http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-12-02T09:09:53-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/amptp_sag_contract.html 2008-06-13T14:05:00-05:00 2008-06-13T14:05:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are still “far apart” in negotiations for a new contract, http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/8138.html 2008-06-16T21:42:00-05:00 2008-06-16T21:42:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Fisher Communications announced that its three Univision affiliated stations have agreed to join HipCricket's recently established Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network. The network is the first http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nbc_sports_world_championship_sports_network_universal_sports.html 2008-06-16T13:54:00-05:00 2008-06-16T13:54:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci NBC Universal’s NBC Sports and World Championship Sports Network have joined forces to create Universal Sports.  It’ll combine NBCU's programming, production and promotional power with http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/eshoo_wants_ads_to_eschew_decibels.html 2008-06-16T13:15:00-05:00 2008-06-16T13:15:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA) is apparently tired of having to hit the down-volume button on her remote when television commercials come on, and is introducing http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/sony_the_doctor_is_in.html 2008-06-16T05:34:00-05:00 2008-06-16T05:34:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Sony Pictures Television has won the bidding to syndicate “Dr. Oz” (working title), launching in the Fall of 2009. Mehmet C. Oz MD has been an audience favorite when appearing http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/satellite_continues_to_gain_on_cable.html 2008-06-11T08:16:00-05:00 2008-06-11T08:16:00-05:00 Jack Messmer TVB’s four-times-per-year report on how American households receive TV puts penetration of alternate delivery systems (ADS), primarily satellite TV, at an all-time high of 28.1%, http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/weather_report_nbc_closing_in.html 2008-06-15T15:44:00-05:00 2008-06-15T15:44:00-05:00 Jack Messmer NBC Universal confirmed that it is in exclusive negotiations to buy The Weather Channel and weather.com from Landmark Communications, after Time Warner dropped out of http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/8108.html 2008-06-15T10:18:00-05:00 2008-06-15T10:18:00-05:00 Dave Seyler So says a study from Solutions Research Group. It says avereage viewing of video-form content has gone from 4.6 hours daily in 1996 to about http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/8106.html 2008-06-15T06:14:00-05:00 2008-06-15T06:14:00-05:00 Dave Seyler That’s what the Parents Television Council is claiming, and the episode of “Married by America” in question did draw a hefty FCC fine amounting to http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/huckabee_fox_news.html 2008-06-13T14:07:00-05:00 2008-06-13T14:07:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Mike Huckabee, the former Republican presidential hopeful, has been tapped by Fox News Channel as its latest political commentator. “Gov. Huckabee's campaign experience and knowledge http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nbcu_sells_german_channel.html 2008-06-13T17:42:00-05:00 2008-06-13T17:42:00-05:00 Jack Messmer NBC Universal is looking to grow internationally, but it is focusing on its overseas pay TV operations. To that end, it has sold its free, http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/8089.html 2008-06-13T16:42:00-05:00 2008-06-13T16:42:00-05:00 Jack Messmer NBC News reports that NBC Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert has died from an apparent heart attack. He was 58.  http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nbc_s_tim_russert_dead_at_58.html 2008-06-15T05:45:00-05:00 2008-06-15T05:45:00-05:00 Jack Messmer NBC News reported Friday that NBC Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert had died from a sudden heart attack. He was 58. The long time moderator of “Meet the Press” http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/disney_to_stream_movies_after_abc_airing.html 2008-06-10T13:44:00-05:00 2008-06-10T13:44:00-05:00 Jack Messmer People who miss the “Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC this summer can still see the full-length movies – and they won’t even need a http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/adelstein_backs_tv-targeted_children_s_initiatives.html 2008-06-12T05:23:00-05:00 2008-06-12T05:23:00-05:00 Dave Seyler FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein is on a roll. He took on propaganda and sponsorship issues over the weekend, and now he’s pushing an agenda to protect children. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/8086.html 2008-06-12T18:58:00-05:00 2008-06-12T18:58:00-05:00 Jack Messmer LIN TV announced successful negotiation of a new retransmission consent agreement with giant MSO Comcast Corporation for both analog and digital signals. The retrans deal http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/directv_azteca_mexico.html 2008-06-12T17:19:00-05:00 2008-06-12T17:19:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Azteca Networks, the provider of Azteca América and DIRECTV announced the launch of Azteca México, a new 24-hour satellite-only channel to be aired through DIRECTV http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/fcc_still_on_the_analog_retail_case.html 2008-06-12T17:25:00-05:00 2008-06-12T17:25:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Three electronics outlets have just entered into consent decrees with the FCC over the issue of analog television equipment being offered for sale on line http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/charter_will_keep_lin_signals.html 2008-06-12T16:46:00-05:00 2008-06-12T16:46:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Charter Communications announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with LIN TV, which will avoid pulling LIN stations off Charter systems in seven http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/lifetime_hopes_this_comedy_rocks.html 2008-06-12T16:45:00-05:00 2008-06-12T16:45:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Calling it “a significant expansion of original programming,” Lifetime Television announced an order for 13 episodes of the half-hour comedy “Rita Rocks” from Media Rights