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DirecTV's Audience Network hopes to make mark with originals
Satellite broadcaster DirecTV is taking the next step with its in-house channel Audience Network. Best known as the channel that gave a second chance to critically acclaimed but low-rated dramas "Damages" and "Friday Night Lights," the Audience...
Tags: Radio Industry, Netflix Inc., Thandie Newton, DirecTV Group Inc., Satellite and Cable Service
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CALM law regulating TV commercial volume takes effect
By Meg JamesTV viewers finally should get some relief from a major annoyance: excessively loud commercials. On Thursday, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect. The federal law, known as...Tags: Anna Eshoo, Crime, Law and Justice, Denmark, Tribune Company, Satellite Technology
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New York, New Jersey public TV stations to air Sandy relief concert
The three public television stations that serve the New York-New Jersey region got the greenlight from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast Wednesday's "12-12-12," which is the concert that Cablevision President Jim Dolan, the Weinstein Co....
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Television Stations, Telemundo (tv network), Clear Channel Communications Inc., Bruce Springsteen
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Will your Kindle crash the plane? FCC chairman doesn't think so
If a pilot says the plane will crash if I use my Kindle during takeoff or landing, I'll turn the thing off but quick. But is there really a danger? Maybe not. The head of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, says the Federal...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Electronics, Media Industry, Science and Technology
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FCC proposes changes to lower pay-phone rates for prisoners
This post has been updated. See below for details.The Federal Communications Commission has officially proposed new rules that would lower interstate pay-phone rates for prisoners and their families, an issue it has been considering for nine years. The agency said it is proposing rate caps, eliminating...Tags: Apple iPhone, Media Industry, Prisons, Barack Obama
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Netflix status update irks SEC. Midseason preview. Slow box office.
Before the coffee. After remembering why today matters. The Skinny: Sure was foggy this morning. That and sad music at Starbucks put me in a blue mood. Friday's headlines include ... wait for it ... the weekend box office preview!!! Also, teens are...
Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Television Industry, Skyfall (movie), News Corp., Media Industry
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Powell says rising sports fees could lead to government intervention
Michael Powell, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and now the cable industry's top lobbyist, warned that if the cost of sports programming continues to rise it could lead to government intervention. "We all ought to wake up...
Tags: Liberty Media Corporation, DirecTV Group Inc., ESPN (tv network), Sports, Football
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Soft start likely for 'Killing Them Softly'; Zucker's CNN challenge.
After the coffee. Before finding some zebras and building an ark! The Skinny: I know I said yesterday I like the rain but I don't like guests that overstay their welcome. Time for some sun. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, DirecTV Group Inc., Ray Liotta, The Central Park Five (movie), Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
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Email privacy bill passes committee in the Senate
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation requiring that police obtain a search warrant to gain access to private emails and other forms of electronic communication. The bill, championed by committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.),...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Patrick Leahy, Crime, Law and Justice, Email
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CNN woos Zucker! Angus T. Jones says sorry. Smashing 'Smash!'
After the coffee. Before asking about my end-of-the-year bonus. The Skinny: Can we at least wait until December before blasting the Christmas music everywhere? Wednesday's headlines include Jeff Zucker closing in on a deal to run CNN and an accuracy...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Angus T. Jones, Shanghai (China), Television Industry, Talk Shows (genre)
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Network TV embraces the B-word
Last year, when the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals curtailed the Federal Communications Commission's powers to punish networks for "fleeting expletives," many worried that network television would become a battlefield of exploding F-bombs and barely bleeped...
Tags: F-bomb Dropping, Hot in Cleveland (tv program), 30 Rock (tv program), Tina Fey, ABC (tv network)
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4 teams make finals for I-4's $2.1B makeover
Four teams made up of some of the largest companies in the world are in the final running for the $2.1 billion makeover of Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando, state officials said Tuesday. Three other consortia was eliminated during a scoring and ranking...
Tags: Florida's Turnpike, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Interstate 4, Florida Department of Transportation
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