Multichannel News articles from March 2012

Multichannel News archives from March 2012

$3.6 billion spectrum deal hits Senate interference: Democrats raise competitive concerns over MSO-Verizon marketing plans.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
March 26, 2012... WASHINGTON -- If last week's hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights is any indication, cable operators could face an uphill battle in convincing the government to free up advanced wireless...

MCN sneak peek.(ONLINE VIDEO)
March 26, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unspool a preview of True Justice, the new original series from ReelzChannel, at multichannel.com/March26.

The boss is back: Starz CEO Chris Albrecht talks 'Magic City,' content strategy.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Interview)
March 26, 2012... Q & A Starz CEO Chris Albrecht last week gave the go-ahead for a second season of Magic City, ahead of the April 6 linear debut of the 1950s Miami hotel drama from creator Mitch Glazer. Albrecht, the former head of HBO, is overseeing a...

Sources: two equity firms lead auction for Knology.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
March 26, 2012... THE AUCTION FOR OVERBUILDER KNOLOGY has entered the second round, with two private-equity firms emerging as the lead bidders, including Avista Capital Partners, according to sources in the financial community. Avista Capital is familiar with...

Discovery stages reunion of 'Bering Sea Gold' that strikes Rich Vein of anger.(THROUGH The Wire)
March 26, 2012... DISCOVERY CHANNEL--HOPING TO SCORE A few ounces of ratings gold--is airing two follow-on specials that bring back the irascible crews from Bering Sea Gold, its reality show about trawling for the precious metal in the waters off Nome, Alaska. ...

Shepard Smith gets action from TWC with Wi-Fi complaint.(THROUGH The Wire)(Shepard Smith)(Time Warner Cable Inc.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... When Fox News Channel's Studio B anchor Shepard Smith complains on the air, it gets attention. Especially when the lament is a familiar one to the average TV viewer: His cable company hadn't fixed a problem with his service. Last Wednesday...

DiEtta West is a hidden gem in GMC's office.(THROUGH The Wire)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... GMC has a secret weapon in their employee ranks. The Atlanta-based network's longtime director of ministry relations DiEtta West is also accomplished singer, actress and evangelist. The sister of late actor Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles), she...

How Paul Harvey helped Brian Lamb maintain perspective.(THROUGH The Wire)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... The Wire may have traced the roots of C-SPAN founder and CEO Brian Lamb's humility about the institution he has helped pilot for more than three decades. He does not talk "legacy" and is far more willing to talk about the cable industry's...

'Innovate or die': Q&A with Red Door Innovation's John DiFrances.(INNOVATING CABLE TV)(Interview)
March 26, 2012... Q&A John DiFrances, business consultant and founder of Red Door Innovation, will be the keynote speaker at Multichannel News' "Breaking Through: Innovating Cable TV" Summit this Thursday (March 29) at New York's Roosevelt Hotel. DiFrances,...

Innovation vs. R&D Spending
March 26, 2012... WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER. IN A SURVEY of nearly 600 executives across industries worldwide, consulting firm Booz & Co. asked which companies respondents believed were most innovative. It then compared the 10 rated most innovative against the...

Innovation inspiration.(SPECIAL REPORT)
March 26, 2012... In the past year, cable operators, programmers and advertisers have made a tremendous effort to innovate new products and services. Some worked--some didn't. In all the chaos, one universal truth has emerged: The pace of innovation has never...

In like a lamb, out like a lion: an exit interview with C-SPAN founding CEO Brian Lamb.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network)(Interview)
March 26, 2012... Q&A WASHINGTON -- Founding CEO Brian Lamb is stepping down from day-to-day operations at C-SPAN, the public-affairs network he helped build into a national institution. He claims to have outlasted most of cable's original pioneers, and he...

Enemy Lines: Why New Broadband Players Can't Dethrone Pay TV-Yet
March 26, 2012... THE INTERNET, THE GREATEST DISRUPTIVE FORCE IN media of our time, has decimated the music and publishing industries but has left the pay TV business largely unscathed--so far. Subscriber rolls of cable, satellite and telco TV providers have...

