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Dish Network and NFL Network have reached a settlement in their carriage dispute. The settlement calls for a new multiyear carriage agreement. NFL Network will be carried in Dish Network’s Classic Silver 200 programming package. “We are very pleased that…
CBSSports.com saw usage surge for its NCAA March Madness on Demand video player in 2009. The player attracted 7.52 million unique visitors, representing a 58% increase from 2008. Viewers consumed 8.6 million total hours of video and audio, up 75%…
NBC is betting laughter is the best medicine when it comes to beating the upfront blues. Since the network once again is skipping a traditional upfront week presentation to advertisers, it’s decided to assemble its top comedic talent—including Conan O’Brien…
Bright House Networks is accusing AT&T of making false and misleading statements about the DTV switch in an effort to gain more customers for U-Verse, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Bright House filed the complaint with the FCC in which it…
Plans for the proposed Freedom Tower, a transmission tower to be located on the new building being erected at the World Trade Center site, have fallen apart, the New York Observer reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Eleven…
Patrick Communications will auction Equity Media Holdings’ 104 TV stations across the country on April 16, TVNewsday reports. Equity filed for bankruptcy in December, the site says. The 104 stations, 19 of which are full-power, reach 25% of all U.S….
NBC has rescheduled the airdates of two of its original miniseries. The four-hour “Meteor” now will air on July 12 and July 19 at 9 p.m. It stars Christopher Lloyd and Marla Sokoloff as scientists who discover a giant meteor…
Bravo has ordered “NYC Prep,” a docu-series about six privileged teenagers from Manhattan. The series will premiere June 16 at 11 p.m. before moving to its regular timeslot on June 23 at 10 p.m. “Bravo continues to intrigue audiences with…
CBS will air “Streisand: Live in Concert” on April 25. The special features a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Ms. Streisand’s 2006 North America tour. The performance also includes special guest Il Divo. “Streisand The Concerts” will be released…
American Journalist Roxanna Saberi is facing espionage charges, TVNewser reports. Saberi was detained in Iran earlier this year while working as a freelance reporter. No trial date has been set, but if convicted Saberi could face the death penalty under…