Turner Sports has extended its deal with outspoken basketball analyst Charles Barkley. In addition to appearing on TNT’s NBA telecasts, the former all-star once known as “The Round Mound of Rebound,” will also be a part of NBA TV, now…
A New York State appellate court is reversing a ruling that allowed Comcast to move the NFL Network to a premium tier, sending the case back to a lower court for a decision on whether the move was legal. The…
Laura Frasca has been promoted to vice president of development at Atlas Media Corp., the company announced today. Ms. Frasca previously was the company’s director of development. “Lauren’s well-earned promotion recognizes her creativity and devotion to her craft. She has…
Gospel Music Channel struck a distribution deal with DirecTV and will be available to the satellite TV company’s subscribers beginning March 19. Terms were not disclosed. “With the addition of DirecTV, GMC is now available to nearly 40 million subscribers,”…
The Federal Communications Commission is giving its final approval to Liberty Media’s purchase of News Corp.’s stake in DirecTV. The move completes the unwinding of Rupert Murdoch’s and John Malone’s roles in each other’s companies. Under the arrangement, Mr. Malone’s…
CBS Sports is working with cable operators including Comcast to provide high-definition highlights of NCAA college basketball tournament games on demand. CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network will produce customized highlights of 63 tournament games beginning with the first-round…
HBO continues to explore the broadband video waters via a deal with YouTube to launch a branded HBO channel starting today. The channel will include videos from HBO shows including “Flight of the Conchords,” “The Wire,” “Def Comedy Jam,” “Real…
Disney-ABC Television Group struck a deal with its affiliate association that lets ABC local stations sell local spots in ABC’s video-on-demand content, which is available in some cable systems with fast-forward functionality disabled. ABC already has a deal in place…
A showdown over money between Bright House Networks, the sixth-biggest U.S. cable operator, and Post-Newsweek Stations could leave some cable viewers without programming from CBS-affiliated WKMG-TV in Orlando, Fla., and NBC-affiliated WDIV-TV in Detroit. Post-Newsweek, which owns six stations, says…
The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications announced the results of its annual elections. NAMIC is a nonprofit organization of 2,000 media professionals created to foster diversity in the communications industry. “This roster of officers represents one of the strongest…