Patriot News

STAMFORD, Conn., May 19, 2008 -- World Wrestling Entertainment® has been awarded the first-ever Corporate Patriot Award at the annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C. WWE® was given the award in recognition of its ongoing support and appreciation of the U.S. military and their families, particularly its annual holiday Tribute to the Troops tour to entertain troops in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.    » read more »

Common Sense Media and iKeepSafe Join Cable in Bringing Together Experts To Explore Best Practices; Announce Plans for “Blue Ribbon Working Group”

WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/2008 – Representatives from technology companies, child advocacy and parents groups, educators, health researchers and policy leaders will gather for the PointSmart.ClickSafe. Summit on June 10, 2008, to share and develop best practices for keeping children safe online. The event in Washington, DC, will bring together leading stakeholders to discuss how to best create safe online experiences for children and families.    » read more »

- XM, EWTN to host six-day XM channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States April 15-20
- XM listeners across the nation can tune into XM Channel 120 for complete coverage of the Pope's first pastoral visit to the U.S.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio today announced that it will join with EWTN Global Catholic Network to launch a six-day XM Radio channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States.

The Papal U.S. Visit '08 channel will air nationwide on XM channel 120 from April 15 to April 20. The channel can also be heard on XM Radio Online at listen.xmradio.com    » read more »

3/26/2008, WASHINGTON, D.C. – As cable operators nationwide continue to deploy tru2way™ technology supporting new interactive TV services that will work without a set-top box, content innovators, applications developers and new media visionaries will join together for a conference in conjunction with The Cable Show ’08 that will enhance deployment of this platform.

Formerly called the “OpenCable Applications Platform,” tru2way represents an exciting new era for interactive television that will allow consumers to access creative applications anywhere within cable’s footprint in which the software platform has been deployed.    » read more »

Soledad O’Brien Anchors Documentaries, Special Reports for Four Months Beginning on Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Death

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, BATON ROUGE, La. -- During the first- and second- rounds of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, the NCAA, Lowe’s, Habitat for Humanity International and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge will team up to build a home in partnership with a hard-working, low-income family that was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

Louisiana State University student-athletes, local community and Lowe’s volunteers will construct a Habitat for Humanity house frame on Saturday, March 22 at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. The build will take place near the university’s track and field complex.    » read more »

March 17, 2008, Washington, D.C. — In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to review the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Fox v. FCC, Commissioner Michael J. Copps issued the following statement:    » read more »

Convictions up 20 percent, indictments 39 percent over fiscal year 2007

WASHINGTON, 03/14/2008 — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its criminal enforcement data for February 2008. During the month, OLMS obtained eight convictions, 11 indictments and court orders of restitution totaling $185,318. The office's totals for fiscal year 2008 (which began on Oct. 1, 2007) now stand at 49 convictions, 57 indictments, and court-ordered restitution of $1,251,798. The bulk of the cases involved the embezzlement of union funds.    » read more »

Feb. 25, 2008, WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced the launch of a simple electronic filing system that small tax-exempt organizations may use to comply with a new law requiring them to file an annual return.    » read more »

02/21/2008, CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox will wear Northern Illinois University baseball caps in their opening spring training game on Wednesday, February 27 vs. the Colorado Rockies.    » read more »

2/15/2008, WASHINGTON, D.C. – FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s continued use of incomplete data about cable prices paints a picture that is both deceptive and false because it omits critical information about the competitive marketplace, ignores the dramatic enhancements to video service over the last ten years and relies on outdated, flawed and much criticized methodology, National Cable & Telecommunications Association President & CEO (NCTA) Kyle McSlarrow said in a letter sent today to members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.    » read more »

February 15, 2008 -- CNN announced today it will expand its "Uncovering America" award-winning programming initiative. Originally launched in 2007, "Uncovering America" is now a weekly multiplatform commitment to compelling coverage through diverse people, programming and perspectives. For this political year, CNN's 2008 series launches on Friday, Feb. 15, and continues each subsequent Friday, with coverage of how race and gender issues are impacting this presidential election.    » read more »

February 14, 2008, Washington - The Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released The Government's Financial Health: A Citizens' Guide to the 2007 Financial Report of the United States Government. The eight-page Citizens' Guide provides readers with a user-friendly reference tool for finding key results of the Financial Report released in December 2007. This is the first time the Federal government has issued this type of summary. A similar summary report will be published annually hereafter.    » read more »

February 13, 2008 -- CNN Worldwide today announced the beta launch of iReport.com, its first uncensored, unfiltered, unedited, user-generated community Web site. Scheduled for a full-scale launch in March, iReport.com provides users with an open forum and a set of tools and applications to upload, share and discuss news with each other.    » read more »

Feb. 13, 2008 -- This is a day of relief and optimism for everyone in the entertainment industry. We can now all get back to work, with the assurance that we have concluded two groundbreaking labor agreements - with our directors and our writers – that establish a partnership through which our business can grow and prosper in the new digital age.    » read more »