The Beeb's 24/7 world news channel, which has had very little carriage so far in the U.S., will be picked up by the nation's number one MSO in the major markets where Comcast is branded as "Xfinity," including Philly, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and Mr. Gage's San Francisco--in some markets by the end of the year:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/business/media/bbc-world-news-to-be-available-through-comcast.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1323896601-wBKBszsF/3i8zpKPBTSYqA In Chicago, Comcast/Xfinity has already picked up RT, the Russian public news channel that has American-produced programming in U.S. evenings--they've just added lefty talk host Thom Hartmann to their lineup. Washington is RT's only other Xfinity market, but it's on TWC in NY, Dish Network and in portions on MhZ's Worldview digital subchannel (which is picked up by some PTV stations). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
