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“As broadcast stations serving New York City and the metropolitan area, we are deeply concerned about the resolutions and the impact the proposed changes to federal policy could have for New York City area residents. In addition, we wanted to present an alternative view to many of the facts being offered in support of the resolutions,” the executives said in theletter to Garodnick.
DirecTV Adds Univision and TeleFutura HD

April 30, 2010 Directv

"Univision and TeleFutura are both owned by Univision Communications, headquartered in New York. DirecTV HD subscribers who now get standard-def versions of Univision East and TeleFutura West will automatically receive the hi-def feeds."
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Lays Off 22 in Final Round of Cuts

April 28, 2010

"The final round of cuts came yesterday, the Times said. The network news division shed jobs to cut costs. The newspaper says full-timers have been replaced by freelancers on shows such as “20/20” and “Primetime,” and that ABC now has fewer correspondents around the country. Those that remain are becoming one-person bands, writing, shooting and editing their own stories." Read The Whole Story....

The Early Show’ Goes HD
April 20, 2010
"NEW YORK: “The Early Show” on CBS will be broadcast in high-definition starting on Monday, April 26. It is the last of the Big Three morning news franchises to upgrade to the format. “The Early Show” initially will be produced through the HD-outfitted “Evening News” control room on West 57th Street."

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Dealers Doubt 3DTV
March 31, 2010
Many dealers and custom integrators are still skeptical about the early success and viability of 3DTV, saying non-compatible 3D glasses and lack of content will hinder sales.

"It still comes down to whether the glasses will work with different TVs," Kevin Hollister of Bjorn's Audio in San Antonio, Texas, said at this week's Brand Source and Home Entertainment Source Spring Summit in Dallas. "Customers are going to be asking, if they go to their neighbors to watch the big event, will their glasses work with the neighbor's set. That's still a problem. All the glasses should be the same."
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WNET Opening Steet-Level Studio In Lincoln Center

March 10, 2010 By Matthew Flamm
WNET says its street-level studio at Lincoln Center will open despite losing the show it was built to house.

Worldfocus, the WNET-produced international news program, is shutting down. But Channel Thirteen's long delayed new studio at Lincoln Center is getting set to open, and it may wind up hosting a new nightly current affairs program focused on local news. Read The Whole Story...

All Mobile Video Brings Onstream On Site

March 8, 2010

NEW YORK: Remote production specialist All Mobile Video is expanding a
relationship with online firm Onstream Media with a co-located facility in New York. Read The Whole Story...

WABC-TV stand-off with Cablevision motivates call to action

March 3, 2010

“We call yet again on policymakers to consider requiring interim carriage of over-the-air stations should are transmission consent agreement expire while the parties are still negotiating. In addition, policymakers should examine other proposed reforms.”
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WABC may go dark on Cablevision

in New York

By RYAN NAKASHIMA (AP) March 2, 2010

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. on Monday began warning Cablevision subscribers in New York that the local ABC television station signal may go dark this weekend in a dispute over how much it is paid by the cable operator.

If the fee fight isn't resolved, the station could go dark after midnight Saturday, meaning Cablevision's 3.1 million customers could lose the ability to watch the Academy Awards on Sunday on ABC.

The signal, however, can still be pulled from the air for free with an antenna and a new TV or digital converter box. Read The Whole Story...

Massive Cuts at ABC News;

300-400 Positions to be Eliminated ABC News
Feb 23, 2010, By Chris Ariens

"In a move that has been rumored for weeks, and coming on the heels of layoffs at CBS News, ABC's cuts are a combination of union and non-union jobs affecting all areas of ABC News." Read The whole Story...

WNBC Adds A.M. Half Hour

O&O gets earlier start

By Michael Malone -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/3/2010

WNBC New York will start its Today in New York program a half-hour earlier starting March 1, when it will kick off at 4:30 a.m. "The extended half hour will focus primarily on the day's top headlines, weather and traffic, giving viewers an even earlier jump start on their day," WNBC said in a statement.

The program will air 4:30 to 7 a.m. and features the talent crew of Michael Gargiulo, Darlene Rodriguez, Chris Cimino and Megan Meany.

"We know that viewers are waking up earlier, and we want to be there with the latest local news and information to help them start their day," said WNBC VP of News Susan Sullivan. "Expanding Today in NY to 4:30 allows us to respond to the changing dynamics of our audience and ensure we remain their source for local morning news."

(WCBS-TV) CBS Mobile Bows iPhone App for Local Stations

January 20, 2010

CBS Mobile has rolled out a standalone iPhone news app for 13 local markets. The free application for iPhones and iPod Touch delivers local news, slide shows, on-demand video and Twitter updates from anchors.

“The CBS Television Stations applications are a logical extension of our CBS News app; they give us the chance to engage users at a grassroots level and expose them to the news that matters to them the most,” said Rob Gelick, senior vice president and general manager of CBS Mobile. The division partnered with Treemo Labs to create the application and Transpera to power pre-roll video and ad capabilities. Read The Whole Story....

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