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What it is: DOPRAD Linux, from Advanced Designs Corp., is the newest iteration of the company’s Doppler weather radar system and is based on the Linux operating system.Reason for change: ADC has used DOS, Windows, Windows NT and Unix for…
One of the most profound advantages of digital cable, many say, is its ability to offer subscribers video on demand. However, the problem is that currently VOD is scarcely available. iN Demand, which follows a pay-per-view model, has rolled out…
Advertising & AgenciesDave Gregory to sales manager, Seattle, Blair Television, from sales manager, Seattle, Fox Television Sales Office.Heidi Arthur to senior vice president, campaigns, The Ad Council, from vice president.BroadcastingDominic Mancuso to director of sales, WGN-TV, Chicago, from local sales…
Specialization has become one of digital cable’s most recognizable attributes. These days, it seems like there’s something for everyone and then some across the channel lineup. Networks that couldn’t exist a decade ago, due not only to lack of space…
Comcast claims victory despite AT&T’s rejection of bid Comcast Corp. is declaring victory despite the rejection of its $54 billion bid for AT&T Broadband by the AT&T Corp. board late Wednesday. Comcast officials said their objective, after six months of…
What it is: In mid-June, Andrew Corp. introduced an updated, lower-cost version of its SkyPath system designed to be an entree to wireless high-speed Internet access. The package, said Jim Yard, vice president, broadband wireless systems, starts at under $200,000…
iBlast’s new $10.2 million funding from its strategic broadcast partners signals the company is alive and well despite an economic and advertising slowdown that is dampening TV stations’ interest in going digital.While the slowdown has pushed back iBlast’s timetable nine…
* In “Fox News grabs eyeballs, CNN stops its slide” (EM, July 9), Fox News Channel’s total prime-time viewership in second quarter 2001 was up 83 percent from second quarter 2000.* In the spring 2001 TV critics poll (EM, July…
The Baton Rouge, La., ad market is down double digits from last year, say some station managers. According to Pat Cheramie, general manager at ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV, the market is “very, very soft” now, with auto down as much as…
Advertising & AgenciesCharlie Tercek to vice president, associate creative director, Grey Worldwide, from executive story editor, “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.”BroadcastingTom Zappala to senior vice president, programming, Viacom Television Stations Group, from vice president, programming, Paramount Stations Group.Michael Weiner to director,…