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07/09/2012
Rumor Mill
The NY Post on Fri reported that Comcast plans to sell NBCU 's 15% stake in AETN for $2.8bln to the net's other owners Disney and Hearst , which each own a 42.5% stake and would be splitting the
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07/09/2012
At the Portals
The FCC Media Bureau rejected a retrans negotiation complaint against Shentel Communications by Allbritton , owner of WJLA-TV Washington Fri. Allbritton, in complaint filed in Jan, alleged that Shentel
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07/09/2012
Retrans Roller Coaster: DISH Battles Another Station, DirecTV Extends
Three weeks before the London Olympic Games, family-owned WFMJ-TV Channel 21 in Youngstown, Ohio went dark on DISH. The DBS op and NBC affil had recently extended the existing contract but failed to reach an agreement before the extension expired. Separately, DirecTV and Northwest agreed on yet another extension until July 31. The two have […]
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07/07/2012
Top Cable Programs (18-49) – Week of 06/25/12
The BET Awards was the #1 cable program this week, with a 3.2 rating in A18-49. HBO’s "True Blood," which held the top seat during week of 6/11, took the 2nd spot, followed by 2 episodes of FX "Anger Management." The rest of the top 10 included History’s "Pawn Stars," A&E Networks’ "Storage Wars," and […]
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07/06/2012
CableFAX Daily Stockwatch
Company 07/05 1-Day Close Ch BROADCASTERS/DBS/MMDS DIRECTV: 49.24 (1.05) DISH: 28.54 (0.31) DISNEY: 48.11 (0.48) GE: 20.33 (0.1) NEWS CORP: 22.58 (0.32) MSOS CABLEVISION: 13.50 (0.25) CHARTER: 72.24 0.03 COMCAST: 31.45 (0.58) COMCAST SPCL: 30.93 (0.51) GCI: 8.98 0.04 KNOLOGY: 19.73 0.02 LIBERTY GLOBAL: 50.83 0.19 LIBERTY INT: 18.13 0.20 SHAW COMM: 19.46 0.19 TIME […]
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07/06/2012
Adventures in Ufology
In the 1990s, "The X-Files" popularized UFO mythology and rekindled speculation about the origins of unidentified craft in the skies. Since then, cable TV has become a Mecca for series and specials about UFOs. Even History Channel figured out a way to get in on the action with its "Ancient Aliens" franchise, which—in perhaps the […]