Archive for September, 2008

American Latino TV and LatiNation Debut in Record Number of Cities

The award winning nationally syndicated television program American Latino TV and LatiNation will begin new programs starting from October 4. The new season of American Latino TV will be premiered in record number of cities. American Latino TV will be hosted in a new studio entering its seventh season, will be premiered in an all-time [...]

PBS Engage Launches Live Online Chats on Sept. 30

PBS Engage, a social media initiative of PBS, has announced the launch of live online chats, which will allow viewers to talk directly with the award-winning content owners on PBS. Viewers can chat and ask questions with journalists, filmmakers, producers and other content owners and get their answers on the content available on PBS. PBS [...]

Justin Timberlake Promos Air on The Golf Channel

Justin Timberlake will appear on Golf Channel’s promo ad ‘humorous spots’, which will lead to Children Open, which will start on Oct.16. Timberlake is depicted as a one-man grounds crew, preparing the tournament golf course in a meticulous fashion for the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, which will take place Oct. 16-19. The [...]

Spike TV And UFC Jointly Present ‘UFC Fight For The Troops’

Spike TV is teaming with The Ultimate Fighting Championship to broadcast a special three-hour live televised event “UFC Fight For The Troops” on Wednesday, Dec. 10 starting at 9:00 PM, ET. The event is organized to raise funds to build a treatment center for the brave men and women in the United States Armed Forces [...]

Alianza De Futbol Hispano Unveils 20 Finalists of Alianza All Star Team

Alianza de Futbol Hispano has announced the Alianza All-Star National Team on Sept. 17. Alianza All-Star Team will play Club Tapatio on September 20th at 7:30 PM at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, CA and the game will be aired on Fox Sports en Espanol on Sunday, September 21st at 8:00 PM EDT. Alianza de Futbol [...]

DirecTV Delivers Local HD Programming To Customers in the Syracuse, N.Y.

DirecTV has started offering local HD programming to customers in the Syracuse, N.Y. designated market area from Sept. 17. WSYR/ABC, WTVH/CBS, WSYT/FOX WSTM/NBC and WNYS/MNT are the networks available in this area. DirecTV now offers local HD broadcast channels in 91 cities, representing 81 percent of U.S. TV households.
DirecTV will add 30 more HD [...]

The MGM Channel Launches On Indian Cable Television

Bruce Tuchman, Executive Vice President, MGM Networks has announced that The MGM Channel will be launched in Indian Cable market. STAR DEN, a joint venture between STAR India and DEN Digital Entertainment Network will distribute the channel in Indian market. Under the current agreement, STAR DEN will distribute to over 70 million homes through various [...]

Cox Communications Receives J.D. Power Honor For Customer Satisfaction for Sixth Consecutive Year

Cox Communications was ranked high in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Residential Regional Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study in the West. Cox receives this award for the sixth consecutive year and Cox was awarded highest honors in overall satisfaction, scored 23 points higher than the West average. Cox ranked highest on every factor comprising overall satisfaction, [...]

Retirement Living TV Appoints Patrick Baldwin As General Manager

Retirement Living TV (RLTV) that is geared toward older residents of the United States has appointed Patrick Baldwin as General Manager. Patrick was previously the Vice President of Strategic Development. During his tenure at RLTV, Baldwin has been instrumental in securing partnerships with AARP and NBC, as well as negotiating distribution deals with Verizon FiOS [...]

Comedy Time Latino Now Delivered on V CAST Video From Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J and Comedy Time distributor of short-form comedy content for mobile and broadband have teamed up to launch Comedy Time Latino, Latino-themed comedy programming to V CAST Video-enabled phones. Comedy Time Network will be available to Verizon Wireless customers with V CAST phones and the network will target Latino [...]