TV One doubles down: network plans 50% increase in original fare as rivals loom.(CONTENT)
March 26, 2012... NEW YORK -- TV One will double its original programming output over the next year as it looks to stay competitive in a emerging and crowded marketplace of channels targeting African-American viewers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Network CEO...

Nat Geo seeks to entertain, generally.(CONTENT)(National Geographic Channel)
March 26, 2012... National Geographic Channel will move toward more general entertainment-themed original content during the upfront season in a bid to increase its viewer base. Once known primarily for nature-themed and exploration shows such as Explorer and...

Game of Thrones.
March 26, 2012... GAME OF THRONES (HBO Sunday, April 1, 9 p.m.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To get the obvious out of the way, the troubled realm of Westeros is a worse place after the execution of Eddard Stark. But Game of Thrones is still magnificent even...

AMC.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Ed Palluth at American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Ed Palluth was named executive vice president, global distribution at AMC/Sundance Channel Global. He was senior VP.

Bemis Balkind.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Elisabeth Lucas and Adele Martin )(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Elisabeth Lucas has joined Los Angeles-based Bemis Balkind as creative director, digital. Also, Adele Martin has joined Bemis Balkind as senior project manager, digital. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Bravo.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Andrew Wang at Bravo Media)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Andrew Wang was tapped as vice president, scripted development and production at Bravo Media. He previously served as VP, development and original programming at Alloy Entertainment. DID YOU KNOW? While at Alloy Entertainment, Andrew Wang...

Dilated Pixels.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Derek Smith)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Derek Smith has joined Los Angeles-based video effects firm Dilated Pixels as VFX supervisor. He is the in-house VFX supervisor for Fox's Fringe.

Front Row.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Brian Marks at Front Row Marketing Services )(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Comcast Spectacor's Front Row Marketing Services has added Brian Marks as vice president of motor sports and automotive performance. He comes from TopSpeed Management.

HGTV/DIY.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Steven Lerner Scripps Networks Inc. Do It Yourself Network)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Steven Lerner was named vice president, programming, for HGTV and DIY Network. He had been program director at DIY. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The Hub.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Dan Pimentel and Ted Biaselli)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Dan Pimentel was named chief financial and operations officer at The Hub, the Los Angeles-based kids' network owned by Hasbro and Discovery Communications. He had been SVP and chief financlal officer. Also, Ted Biaselli was tapped as The...

Katz.(PEOPLE)(appointmnet of Leo MacCourtney at Katz Communications Inc. Katz Television Group)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Katz Television Group in New York has elevated Leo MacCourtney and Craig Broitman to president. MacCourtney had been president of Eagle Television Sales; Broitman was president of Millenium Sales and Marketing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Lifetime.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Michele M. Moore at Lifetime Networks)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Michele M. Moore was named senior vice president, publicity, at Lifetime Networks. She comes from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she was chief marketing official for marketing and brand activities.

Oxygen.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Sarah Tomassi Lindman at Oxygen Media L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Sarah Tomassi Lindman has joined Oxygen Media as senior vice president, program strategy, a new post. She had been executive VP, programming strategy at MTV. DID YOU KNOW? Crain's New York Business named Sarah Tomassi Lindman as a member of...

Starz.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Ed Huguez and Scott Barton at Starz Entertainment Group L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ed Huguez was elevated to president, affiliate distribution, at Englewood, Colo.-based premium programmer Starz Entertainment. He was executive VP, affiliate sales and marketing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Also, Scott...

Turner.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Jenn Toner and Nate Smeltz at Turner Broadcasting Ad Sales and Sports Business Communications )(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Jenn Toner was upped to vice president Turner Broadcasting Ad Sales and Sports Business Communications. She formerly served as been director, public relations. Also, Nate Smeltz has joined the company as Turner Sports Content Communications....

Warner Home Video.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Rosemary Markson)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rosemary Markson was upped to senior vice president, TV and special interest marketing at Warner Home Video. She had been marketing director.

