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This WeekDec. 10-13, Streaming Media East, sponsored by Streaming Media, at Javits Convention Center, New York. Information: 888-301-8890, tracy@streamingmedia.com or www.streamingmedia.com/east.January 2002Jan. 8-10, SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies, sponsored by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, at the Fairmont, San…
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When the CEOs of EchoStar and DirecTV visited Washington last Wednesday to testify before Congress about the $26 billion merger of their companies, they had every reason to expect strong opposition.The deal, after all, would form the largest television programming…
The Federal Trade Commission criticized Hollywood studios last week for using too relaxed a standard to decide which television shows are appropriate for R-rated film advertisements.In a widely anticipated report to Congress on the entertainment industry’s marketing practices, the agency…
NATPE 2002Las Vegas, Jan. 21-24. Info: www.natpe.org. Sportel America 2002Miami, March 25-28. Info: www.sportelamerica.com. TVBNew York, March 26. Info: Janice Garjian, 212-486-1111. NAB 2002Las Vegas, April 6-11. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org /conventions.Promax & BDA EuropeSeville, Spain, April 8-9. Info: www.bda.tv/europe.NCTANew…
British weatherman charms TucsonWhile the ratings are not in yet for Tucson, Ariz., a diary market, KGUN-TV seems to have gotten some attention with Arizona’s only British meteorologist. KGUN General Manager Ray Depa hired Daniel Corbett about seven weeks ago,…
Title: President and chief technology officer of Sportvision, a leader in sports media technology that develops products and applications that enhance the fan’s experience with the television, Internet and convergence platforms. The company is the inventor of the Emmy Award-winning…
The company behind Replay personal video recorders said it has been granted a broad patent on its technology that allows users to choose programming to store for later viewing on the devices.SONICblue’s U.S. patent could have substantial implications for the…
Naysayers may be quick to point out that disappointing year-to-year November sweeps comparisons are a poor start for this year’s batch of syndicated programs. But after disruptions by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a down-to-the-wire World Series, the November…
Fighting for a resurgence following a massive pullout from the trade floor at next month’s NATPE convention, the organization has made a bold attempt in recent weeks to glom onto a smaller convention that syndicators are thinking of running themselves.“The…