Dish expresses cautious optimism
It hasn’t yet won its patent dispute with TiVo, but Dish Network and EchoStar at least have reason to be hopeful after finally winning...
Current TV celebrates the release of its journalists
Former Vice President Al Gore drew criticism from some for essentially keeping mum as North Korea held two journalists from his Current TV in...
“American Idol” back to three as Abdul exits
Fan and critic complaints about the new four-judge format for season eight didn’t appear to have anything to do with Paula Abdul’s announcement that she would not be back for a ninth season
NBC's got ratings
"America's Got Talent" led the field on Tuesday and carried NBC to a victory on 18-49 and total viewers.Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.9/52.5/81.7/51.4/41.0/30.4/1Adults 18-342.2/82.2/81.2/41.5/50.7/20.4/2Total...
Breaking: Abdul leaving Idol
After weeks of speculation, Paula Abdul broke the news via her Twitter account:"With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return to IDOL....
Once again, it's CBS and Fox
"So You Think You Can Dance" continues to draw 18-49 viewers to Fox this summer, even though NBC's "America's Got Talent" continues to be...
Daisy Fuentes to host and produce “American Latino TV"
American Latino Syndication, a wholly-owned division of Los Angeles-based LATV Networks, announced that Daisy Fuentes is hosting and co-executive producing "American Latino TV" this...
Copyright setback for TiVo
The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued a preliminary finding which would void two claims of TiVo’s Multimedia Timewarping
REELZCHANNEL goes live with VCI Solutions
VCI Solutions announced that REELZCHANNEL has selected their Orion Business System to manage their back-office operations. REELZCHANNEL, owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, provides a distinctive...
Jesse Ventura project greenlighted
truTV has ordered seven episodes of the series “Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.” A pilot for the series reportedly was well received at the...
CBS claims Monday crown
Without "The Bachelorette" as lead-in, ABC's "Dating in the Dark" fell and CBS marched to a decisive win Monday in 18-49 and total viewership.Monday...
Ratings jump for Buick Open
CBS Sports is celebrating big ratings gains for final-round coverage of the PGA Tour’s Buick Open, which, as it happened, was won by Buick...
Chuck Sherman award to McTear
NAB will honor Raycom Media President and CEO Paul McTear with the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award at the NAB Small Market Television Exchange,...
YouTube local bypasses TV…or maybe not
YouTube’s attempt to become a local news competitor in every market got big play Monday in the New York Times. So, we decided to...
Obama wearing out network welcome
When your visit to network airspace has a pricetag of $40M in lost revenue, it should come as no surprise that networks are becoming reluctant to air