WPBF-TV adds Estrella TV with multicast
Hearst Television’s WPBF 25 and Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI) have inked a digital multicast agreement to launch Estrella TV, LBI’s Hispanic network, on WPBF’s...
Football returns and wins
It was only an exhibition game, but the return of "Sunday Night Football" carried NBC to an easy ratings win on Sunday night. Also,...
National softest at Gray Television
Local advertising was down only 13% in Q2 for Gray Television, but national was off 33% for an overall decline of 17%. However, the...
“Judge Judy” regains command
The tie was broken and “Judge Judy” moved back to sole possession of first place in the most recent week’s syndication ratings. The weekly...
Just say no to sharing retrans booty
That’s the reaction of Gray Television President/COO Bob Prather to a question about whether networks will want to grab a share of the retransmission...
Good news, bad news for Fox
The good news is that the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" drew an even larger audience than last year and carried...
NABJ finds loss of newsroom diversity
Only 65 of 548 news execs at stations owned by major television groups were members of a minority group, or 11.7%. And a parallel...
TV seen as child health risk
It’s not just TV – computer use factors in as well – but sedentary “screen time” may be contributing to elevated blood pressure among...
Hallmark in FiOS deal
Crown Media Holding announced that Hallmark Movie Channel standard definition has secured distribution across Verizon’s FiOS TV footprint. “The response from our distribution partners...
NBC in cross-platform fall sked hype
Want a taste of the new NBC fall primetime lineup? Just channel-surf or go online, beginning Saturday. “The NBC Primetime Preview Show” should be pretty easy to find. With “Must See TV” only a
Dance tops Talent
The next to last episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" led Fox to a victory with adults 18-49 for Wednesday night, beating...
HDTV catching on
A study by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) shows that over half of all television households now own a high-definition television, a dramatic increase over the 2008 figure and
More of the same for Sinclair
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Steve Marks, COO of the company’s television group, noted how unusual it was for revenues in Q2, normally a stronger quarter,...
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...