Multichannel News articles from August 2010, page 2

Multichannel News archives from August 2010

Advanced ads: grid is good: Rovi, Comcast spotlight see strong demand for guide promos.(Platforms)
August 9, 2010... For all the talk of the potential for advanced TV advertising, one place where marketing dollars today are freely flowing--and growing--is onscreen program guides. Operators, including Comcast, as well as Rovi, which sells ad units for its...

Moloney back at Motorola.(Platforms)(Financial report)
August 9, 2010... With Motorola's cable business facing a 7% dip in sales for the year, the company has pulled Dan Moloney back into the fold. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Moloney will become president of Motorola Mobility effective Sept. 1. He rejoins the...

'Secret' Title II talks break off: debate stakeholders can't agree on Internet framework.
August 9, 2010... Washington -- In this city, policy brushfires, or bonfires, are frequently banked until after Labor Day. Not this summer. Last week saw the collapse of stakeholder talks about a possible legislative solution to clarifying the FCC's...

Satellite complaints add up.(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Washington -- The Better Business Bureau handed cable operators some public-relations ammunition last week in their battle with satellite competitors. The bureau put a big spotlight on consumer complaints about satellite-TV service. "In the...

Carriage talks stall for CSN in Philly.(Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... WASHINGTON -- There continued to be no love lost in the City of Brotherly Love last week over satellite carriage of a Comcast regional sports network. Dish Network last week said Comcast has refused to negotiate "in good faith" to make its...

Sezmi brings broadcast-plus-VOD TV service to 36 U.S. markets.(FOR THE RECORD)(video-on-demand)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Belmont, Calif. -- Silicon Valley startup Sezmi is doubling down on its bet that a significant number of consumers can live without linear cable networks--and just want video-on-demand content. Last week, the venture-backed company expanded...

BigBand Q2 sales drop, vendor swings to net loss.(FOR THE RECORD)(BigBand Networks Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Redwood City, Calif. -- BigBand Networks, a supplier of switched digital and IP video equipment, posted a 32% drop in revenue and swung to a net loss of $9.6 million for the second quarter. The company reported sales of $26.4 million for the...

VOD outlet Concert TV sold to Canadian music programmer Stingray Digital.(FOR THE RECORD)(video-on-demand)(Interactivation)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... New York -- Interactivation has sold its video-on-demand service Concert TV to Stingray Digital, a Montreal firm whose existing music channels include VOD offering The Karaoke Channel. The new owner plans to continue distributing Concert TV on...

ESPN agrees to sell BASS to Logan, other investors.(FOR THE RECORD)(Don Logan)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Orlando, Fla. -- Continuing its retreat from the outdoor genre, ESPN has reached an agreement in principle to sell BASS, LLC, to a group of investors led by Jerry McKinnis, Jim Copeland and Don Logan, the former chairman of the Media and...

For HBO's Ross Greenburg, new 'Knocks' is personal.(HBO Sports)(Interview)
August 9, 2010... One can forgive Ross Greenburg for Having more than a professional interest in HBO Sports' latest entry in the Hard Knocks: Training Camp franchise. "I was lucky enough to see Super Bowl III with Joe Willie [Namath]. My dad had season tickets...

TV soothes the savage summer.(MY TURN)
August 9, 2010... PEOPLE IN THE CABLE BUSINESS HAVE A lot to think about these days. Possible common-carrier regulation of broadband hangs over operators. Retransmission-consent costs are rising and Time Warner Cable's Disney deal expires at the end of the month....

Tuned in.(Viewpoint)(Cartoon)
August 9, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Premature obituary.(Talkback)
August 9, 2010... (RE: "'Video Is Dead,' Analyst Laura Martin Declares," July 28): "It's amazing to me that someone like her is an analyst for the cable industry. I know her words 'capitalism is dead' are taken a bit out of context, but the sheer stupidity of...

To dish or not to dish?(Talkback)
August 9, 2010... (RE: "Is a Satellite TV Acquisition Off the Table for AT&T?," Bit Rate, July 26): "A satellite deal may not be on the table, but it is always on the shelf. "Given its U-verse, which is still growing, AT&T is certainly in no rush to...

Bigger bytes: 159 MB.(Numbers)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... 159 MB Amount of data consumed by the average North American user in 2010--up from 100 Megabytes in 2009. Source: ABI Research, Aug. 2

Broadening the WWE's brand.(Q&A)(World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.)(Interview)
August 9, 2010... Newly named World Wrestling Entertainment senior vice president of marketing Eddie Hall is charged with marketing and promoting the pro-wrestling outfit's numerous cable TV brands. Multichannel News programming editor R. Thomas Umstead recently...

