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Sportvision and Ignite Sports will announce Monday that they have merged, creating a marketing-driven interactive television company with a focus on interactive sports broadcasting. The new company, which will retain the Sportvision name, will be better positioned to market its…
New York-The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Friday that state judges cannot bar cameras from their courtrooms without a hearing and valid reasons. “A trial judge should permit the media to photograph, record and broadcast all courtroom proceedings that are…
CBS will pull the plug on high-definition television next year, unless the Federal Communications Commission moves quickly to approve a plan clearing the way for Hollywood studios to prevent Internet redistribution of broadcast signals.That was the threat that CBS parent…
And how was your week, dear readers? There’s the slightest possibility it was busier than The Insider’s but there’s no way in you-know-where that it was even remotely as eclectic. It started with the funeral for visionary Roone Arledge. It…
National Cable Communications has partnered with Visible World and SeaChange to test customized advertising in interconnected cable television markets. The companies will use the IntelliSpot system from Visible World and SeaChange, which can automatically assemble multiple versions of a commercial…
“I think his key contribution to the industry was his insatiable curiosity. It drove everything he did, from `spanning the globe’ for sports from different cultures with `Wide World’ to explaining the Middle East conflict on `America Held Hostage.”’ Ryan…
What it is: Ndepth VOD and Headend VOD Network Audit, two new service programs from N2 Broadband, which distributes on-demand content digitally via satellite to cable systems’ headends.Ndepth VOD/How it works: Ndepth VOD is the formalization of an ad hoc…
Title: Ethan Dreilinger, executive producer, News 12 Interactive. He is responsible for the daily editorial content for the interactive platforms of News 12, Cablevision’s 24-hour news station serving Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester, Connecticut and the Bronx.Background: Mr. Dreilinger has…
As president of sales and marketing for CNN and Headline News, Larry Goodman is the point man in presenting the two channels to the advertising community. Although advertisers can buy the networks separately, more than 75 percent of ad sales…
My 15 minutes of fame occurred 20 years ago this month, and I’m only reminded about it because the Trio cable network has included a mostly forgotten TV sitcom, “The Famous Teddy Z,” in its current “Brilliant but Cancelled Television”…