Cable Television News
 Bridgewater Raynham schools seek cable television consistency (The Brockton Enterprise) In an attempt to ensure proper communication with parents in case of emergency, the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee Wednesday night is expected to support the Raynham Board of Selectmen and Raynham Cable Commission, which are trying to have Raynham moved from the Providence cable television market to the Boston market, where Bridgewater gets its emergency information.
Dallas City Council cuts public-comment sessions from meeting broadcasts (Dallas Morning News) Dallas City Council meetings are aired on FM radio, broadcast on cable television and streamed through Dallascityhall.com. Just don't expect to see or hear end-of-meeting public-comment sessions anymore.
REGIONAL BRIEFS (The Scranton Times-Tribune) Archbald budget gets nod with fee hikes ARCHBALD — Borough council approved a tentative 2009 budget and fee increases for garbage collection service and its cable television franchise agreement with Comcast.
Initiative process questioned (The Monterey County Herald) OAKLAND — If California voters always had their way, illegal immigrants wouldn't get public education and health care; the state would have "open" primary elections; landlords could practice racial discrimination; and cable television would be either free or illegal.
Comcast to meet with Normal officials over rates, service (The Pantagraph) NORMAL -- A Comcast Corp. representative will meet with Normal officials Monday to discuss concerns residents and City Council members raised on Monday about cable television service.
Charter Launches “Local Edition,” Ends Public Access (gazettes.com) ON THE SET. “Local Edition” host tracy Young interviews Melanie Washington during a taping of the new cable show. —Gazette photo by Harry Saltzgaver Charter Communications and its forebears have been Long Beach’s cable television company since the beginning of the industry.
ESPN in $500 million deal for U.S. college football bowls (Reuters via Yahoo! News) ESPN, Walt Disney Co's sports cable television network, outbidding Fox Sports, will pay $500 million for a four-year deal to broadcast several popular college football bowl games.
DH Capital Is Exclusive Financial Advisor for WestHost Sale to UK2 Group (Broadcast Newsroom) NEW YORK, NY and BOULDER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/08 -- Investment banking firm DH Capital, LLC, serving the global hosting and cable television industries, was exclusive financial advisor to Utah-based mass market hosting provider WestHost in the recent acquisition of WestHost by Britain's UK2 Group.
Sigourney Weaver and Lifetime Networks to be Honored by The Trevor Project (Broadcast Newsroom) LOS ANGELES , Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Academy Award(R)-nominated actress, Sigourney Weaver , and Lifetime Networks, one of the top-rated basic cable television networks, are set to be honored at Cracked Xmas, the 11th annual fundraising event benefiting The Trevor Project.
More TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Middleton, Mass. (Broadcast Newsroom) MIDDLETON, Mass. , Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Middleton are a major step closer to having another choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.
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