Station sales will be next Chapter for Pappas
A witch’s brew of circumstance has made the position of Pappas Telecasting untenable, and the company is entering Chapter 11 in an effort to stage an orderly retreat from the television business.
CW sells Sunday primetime
Calling it “a win for all involved – affiliates, advertisers and viewers,” CW COO John Maata announced a deal to turn over the network’s...
13 Pappas stations file Chapter 11
After refinancing talks broke down, several subsidiaries of Pappas Telecasting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Saturday. The move puts 13 of the...
Low-power stations fail to block DTV converters
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC has turned down a request from the Community Broadcasters Association (CBA), a trade association for LPTV operators,...
”The Gong Show” returns
It was a reality television show back in the 1970s, before anyone called it reality television. Now “The Gong Show” is returning to Comedy...
Scripps split set for July 1
The board of directors at E.W. Scripps has set the first day of July as the date the company will split and become two...
Hooray for Wilmington!
It’s praise all around for Wilmington NC, the brave little city that can and will pull the plug on significant portions of its analog...
Gray at top end of guidance
Q1 revenues for Gray Television rose 2% to $71 million, with political and Internet revenue gains countering declines in both local and national ad...
"The Laura Flanders Show" debuting on DBS, online
In partnership with Free Speech TV, Laura Flanders Limited announced the national premiere of The Laura Flanders Show." The program melds satellite television and...
Rainbow Media to acquire Sundance Channel
Rainbow Media Holdings, a programming subsidiary of Cablevision Systems, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Sundance Channel from NBC Universal, CBS Corp.’s...
Wilmington NC will kick off DTV revolution
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made it official: Wilmington NC will play DTV guinea pig, pulling the analog plug on four stations at noon on...
Judy and Pat battle to dead heat
It was a tie in the most recent week's ratings for syndicated television, with Judy Sheindlin's "Judge Judy" in a ratings dead heat with...
Local news is ace in the hole for LIN
Q1 revenues were up 1% for LIN TV, and while that would have been down 3% if you exclude political advertising, CEO Vincent Sadusky...
11 Orlando broadcasters to conduct DTV transition tests
11 Central Florida television stations have united to conduct a DTV transition test program designed to prepare viewers for the end of analog television...
Tough lineup for Spike
Viacom’s Spike TV has announced a new slate of non-scripted original pilots with a common theme: They feature “some of the toughest guys on the planet who manage to succeed and thrive under some of the most perilous conditions.”