Calendar.(PEOPLE)(Calendar)
March 26, 2012... For more listings, visit multichannel.com/event. APRIL 14-19 National Association of Broadcasters, 2012 NAB Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Visit: www.nabshow.com. APRIL 18-20 Women In Cable Telecommunciations, Executive...

C-SPAN's new stewards: co-CEOs Kennedy and Swain talk of plans, politics.(RULES)(Rob Kennedy)(Susan Swain)(Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network)(Interview)
March 26, 2012... Q&A As of April 1, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain are taking over the reins of C-SPAN after 33 years of stewardship by its founder, CEO, board chairman and public face, Brian Lamb (see page 10). The new co-CEOs talked with Multichannel News...

Dems seek info on social-app data collection, use.(WASHINGTON WATCH)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... WASHINGTON -- The ranking members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee sent letters to 34 vendors of social-networking apps for Apple's mobile iOS platform seeking information on data collection and use practices. Reports that the...

DISCLOSE Act Revived in Senate
March 26, 2012... WASHINGTON -- Thirty-five Senate Democrats are reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act, the bill that would require enhanced disclosures of the funding of Super PACs, including identifying those backers during on-air political ads. The bill,...

Freeze frame.
March 26, 2012... At the Bravo/TaskRabbit clubhouse at SXSW in Austin (l. to r.): Bravo's Ellen Stone; Tom Colicchio of Top Chef; Andy Cohen and Lisa Hsia, Bravo; and Kristin Malaspina, Cable. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William H. Macy of Showtime's Shameless...

Mediacom: Long-Term Focus Pays Off: Private Firm Saw Subs Decline, Fiscal Health Improve in 2011
March 26, 2012... A YEAR AFTER TURNING ITs BACK ON PUBLIC markets, Mediacom Communications lost more subscribers in 2011 than the year before but, overall, did better financially while investing more in the longterm business, company executives said. ...

Charter ex-CEO Lovett reaps big payday.(QUICK HITS)(Mike Lovett)(Charter Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... ST. LOUIS -- Former Charter Communications CEO Mike Lovett nearly doubled his total compensation in 2011, raking in $20.5 million in salary, bonuses and stock options, compared to his $10.9 million haul in 2010, according to a proxy statement...

Study: local online ads to grow at faster pace.(QUICK HITS)(advertising)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... CHANTILLY, VA. -- Local online, Internet and digital advertising growth is expected to far outpace that of traditional advertising over the next five years, according to a recent study by BIA Kelsey. Overall local advertising revenue was...

Broadband Shift
March 26, 2012... In the past five years, the revenue mix between video, voice and data revenue at three of the top publicly traded MSOs (Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications) has begun to shift towards broadband, with video revenue dipping from...

Multichannel News
March 26, 2012... Multichannel News (Weekly) INDEX (MNI) 772.80 24.10 3.22% Price Week Ago Weekly Current % Change MSOs Cablevision Systems...

In focus: News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS).(FINANCE)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Despite phone-hacking troubles at its British tabloids, News Corp. stock has risen 14.2% in the past 12 months. SOURCE: NASDAQ website [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Sprint on bankruptcy path?(TIP SHEET)(Sprint Nextel Corp.)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... Sanford Bernstein cable and satellite analyst Craig Moffett downgraded Sprint Nextel to "underperform," reducing his 12-month price target on the stock to $1.75 per share. Moffett feared several factors pressuring the wireless carrier could...

SeaChange Streamlines for Software: VOD Vendor Plans to Spin off Broadcast Hardware Unit
March 26, 2012... IN A MOVE TO STRENGTHEN ITS FOCUS ON SOFTWARE, SeaChange International has agreed to sell its declining broadcast servers and storage business--to be renamed XOR Media--to a group of private investors. Terms of the deal are not being...

'Light Sleep' Set-Tops Use 20% Less Power: CableLabs
March 26, 2012... LOUISVILLE, COLO. -- As part of the cable industry's efforts to avoid new energy-efficiency regulations, CableLabs touted results of testing that showed digital set-tops with the ability to shift into "light sleep" mode use at least 20% less...

