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Current Media, the cable TV/Internet company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt has withdrawn its IPO.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...
Spike is chasing pirates
Moving quickly after the real life drama of pirates attacking an American ship, Spike is embedding a video crew with the US Navy in...
NFL Network settles with Dish
Dish Network announced an out-of-court settlement with the NFL Network to continue carriage and resolve their litigation. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the...
Children’s watchdog shakes hands with Tribune
Common Sense Media, notable among other things for its close ties to incoming FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, has inked a deal with Tribune Media...
Wheel keeps spinning
No movie this week, so the usual suspects, led by "Wheel of Fortune," were the top performers in syndicated television. The weekly list is...
Consumers hanging on to MVPDs
A full 70% of consumers are planning to keep their video subscription situation just as it is during the coming year. And there’s even better news for CATV and DBS services: only two out of 600 respondents are
Watchdog objects to BK ad
The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood does not think rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot and Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants are a natural pairing, and when Burger King is brought into the mix
Dan Miller dies of heart attack
WSMV-TV (NBC) Nashville reports the sudden death of veteran news anchor Dan Miller from an apparent heart attack. He was 67.Miller and two colleagues...
More local-to-local HD
DirecTV says it has added local-to-local HD channels in two more markets, bringing its count to 121 markets.The latest additions are Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...
ABC schedules three new series for summer
The summer schedule announced by ABC includes the premieres of three new series: the animated comedy "The Goode Family" from Mike Judge, on Wednesday,...
FCC playing catch up on video competition reporting
Just four months ago the FCC issued its most recent annual report to Congress on the market for delivery of video programming – but that was for
SAG agreement closer, but not imminent
Reports from Hollywood say the studios have made a concession which eliminates a major barrier to reaching a new contract with the Screen Actors...
Week 28: Broadcast 96, Cable/Satellite 4
Even the finale of "ER" on NBC couldn't topple Fox's "American Idol" from the top two spots in the lucrative 18-49 demo, according to...