Cablevision agrees to play ball with Fox
After Games #1 and #2 of the World Series (not that there were any New York teams playing this year) were denied to some three million Cablevision
Breaking: Cablevision agrees to deal with Fox
The stalemate has been broken. Cablevision has agreed to a new agreement with News Corporation for a new retransmission consent agreement for the Fox...
James MacArthur dead at 72
He was Danny “Danno” Williams in the original “Hawaii Five-0” and heard Jack Lord’s Steve McGarrett frequently say “Book ’em Danno.” Now James MacArthur...
ABC Hits Friday Season-Highs for 2nd Week in a Row
Hitting Friday season-highs for the 2nd straight week in viewers and young adults, ABC finished as the 2nd most-watched network overall on the evening...
Treats, not tricks from Fox and DISH
Fox and DISH Network came to retransmission terms with days to spare, forestalling the loss of Fox broadcast O&O subscribers, and restoring access to Fox regional sports and basic cable programming for those same subscribers. The deadline
Breaking: Dish Network and Fox strike a deal
There will be no blackout of Fox O&O stations (and the World Series) on Dish Network's satellite service. The two parties announced a new...
Carl Icahn unfazed as Lionsgate sues
Lionsgate Entertainment has sued its largest shareholder, Carl Icahn, charging that he has played a “double game” by secretly plotting to merge Lionsgate and...
Spike TV announces new slate of scripted pilots
Spike TV presents a new slate of scripted original pilots aimed at expanding and broadening the network's male audience. The crop of new shows...
WFLA-TV first in market to launch mobile DTV
Media General’s WFLA-TV in Tampa (NBC) became the first broadcast television station in the Tampa market, and the second Media General station, to launch...
FOX won Thursday with World Series Game 2
GAME 2, played ON October 28, posted a 4.0 among Adults 18-49. This is down -31% from last year’s Game 2: Philadelphia at NY...
NYT suggests government has retrans role but takes no sides
The New York Times has seen the biggest retransmission battles of 2010 take place on its home field, and is asking the two parties...
World Series ratings down sans NYC
That's two-fold. There's no New York team in the World Series this year, plus Fox is off three million Cablevision households in the NYC...
ABC gets most-watched Thursday in 5 weeks
Up against Fox’s Game 2 of the 2010 World Series during primetime on the opening night of the November Sweep, ABC stood as the...
WADL-TV Detroit plans unusual election night programming
It’ll be Republicans, Vivaldi, Democrats and Brahms on election night, Tuesday (11/2) on independent WADL-TV Detroit. The station is going with a unique mix...