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McSlarrow Keynotes NCTA: Full Text

Keynote Remarks of Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President & CEO, at The 2009 Cable Show Good afternoon. We are in Washington, D.C., this year, in part, because we knew that with a new President and a new Congress, it would be…

Univision Reaches Retrans Deal With Time Warner Cable

Univision and Time Warner Cable have signed a multiyear retransmission-consent deal for Univision’s broadcast and cable offerings. Broadcast networks Univision and TeleFutura, as well as cable offering Galavision, are covered by the retransmission deal, the companies announced. Along with the…

Fox, Scripps Stations Agree to Share News Footage in 3 Markets

Looking to reduce production costs, Fox Television Stations and the E.W. Scripps Co. established a local news service that will allow the use of shared footage among stations in Detroit, Phoenix and Tampa, Fla., the companies announced today. Scripps and…

Peabody Awards Honor ‘Lost’, ‘SNL,’ HBO Shows

ABC’s “Lost,” NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Entourage” and “John Adams” are among the television programs being honored with a 2008 Peabody Award. AMC’s critical darling “Breaking Bad” will also receive a Peabody Award, as will Nick’s “Avator: The…

SAG, AFTRA Reach TV Ad Contract Deal

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actors Guild have reached a tentative contract agreement with the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Association of National Advertisers. The new three-year deal, agreed upon unanimously, includes…

Chart: 2008 U.S. Advertising Spending Down From 2007

Every one of the top 10 advertisers spent less in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the Nielsen Co. Procter & Gamble continued to be the No. 1 spender despite cutting back by 19%. The complete list of…

Wieser Looks Inside for Wiser Forecast

As someone replacing a seer who has been looking at the future for a long time, Brian Wieser has the old adage about those who fail to learn from the past firmly in mind. Mr. Wieser last month was named…

Study Watches People Watch Commercials

People watch a lot of commercials. That’s one of the key findings of the $3.5 million study by the Nielsen-funded Council for Research Excellence. These days, the 30-second spot is under attack, both from digital video recorders, which allow viewers…

‘Animal Cops’ Exposes Puppy Mills

Not all stories about animals are warm and fuzzy. A special episode of “Animal Cops: Philadelphia” airing April 27 takes a look at puppy mills, which churn out dogs for profit, without consideration of the quality of life for the…

Hall of Famer Winfield at Bat for ESPN’s ‘Baseball Tonight’

Dave Winfield has joined ESPN as a “Baseball Tonight” analyst, beginning April 5 on ESPN2. Mr. Winfield will work with host Karl Ravech and analysts Peter Gammons and John Kruk on Sundays and some Mondays during the Major League Baseball…