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Advertising & AgenciesPaula Mangin to new business consultant, Palisades Media Group, from partner, OWNP, San Francisco.Matt Brown to VP, marketing and communications, Adlink, from executive director of sales services, UPN.Juan Jose Quintana to senior VP, executive creative director, La Agencia…

Tech Briefs

Pathfire to adopt Flip delivery technologyPathfire plans to incorporate Telestream’s Flip technology into its technology platform, Digital Media Gateway, which provides digital delivery of affiliate news feeds to TV stations. Telestream’s tools allow files to be sent from the Digital…

Ratings

See publication for the following listings:Demographic ratings: Broadcast Prime Time, SyndicationNight-by-night Nielsen Prime-time ratings for the week of July 22-28Ratings for the week of July 22-28

Stations under rule to protect studios

Tossing a digital life preserver to broadcasters, the Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to propose rules clearing the way for Hollywood studios to prevent Internet redistribution of their digital programming, whether it is delivered over cable, satellite or…

‘5th Wheel’ rolling on

Universal Television’s rookie dating strip, “The 5th Wheel,” will go without its driver in season two.Host Aisha Tyler will depart the series to pursue a movie career as the distributor fine-tunes the series for its sophomore go-round. Next season, participants…

Correction

In “4Kids: Out of the Fox Box promotions” (EM, July 8), “Pokemon” is not scheduled on the Fox Box. 4Kids handles the merchandising and licensing of the series, including Kids’ WB.

On digital’s cutting edge

Washington is home to a growing number of technology companies that have been seeking ways to gain exposure with potential clients. NBC-owned WRC-TV answered that call by hosting a technology expo for advertisers.“Technology is changing quickly and these companies are…

Guest Commentary – 9/11 images dilemma: To show or not to show?

Carie Lemack is a petite 26-year-old with a winning smile and poise beyond her years. You would never imagine that she has had to cope with more tragedy in her young life than most of us will ever experience. On…

Major Events

TVB Forecast ConferenceNew York, Sept. 5. Info: David Friedman, 212-486-1111, or www.tvb.org. NAB Radio ShowSeattle, Sept. 12-14. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.orgSportel MonacoMonaco, Sept. 30-Oct. 3. Info: Liliane Vitale, 201-869-4022, or www.sportelmonaco.com.MIPCOMCannes, France, Oct. 7-11. Info: 212-370-7470 or www.mipcom.com. BroadbandPlusAnaheim, Calif.,…

Media must spread the good word

Whether or not any troublesome issues vexing the cable industry prove to be life threatening, it’s important for operators to understand and respond to them to control the damage that already is under way.It’s not just that the cable sector…