Dish joins tablet parade.(CODA)(Dish Network )(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... ENGLEWOOD, COLO. -- Dish Network is getting gadget-happy, with plans this fall to let subscribers with the new ViP 922 DVR or a Sling-Box watch live TV and digital video recordings from iPads, iPhones, BlackBerrys and Android-based devices for...

Pampers backs play for 'Babies'.(CODA)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... New York -- Diaper brand Pampers will offer cable distributors two parenting-oriented video-on-demand specials as part of a promotional tie-in with the August video-on-demand premiere of the theatrical movie Babies. Procter & Gamble-owned...

RCN beats Comcast to punch with TiVo in Chicago.(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Chicago -- RCN last week launched the TiVo Premiere digital video recorder here ahead of schedule, beating incumbent cable operator Comcast to the punch in the Windy City. RCN now offers the TiVo DVR in all its markets, for an additional...

CenturyLink Drops Dish, Adds DirecTV to Service
August 9, 2010... Monroe, La. -- CenturyLink, the fourth-largest U.S. telco, began marketing DirecTV service to customers in its 33-state footprint on Aug. 1 after an agreement with Dish Network expired at the end of July. Financial terms of the deal were not...

Five things Paul Lee needs to know about his new job.(THIS WEEK ON BROADCASTINGCABLE.COM)(Brief article)
August 9, 2010... Execs who have moved from cable to broadcast chief reveal what's ahead for new ABC boss.

Broadcasters fight retrans flank attack.(THIS WEEK ON BROADCASTINGCABLE.COM)
August 9, 2010... Trying to keep revenue stream open as cable pursues deals.

Cable values hold steady.(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The latest news that Knology is in talks to acquire Lawrence, Kan.-based Sunflower Broadband, is further proof that private cable valuations are holding fast. Sources said Knology is close to a deal to acquire...

FIOS, Turner go 'Everywhere': Verizon's service has recent episodes Of TNT, TBS shows.(Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(Verizon Communications Inc.)
August 2, 2010... Turner Broadcasting System has launched online-video services with Verizon Communications' FiOS TV, offering access to full episodes of TNT and TBS shows within 24 hours of airing on TV. FiOS TV subscribers can access Turner's online...

Charter will test 'TV Everywhere'.(Charter Communications Inc.)
August 2, 2010... Charter Communications is the latest cable operator to test the "TV Everywhere" model, rolling out a test trial of a multiplatform programming offering last week to as many as 10,000 subscribers. Charter's not-yet-branded TV Everywhere...

Tru2way stalls at retail: electronics makers are shunning two-way cable specification.(News Analysis)
August 2, 2010... Cable's Tru2Way initiative has fizzled on the retail front, more than two years after the industry reached what was billed as a historic "plug-and-play" deal among major MSOs and several big consumer-electronics manufacturers. The hope was...

Deal prices hold fast.
August 2, 2010... Knology is in talks to acquire Lawrence, Kan.-based Sunflower Broadband in a deal that provides further evidence that private cable valuations are holding fast. Sources in the financial community said Knology is close to a deal to acquire...

'Dear Laura Martin: capitalism isn't dead, love, Sean Hannity'.(Through the Wire)
August 2, 2010... Laura Martin got a gift during her panel appearance at the Independent Show in Baltimore last Tuesday. It was a copy of Sean Hannity's book, Conservative Victory, with a signed message from the author to the media analyst: "Dear Laura,...

'Rubicon' producer crosses over into AMC conspiracy.(Through the Wire)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... There's a conspiracy going on at AMC--to get Rubicon renewed, fast. Its leader is Henry Bromell, the executive producer, who hinted at the cabal during a panel discussion in New York last Wednesday, ahead of the spy drama's Sunday-night...

TDVision pushes 'full' 3D: startup claims its technique conserves bandwidth.
August 2, 2010... The first 3DTV broadcasts from cable and satellite operators don't look quite as spectacular as they could. That's because, to deliver the signals over existing infrastructure, pay TV operators are shoehorning the two separate images required...

Comcast-NBCU: view from the top.(Interview)
August 2, 2010... WASHINGTON -- Two key executives from Comcast and NBC Universal, speaking on the condition of anonymity, last week offered some background on where vetting of their joint-venture deal by the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice...

Parents welcome: how kids' shows are bridging generation gaps.(COVER STORY)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a scene from the hit summer movie Toy Story 3, young Andy, now college-bound, is finally letting go of his most cherished talismans of childhood. It is a silly moment for kids as he hands all of his favorite toys...

