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Garrett to Host TBS’ ‘Cheech & Chong Roasted’
Brad Garrett is set to host TBS’ comedy special “Cheech & Chong Roasted,” airing Nov. 30. Other comics and personalities set to roast the comedy duo include Tom Arnold, Geraldo Rivera, Penn & Teller, Wilmer Valderrama, Greg Giraldo, Rev. Al…
DTV PSAs Aimed at Multicultural Audiences
New public service announcements geared toward informing minority households about the upcoming national digital switchover are being promoted by the nation’s top cable operators, Multichannel News reports. The PSAs feature 21 members of the Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus, Black Caucus…
MLB.com Drops Microsoft for Adobe
MLB.com has dropped Microsoft’s Silverlight video platform in favor of Adobe Flash for its live and on-demand video services, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The two-year deal is another feather in Adobe’s online-video-cap; the company dominates the marketplace, with 81% of…
Cox, Discovery Top WICT Survey Lists
Cox Communications has been named the top cable-operator employer for women in a survey conducted by Women in Cable Telecommunications, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Discovery Communications was found to be the best cable-network employer of women. The Weather Channel Cos….
ESPN Confirms $500 Million Deal for BCS Games
ESPN Tuesday formally announced an agreement to air all of the college football Bowl Championship Series games on cable television beginning in 2011. Fox on Monday said it wouldn’t match ESPN’s offer, said to be $500 million over four years….
Christmas Comes Early to Comedy Central
Comedy Central’s “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” became the most-watched program in the network’s history on Sunday, as 6.6 million viewers tuned in to the show. “Dunham” surpassed “South Park’s” 1998 cliffhanger resolution, “Cartman’s Mom Is Still a Dirty…
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