Direct-response advertisers are buying more time on television stations, meaning few opportunities for syndicators, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “I think it can mean a difficult path for weekly [shows] and even some strips to get cleared,” Bill Carroll, VP of…
The television industry is carefully monitoring the decline of DVD sales, as the ancillary revenue from the market plays into television program budgets, Broadcasting & Cable reports. With consumer spending declines hurting DVD sales even more, content providers are banking…
Rick Boucher, D-Va., tells Broadcasting & Cable his top legislative priorities as the chairman of the House Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee include reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act and coming up with a new law to…
WealthTV, a lifestyle and entertainment channel, has secured a long-term carriage deal with the help of NCTC, Broadcasting & Cable reports. WealthTV currently has carriage on AT&T’s U-Verse, Verizon’s FiOS TV and Charter Communications, and is currently working on getting…
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communication, Technology and Internet Subcommittee has set April 2 as the date for its broadband rollout oversight hearing, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The hearing will help set conditions for the $7.2 billion in grants…
Charter Communications has officially filed its pre-arranged Charter 11 petitions and reorganization plans, Multichannel News reports. The company filed in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York after previously announcing its intentions in February, as reported by TelevisionWeek. —Sergio Ibarra