OWN Network Launch Delayed to 2010
Oprah Winfrey has delayed the debut of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network to 2010, the New York Post reports. The network originally was supposed to debut later this year, the Post says. —Sergio Ibarra
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MSNBC Targeting Millenials
MSNBC is targeting millennials and younger viewers, network president Phil Griffin and hosts Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow said at an appearance at The Cable Show on Thursday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. That’s backed up by ratings, with the cable-news…
Fuse to Air Rock & Roll Ceremony
Rainbow Media’s Fuse network will broadcast the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on April 4, the first time it’s aired the festivities, Multichannel News reports. This year’s inductees include rap group Run DMC and rock group Metallica, the…
BET’s Lee: Obama ‘Open’ to Network
BET CEO Debra Lee said in an interview with Multichannel News that President Barack Obama has been “very open to doing things with us because he wants to connect with our audience.” The President appeared on “106 and Park” through…
MSNBC Talent Panicked by Shuffle
Employees at MSNBC are panicked and concerned about their jobs after the network secretively hired Ed Schultz, bumping David Shuster’s “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” to an earlier time slot at 3 p.m. and forcing “MSNBC Live” from its position at that…
‘In Treatment’ Star Byrne Doesn’t Watch
“In Treatment” star Gabriel Byrne tells the New York Daily News he’s never watched an episode of the HBO drama, which returns Sunday for its second season. Byrne said he invests everything in the filming of the show, the newspaper…
Break Media Acquires HBOLabs Digital Studio
Break Media acquired HBO’s original digital studio, HBOLabs, for an undisclosed amount as part of Break’s expansion into branded content. The deal brings HBOLabs’ shows, assets and some of its employees to the online media company. “We are doing well…
Comcast’s Burke Says TV Everywhere Tests on Tap
Steve Burke, chief operating officer of Comcast, said the top cable operator plans a national test of a system to authenticate that consumers are cable subscribers before allowing them to view cable programming online or on mobile devices. Authentication emerged…
Cable on Verge of National Addressable Ads
Canoe Ventures expects to announce its first national addressable advertising product in about six weeks, company President David Verklin said. Speaking at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show ’09 in Washington Friday morning, Mr. Verklin described the new…
Murdoch Gloomy on Economy
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch says he doesn’t see signs that the economy was beginning to recover, TelevisionWeek reports. Murdoch spoke at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington, where Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman was a bit…