Q1 revenues down 17.8% for Gannett
The television segment at Gannett did better, with revenues down only 15.7%. Newspaper advertising revenues plunged 34.1%. Including one-time charges, net income plunged 59.5%...
CBS gets first US Susan Boyle interview
RBR/TVBR may be the last publication in the world to get around to writing about international singing sensation Susan Boyle. CBS News’ “The Early...
Fewer households unready for DTV
Nielsen’s estimate of American television households that aren’t prepared for the end of analog TV continues to shrink ahead of the June 12th digital transition. The latest count is down to 3.6 million, or 3.2%
John Madden retires
Veteran football analyst John Madden announced that he has retired and will not be part of the NBC Sports broadcast team for the next...
TV Land launches “The Cougar” microsite
TheCougar.tv celebrates TV Land PRIME's much anticipated reality series "The Cougar" with exclusive and exciting content for the program, which premiered on Wednesday. The...
DTV hot spots identified
Regarding the DTV transition, the NTIA has compiled a list of 28 markets of concern and the FCC has made a list of 40, where there is a noxious combination of high off-air viewing and low converter box
NBC wants Blagojevich
If a federal judge gives the OK, ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will be heading to Costa Rica for a TV reality show. Blagojevich is under travel restrictions while out on bail awaiting trial on corruption charges
Week 29: Broadcast 98, Cable/Satellite 2 (Ouch!)
Only two shows from ad-supported subscription TV networks made it into the top 100 for the lucrative 18-49 demo in the most recent week,...
Study shows that advertising works
In the midst of the worst recession since the 1930s, consumers credit media advertising with influencing their purchase considerations, according to a study released...
NBC put one show in the top 20
The usual suspects topped the list, "America Idol" on Fox and "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. And the NCAA men's basketball championship game...
Two watchdogs, two reactions
The Parents Television Council has another campaign in the works, this time to protest CBS Network’s Harper’s Island. It finds the murder mystery to...
City of Raleigh, WRAL partner on first mobile DTV venture
Mobile digital television (DTV) rolls into the future as the City of Raleigh, WRAL and the CBC New Media Group joined forces yesterday to announce
WHDH to carry Leno after all
Facing the threat of losing its NBC affiliation, WHDH-TV Boston has now decided to carry the primetime Jay Leno show launching in September. The...
FCC illuminates help center concept
As part of the consumer DTV education program, television stations are required to operate consumer walk-in help centers. Now, with less than two months...
Recession Gores Current IPO
Current Media, the cable TV/Internet company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt has withdrawn its IPO. The company cited the...