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NAB the Destination as Stations Expand Into Broadband

New Faces in Syndie: Program Partners SYndicates CanAdian ‘Crime Watch’ Block

A Canadian crime wave is about to invade the United States. On television, that is. For the second season in a row, the Venice, Calif.-based distributor Program Partners is syndicating one-hour dramas that were originally produced for prime-time broadcast in…

NBC Counting On Better Times In Beijing

Next time will be better.That’s the message NBC Universal parent General Electric was sending to investors last week after revealing that NBCU’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in February in Turin, Italy, lost $70 million in the first quarter, compounding…

Total On-Demand Comes Into View

National Show Spotlights Expansion of VOD

Financial State of Americans: Too Much Debt

Home Ownership Near All-Time High, but Consumers Living Beyond Their Income

Couch Potato Reborn as Laptop Laggard In New Ads

AOL and Warner Bros., which teamed to put dozens of classic TV programs on the Web via their In2TV service, are launching an ad campaign in which a couch potato is shown watching his laptop instead of a TV set.The…

New Faces in Syndie: ‘Divorce Court’s’ Judge Lynn Toler

‘Soft as Oatmeal … Tough as Nails’

ESPN Suits Up for ‘Madden’ TV Special

ESPN is set to reteam with game developer Electronic Arts for a prime-time special based on the best-selling video game series “Madden NFL Football.”Dubbed “Madden Bowl,” the special will cover the 12-year-old Madden Bowl event, billed as the longest-running video…

Lawmakers Shy Away From Broadcasters Gathering

Most top lawmakers are taking a pass on the National Association of Broadcasters convention this year, and industry insiders speculate that their conspicuous absence might have something to do with lobbying reform legislation currently under consideration by Congress. The only…

New Faces in Syndie: ‘Family Feud’ Still Raging

O’Hurley on Board as Durable Show Hits 30-Year Mark