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ESPN Acquires Tech Development Company

ESPN has acquired Plano, Texas-based technology development company Vistas Unlimited, which makes technology that enables the insertion of advertisements or graphic enhancements into live coverage of sporting events, reports B&C. The network said it will use the technology across multiple…

‘Taxi’ Star Seriously Injured in Home Accident

An actor who starred in the ABC series "Taxi" suffered serious injuries when he fell down a staircase in his home Monday, reports TMZ.com. Jeff Conaway, well known for his role as Bobby on the 1978-82 sitcom, was rushed to…

NBA Channel to Serve Up Free Game Offer to Digital Cable Viewers

With the pro basketball season at the half-way point, the NBA Channel has come up with a promotion to lure cable watchers to buy the NBA League Pass for the remainder of the season, according to Multichannel News. Digital cable…

Zucker on Charlie Rose Show–Rose: NBC in ‘Shambles’; Zucker: That’s ‘Unfair’

In an interview on PBS’ “Charlie Rose” on Monday, NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker said he had shown leadership and “guts” in his handling of the Jay Leno-Conan O’Brien drama, Reuters reports. He said his job was to take chances,…

Problem: How to Make a 24-Hour TV Network Out of Environmentalism. Solution–Great Story Telling and This Mantra: ‘Green is a Fad. Sustainability is Forever’

Today’s entry in our salute to TVWeek’s "Cable TV Programmer of the Decade"–Discovery Communications–is a look at Planet Green through the prism belonging to the channel’s President and General Manager, Laura Michalchyshyn. She arrived at Discovery from the Sundance Channel…

Uri Geller Sues CNN Over Michael Jackson Report

Spoon-bending mentalist Uri Geller is suing CNN because it reported he betrayed his friend Michael Jackson for $200,000, the New York Post reports. The lawsuit was filed in Britain, where libel laws are looser than in the U.S. He claims…

ESPN, Microsoft, Held Talks About an Xbox Live Deal

Microsoft held in-depth talks with Walt Disney Co. about a deal to put ESPN programming on the subscription gaming service Xbox Live, The New York Times reports, citing sources. No deal is imminent, the paper said, and the companies declined…

Nat Geo Channel Grabs Afghanistan Doc

National Geographic Channel has acquired exclusive global broadcast rights to a feature-length documentary about U.S. troops on the frontlines in Afghanistan, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Restrepo," which will premiere on the opening night of the Sundance festival, is based on…

Larry King’s Haiti Fundraiser Pulls in $5 Million

Larry King’s two-hour Monday show soliciting funds to help Haitian earthquake victims raised $5 million for UNICEF and the American Red Cross, TVNewser reports. Jared Leto paid $1,000 for the suspenders King was wearing. –Elizabeth Jensen