Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the cable industry is on the verge of naming a CEO for Project Canoe, an effort to standardize interactive advertising among cable operators. Mr. Roberts made the statement during a general session at the National…
Comcast’s request for a review of the Federal Communications Commission’s rejection of its waiver petition was rejected by a federal appeals court, Multichannel News reports. Comcast had requested a waiver for three low-cost, limited-function set-top boxes in response to an…
Verizon Communications will provide advanced set-top boxes for FiOS TV with separable security components in compliance with Federal Communications Commission requirements, Multichannel News reports. Verizon plans to send out the CableCard set-top boxes by July 1, which is the FCC…
A research study conducted by the Association of Cable Communicators and Cision U.S. found that the cable industry donated nearly $2 billion in cash, services and support to local communities in 2006, Multichannel News reports. The results show a commitment…
Hip-hop R&B singer-songwriter-producer T-Pain topped the list of BET Awards ’08 nominees, Multichannel News reports. Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Wayne and Nelly are scheduled to perform live at the ceremony, to be held June 24 in Los…
Ryan Seacrest revealed on “Larry King Live” Thursday that the rumors about him joining CNN are untrue, TVNewser reports. Seacrest was speculated to be in negotiations to replace talk show host King, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said it signed an affiliate agreement with Comcast that allows the nation’s biggest cable operator to carry high-definition movie channel MGM HD and offer hundreds of movies to subscribers in HD through its on-demand service. Comcast helped a Sony-led…
InterMedia Outdoors will move nine series from Outdoor Channel to the Sportsman Channel during 2008-09, Multichannel News reports. Renewal talks with Outdoor Channel broke down over rates and exclusivity issues, according to InterMedia Outdoors CEO Jeff Paro, the newspaper says….
A study released by the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Germany revealed that Cox Communications is blocking visits to peer-to-peer sites and other bandwidth-hungry Web sites, Online Media Daily reports. Cox responded that it does manage access to…
Tony Burman has been named managing director of Al Jazeera English, Online Media Daily reports. Burman plans to extend the reach of the English-language version of the Arabic news network into North America, the Web site says. Berman previously was…