Motorola Hops into CDN Market with EdgeCast
March 26, 2012... HORSHAM, PA. -- Motorola Mobility is filling a gap in its portfolio through a deal with content delivery network provider EdgeCast Networks, under which Motorola will offer the latter's CDN solutions to cable operators and other service...

A new path to moving faster: Comcast's 'RDK'.(TRANSLATION PLEASE)(Reference Development Kit)
March 26, 2012... ON THE SCALE OF WINCES, THE QUERY THAT redlines to instant grimace for cable engineers is this: Why does it take so long to get new TV services to market? Lots of reasons, but this week's translation will hone in on the silicon part of the...

TiVo, Microsoft call patent truce: settlement could spur more deals with pay TV providers.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
March 26, 2012... NOW THAT TiVO HAS SETTLED ITS PATENT DISPUTE with Microsoft, the DVR company's lawyers are retraining their sights on Verizon Communications--and, potentially, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems. Already, TiVo has won nearly a billion...

VH1 growth stands out in Viacom's quarter.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(MTV Networks Inc. VH1)(Financial report)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... VH1 rode its character-driven, relationship-themed reality shows to a double-digit ratings increase during the recently ended first quarter, according to network officials. A lineup of original shows such as Mob Wives, T.I. & Tiny: The...

GSN's New Slate Branches into 'Real-Life' Formats
March 26, 2012... NEW YORK -- GSN, in a first slate from new programming executive vice president Amy Introcaso-Davis, is expanding into "real-life" shows while still developing new "shiny-floor" studio games and "reinventing" iconic game shows such as The...

IFC Rides 'Portlandia' Wave with Renewal, Specials
March 26, 2012... NEW YORK -- Riding its Portlandia wave as far as possible, IFC had its first full upfront event for advertisers and media last week, at which it announced a third season of the hit sketch comedy series and said two specials will air before the...

Current TV installs radio shows as morning block.(QUICK HITS: UPFRONTS & PROGRAMMING)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... NEW YORK -- Current TV president David Bohrman is hoping to reproduce the early success of Don Imus' radio-TV simulcast show by installing a new morning news block simulcasting Full Court Press: The Bill Press Show from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET and...

Fuse developing a music-centric show slate.(QUICK HITS: UPFRONTS & PROGRAMMING)(Brief article)
March 26, 2012... NEW YORK -- Fuse has outlined a development slate including comedy, documentary, animated and scripted series, all rooted in music. The Madison Square Garden Co.-owned network said it was committed to adding original programming to bolster an...

MCN Buzz Meter
March 26, 2012... by Trendrr[R] The social-TV charts below rank shows by volume of activity (mentions, tags, links, likes, etc.) across all public profiles on Twitter, Facebook, GetGlue and Miso. Sentiment is a reflection of a positive score based on positive,...

Let Little, Big Guys Join Forces
March 26, 2012... The following is excerpted from a letter from Mediacom Communications chairman Rocco Commisso sent March 22 to Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski: FOR YEARS, I HAVE SPOKEN OUT against the unfair and discriminatory...

No Fault in Tennis' Discrimination Claim
March 26, 2012... WHEN A FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION administrative law judge ruled last Dec. 16 that Comcast has discriminated against the Tennis Channel, he smacked the legal equivalent of a clean ace down the middle. On the other hand, those who...

Social TV Is Dying. Viva Social TV
March 26, 2012... March 20 Among this week's strangest "rush to judgment" moments is a blog suggesting that social TV has already begun to founder. The "evidence": a trending chart from Topsy Labs, which tracks a downward slide in the number of references...

Magic 'aspires' to fill a void: NBA great's net will cater to 30-and-up African-American professionals.(Q&A)(Earvin Magic Johnson)(Interview)
March 19, 2012... Basketball Hall of Famer and business entrepreneur Earvin "Magic" Johnson will soon play on the cable industry's court with the summer launch of Aspire, an African-American targeted, family themed basic-L cable service. Multichannel News...

Intel: a virtual MSO?(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
March 19, 2012... In a departure for THE CHIP GIANT, INtel is planning to become a "virtual cable operator," with a service that would offer consumers a bundle of TV channels delivered over the Internet, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. Intel has...

