Comcast’s lackluster HD offerings are offputting to consumers, which may explain why DirecTV had a better year, gaining 800,000 subscribers for the year, compared with a loss of 500,000 for Comcast, TVPredictions.com reports. Comcast decided to emphasize non-HD features such…
VH1’s “Sober House” has angered talent manager David Weintraub, who claims producer John Irwin has portrayed him in a negative light, the New York Post reports. Weintraub, who is also a business associate of Irwin’s, told the tabloid the show…
The National Football League has almost tripled spending on lobbying, including hiring its first full-time lobbyist, as its battle with Comcast heats up, Bloomberg News reports. The NFL Net blames Comcast for its lack of national distribution. The NFL Network…
The Wall Street Journal says that despite an increase by Comcast, cable companies pay much smaller dividends than their telco competitors. Comcast also announced a decline in fourth quarter video subscribers, TelevisionWeek reports. —Jon Lafayette
“Project Runway” will wrap shooting of its sixth season in New York Friday, but its winner, and even its contestants, will remain a secret until a court rules on where and when it will be seen, the Washington Post reports….
Charles Barkley, due to return to the TNT’s NBA announcing booth Thursday night, said he will be getting alcohol counseling following his arrest for driving under the influence in an interview with colleague Ernie Johnson on NBA.com. The interview prompted…
“Taken in Broad Daylight,” the film based on a true story about a kidnapped teen who orchestrated her own rescue, attracted 1.9 million viewers during its Feb. 15 premier on Lifetime Movie Network, making the movie the second most-watched show…
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which aired on Speed Feb. 13, boosted its audience from a year earlier by 21%, Multichannel News reports, citing Nielsen Media Research. About 1.4 million U.S. households tuned into the event, Multichannel News says….
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt will replace Don Logan as chairman after the company is fully spun off from Time Warner Inc., the Associated Press reports. Logan will remain a director of the company, whose spinoff was…