Gulf views tint 'blue August': Planet Green's yearly stunt hones in on BP oil-spill crisis.(Content)
August 2, 2010... Planet Green's annual "Blue August" programming stunt will highlight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill through new short vignettes featuring footage from the devastated region. The content is derived from 30 hours of footage shot in early July in...

Rubicon.(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... RUBICON (AMC, Sunday, Aug. 1, 9 p.m. ET) * AMC looks to make it three hit drama series in a row with the debut of Rubicon, an espionage thriller based around a New York City-based federal intelligence agency. James Badge Dale (The Pacific)...

CSN Philadelphia.(People)(appointment of Todd Berman )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Todd Berman has been named senior director, digital media at Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, responsible for CSNPhilly.com. He had been general manager of tourism site NewYork.com.

Eutelsat.(People)(appointment of David Bair)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... David Bair has joined satellite firm Eutelsat as chief technical officer. He comes from EchoStar Satellite Services, where he was senior VP, space programs and operations.

INSP.(People)(The Inspiration Network appoints Jim Goss )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Jim Goss has been named senior vice president, creative services, on-air promotions and short-form programming at The Inspiration Networks. He comes from NBC Universal, where he was director, creative production. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

MFM.(People)(Media Financial Management Association appointments)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... The Media Financial Management Association has tapped its 2010-11 board of directors: chairman, Ed Deichman, Media General; vice chairman, Richard Taub, V-me Media; secretary, Cheryl Ingram, Turner Broadcasting System; and treasurer, Chad...

Omneon.(People)(Omneon Video Networks Inc. appoints Tom Lang )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Tom Lang has joined media server and storage system provider Omneon as major accounts manager for the Southeast U.S. He comes from the Snell Group, where he served in such roles as VP, national sales manager and manager, strategic accounts.

Openet.(People)(Openet Telecom appointments)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Dublin-based Openet has tapped Eimer McGovern as chief financial officer. She comes from DCC plc, where she was finance director of the supply-chain management division. Also, Joe Hogan was promoted to chief technical officer and group vice...

ReelzChannel.(People)(appointment of Rosalie Drake and Katie Medinger )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Rosalie Drake has been named director of ad sales, Western region at ReelzChannel. She had been general sales manager at KWBQ/ KASY-TV in Albquerque, N.M. Also, Katie Medinger has joined ReelzChannel as a New York based account executive. She...

RTC.(People)(RTC Relationship Marketing Inc. appoints John Reid and Emily Reagan )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RTC Relationship Marketing has added John Reid as executive creative director. He comes from Attik in San Francisco, where he was creative director. Also, Emily Reagan advanced to senior vice president, group account...

Sencore.(People)(appointment of Joe Radzak and Garrett Carter )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joe Radzak has been tapped as chief financial officer of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based signal-processing and video-delivery firm Sencore. Also, Garrett Carter advanced to director, national sales,...

Troika.(People)(appointment of Connor Swegle )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Connor Swegle has been named executive producer at Los Angeles-based brand strategy and design agency Troika. He had been an executive producer at New York firm VFX.

TV One.(People)(appointment of Kimberly Hulsey )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TV One has named Kimberly Hulsey as senior vice president, distribution and strategy. She had been the network's senior VP, legal affairs and human-resources strategy.

Viamedia.(People)(appointment of Mike Musto )(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Mike Musto has been upped to local sales manager in rep firm Viamedia's Troy, Mich., office. He had been political advertising specialist.

Calendar.(People)(Calendar)
August 2, 2010... AUGUST 4-5 National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, "Maximizing 21st Century Multicultural Teams," Atlanta. Visit: www.namic.com. 6-8 2010 Summer TCA Press Tour, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Contact:...

Feting 'Dexter'.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A> At Showtime and Marc Ecko Entertainment's Comic-Con party at San Diego's Andaz Hotel (l. to r.): Dexter star Michael C. Hall; Showtime Networks chairman and CEO Matt Blank; and Marc Ecko.

Crossing 'intersections'.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] B> At the launch party for Speed's Intersections in Old Greenwich, Conn. (l. to r): Gary Lico, CEO, CableReady; Bob Ecker, VP, programming, Speed, and executive producer; and Lou Occhione, senior VP, operations,...

Mobile on the strip.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... C> At CTAM West's mobile roundtable in Las Vegas (l. to r.): Steve Becker, Sprint; Marilyn Burrows, Cox Communications-Las Vegas; keynote speaker Amy Lind of Consumer Broadband and Mobile Services; and Mimi Thigpen, Cox. [ILLUSTRATION...

