Some Comcast customers in Pennsylvania missed about 45 minutes of Sunday’s Steelers victory over the San Diego Chargers, WPXI.com reports. Comcast apologized and blamed the outage on an equipment failure. —Jon Lafayette
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Scripps Networks Interactive finished 2008 on a strong note but already anticipates some softening for 2009, MediaPost reports. The company’s president-CEO Kenneth Lowe described Scripps’ status at Citi’s Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Conference on Thursday, where he said it…
Former NBA star Charles Barkley has taken a leave of absence from his duties as a correspondent for TNT’s NBA coverage after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, the Associated Press reports. Police pulled Barkley over in Scottsdale, Ariz.,…
Animal Planet will air the Puppy Bowl on Feb. 1. The Super Bowl alternative is returning for its fifth year with a lineup of puppies recruited from local shelters and a performance of the National Anthem from entertainer Pepper the…