False Advertising? Nov 18, 2009
For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate between satellite companies on who has more HD channels. Dish likes counting regional sports networks which are not true 24 hour HD channels, instead Dish only carries select games from these RSNs in HD. DirecTV on the other hand counts the number of HD pay per view channels they offer. (Multichannel News)
Considering that there's MANY cases of people who have no choice but to rely on... Nov 17, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, November 16, 2009 ... Bazelon's argument for the waning economic impact of broadcast spectrum is based on the fact that most viewers (around 85%) aren't getting their TV station programming over the air, but via a multichannel video service, including cable, satellite, telco TV, or via the Internet. (Multichannel News)
Comcast DTA Glitch Has Closed-Caption Users Seeing Double Nov 17, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/16/2009 10:37:32 PM ... In a statement sent to Multichannel News, Comcast said, "We recently began deploying Thomson DTAs and are aware of this issue that some customers may be experiencing. We have been working with Thomson and have a software fix that we'll be rolling out to correct this." ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as... (Multichannel News)
I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO BE ON YOUR SHOW... Nov 17, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, May 7, 2009. Professional matchmaker Steven Ward will return to VHI to put another group of women through his romantic boot camp. (Multichannel News)
Why devote any space to the scenario of the FCC pushing broadcasters completely... Nov 16, 2009
by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, November 14, 2009 ... That includes billions of potential dollars from new subscribers and a possible new model for retransmission-consent negotiations that could give multichannel TV providers more leverage ... Cable would find upside in Bazelons proposal that the government subsidize multichannel video service to the 10 million or so households that still rely on over-the-air TV. You are offering them 10 million new customers, so thats worth... (Multichannel News)
IPTV and the Digital Home Nov 16, 2009
The number of residential telco/IPTV subscribers worldwide has grown from approximately two million households in 2005 to more than 20 million in 2008. The number will exceed 35 million by year-end 2009. (Multichannel News)
Football Scoreboard - Nov. 14, 2009 Nov 15, 2009
11/7/09 - Multichannel News ... 9/7/09 - Multichannel News ... 5/19/08 - Multichannel News. (Themwc.com)
YouTube May Lose $470 Million In 2009: Analysts Nov 15, 2009
Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 4/3/2009 3:43:00 PM ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News ... Multichannel Newswire. (Multichannel News)
Lost Spectrum Could Be Cables Gain Nov 15, 2009
by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/16/2009 2:00:00 AM ... That includes billions of potential dollars from new subscribers and a possible new model for retransmission-consent negotiations that could give multichannel TV providers more leverage ... Cable would find upside in Bazelons proposal that the government subsidize multichannel video service to the 10 million or so households that still rely on over-the-air TV. You are offering them 10 million new customers, so thats worth... (Multichannel News)
The fcc chairman should have a look into the way things are ran in the little... Nov 15, 2009
By Ted Hearn and Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, July 12, 2008. WashingtonFederal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin Friday said he wants the agency to rule that Comcast violated agency policy by "blocking" consumers from freely using applications that help speed delivery of video services and other content over the Internet. (Multichannel News)
Comcast's plans for consistent DTA experiences may have hit a snag. Customers... Nov 14, 2009
Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, October 29, 2009. The toughest part of Comcast's initiative to deliver all-digital expanded basic cable -- code-named "Project Cavalry" -- was getting the systems in place to let customers order and install their own digital-to-analog devices, said Steve Reynolds, Comcast Cable senior vice president of premises technology. (Multichannel News)
The Prisoner Trapped by Original and AMC's High Expectations Nov 14, 2009
Any new show from AMC has an awful lot to live up to. If it;s not another ;Mad Men,; only the greatest show ever on TV right now, it could be declared a disappointment. (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 13, 2009
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NFL Network COO Williams: Progress Made, But Distribution Holes Remain Nov 13, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 11/12/2009 9:15:07 AM. NFL Network kicks off its eight-game primetime slate tonight with a significantly larger distribution lineup, but a number of key holdouts remain off its roster. (Multichannel News)
Moto's Cable Unit: Breaking Free From Mobile Phones Nov 13, 2009
Motorola is said to be shopping around its Home & Networks Mobility division, asking for (see ). That potential move, first reported by the , may be a better outcome for the Home & Networks Mobility, which includes the cable equipment businesses, than under Moto;s scenario of. (Multichannel News)
CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had... Nov 12, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, May 9, 2008. Massillon Cable TV will kick off the final leg of its initiative to phase out analog service starting this summer, using some 100,000 low-cost digital-to-analog converters supplied through Evolution Digital. (Multichannel News)
Tech Chat Thoughts / Thank You Leslie! Nov 11, 2009
Tech Chat Thoughts / Thank You Leslie. Tech Chat Thoughts / Thank You Leslie. (Multichannel News)
Viewers Still Watching Television At Record Levels Nov 11, 2009
So much for viewers ditching the television set for the computer. 10) reported that Americans spent an all time high four hours and 49 minutes a day on average in front of the TV during the 2008-09 television season. (Multichannel News)
CBS to Sculpt Sitcom From a Twitter Feed Nov 11, 2009
Can you cobble together a half-hour TV show out of the short, profane outbursts of a 73-year-old man. Well, sure, but more to the point: Will it be funny. (Multichannel News)
TruTV Tabs Ventura for Conspiracy Theory Series Nov 11, 2009
By Larry Barrett -- Multichannel News, 9/29/2008 5:45:00 AM MT ... Multichannel Newswire. (Multichannel News)
Free Press, Hispanic Media Coaltion: We Can Make Own Net-Neutrality Decisions Nov 10, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 3:33:12 PM. Free Press and the National Hispanic Media Coalition have joined in the call for a kinder, gentler network neutrality debate. (Multichannel News)
Dish Files To Trademark 'TV Everywhere' Nov 10, 2009
Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 3:50:01 PM. Dish Network has filed for trademark protection on "TV Everywhere," which the satellite operator apparently is seeking to use for its forthcoming Slingbox-enabled set-top box. (Multichannel News)
KLAS Files Response Denying Allegations Made In Auto Sale Coverage Complaint Nov 10, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 3:22:57 PM ... KLAS GM Emily Nielson told Multichannel News emphatically that the allegations were baseless when the FCC complaint by KVBC was made public Oct. 9, and attested to that again in a sworn statement in the filing ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year... (Multichannel News)
Things Picking Up For Dish Nov 10, 2009
It was mixed numbers for Dish Network;s third quarter earnings but one that stands out for me is their subscriber growth, Dish Network reported 241,000 new subscribers in the quarter, while DirecTV only added 136,000 in the same time period. This is the first time in a long time where Dish Network had added more subscribers at DirecTV. But what is the reason for the sudden shift of the tides from DirecTV to Dish Network. (Multichannel News)
Burst Media Survey Shows Internet Top for Sports Content Nov 10, 2009
Also, by utilizing a multichannel strategy of combining internet and TV, advertisers can surround their target audience with coordinated messaging for greater impact. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Current Issue Nov 9, 2009
MCN - November 9, 2009. After years of focusing on original dramas, cable networks are launching a slate of several half-hour, live-action, adult-targeted sitcoms a genre the broadcast networks had curtailed in recent seasons. (Multichannel News)
Is the Movie Industry Crazy for Wanting to Lock Down Its Blockbusters? Nov 9, 2009
Is the Movie Industry Crazy for Wanting to Lock Down Its Blockbusters. Is the Movie Industry Crazy for Wanting to Lock Down Its Blockbusters. (Multichannel News)
TV Guide Network, TV Land Gain Basic-Cable Rights To 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Nov 9, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 12:01:00 AM. In a joint acquisition, TV Guide Network and TV Land have secured basic-cable rights to Larry David's uncomfortable comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm. (Multichannel News)
Net Neutrality: In Indie Studios Interest Nov 9, 2009
by John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/9/2009 2:00:00 AM ... Prewitt, whose contract was extended over the summer through 2012, talked to Multichannel News Washington bureau chief John Eggerton about the importance of the network-neutrality proposal to the future of her members, who produce and distribute independent TV and films ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as... (Multichannel News)
comcast is greedy as hell. they're now trying to shill bay area customers through... Nov 9, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, November 7, 2009. More than two months after their contract ended, Versus and DirecTV remain at distribution loggerheads, their impasse showing no signs of subsiding. (Multichannel News)
Broadcom To Acquire AMDs Digital TV Unit Nov 8, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 8/25/2008 4:40:00 AM EDT ... Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White talks to Multichannel News about PPV prospects for Saturday's UFC 100 event as well as his efforts to build the UFC brand ... Multichannel Newswire. (Multichannel News)
I'll be in line to buy an iTunes subscription. Music, I'd rather own, but TV... Nov 8, 2009
Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, November 7, 2009. Cable network executives would not comment on Apple's proposed $30 a month subscription video on demand buffet package. (Multichannel News)
Here's my view on this, I love my large screen HDTV, its got a nice large picture... Nov 8, 2009
by Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, November 7, 2009 ... -based research firm is owned by Reed Business Information, publisher of Multichannel News. (Multichannel News)
Pinstripe Power Nov 7, 2009
The phrases associated with five-time World Series champion New York Yankees Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada, plus principle owner George Steinbrenner, can give way to the numbers 27, $207 million and 19. 4 million, as in the franchise;s record number of North American pro sports titles, its payroll for the just completed campaign and the average viewers for Fox;s coverage of the 105th Fall Classic. (Multichannel News)
FCC Media Bureau Chief Lake: Agency Yet To Decide Whether To Grant MPAA Waiver Request Nov 7, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/6/2009 5:18:02 PM ... The studios want to be able to selectively block the copying of HD movies via cable set-top boxes in order to move up the multichannel video on demand HD window for films while still protecting the DVD window ... "We are actively looking at it but no decisions have been made," Lake told Multichannel News Friday. (Multichannel News)
Verizon Pulls the Fiber Alarm Nov 6, 2009
Not that I blame Verizon for trying to defend its FiOS fiber-to-the-home network, but the telco;s objection to Comcast;s claim that it delivers services over a fiber-optic network is just plain silly (see ). Because Comcast actually does deliver services over a fiber-optic network ; which now spans more than 147,000 route miles of fiber nationwide, according to the cable operator. (Multichannel News)
This channel is absolutely awful. Ruined by a bunch of phony religious zealots.... Nov 6, 2009
by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, November 2, 2009. Aaron Norris has been hired as president of development at AmericanLife TV Network. (Multichannel News)
verizon will sue someone who farts and doesn't say exactly what kind of fart it... Nov 6, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, November 4, 2009. The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has referred Comcast's decision to not participate in the industry group's adjudication process involving the advertising claim that the company provides "fiber-optic network" services to the Federal Trade Commission for further review. (Multichannel News)
Horse Racing Coming to Satellite Nov 6, 2009
It looks like horse-racing fans will soon be enjoying their favorite sport on satellite. Today Sirius XM announced plans to add the TVG Racing Network to their satellite radio service starting this Friday on Sirius channel 126 and XM channel 243. (Multichannel News)
Are you kidding me? Why can't modern players win with dignity? That cheesy series... Nov 6, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, November 5, 2009. Many New York Yankees fans couldn't get enough last night, as YES's post-game coverage of the team's 27th World Series title played big in the Big Apple. (Multichannel News)
NBCU's Cotton: Spectrum Discussions Will Have To Take Place Nov 6, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/5/2009 6:13:36 PM ... One is access to television by the 10% of homes still getting an over-the-air signal (One suggestion that has been floated is to subsidize lifeline multichannel video service for those viewers. (Multichannel News)
Espinel Emphasizes Importance Of Intellectual Property Nov 5, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/4/2009 2:06:00 PM. "It is difficult to overstate the importance of intellectual property to the United States today.". (Multichannel News)
Haha, I had to laugh at the sentence " The new IPG "leverages the expertise" the... Nov 5, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, October 29, 2009. . (Multichannel News)
Industry Self-Regulation Of Online Privacy Has Failed: CDD Nov 5, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/4/2009 1:44:14 PM. Industry self-regulation has failed and existing regulations are out of date and in need of revamping. (Multichannel News)
I don't want the MPAA's high-value content.What I -do- want is to not have my... Nov 5, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, November 4, 2009 ... They say in order to move up the multichannel video HD window while still protecting the DVD window, they need to be able to prevent their being copied. (Multichannel News)
Cablevision Preps EBIF Launch Nov 5, 2009
Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/4/2009 10:35:11 AM. Cablevision Systems has already paddled out with proprietary technology for interactive TV ads, but it's expected to soon get fully on board with the industry's Canoe initiative. (Multichannel News)
EBIF, Revisited Nov 5, 2009
In the blur of last week;s mash-up of cable events, the lingo landscape bulged with EBIF, pronounced ;ee-biff. EBIF refresher: Five or so years ago, U.S. cable got wiggy about a U.K. interactive TV staple that allowed viewers to participate with programs by ;pressing red; whenever a ;red button; appeared on the screen. (Multichannel News)
Public Knowledge: FCC Poised To Grant MPAA Waiver Request Nov 5, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/4/2009 4:58:58 PM ... They say in order to move up the multichannel video HD window while still protecting the DVD window, they need to be able to prevent their being copied ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News. (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 4, 2009
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Here Comes the Broadband-Enabled Car Nov 4, 2009
