Time Warner Cable launched Primetime On Demand today. The new channel features shows from the primetime lineups of broadcast and cable networks, including NBC, CBS, USA and FX. Among the shows available on the on-demand channel are “Heroes,” “The Biggest Loser,” “Knight Rider,” “CSI: Miami,” “Survivor...
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USA Network will be fielding a team of characters from its original series during a 60-second commercial that will air just after the gun sounds to end the Super Bowl on corporate sibling NBC. The spot is designed to drive home NBC Universal-owned USA’s brand message “Characters Welcome,” and will feature...
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Never subtle in seeking promotional synergies, NBC Universal, whose NBC will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, has its cable network USA thinking pigskin. USA’s series “Burn Notice” will feature a guest appearance by former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin on Jan. 29. Mr. Irvin plays a football coach...
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