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FCC Orders Hearings on NFL Network, Bright House, WealthTV Complaints
The Federal Communications Commission’s media bureau is giving the NFL Network, WealthTV and a Baltimore/Washington sports network a major victory in their battle for carriage on cable systems, saying there is sufficient evidence the channels are being discriminated against to…
IFC, Sundance Combine Sales
IFC and Sundance Channel have formed a new division to focus on sales and business development across both cable channels and a variety of other platforms such as on-demand and film festivals, Broadcasting and Cable reports. Allen Klein, previously IFC’s…
San Antonio Fracas for Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is facing another retransmission-consent dispute as it enters its second week in a similar fight with LIN TV, Multichannel News reports. The cable company and LIN TV are still negotiating a new retransmission-consent deal, but 15 LIN…
Cartoon Network Tries Film
Cartoon Network is in pre-production on a live-action, CGI movie based on bestselling young adult novel “Tiger’s Apprentice” by Lawrence Yep, Multichannel News reports. The film is casting now and set to premiere in 2010. Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Magee adapted…
Bourdain Featured on Travel Channel Show
The Travel Channel’s first roundtable special will feature “No Reservations” host Anthony Bourdain chatting about food and wine with a group of New York City friends, Multichannel News reports. “At the Table With Anthony Bourdain” is set to air Oct….
Dish Upgraded by Analyst
Sanford Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett upgraded Dish Network stock Friday to “market outperform,” while at the same time warning that the company could be crippled if a judge orders it to shutdown 4 million set-top boxes in the TiVo case,…
Cable Encroaches on Broadcast’s Fall
Cable networks are premiering more original shows in the fall, putting them in direct competition with the broadcast networks’ fall lineups, Reuters reports. FX has had success in the past with fall airings of “Nip/Tuck” and “The Shield,” while recent…
Viacom Cuts Growth Forecast on Ad Drop
Viacom said it expects lower earnings growth than it had forecast earlier in the year. The company, which owns cable networks including MTV, VH1, BET, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, said its earnings growth for the year will be in the…