Cable One and NBCUniversal Extend Channel Carveout Pact
NBCUniversal and Cable One reached a late Wednesday agreement to keep a major NBCUniversal lineup including USA Syfy Bravo Oxygen Sprout CNBC MSNBC NBCSN mun2 and Telemundo on Cable One. NBCUniversal cited ongoing value and pledged continuity for loyal viewers while Cable One noted NBCUniversal requested roughly a doubling of annual fees.
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UT Austin opens gaming academy to teach design and business
The University of Texas launches the Denius Sams Gaming Academy in Austin offering a nine month certificate to train game designers and producers. Warren Spector, a veteran designer, says leadership is key to growth. Blizzard’s Paul Sams supports funding and teaching roles. About half of the 20 students come from design programs. tuition is waived with a $10,000 stipend. The program marks UT’s first foray into video game studies as universities broaden gaming education.
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Winter storm lingers with cold weekend forecast
The storm keeps temperatures below normal with highs 35 to 45 and a return of cold air Sunday. Roads stay hazardous across the Panhandle to San Angelo as Oncor reports 31 power outages and outages prompt county offices to close. American Airlines cancels nearly 300 flights at DFW due to fog and ice. Authorities warn of black ice and sleet on I 20.
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Five die in Castle Hills senior apartment fire near San Antonio
The Bexar County medical examiner identified five victims who died from burns and smoke inhalation in a Wedgwood complex blaze near San Antonio. Ages ranged from 7 to 85. The fire started on the third floor of the 11 story building, rising to the ninth. A sixth death is not confirmed and the cause remains under investigation. The 1965 complex lacks a sprinkler system.
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San Antonio university officer resigns after fatal shooting
A university police officer at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio resigned on December 10, a year after Cameron Redus, 23, was shot five times by Corp. Chris Carter outside Redus's Alamo Heights apartment. Carter said he stopped Redus for erratic driving and a confrontation ensued.
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UTPB Expands Online High School and Campus Plans
UTPB extended its remote early college high school to Presidio and added Balmorhea Marfa and Rankin in 2014. Enrollment reaches about 5,500. 196 new beds added and 300 more planned. Fundraising surpassed 9.5 million to start football in 2016 with a coach hire imminent. Plans seek tuition revenue bonds for new engineering and athletic kinesiology spaces. September 2014 marked the 40th anniversary. notable leadership changes included the death of President V R Cardozier and renaming the Visual Arts Studios after Charles Sorber. The university also appointed Dan Heimmermann as provost and William Price as dean of the College of Business. An on-campus sexual assault incident was investigated with no charges following by a grand jury.
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