Smithsonian Goes High-Def
Showtime-Backed Network Will Be Carried by DirecTV
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Fox Sports Puts Science in Spotlight
Original Series Investigates Mechanics of Athletic Prowess
Insider: Mr. Smith Goes to the (Video) Wall
At Fox News Channel, Shepard Smith is to newscasts what stablemate Bill O’Reilly is to prime-time cable opinion: the king. His “Fox Report,” at 7 p.m. weeknights, has left his cable news competitors in the ratings dust for nearly 72…
Guest Commentary: TiVo Brought New Life to Both TV Viewing, Marriage
Long before my wife and I purchased a TiVo, our television viewing experience was lacking. We would sit there passively watching a passive medium. Even worse, we were forced to keep our opinions to ourselves about what we had watched…
Moguls Take an Expansionist View
Speakers at Goldman Sachs Conference Optimistic About Outlook for Industry
Editorial: Kaitz Dinner Raises Funds and Awareness
The Walter Kaitz Foundation outdid itself last week with its annual fundraising dinner, collecting $1.7 million to be distributed to organizations that promote diversity in the cable industry. That’s a respectable bump from last year’s $1.5 million tally, and the…
Nielsen Adding 38 Markets to Local People Meter Tracking
Electronic Local People Meters (LPMs) are set to be installed in 38 additional markets by 2011, the Nielsen Co. announced today. Cities including St. Louis, Indianapolis and Las Vegas will be tracked with LPMs, which measure television activity based on…
MGM Launches HD Movie Channel
DirecTV Is Initial Launch Partner
Think.MTV.com Aims to Get Young People Involved in Good Causes
MTV is looking to tap the good in the youth market with a new online community designed to help users get involved and recognize those who take action. A beta version of Think.MTV.com launched Thursday, backed by the financial support…
NBC Universal Gives $1.5 Million to Paley Center Digital Campaign
The Paley Center for Media’s campaign to bring the institution into the digital age, dubbed MTR 2.0, has received a $1.5 million donation from NBC Universal. With the gift, NBC Universal President-CEO Jeff Zucker becomes honorary co-chairman for the campaign….