Cablevision exodus continues: EVPs Blackley and Mayo latest to quit New York-area cable op.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Jim Blackley)(Kathleen Kip Mayo)
March 19, 2012... MORE SENIOR CREWMATES ARE JUMPING OFF the USS Bethpage. Cablevision Systems last week confirmed that Jim Blackley, executive vice president of corporate engineering and technology, had handed in his resignation papers. The MSO also said...

Cisco tunes global TV story with $5b bid for NDS.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Cisco Systems Inc.)
March 19, 2012... WITH ITS PLANNED TAKEOVER OF NDS GROUP, Cisco Systems is doubling down on software for delivering video across a galaxy of devices--and it wants to acquire a more international flair, too. The networking giant will pay $5 billion to acquire...

With praise for a witch and a toast to great women, wondrous event turns 10.(THROUGH The Wire)
March 19, 2012... NEW YORK -- From lighthearted praise by Univision's Jennifer Ball for a role model, "the wicked witch of the West," to a warm closing toast to "great women" by NBCUniversal's Dana Zimmer, the 10th annual "Wonder Women" luncheon last week treated...

Comcast EVP Cohen Ranks among Top Obama 'Bundlers'
March 19, 2012... There are some familiar media industry names in the latest list of "bundlers" for President Obama's 2012 campaign. Bundlers are contributors who go that extra mile, or in this case dollar, to, as OpenSecrets.org puts it, "turn to friends,...

'Lost Girl' chatter.
March 19, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anna Silk: "That sex scene that Kris is talking about was almost like doing a stunt. I mean it was exhausting and I remember it was my birthday that day, do you remember that Kris? Kris Holden-Ried: "That's right."...

Nick Jr. Says: Do the Math: Repositioned Preschool Net Secure in Status
March 19, 2012... DISNEY JR. IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH ON FRIDAY IN some 30 million homes (see cover story, page 14), but Teri Weiss is confident Nick Jr. will remain the dominant player in cable programming's preschool space. The senior vice president of Nickelodeon...

Upfronts 2012: Nick, Disney channel party on.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
March 19, 2012... NEW YORK--Vowing not to let recent ratings woes stop its programming creativity, Nickelodeon announced the development of more than 650 new episodes of original series as part of its upfront presentation here last Wednesday (March 14). ...

Hallmark Enters Scripted Arena
March 19, 2012... New YORK -- Hallmark Channel is developing two original scripted primetime series, a first for the independently-owned cable network, as part of an upcoming programming lineup laid out for advertisers and reporters last Wednesday (March 14) in...

AMC takes post-results hit: investors weren't mad for programmer after mixed Q4.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Financial report)
March 19, 2012... AMC NETWORKS STOCK TOOK A HIT AFTER REPORTING mixed earnings last week, dipping more than 4% ($2.04) after reporting mixed fourth-quarter results. Revenue at AMC was up strongly in the period--13.6% to $339 million--but cash-flow growth at 7%...

Suddenlink, AMC reach renewal deal.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Sundance Channel L.L.C.)(American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... AFTER A SERIES OF EXTENSIONS, SUDDENLINK COMMUNICATIONS AND AMC NETWORKS LAST WEEK finally concluded a new license-fee deal. AMC's multiyear carriage contract, struck on March 14, covers AMC, Sundance Channel, IFC and women's-targeted We TV....

Halogen Rides 'Kony 2012' Wave
March 19, 2012... THE "KONY 2012" DOCUMENTARY ABOUT REBEL leader Joseph Kony's use of children as soldiers in a two-decade campaign in Uganda has been seen by millions of people in a short period of time, thanks to social media and celebrity endorsements from...

Managing the madness: Turner's digital team monitors online video and apps for NCAA tourney.(INTERNET VIDEO TECHNOLOGY)(Turner Sports Inc.)(National Collegiate Athletic Association )
March 19, 2012... CATERING TO HOOPS-CRAZY FANS EXPECTING TO catch all the March Madness action they possibly can-- live on their PCs or mobile devices--takes more than a five-man team. In fact, Turner Sports has enlisted a dedicated staff of 32 to manage the...