Inside scoop.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... D> At the LATV festival's "Media Marketing Insiders" panel in Los Angeles (l. to r.): Mark DeBevoise, Starz Media; Stuart McLean, Content & Company; Erik Flannigan, MTV Networks Entertainment Group; Margaret Kim, Alloy Digital; Chris...

Political party.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... E> Launching the Comcast-sponsored multimedia voter-awareness effort "Affiliate and Participate," encouraging Connecticut voters to affiliate with a major party for primary voting (l. to r.): Dan Glanville, Comcast Western New England region;...

Soccer party.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] F> Watching the FIFA World Cup semifinal game in 3D with kids from the Springfield (Mass.) Boys & Girls Club (l. to r.): Dan Glanville, Comcast; Gary McCarthy and Stacy Magiera, Springfield Boys & Girls Club;...

Teeing off.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] G> At the 10th ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic at Industry Hills Golf Club, benefiting The V Foundation (l. to r.): former New York Mets star Mike Piazza; ESPN president George Bodenheimer; V Foundation CEO Nick Valvano;...

Hollywood dreams.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] H> Fuse host Allison Hagendorf (c.) and Madison Square Garden took 40 kids from partner organization WHEDco to Planet Hollywood in New York for "Dream Week."

On stage in Vegas.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I> At Incognito Software's Users Conference in Las Vegas (l. to r.): Chris Busch, Incognito; Chris Donley, CableLabs; Jason Weil, Cox Communications; and Marv Nelson, SCTE.

Going Incognito.(FREEZE FRAME)
August 2, 2010... Also at Incognito Software's Users Conference (l. to r.): Will Yan, Incognito; Bam Liem, Insight Communications; Stephane Bourque, Incognito; and Marcelo Sarmento, NET Servicos Brazil. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUBMISSIONS: Send your most...

'Back door' to Title II? FCC's broadband ruling could justify new regulations.(News Analysis)
August 2, 2010... Washington--The Federal Communications Commission's determination that broadband is not being deployed in a "reasonable and timely fashion" could provide a backdoor means of establishing the agency's authority to regulate the Internet. An FCC...

Experts: keep on lobbying.(Rules)
August 2, 2010... baltimore--As legislators concentrate on getting home and getting re-elected, it is looking increasingly unlikely that any major communications legislation will be passed before the end of the year. But that doesn't mean Congress isn't going...

Broad Bandwagon: Comcast's Q2 Internet gains bode well for cable sector overall.(Finance)(Financial report)
August 2, 2010... COMCAST REPORTED STRONGER-than-expected second-quarter results last week, fueling some analysts' expectations that cable operators will continue to dominate the broadband market. Although most analysts were not expecting a repeat of cable's...

Liberty: studio's 'Over'.(Finance)(Liberty Media Corp)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STARZ LLC'S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN ITS OVERTURE Films movie studio last week could be a step toward further simplifying Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz, two of Liberty Media Corp.'s tracking stocks. Overture was...

Broadband bragging rights: study: cable dominates downloads, while Telcos top uploads.(Platforms)(Company rankings)
August 2, 2010... Cable operators top the list of fastest U.S. residential Internet-service providers based on download speeds--but phone companies fare better on the upstream side, according to data collected by network-performance information provider Ookla. ...

HSN wins 'Shop by Remote' patent.(Platforms)(HSN Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Two days after rival QVC disclosed plans for an interactive-TV shopping application, HSN said it has landed a patent covering aspects of its own Shop by Remote service. HSN was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,752,083, "System for Improved...

Channel change is changing again.(TRANSLATION PLEASE)
August 2, 2010... Once upon a time, changing channels on the TV meant standing up, walking to the television, and turning the dial. Another channel appeared, usually the second of three available channels, maybe four. Then came the wired remote. From the...

Comcast Holds RSN Talks: DirecTV, Dish Network Want Access to CSN Philadelphia
August 2, 2010... Washington -- Comcast is in talks with DirecTV and Dish Network about carriage of its regional sports network in Philadelphia, according to people familiar with those talks. Both satellite carriers formally asked the Federal Communications...

Dish averts STELA carriage mandate.(Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010)(Dish Network )
August 2, 2010... Washington -- Dish Network has managed to avoid the expedited noncommercial, high-definition station-carriage mandate in the newly reauthorized satellite distant signal blanket license law by striking an independent HD carriage deal with at...

FCC plan eases fears.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Washington--The Federal Communications Commission wants to retain its outdoor-antenna standard for determining whether a satellite customer is eligible to receive a distant-network version of a local TV station affiliate. That would ease...

