Internet-delivered VOD service Akimbo signed Outdoor Channel and Hallmark as its 2 newest affiliates. Content from Outdoor, including "Angler on Tour" and "4×4 TV," will be included in Akimbo’s basic $9.99 a month offering. Hallmark movies will be available as premium content starting later this month. Subs can either buy premium programs individually, or they can pay for a "Channel Membership," which gives access to premium programming within a Channel for an additional monthly fee. – CableWORLD’s Mavis Scanlon

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Broadcast Affiliates Don’t Share Networks’ Rosy View

It was networks vs. affiliates at the FCC this week, as comments came pouring in for the agency’s proceeding on the interactions between broadcast station owners and the national networks.

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