ABC family comes to SoapNet's aid: Disney sibling fills programming gap with drama stunts.(CONTENT)(Disney Junior )
March 19, 2012... SOAPNET ISN'T WASHED OUT AS YET AND WILL continue to operate as a full-fledged 24-hour network despite the March 23 launch of Disney Junior, which is expected to eventually assume all of the network's 75 million subscribers. The network last...

'Ultimate Fighter' scores for FX.(CONTENT)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... FX'S MARCH 9 DEBUT OF UFC'S REVAMPED THE Ultimate Fighter Live drew a strong 1.28 million viewers, according to network officials. The series, which aired for 14 seasons on Spike TV before moving to FX as part of a seven-year television deal...

Duck Dynasty: (A&E Network, Wednesday, March 21, 10 P.M.)
March 19, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] *** Of all the new reality shows inexplicably set in Louisiana--Bayou Billionaires, Swamp People, et. al.--I was most drawn to Duck Dynasty on A&E. Duck Dynasty follows the exploits of the Robertson family, a...

Leprechaun's Revenge: (Syfy, Saturday, March 17,9 p.m.).
March 19, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] *** Think leprechauns are short, green, clever and benign? They aren't. "They're the vermin of all fairy folk" and, if abused enough, become hideous, gray, gold-eating butchers. Syfy's suitably campy St. Patrick's...

New kid in town: Disney Junior's Nancy Kanter is ready for network to stand on its own.(IN FOCUS: KIDS' TV)(Interview)
March 19, 2012... The Walt Disney Co.-owned Disney Junior debuts as a 24-hour channel on Friday (March 23), joining Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. and NBCUniversal's Sprout in the preschool and toddler-targeted cable space. An offshoot of Disney Channel's daily morning...

Sprout chief sees room for more in kids' space.
March 19, 2012... SANDY WAX, PRESIDENT OF PRESCHOOL CHANNEL Sprout, has long seen the potential of a standalone network targeting the under-5 demographic. Before launching Sprout in September 2005, she worked for The Walt Disney Co.'s cable business and helped...

Tactics for Targeting a Growth Market: Hispanic Kids
March 19, 2012... AMONG THE BIGGEST STORIES TO EMERGE FROM the 2010 Census was the growing diversity among younger U.S. residents, with minority children--especially those for whom Spanish is the dominant language--accounting for most of the growth. ...

Disney: gains vs. Nick are paying off.(Disney Channel)
March 19, 2012... IS MARCH THE MONTH? After matching Nickelodeon for the first time in total day with a 2.3 national (2.7 cable) demo rating in February, Disney Channel narrowly lost to Nickelodeon in kids 2 to 11 viewers last month. Through the first two...

AMC Networks.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Eric Sack at American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Eric Sack was elevated to vice president, revenue planning and business operations at AMC Networks.

AT&T.(PEOPLE)(appointment of David Polinchock)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... David Polinchock was named director of the AT&T AdWorks Lab in New York. He comes from Brand Experience Lab.

Bowen.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Sandra D. Rice at Emma L. Bowen Foundation )(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Media-diversity initiative The Emma L. Bowen Foundation has promoted Sandra D. Rice to senior vice president, Eastern region and national recruitment. She had been VP, Eastern region.

Cablevision.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Kelly McAndrew at Cablevision Systems Corp.)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Kelly McAndrew was named vice president, corporate communications at Cablevision Systems. She had been senior VP, corporate communications at Viacom. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Carlsen Resources.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Renee Hauch)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Renee Hauch was elevated to executive vice president, search management and research at Grand Junction, Colo.-based cable executive recruiting firm Carlsen Resources. She had been lead consultant.

CNN.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Lynn Brindell at Cable News Network)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Lynn Brindell was named senior vice president, marketing, at CNN Worldwide. She comes from The Weather Channel.

CNN en Espanol.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Willie Lora at Cable News Network. CNN en Espanol)(Brief article)
March 19, 2012... Willie Lora was upped to news director, based in Atlanta, at Spanish-language network CNN en Espanol. He was the network's Washington, D.C., bureau chief.