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Spike Has Guys on the Prize

Hugh Hefner will be getting a lifetime achievement award during the second annual “Guys Choice” awards on Spike TV. The Playboy founder will get his prize from another guys’ favorite, Pamela Anderson. The award show, to be taped May 30…

Program Genres Viewed Live on Cable

Most cable programming is viewed live, but some genres are proving even more resistant to recording and delayed playback using digital video recorders. This information is important because when programming is watched live, there’s a much better chance the commercials…

CBS Gets 56 Daytime Emmy Nominations

CBS led the way with 56 nominations for the 35th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, announced today. PBS was a close second with 50. The nominees were announced live on ABC’s “The View.” The ceremony will air live on ABC June…

Gotuit Tool Eases Web Video Monetization

Web video metadata company Gotuit has launched a program that makes it easier for publishers to manage and distribute their video assets through metadata. Gotuit VideoMaker Pro allows publishers to add metadata—information within the media—to their video clips, including names,…

WLIW Prepares ‘Your World Tonight’

New York’s public broadcasting channel WLIW this fall will debut an international news program, “Your World Tonight,” replacing “BBC World News” after their distribution contract ends. The program will be a half-hour featuring information and commentary on events around the…

Time Warner to Separate from Cable Unit; 1Q Net Profit Off

Time Warner expects to make a “complete structural separation” from Time Warner Cable, new Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said Wednesday as the company announced lower first quarter earnings. Time Warner Cable already has its own publicly traded stock, but…

Study Ranks Cable Nets’ Ability to Motivate Purchases

With the upfronts just around the corner, ad buyers might want to know which networks inspire their viewers to go out and buy the products advertised on that channel. Topping the list are two Scripps-owned networks, Food Network and HGTV,…

Couric Newscast Slips Again in Ratings

For the second week in a row, “The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” has notched record low ratings. The newscast dropped some 50,000 viewers to average 5.34 million total viewers for the week of April 21, according to data…

Moonves Touts CBS’ Strengths to Analysts

Now back at pre-strike levels of original programming in prime time, CBS is in a “dead heat” with Fox for total viewers and running second among viewers 18 to 49 years old, CBS Corp. President-CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday. He…

Hallmark Channel, Cablevision Renew Distribution Deal

Crown Media Holdings said it renewed its distribution agreement for Hallmark Channel with Cablevision Systems. The new agreement gives Cablevision the right to distribute the standard definition and high definition versions of Hallmark Movie Channel. Financial terms of the deal…