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Scripps Networks, the parent company of multiple lifestyle television brands, has selected thePlatform media publishing system and broadcast-to-broadband solution to manage and distribute its rich media content across various platforms. This partnership aims to leverage Scripps Networks' television brands to grow its broadband business, providing seamless distribution of content
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C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, a newly launched division of Canada's leading visual effects and digital animation studio, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, has deployed DataFrameworks, the world's first commercial data pipeline software, to manage its Visual Effects data. This move is aimed at
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Envivio, a leading provider of MPEG-4 broadcast and streaming solutions, has announced the deployment of MPEG-4 live video distribution over a single T1 line in Puerto Rico. San Juan-based WSJU Channel 30, owned by Aerco Broadcasting, uses Envivio's 4Caster 3500 encoder and 4View 4010 decoder to transmit live
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"The Apprentice," the popular NBC-TV series, has partnered with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to offer unique experiences and memorabilia on eBay, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the foundation. The online charity auction, which will run from April 15-27, 2004, features items such as "Apprentice&
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USA TODAY Live, a division of the nation's top selling newspaper, is entering the television market with a new half-hour weekly show titled "USA TODAY Sports Page". The program aims to showcase uplifting stories from the world of sports that appeal to the entire family, similar
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Mag Rack, a television service created exclusively for video-on-demand (VOD), is set to promote the value of VOD to digital cable customers through an extensive programming and marketing campaign. Starting April 16, Mag Rack will cross-promote its new video magazine "Guitar Xpress" with the on-demand premiere of Paramount&
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Major League Baseball's interactive media and Internet company, MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), has announced a groundbreaking agreement with three leading cable, telecommunications, and entertainment companies: Cablevision Systems Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc., and Comcast Corporation. The unprecedented partnership grants these companies exclusive access to offer the MLB.com All-Access
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nCUBE has been selected by IDF, the leader in supplying digital interactive TV solutions for the cruise industry, to power in-cabin video-on-demand (VOD) services aboard the Queen Mary 2, the new flagship of the Cunard Fleet. The integrated system combines IDF's fully digital Communication Infotainment Network (CIN(TM)
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Acting legend and children's literacy advocate LeVar Burton has been chosen to receive the Children's Miracle Achievement Award from Children's Miracle Network, honoring his dedication to improving the lives of children through education and literacy. This recognition comes on the heels of his 20-year
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Sprint and Home Box Office (HBO) have formed a partnership to bring exclusive content from the critically acclaimed series THE SOPRANOS to Sprint PCS Vision customers nationwide. The partnership allows Sprint customers to download screen savers, ringers, and other content from the popular HBO series, providing fans with a unique
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GameToFame, a rapidly-growing Internet site, has announced the winner of its first contest, Mr. Bobby R. Woodall, an author and ex-Marine from Columbus, Indiana. As the selected winner, Woodall will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to pursue his quest for fame. GameToFame's innovative online contest
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HGTV, a leader in home and gardening programming, utilized TACODA Systems' Audience Management System to segment nearly 36 million entrants into targetable advertiser-friendly groups for its 2004 Home and Garden Television Dream Home Giveaway. This initiative, in its 8th year, is believed to be the largest sweepstakes on television.
