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  • Wireless Bureau Seeks Input on Auction Band Plan

    public notice seeking input on band plans for the FCC's melding of TV station and wireless band users following the FCC's incentive auctions. It also took aim at the so-called "down from 51" proposal offered up by broadcasters and wireless companies in tandem. The notice came out only hours before FCC chairman Julius Genachowski was scheduled to exit the commission. It is not ...

  • Critics Notebook TV Networks Upfronts Showcase Shows and Desperation

    The network upfronts are about entertainment, but how do they stack up as entertainment? Go to one of them ...

  • “Office” finale up 30 vs. year-ago

    From 9-10:15 p.m. ET, the series finale of "The Office" (3.0/8 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) filed the show’s highest 18-49 rating in 16 months, since the January 19, 2012 telecast also did a 3.0, and matched the ';Office'; high since November 3, 2011 (3.2). In total viewers, the 5.7 million is also the show’s biggest overall audience since January 19, ...

  • Univision clears the deck if debt for awhile

    A cool $1B will be coming to Univision, half from a secured loan and half from a secured note offering - and the bill for each half won't come due until 2020 and 2023 respectively. A 2014 loan will be paid off under the plan. The company also plans to pay off some of its obligations that come due in 2017, and will put some of the incoming funds into its investment in the El Rey Network. ...

  • Michael Hayes SVPTV at Hearst

    Michael J. Hayes, who since March 2011 has served as president and general manager at Hearst Television's WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, PA, has been named senior vice president and group head of Hearst Television. In his new role, Hayes, who will relocate to Hearst Television's New York headquarters, will share oversight responsibilities for a portfolio of the ...


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Public Enemies

Public Enemies

As indicated by its title, which is taken from a rigorously researched nonfiction book by Bryan Burrough, but immediately calls to mind William Wellmans rip-roaring 1931 film classic of a similar name, Michael Manns Public Enemies is a cool and calculated throwback to the rom ... ...

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  • Clear Channel kicks more debt down the road

    Radio giant Clear Channel recently announced a plan to knock 2016 maturities from $8.2B to $6.7B - but check that. It has taken the $1.5B in financial instruments and upped the ante to $4B, bringing its 2016 obligation down to $4.2B. Moody's said the move is ratings-neutral. The move also extends the time on the back end. The $1.5B loan would have matured in July of 2018. The new improved ...

  • Legal eagle agrees McCain TV license threat is empty

    In an article about John McCain (R-AZ) and his "Television Consumer Freedom Act" posted 5/9/13, RBR-TVBR stated, "On the face of it, what ...

  • Cannes Sonet Film Launches TV Production Company

    The company behind Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotist" will produce TV series together with such Scandi crime authors as Henning Mankell and Lars ...

  • Google Glass Gets Social And Commerce Apps

    Google Glass is currently in the hands of the few. The new wearable computing device is in its early deployment, and now the growing set of users are starting to see apps developed for the device. Social ...

  • DISH raising $2.6 billion for Sprint

    DISH raising $2.6 billion for Sprint Still the highest bidder for Sprint Nextel, DISH Network is getting the money ready in case the deal goes through. Its DISH DBS ...

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