Time Warner Cable sells some small systems
Some far-flung small cable systems are leaving the Time Warner Cable orbit. The company announced a deal to sell the systems with 80,000 basic...
Dish HD hitting 100 channels
17 more national HD channels will be added to Dish Network service on August 1st, putting Dish past the 100-channel mark five months ahead...
NBC parent GE keeps low expectations in place
NBC Universal had a decent Q2, with revenues up 7% and profits up 1%, while parent General Electric reported overall a 5.8% drop in...
House E&C leaders admonish NTIA
“The digital television transition is now less than seven months away and millions of consumers are counting on NTIA to ensure they don’t lose...
Teaming up in Iowa
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced a deal with Local TV LLC to have Local TV’s WHO-TV (NBC) Des Moines produce the 9:00 pm newscast for...
More white space device testing
The FCC announced plans for field testing of prototype devices which would operate in television white space to begin the week of July 14th....
“Pushing Daisies” goes to the fair
It is pretty common for local television stations to stage events at a county fair, but this time it’s a network television series. ABC’s...
Rural DTV bill moves forward
Ted Stevens (R-AK) is crowing about a House vote that ratified his Senate legislation releasing NTIA funds for the clue in rural, elderly and...
Syndi ratings stable
Not much change to report in the top 10 for the past week, according to the weekly ratings from the Syndicated Network Television Association...
NBC plans for broadcasts of Olympic proportions
Should an avid sports fan somehow forego sleep for 17 days to watch the Beijing Olympic Games 24 hours a day, they would still...
New CBS affiliate
KBNZ had been a translator in Bend, OR for New Vision Television’s KOIN-TV (CBS) Portland, but now the LPTV on analog Channel 7 is...
FOX rocks out with new Osbournes variety show
Move over, Donny and Marie. Ozzy and Sharon are coming to FOX. The network has teamed up with the “Prince of Darkness,” ordering six...
Dan Patrick joins NBC’s “Football Night in America”
Dan Patrick has been named a co-host of NBC's "Football Night in America" studio show, reuniting him with Keith Olbermann who worked together on...
AFTRA contract approved
Despite pressure from rival union SAG to vote no, members of AFTRA have approved the union's contract with the Hollywood studios. AFTRA announced that...
Intelsat's Galaxy 26 gets power failure; nets diverted
Galaxy 26 (a.k.a Intelsat 26), built by Space Systems/Loral, on June 29 had a power failure in one of its solar panels. It lost...