Fox Business Network Bolsters DC Presence

Rich Edson joins from Reuters, where he was a freelance reporter based in Washington covering international news. Prior to joining Reuters, Edson was a government reporter for Piedmont Television’s WTGS-TV, a Fox affiliate and WJCL-TV’s ABC affiliate in Savannah, Ga.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6486081.html?industryid=47200

Arbitron releases RADAR 96

Arbitron released its March 2008 RADAR radio network audience reports (RADAR 96) covering January 11, 2007 – December 12, 2007, which includes PPM and diary respondents.

http://www.rbr.com/index.php?news=6496

Sci Fi Channel, G4 Get Lost

Under terms of the deal, the networks will have access to all existing episodes of the series, which will be available to them in fall 2008. Both networks will be able to stream a limited number of episodes on their respective Web sites.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6491605.html?industryid=47173

Hallmark Channel Acquires 99-Picture Slate of Classic Family Disney Movies From Disney-ABC Domestic Television

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Disney restructures global TV team

Younger oversaw what is reckoned a $2.5 billion worldwide content distribution business. Pyne will take over that business as well as have oversight of the worldwide channels business, which led by ESPN and the Disney Channel, also funnels eye-popping revenues to the company.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967294

Lost free online with ads

April 10 | In another experimental first, Disney-ABC Television will offer free, full-length episodes of its most popular shows, Lost and Desperate Housewives, through the Internet in May and June, the company announced Monday. The shows will debut at ABC.Go.

https://www.videobusinesss.com/article/CA6323679.html?industryid=47214

Crikey!: No new logo for the ABC, but rebranding on the cards

This morning, ABC’s head of television, Kim Dalton, told Crikey that The Australian was wrong to suggest that the ABC would be dropping the famous squiggle (Dalton calls it the worm, technically it's a lissajous curve) from its television logos.

http://www.crikey.com.au/Media-Arts-and-Sports/20080130-No-new-logo-for-the-ABC-...

CES: Microsoft Xbox to pull in ABC, Disney shows on demand

Microsoft Sunday night said its Xbox Live service had become a serious alternative to the cable set-top box for the delivery of video content on demand.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6517721.html

The Australian: ABC boosts children's TV department

THE ABC is set to strengthen its children's television department with the creation of two new roles.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23127656-7582,00.html

ABC chairman hails budget as the best in two decades

ABC chairman hails budget as the best in two decades The chairman of the ABC, Donald McDonald has welcomed the 2006-07 Federal Budget outcome as the best for the ABC in more than 20 years.

http://www.broadcastandmedia.com/articles/fd/0c03fefd.asp