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Litton’s ‘HomeTeam’ Cleared on Key NBC O&Os

Litton Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has cleared its new one-hour weekly “HomeTeam” on seven NBC owned-and-operated stations. KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, KNTV in San Francisco, WTVJ-TV in Miami, KNSD-TV in San Diego, WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio,…

Satellite Hurts Mediacom Subscriber Base, Q4 Profits

Cable operator Mediacom Communications continued to fall victim to the growth of satellite, reporting a 72 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit.The Middletown, N.Y.-based company posted a fourth-quarter profit of nearly $2 million, versus a year-earlier profit of $7.1 million, amid…

Cablevision, News Corp. Restructure Asset Ownership

Cablevision and News Corp. on Tuesday restructured their ownership of their jointly owned sports and entertainment assets, with Cablevision taking control of the New York-based properties held in the partnership.In the move, structured as a generally tax-free exchange of assets,…

Makeover for Miss America

Recast as Multipart Reality Show, Probably for Cable

Benchley Mini in Works at USA

| Cable | ‘Devil’s Cargo’ Continues Network’s Emphasis on Limited Series

Prime-Time Push at Headline News

| Cable | CNN Group Shifts Marketing Focus to Long-Form Lineup

Swipe and Swig

If schadenfreude and the high-stakes Hollywood “gotcha-back” game are your cups of tea, you may think that James B. Stewart’s “DisneyWar” already is a laff riot in need of nothing more than a laugh track. But The Insider, who believes…

Tech Briefs: V Cast Sends Video to Cellphones

As Verizon Communications surges forward with its plans to deliver competitive television services, the company is also on a parallel track to provide video service over cellphones through Verizon Wireless.Earlier this month Verizon Wireless launched its new wireless broadband service,…

Verizon’s VOD Horizon

| Digital | Telco and TVN Set Up Deal for Content Distribution

Dolan May Sell Company Stake

Sale of Cablevision Shares Could Finance Voom HD Rescue