DirecTV Sets 'Ticket' Blitz: Major Campaign to Back Enhanced Version of NFL Package
August 2, 2010... DirecTV is backing an enhanced "NFL Sunday Ticket" offering with its largest advertising campaign behind the out-ofmarket pro-football package. The top satellite TV provider is melding four features previously included in its SuperFan tier...

Correction.(Correction notice)
August 2, 2010... "Clicking on T-Commerce" (July 26, 2010, p. 4) reported that Comcast had reached a deal to roll out QVC's T-commerce application. While Comcast is in discussions with QVC about the interactive app, the operator does not currently have specific...

ESPN 3D network lines up first three college-football games.(QUICK HITS)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Bristol, Conn. -- ESPN 3D will kick off its college football coverage with games in each of the season's first three weeks. The first pits No. 2 Boise State, entering the contest with a 14-game win streak, against No. 5 Virginia Tech, on...

Arris posts flat sales, cites short-term CMTS decline.(QUICK HITS)(cable modem termination system )(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Suwanee, Ga. -- Arris Group's second-quarter revenue was flat with the year-ago period, and net income dropped, although sales to Comcast and Time Warner Cable--its two biggest customers - rebounded "considerably" from the previous quarter,...

Campus TeleVideo buys X-Wires Broadband.(QUICK HITS)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Greenwich, Conn.--Campus TeleVideo, which provides cable TV, data and voice services to colleges, has acquired X-Wires Broadband, an Internet management, resource and support services company specializing in higher education and other multiuser...

The hottest 'ticket' in sports.(REYNOLD'S RAP)
August 2, 2010... The 2010 FIFA World Cup is in the rearview mirror and now most Americans can concentrate on the football that they truly love: the National Football League version. Yes, training camps opened in a summer swelter this past weekend; Brett Favre...

Backing tech neutrality.(Talkback)
August 2, 2010... (RE: "Boucher-Terry Bill Would Clarify FCC Authority to Migrate USF to Broadband," July 23): "EchoStar, which provides satellite capacity for broadband service, believes that satellite broadband provides a much-needed service today to the...

Bait-and-switch bill needed to fail.(Talkback)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... (RE: "DISCLOSE Act Fails In Senate," July 27): This bill needed to fail, since it was a bait-and-switch to make it too cumbersome and expensive for ordinary citizens to pool our resources to make political statements, and is thus an infringement...

U-verse isn't universal.(Talkback)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... (RE: "AT&T Rolls Up 2.5 Million U-verse TV Subscribers," July 23): "AT&T U-Verse is available to 25 million homes. That means that 10% of the homes that can get U-Verse took it. Most commercial overbuilds get at least 30% of the homes...

Surfing the set: 27.7 m.(Numbers)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... 27.7 M Number of Internet-enabled TV sets expected to ship globally in 2010. Source: iSuppli, July 28

Tuned in.(Viewpoint)(Cartoon)
August 2, 2010... </AT>Cartoon</AT> [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Advanced TV needs new math.(ACCESS)
August 2, 2010... AS ADVANCED TV AND video platforms gain new capabilities, they also create new opportunities and challenges for measurement. Metrics can support the growth of new platforms by reflecting added value created for consumers, content distributors...

Boucher targets spectrum sales.(CODA)
August 2, 2010... Washington--Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) wants to put a capital (and "Capitol") V in "voluntary" when it comes to spectrum-incentive auctions. Boucher, chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee, has teamed with ranking member Rep. Cliff...

Charter near NASDAQ return.(CODA)(Charter Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... St. Louis--Charter Communications moved closer to regaining its listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange with the appointment of Craig Jacobson to its board of directors. The appointment increases the size of the board to 11 members and helps to...

Charter names Howard as its interim CFO.(Charter Communications Inc.)(Kevin Howard, chief financial officer)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... St. Louis--Charter Communications has named senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer Kevin Howard as interim chief financial officer, effective Aug. 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Howard will continue in his previous roles...

IBBS buying SinglePipe to expand IP offerings.(internet protocol)(Integrated Broadband Services)(Brief article)
August 2, 2010... Atlanta -- Integrated Broadband Services has an agreement to acquire SinglePipe, a voice-over-IP provider to cable companies, with an aim to reach commercial customers with a full-service suite, it said last week. Combined under the IBBS...

McPherson left an impression.(THIS WEEK ON BROADCASTINGCABLE.COM)
August 2, 2010... Ad buyers, ABC affiliates and Ben Grossman offer opinions on the departing network chief.