What could you do with 100 Mbps under the hood. Alcatel-Lucent, along with Toyota and other partners, is showing off a outfitted with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband connection that provides a slew of entertainment and information services including video on demand, piped into the rear-seat headrests, to divert whiny kids on their way to Grandmas house. (Multichannel News)
Online Publication Guides Consumers Sort Through VOD Choices Nov 4, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 11/3/2009 3:12:18 PM. Looking to serve the expanding video-on-demand market, former Sundance Channel veteran Britt Bensen has teamed with publishing and film executive Doug Turner on what they say is the first online publication dedicated to the space. (Multichannel News)
NCTA, NBCU: FCC BitTorrent Order 'Shackles' ISPs Nov 3, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:22:46 PM. The FCC's BitTorrent order "shackles" Internet service providers in their attemps to thwart online piracy, leaves network operators guessing about what reasonable network management is, undercuts the agency's own network neutrality proposal and should be vacated by the courts. (Multichannel News)
WebMD Founder Arnold, Dr. Oz Team On New Web Health Care Platform Nov 3, 2009
MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:19:00 PM. A number of high-profile partners care enough to want to share health care information on a new Web platform, scheduled to bow in 2010. (Multichannel News)
I love it. I have Cablevision and how do I find out about the rake hike? Reading... Nov 3, 2009
by Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News, October 31, 2009. Cablevision Systems said it would raise video rates an average of 3. (Multichannel News)
I found one the PrimeSense devices complete with the drivers and SDK on eBay and... Nov 2, 2009
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, August 10, 2009. Attendees at CableLabs Summer Conference 2009 on Monday voted a 3-D sensing system that uses an infrared camera to let a TV viewer interact with a set-top box or television -- including type on a virtual keyboard in midair -- as "the best new product idea.". (Multichannel News)
Cable-Tec Expo: That's a Wrap Nov 2, 2009
Last week;s Cable-Tec Expo may have been lighter on attendees ( vs. in 2008) but it was heavy on interesting demos, new products and forward-thinking ideas. Several technologies that have been stuck in labs-based demos for years ; IP video over cable, interactive TV, network DVR and multiroom DVR ; appeared to have all the pieces in place for real-world deployments. (Multichannel News)
ACC 2009 20th Anniversary Beacon Awards Nov 2, 2009
-- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 2:00:00 AM ... The ESPN Good Sports Award recognizes system operators that generate outstanding community involvement through athletics and education while the Joel A. Berger Award is presented by Multichannel News and ACC to the best cable AIDS Awareness campaign ... ACC is proud to join with sponsor Multichannel News to congratulate the winners and honorees of the 2009 Beacon Awards and celebrate an important milestone in cable communications. (Multichannel News)
Broadcasters Defend Their Spectrum Nov 2, 2009
It would reclaim all of the spectrum from commercial and non-commercial stations, including low-power TV stations, and subsidize multichannel video service for the remaining 10 million over-the-air households. My God, we all just got through shutting off analog and going through to digital, didn't we. (Multichannel News)
Fox's Phunday Nov 1, 2009
Sunday;s going to be a very good day for Fox Sports. With a a pair of New York-Philadelphia meetings serving as the appetizer and dessert and Brett Favre;s Minnesota Vikings visiting the Green Bay Packers as the steak and sizzle, Fox could be looking at 70 million Nielsen sports fans on Nov. 2, give or take a couple of mil. (Multichannel News)
Univision-Time Warner Cable Tally 10,000 For VOD Event Launch Nov 1, 2009
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 10/31/2009 1:38:00 AM ... HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News ... Multichannel Newswire. (Multichannel News)
Football Scoreboard - Oct. 31, 2009 Nov 1, 2009
9/7/09 - Multichannel News ... 5/19/08 - Multichannel News. (Themwc.com)
Oh EPIX Where Are You? Oct 31, 2009
Oh EPIX Where Are You. Oh EPIX Where Are You. (Multichannel News)
How do you go about getting LFM interested in a true life story... Oct 31, 2009
by Stewart Schley -- Multichannel News, June 21, 2008 ... The Capture of the Green River Killer returns us to the glory days of made-for-TV movies, wrote Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara (who also writes a blog for Multichannel News). (Multichannel News)
Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved: Bloggers To Get Protection Oct 31, 2009
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/30/2009 2:02:58 PM. A new version of a federal shield law has been released by Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Arlen Specter (D-Penn. (Multichannel News)
FX Aims for Raunchy Laughs with The League Oct 31, 2009
Best known for its edgy dramas, FX hit comedy pay dirt with the anti-PC series ;It;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,; especially since Danny DeVito joined the cast. During the past few seasons, the network has been looking for a half-hour companion to the sitcom, but has fond that even when aiming to appeal to men, it is not that easy to be rude, crude and funny, all on a relatively low budget. (Multichannel News)
