Rose Bowl moving to ESPN
Disney has exercised its option and will move the Rose Bowl from ABC to ESPN, beginning in 2011. That will put all of the...
TV revenues fell in Q1
OK, you probably knew that, but the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has now quantified the decline. Total broadcast television revenues fell 11.9% for Q1, with station spot sales down 27.6%
MAGNA issues 2009 Primetime Preview
Steve Sternberg, MAGNA’s EVP Audience Analysis, says, the launch of the new primetime television season is still three months away. Repeats and reality are
ABC wins Thursday in a walk
Game four of the NBA Finals carried ABC to an easy win in the ratings game. Now the Alphabet Net has to be hoping...
Fisher and Dish finally settle
Fisher Communications stations are back on the Dish Network local-to-local satellite service after being removed in December. The two companies announced that they have...
Conan battles back
For the first time, “The Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien posted a higher rating on Wednesday than on the previous night. With that, O’Brien...
“Meet the Press” gets cable rerun
NBC and Retirement Living TV (RLTV) have entered into a licensing deal for the rebroadcast rights to the weekly “Meet the Press,” a 61...
Digital TV transition day is today
Leaders from the broadcasting industry, government, electronics manufacturers and advocacy groups made a final pitch for preparedness as all remaining analog TV stations are set to make the switch
Poll shows most expect to benefit from DTV
A poll commissioned by Harris Broadcast Communications found that people aren’t simply adopting DTV technology because they have to. Almost seven out of 10...
DTV observations from the front row
Ed Markey (D-MA) has either been at the helm of the Subcommittee for Telecommunications and the Internet ) now the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the
Broadcasters applaud quiet commercial bill
However, they do not want Congress to pass any such thing – execs explained that engineers are on the verge of preventing commercials from...
Fox dancing through summer
"So You Think You Can Dance" carried Fox to another ratings win on Wednesday night, while ABC got good mileage out of "Wipeout."Wednesday Overnight...
Reality comes to the MLB Network
What happens when two Hollywood starlets try out for a Major League Baseball team? OK, that sounds like a typical “reality” TV stunt. Thankfully,...
FCC touts DTV bennies and call goes out for universal HDTV
The FCC used one of its consumer information releases to fill them in on all the great things they’ll get once the transition to...
Conan vs. Dave – the battle is on
For the first time since Conan O’Brien took over NBC’s “Tonight Show” from Jay Leno, the show was beaten in the ratings on Tuesday night by David Letterman’s “The Late Show” on NBC. Indeed, O’Brien’s