Rupert Murdoch: “The worst is over”
That prophecy came as News Corporation reported that profits were flat for the past quarter. In the current economy, that’s an outcome that many
FCC wants DTV soft test
Stations still operating an analog stream are being asked to participate in a nationwide DTV test on 5/21/09 by the FCC. The plan is...
Bravo makes blind bet
NBC Universal’s Bravo announced that it has given a blind multi-project development deal to Picture This Television, two-time Emmy winners for their work on...
Q1 revenues down 18.4% for Sinclair
That Q1 decline was less than less than Wall Street had expected and less than the company’s guidance. Even so, CEO David Smith says...
ION inks deal with Warner Bros
Reinforcing a commitment to build its primetime schedule with high-profile, event-driven programming, ION Television has acquired a major new feature film package from Warner...
Nielsen ratings delayed
TV ratings for the week of April 27 to May 3 are not yet available from The Nielsen Company, as data from Sunday, May...
VCI Solutions assembles Customer Advisory Board
VCI Solutions, provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, announced the inception of an all new Customer Advisory Board (CAB). The official...
Fox races to Saturday ratings win
Fox was way out in front of the Saturday competition with two hours of NASCAR, followed by ABC and CBS in the Nielsen overnights...
Chicago stations team up
If you call a press conference in Chicago now, you may have only one TV crew show up – but that will still cover most of the broadcast landscape. Four of the market’s five largest TV news operations are
DirecTV and Liberty to merge
Once Liberty Media completes its split-off of Liberty Entertainment, the latter is going to merge with DirecTV and create a new company which will...
Fratrik lowers TV forecast
As recently as December BIA Financial Network’s Mark Fratrik was predicting double-digit growth for TV station revenues in 2010 with the return of election spending, but now he’s projecting
Janet Jackson flash fine back in play
The US Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling that the FCC acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in fining CBS $550,000 for Janet...
Forbes and E! to produce specials and pilots
Forbes and E! Entertainment announced a partnership to produce eight hour-long celebrity specials as well as two half-hour celebrity lifestyle pilot shows through 2010....
Friday night goes to CBS
As usual, CBS won Friday in the 18-49 demo with "Ghost Whisperer," a rebounding "Flashpoint" and the 100th episode of "Numb3rs."ABC came in second...
Lifetime details “Get Married” lineup
Get Married, a multi-platform entertainment and wedding resource both on television and online at GetMarried.com, continues season two of the hit television show with...