Freedom may be next to file
Chapter 11, that is. The Wall Street Journal reports that TV/newspaper owner Freedom Communications is set to file for bankruptcy reorganization this week. The company’s flagship Orange County
FCC releases Child Safe Viewing report
The report was mandated by the Child Safe Viewing Act, which gave the FCC two years to put it together. Its main focus is...
CHEK checks out
Unless there is some sort of miraculous save, the nearly 53-year-old CHEK-TV in Victoria BC is going to turn off the lights and turn...
Judy tops in HH, but 2.5 Guys in total viewers
The Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA) has changed the presentation of the Nielsen data it supplies to TVBR. With the weekly ranking now focused...
Football ruled on Sunday
You knew that pre-season NFL football would deliver Sunday night for NBC. Even so, it was a disappointing showing for the Daytime Emmy Awards...
Steinbrenner targeted in YES suit
Bob Gutkowski says it was his idea to build a regional sports network for and controlled by the New York Yankees, and is taking...
TV household universe up slightly
The Nielsen Company estimates that there will be a 400K increase in television households for the 2009-2010 season, up to 114.9M, representing the smallest increase in a decade. The 2+
Comcast defeats FCC in DC Circuit
If cable giant Comcast wishes to grow past the 30% threshold of national cable market, it has now been unbridled by the US District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit. The FCC was slapped
“The Hoff” will sing on Wednesday
Can David Hasselhoff sing? Apparently so. He’s even released albums overseas. Who knew? Anyway, “The Hoff” will sing Wednesday on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,”...
News Corp. pressing for WWOR-TV renewal
With a new regime in place at the FCC, News Corporation representatives have been visiting The Portals to try to move forward the long-delayed
Peacock stays on the ice
NBC Sports has renewed its partnership with US Figure Skating to extend through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The agreement guarantees live primetime and afternoon
ION Life announces expanded programming
ION Life, the multicast network dedicated to the celebration of a healthy, active and empowered life, has expanded its schedule of new programming with...
Fox wins despite rain delay
It was a soggy pre-season NFL game, but Fox still won the 18-49 crown for Thursday, although CBS was tops for total viewers.Thursday Overnight...
Costas hits the road
No more comfy studio for Bob Costas. As “Sunday Night Football” begins a new season on NBC, Costas will be hosting from each week’s...
TiVo sues two more for patent infringement
With legal action still pending to collect a second payment of over $100 million from Dish/Echostar, TiVo is now suing both major telco cable...