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Programmers providing television shows on the Internet for free are “destroying” the media business, Multichannel News reports, citing Soleil Securities analyst Laura Martin. Hulu owners NBC Universal and News Corp. also are trying to get more revenue from the Web…
Almost three-quarters of Americans either wouldn’t pay to have access to television shows online or don’t watch TV on the Web, Multichannel News reports, citing a Diffusion Group survey of 2,000 U.S. customers. About 28% of those polled would be…
New York Yankees broadcaster YES Network on Thursday set an all-time ratings record for a spring training game, as more viewers tuned in to watch the Yankees’ controversial slugger Alex Rodriguez face the defending American League champion Tampa Bay Rays,…
The fourth season of Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes” will premiere April 27. “Pros vs. Joes: All Stars,” hosted by Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer, will welcome football pros Adam Jones, Tim Brown, Simeon Rice, Priest Holmes, Steve McNair and…
MTV will present the inaugural MTV Cribs Awards, hosted by Kim Kardashian, March 7 at 1 p.m. The awards show celebrates the biggest and most luxurious homes. Honors will be presented in the following categories: Bachelor/Bachelorette Crib, Sneaker Collection, Cribs…
Dan Brenner, who has been legal counsel for the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, will leave the group to join Washington, D.C., law firm Hogan & Hartson, Multichannel News reports. Mr. Brenner helped the NCTA gain legal victories such as…
A bill introduced by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., that would force No.2 U.S. satellite company Dish Network to carry noncommercial stations’ multicast channels was praised by the Association of Public Television Stations, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Rep. Eshoo said the…
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Federal Trade Commission member Jon Leibowitz as chairman of the regulatory agency, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Mr. Leibowitz worked on Capitol Hill and at the Motion Picture Association of America before joining the FTC…