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NBC to Launch 24-Hour News Channel in New York
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5.09.2008
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The network also plans to rebuild the WNBC newsroom with the intent of melding its broadcast content with the Web and out of home viewing destinations such as local gas stations and the taxis.
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Fox News Channel Goes HD
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5.02.2008
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The service rolled out May 1 initially to Time Warner Cable subscribers in parts of New York City and the Hudson Valley.
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CBS to Provide a Behind the Scenes Look at the MetLife Blimp
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5.02.2008
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In an hour-long special “The Best Shot in Golf” airing this Saturday, the network will summarize how the 1,500 foot aerial shot has become an essential part of how CBS Sports covers the PGA Tour.
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Showtime Goes Multiplatform for ‘The Tudors’
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4.04.2008
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Showtime Networks Inc. has released a full episode of “The Tudors” with over 60 multiplatform partners as part of the network’s launch campaign of the second season of the series, which premiered March 30.
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CBS to Stream Final Four Action Live Online
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4.04.2008
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CBSSports.com said online traffic figures for the first eight days of its March Madness online coverage this year increased 147 percent over 2007, totaling more than 4.3 million unique visitors.
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Hulu Launches Online TV Service
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3.14.2008
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Beginning March 12, consumers in the U.S. could visit Hulu.com to watch a free selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality video.
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DirecTV Bringing Interactive Multi-Screen to Masters
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2.22.2008
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DirecTV will tee up its interactive multi-screen coverage for the Masters with a four-screen Masters Mix Channel, offering four different views of golf’s most fabled event.
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All March Madness Available on Demand
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2.15.2008
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In 2008, you can get madness on-demand—NCAA March Madness that is, as all 63 men’s basketball games will be available through NCAA March Madness on Demand (MMOD) on CBSSports.com with an assist from CBS Sports, The CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and the NCAA.
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Freedom Forum’s Newseum Sets Opening Date
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2.08.2008
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The Freedom Forum is billing the news-based museum as “the world’s most interactive museum,” and says that the new $450 million facility will officially open its doors to the public April 11.
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ESPN to Launch HD Service Down Under
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2.01.2008
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The channel will be part of four new HD channels added by FOXTEL, a cable/satellite pay-TV service jointly owned by News Corp., Telstra and Consolidated Media Holdings.
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CPB Awards $1.3 Million to Public Media Election Coverage
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1.25.2008
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CPB President/CEO Pat Harrison said the project would provide “new ways of looking at how we serve the public on existing and emerging media platforms.
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ESPN Tries Again with Mobile TV
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1.11.2008
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A year after shuttering its mobile TV video service, ESPN has relaunched a new 24/7 TV channel for wireless devices.
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Networks to Carry Pats Game in HD
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12.28.2007
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When CBS and NBC carry The NFL Networks’ coverage of the potentially historic New England Patriots-New York Giants football game this weekend, the two broadcast networks will carry The NFL Networks’ hi-def feed, according to Seth Palansky, spokesman for The NFL Network.
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GlobeCast to Deliver 2008 Times Square Ball Drop
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12.28.2007
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GlobeCast will uplink coverage of the event to satellites throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Verizon, MediaFLO Offer Bowl Games on the Small Screen
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12.28.2007
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Subscribers to Verizon’s VCast—which uses MediaFLO to power its VCast mobile TV service—will be able to access games originated by ESPN, CBS Mobile and Fox Mobile.
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Houston Drivers to Get Video Traffic Info by Cell Phone
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12.21.2007
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The CW affiliate has introduced its Traffic Jam Cell Cams program, an ad-supported service to Houston.
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DirecTV to Show Elusive NFL Network on Giant Blimp-Screen
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12.14.2007
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The flyover began Thursday, Dec. 13, in Tampa with the Broncos-Texans game.
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CNN Digital Network Sets Viewership Record
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12.14.2007
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In doing so, it beat out both Yahoo News and the MSNBC Digital Network.
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MNF Game Garners Cable’s Highest-Ever Ratings
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12.07.2007
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The cable network estimates the game, which was won by the Patriots, 27-24, was watched by an average of 17,522,000 viewers, beating out the previous record, set by “High School Musical 2”, which averaged 17,241,000 viewers when the Disney Channel aired the popular pre-teen sequel last summer.
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Metropolitan Opera Teams With iN DEMAND
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11.30.2007
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Starting in January, the Met’s series of performances—transmitted worldwide into movie theaters—will become available, with each show available on demand 30 days after its theatrical release.
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