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This Week in HD: ‘Superman Returns,’ ‘The Return,’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
HD programming picks for Sept 6-13: “Superman Returns,” “The Return,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “Superman Returns” (HBO HD). Saturday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m.: After a five-year absence, Superman returns to face his greatest threat from enemy Lex Luthor in the HD…
Rounding Up HD News: EchoStar, DirecTV Raise Concerns About Digital Conversion Deadline
EchoStar, DirecTV Raise Concerns About Digital Conversion Deadline With the Feb. 17, 2009, transition to digital TV looming, satellite broadcasters EchoStar and DirecTV are warning the Federal Communications Commission that they might not make the deadline, TVpredictions.com reports. On that…
Versus Extends Exclusive Pact With World Extreme Cagefighting
Cable outlet Versus has completed a deal with World Extreme Cagefighting to extend an exclusive partnership between the two companies. The deal will bring to the network 15 additional live WEC events and 20 episodes of “WEC WrekCage,” which features…
Martin Sets FCC Vote on Digital Must-Carry for Cable Operators
Rejecting strong opposition from the cable industry, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is moving to require cable system operators to offer consumers both analog and fully digital signals for TV channels after the digital conversion, unless they provide…
Fox Business Launch Sets Off Cable Channel Shuffle in New York
When Fox Business Network launches Oct. 15 nationally, it will be part of a round-robin channel shift in New York, home of Fox News and the financial capital of the country. The repositioning will involve channels owned by NBC Universal….
Bravo Integrates Sponsors Into ‘Gunn’s Guide’
Bravo has signed Macy’s, Maybelline New York and Garnier as integrated sponsors of its new series “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.” The show premieres Thursday. Macy’s will be the exclusive retail partner for the program. Participants in the show will…
Media Buyers Seek Trends, Pick Winners for the Fall TV Season
With the new season just around the corner, media-buying agencies are weighing in with early views on how the networks and their shows will fare with viewers. Steve Sternberg, executive VP of audience analysis for Magna Global, looked for a…
ABC Restructures ‘World News’ Staff Under Banner
The staffs of weekday and weekend broadcasts of ABC’s “World News” will be combined under “World News With Charles Gibson” executive producer Jon Banner and senior producer Vinnie Malhotra, who will continue as executive producer of weekend editions of “World…
NBC Sports Names Freifeld Communications Director
NBC Sports has tapped Adam Freifeld as director of communications. He joins the NBC Sports crew after spending two years as a media publicity consultant with AMF Communications, which he founded in October 2005, landing clients Van Wagner Sports Group,…