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NO BUTTS ABOUT IT: That's the host of Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off, Marissa Jaret Winokur, doing some field work, or should we say feel work, during the 40th annual Gay Pride Parade in NYC. Winokur's reality show asks overweight contestants to lose the flab through dancing. The series runs on Monday evenings at 10pm.
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Last week’s announcement by Comcast and Time Warner Cable that the two biggest MSOs would work together on an authentication could determine the fate of online video for everyone—at least when it comes to premium content. While it's smart to test the market and see what works, will cable be able to convince the public that TV Everywhere isn't just an attempt by big media to extend its content stranglehold? These two cable giants may want to move cautiously....
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MIKE AND SETH REVEAL THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 PROGRAM AWARDS: That's right... Seth and Mike don their tuxes and join a who's-who of celebrity guests at the Kodak Theater in L.A. to announce the finalists for the entertainment industry's biggest awards show ever. Well, not really. But consider this video the collective fantasy of two very delusional editors....
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With the outpouring of Michael Jackson remembrances, we couldn’t help but remember when the Gloved One had a brush with cable execs at the industry’s annual convention. It was June ’03 and MBC (which evolved into the now-defunct Black Family Channel) brought the King of Pop to the Cable Show in Chicago....
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News From Around The WebMSOs won't face fines for not having all their headends rigged up for tru2way by the original July 1 deadline... More »Vice President Biden yesterday announced guidelines for $4 billion in stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet access across the nation, jump-starting a program that has been criticized for taking too long to get off the ground.
... More »Comcast has launched 32 high-definition channels to its subscribers in Millersburg, PA. Comcast customers in this area are delivered with more than 1,000 HD movies and TV shows every month. Following HD channels are added on June 30:
AMC HD
Animal Planet HD
Biography HD
Bravo HD
Cartoon Network HD
CNBC HD
CNN HD
Disney XD HD
E! HD
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• The Medium Decamps
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• 'FNL' Season 4 Spoilers
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 2009 isn’t just the year of Obama, the recession, Twitter or Elliot... It was a tough job for Discovery and the American Film Institute to top the... In a scenario that’s been played and replayed in countless cities, towns and... |
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MIKE AND SETH REVEAL THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 PROGRAM AWARDS: That's right... Seth and Mike don their tuxes and join a who's-who of celebrity guests at the Kodak Theater in L.A. to announce the finalists for the entertainment industry's biggest awards show ever. Well, not really. But consider this video the collective fantasy of two very delusional editors....
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Hats Off! Welcome to our inaugural Sales Executive of the Year awards issue where we present the best of the best in our judges' eyes. Be sure to check www.cablefax.com for highlights from our June 11 event....
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It seems that a lot of people plan to start charging for Internet content that was once free. Newspapers are looking into micropayments of pennies to read particular articles. Hulu is contemplating charging fees for some of its highest value video content. And our old pal Barry Diller told attendees of Digital Hollywood’s “Advertising 2.0” conference last week that, well… advertising ain’t gonna carry all the freight: At some point, content owners will start charging for just about everything, and the public will—perhaps reluctantly at first—pay for it if they want to watch, read or listen to their favorite stuff. Meanwhile, cable operators and programmers are trying to figure out authentication, which promises to at least limit much online video content to only those who pay for cable. Seems like the online world is going to get a whole lot less free in the coming months and years....
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With the outpouring of Michael Jackson remembrances, we couldn’t help but remember when the Gloved One had a brush with cable execs at the industry’s annual convention. It was June ’03 and MBC (which evolved into the now-defunct Black Family Channel) brought the King of Pop to the Cable Show in Chicago....
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