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Digital TV may bypass skid row (Los Angeles Times)

February 28th, 2009 by

Low-income people who lack addresses recognized by the census can’t get coupons for converter boxes. Steve Richardson, who goes by the name “Gen. Dogon” on the streets of L.A.’s skid row, is the kind of person federal regulators had in mind when they created the digital-television transition’s subsidy.

Interactive TV Begins to Bloom (MultiChannel News)

February 28th, 2009 by

No more crying wolf. Cable in 2009 finally has a concrete business reason — advertising — to make interactive TV work on a wide scale.

Liberty Media Eyes DirecTV Tie-Ins (MultiChannel News)

February 28th, 2009 by

Liberty Media’s bailout of Sirius XM Radio could lead to at least some bundled offerings with the media giant’s DirecTV satellite-TV service, Liberty CEO Gregg Maffei told analysts last Wednesday.

NCTA, NAB: Change Not ‘Compulsory’ (MultiChannel News)

February 28th, 2009 by

Washington — The bright lines among TV providers — and some intersecting ones — continued to be drawn this week as Congress held a trio of hearings on changes to the law circumscribing cable and satellite-TV licenses to carry TV-station signals.

Al Baghdadia TV buys three ADVENT Newswift satellite uplink systems from Vislink News and Entertainment (AME Info)

February 28th, 2009 by

Al Baghdadia TV is adding to its Outside Broadcast equipment, investing in three new vehicle mounted satellite antennas from Vislink News and Entertainment.

Sky to sponsor British Tour contenders (Guardian Unlimited)

February 28th, 2009 by

• We’re in this to win, says Brailsford • Four-year backing worth up to £30m Sky TV was yesterday confirmed as name sponsor for a British Tour de France team to be run by Dave Brailsford. The multi­million pound Team Sky will be backed by the satellite broadcaster until the end of 2013 and will aim to produce a British cyclist capable of challenging for the Tour within that time. “We are …

PTL ministry might see new life on cable TV (The Rock Hill Herald)

February 28th, 2009 by

CHARLOTTE — TV reruns starring Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker? “Best of PTL” DVDs? Either could happen, said an Atlanta investment banker who plans to sell 15,000 hours of original videotapes from the old PTL Club TV shows at an auction next month.

Dish Lauds Interactive TV Partners (MultiChannel News)

February 27th, 2009 by

Dish Network announced the winners of its 2009 Interactive Television Summit Awards, which the satellite TV distributor awarded in seven categories.

User Generated Most-Viewed Web-Clips Spread to Conquer Home TV Entertainment! (Broadcast Newsroom)

February 27th, 2009 by

LONDON, February 27 /PRNewswire/ — A record number of 3,000 video clip artists, creators of User Generated content, have joined revolutionary ViewItOn.TV, an agency representing them for legal UG content distribution.

User Generated Most-Viewed Web-Clips Spread to Conquer Home TV Entertainment! (ITNews)

February 27th, 2009 by

LONDON, February 27 /PRNewswire/ — - Thousands of Video Clip Artists Already Enjoy Rights and Royalties A record number of 3,000 video clip artists, creators of User Generated content, have joined revolutionary ViewItOn.TV, an agency representing them for legal UG content distribution.

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