Bankruptcy judge approves Young sale
Objections from the unsecured creditors have been rejected and Federal Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez has signed an order approving the sale of Young Broadcasting’s TV stations. That also
DTV left behind total halved
And then some, since DTV day 6/12/09. The total number of homes lacking DTV service stood at 2.5M back then – it now stands at 1.2M. 98.9% of all US households are now able to receive DTV
Fox has more ratings to love
The premiere of Fox's plus-sized dating show "More To Love" was lighter than hoped, but "Hell's Kitchen" was enough to just give Fox the...
NBC has "Talent," but Fox and CBS have the ratings crowns
Although "America's Got Talent" was the most-watched show on television for the past week, it was the only show that NBC managed to put...
McGraw-Hill lowers outlook for 2009
Broadcasting revenues were down 23.1% in Q2 as McGraw Hill reported total revenues down 12.4% and told Wall Street that full year 2009 earnings will likely be at the low end of previous
TV Watch adds a language
Network sponsored free speech watchdog TV Watch is a strong advocate of parental program controls over government-impost rules on television program language and content....
Broadcasters demo "Triple Play" of new DTV services
New digital television services from broadcasters were displayed for members of Congress and Administration officials at an event on Capitol Hill yesterday. The event...
Blip.tv announces expanded distribution network
Online media company blip.tv announced expanded distribution capabilities, new partnerships to monetize and track advertising and viewership across its distribution network, and a completely
Reality shows score for ABC
The finale of "The Bachelorette" and a strong showing by "Dating in the Dark" carried ABC to a big Monday win.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults...
Silverman leaving NBCU, teaming with Diller
Ben Silverman is leaving NBC Universal in a few weeks, ending his Co-Chairmanship of NBC Universal Entertainment and Universal Media Studios with Marc Graboff,...
"Big Brother is being watched
The top show on Sunday night was "Big Brother." That was good news for CBS, but it still managed only a tie with ABC...
Breaking: Silverman exiting NBCU
Ben Silverman is leaving NBC Universal in a few weeks, ending his Co-Chairmanship of NBC Universal Entertainment and Universal Media Studios with Marc Graboff,...
ABC seeks to drive ratings
A new Summer reality show on ABC will test people’s teamwork at high speed, while one person is behind the wheel of a speeding car and the other is giving directions. “Crash Course,” which debuts
AP cuts TV rates
News will cost less under rate assessment reductions approved for television stations by the Associated Press Board of Directors. Newspaper and radio rates had...
Fox dances to another win
Summer favorite “So You Think You Can Dance” carried Fox to another Thursday win in 18-49, while CBS again claimed bragging rights for total...