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The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted rules last week making clear that broadcasters that don’t soon raise their digital TV stations to fully authorized power levels could lose potential audience reach permanently. In its order, the FCC said most Big…
| Cable | Reality Reruns Pump Up Prime Time
Jamie McGinley, shown at left, is vocal in his disdain for the cable industry. That’s why Comcast chose the Palo Alto, Calif., copywriter as the star of its new edgy “reality-based” ad campaign slated to launch this week in the…
The ongoing legal struggle dogging Martha Stewart continues to take its toll on Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, the lifestyle company bearing her name. Advertising declines in the television and publishing businesses led the company to a second-quarter loss of $19.3…
| News | Program to Develop Minority Producers, Reporters
Eurocinema has secured initial cable carriage for an Aug. 15 launch of its international film on-demand offering. The VOD-only service will be available in 12 markets with three two-hour themed packages of European and international films rarely available in the…
Jeff Block, the general manager of Cox Television-owned KTVU-TV since 2001, will ascend to a new position as head of Cox Television’s overall strategic digital efforts as soon as his successor at the San Francisco Fox affiliate can be found…
Charter Communications late Thursday said it moved one step closer to settling 18 class-action lawsuits filed against the company in connection with an accounting scandal that was exposed three years ago. Charter agreed in principle to pay Charter shareholders $144…
Adelphia Communications on Friday outlined a plan for the sale of the bankrupt cable operator to take place by the end of the year and expressed a willingness to entertain offers for the entire company or select cable clusters.Sale of…
Gray Television on Friday reported a 73 percent surge in second-quarter profit, as advertising revenue and political campaign spending helped fuel growth in the period.The Atlanta-based owner of 29 network-affiliated television stations reported a second-quarter profit of $12.2 million, or…