FCC signs frontline DTV warriors
AmeriCorps, which employs 18-24-year-olds for community service programs, is working with the FCC on the DTV transition. Teams will be trained to help elderly, low-income and other people who
Bush, Velazquez to host Miss USA
If you run into Billy Bush in Las Vegas, it’s not the NAB Show bring him to town. He’s returning after a three year...
Irving R. Levine dead at 86
Known for his bow tie and dry delivery, he was a part of NBC News for 45 years. Irving R. Levine died Friday of...
Charter files Chapter 11
Paul Allen’s Charter Communications headed to a federal bankruptcy court Friday to file the prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring agreed to last month by its major creditors. The company says it has filed
ABC News Selects VoloMedia for podcasts
ABC News announced today that ad insertion and audience measurement for its audio and video podcasts will be provided through VoloMedia Inc, and that...
Sandler does well in syndication
The Adam Sandler movie "The Waterboy" was a hit in syndication, snaring sixth place overall last week. The weekly report is provided by the...
President Obama on the air again
The President has been all over TV in recent days, but he’ll be back again this evening. President Barack Obama today taped a one-minute...
FCC seeks DTV transition helpers
Focusing on DMAs with the highest concentration of people seen at-risk for not making the digital transition, the FCC is seeking proposals for Expert...
Trio joins NAB Television Board
Three veteran broadcasters have been named to fill vacancies on the NAB Television Board. Scripps Television Station Group Senior Vice President Brian Lawlor and...
Stalker scare for Dancing with the Stars
KTLA-TV Los Angeles reports that a 34-year-old man was arrested Monday after jumping a fence at the studio where ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”...
40M watch Obama press conference
President Barack Obama capped off a week of television appearances with a prime time press conference on Tuesday March 24th. The sum of average...
NBC sets NFL Football kickoff
The NFL announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers will open defense of their Super Bowl championship, Thursday, September 10 on NBC, hosting the AFC South...
Dish denies FTC allegations
The Federal Trade Commission and four state attorneys general have accused a Dish Network subsidiary of numerous violations of the federal “do-not-call” law by...
Take two: Hearst Corp. bids again to take Hearst-Argyle private
Shareholders weren’t receptive in 2007 when Hearst Corporation offered to buy up all of the shares of Hearst-Argyle Television for $23.50 each. But
Local news outlet returns to Sarasota
When last RBR/TVBR wrote about SNN 6 the 24/7 cable news station was off the air after a management-led buyout deal hit a funding...