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04/01/2005
Calm Before the Storm?
Cablevision chmn Chuck Dolan has made another move at the company’s chess board, telling his board of directors that he plans to propose that the board reduce from 15 members from 12. Dolan said he’ll raise the matter at the MSO’s April 18 board meeting. The announcement came in a Mar 29 letter that was […]
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03/25/2005
Hey, Mikey: A Closer Look at the Set-Top Integration Ban
FCC chmn Michael Powell granted cable 1 last favor before resigning last week-12 more months to devise a solution for the set-top integration ban. That windy sound you’re hearing is the industry breathing a collective sigh of relief, knowing it now has until July 1 ’07 to come up with an alternative solution to meet […]
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03/01/2005
Programming
Word in Jan was that FX was to choose between the 2 original prime time dramas, but instead it’s green lighted both Iraq war drama "Over There" from Steven Bochco and Chris Gerolmo (13 episodes ordered, filming begins in CA next month and the Andre Braugher vehicle "Thief," about a sophisticated group of robbers led […]
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02/22/2005
Measuring Up: Nielsen Readies VOD, But Rentrak's Already There
Nielsen will invest $2.5mln in R&D to foster improved ratings-measuring initiatives, including bettering its controversial LPM service. The push to set its house in order came days after it owned up to issuing incorrect data for digi-subs (Cfax 2/15). Nielsen will devote the next 90 days to devising a plan for VOD. "Our ‘A/P Meter,’ […]
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02/07/2005
Jha's Rule: New NAMIC Chief Doesn't Look Back
The extra time NAMIC gave companies to respond to its minority employment research survey resulted in 4 more participants, for a total of 15. The original deadline of Sept 10 ’04 was extended to Dec 15. "We had 14 [companies] last time. Given the consolidation in the industry, we think that’s a step forward," new […]
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02/04/2005
Shell Game
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts acknowledged the MSO’s joint bid with Time Warner for Adelphia yesterday, but no specifics; the bid "hopefully represents our desire and belief in the cable business’ future," he said. "We’re not necessarily out there trying to get bigger for bigger’s sake. This is an opportunity … to look at properties that […]