Week 29: Broadcast 98, Cable/Satellite 2 (Ouch!)
Only two shows from ad-supported subscription TV networks made it into the top 100 for the lucrative 18-49 demo in the most recent week,...
Study shows that advertising works
In the midst of the worst recession since the 1930s, consumers credit media advertising with influencing their purchase considerations, according to a study released...
NBC put one show in the top 20
The usual suspects topped the list, "America Idol" on Fox and "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. And the NCAA men's basketball championship game...
Two watchdogs, two reactions
The Parents Television Council has another campaign in the works, this time to protest CBS Network’s Harper’s Island. It finds the murder mystery to...
City of Raleigh, WRAL partner on first mobile DTV venture
Mobile digital television (DTV) rolls into the future as the City of Raleigh, WRAL and the CBC New Media Group joined forces yesterday to announce
WHDH to carry Leno after all
Facing the threat of losing its NBC affiliation, WHDH-TV Boston has now decided to carry the primetime Jay Leno show launching in September. The...
FCC illuminates help center concept
As part of the consumer DTV education program, television stations are required to operate consumer walk-in help centers. Now, with less than two months...
Recession Gores Current IPO
Current Media, the cable TV/Internet company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt has withdrawn its IPO. The company cited the...
Spike is chasing pirates
Moving quickly after the real life drama of pirates attacking an American ship, Spike is embedding a video crew with the US Navy in...
NFL Network settles with Dish
Dish Network announced an out-of-court settlement with the NFL Network to continue carriage and resolve their litigation. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the...
Children’s watchdog shakes hands with Tribune
Common Sense Media, notable among other things for its close ties to incoming FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, has inked a deal with Tribune Media...
Wheel keeps spinning
No movie this week, so the usual suspects, led by "Wheel of Fortune," were the top performers in syndicated television. The weekly list is...
Consumers hanging on to MVPDs
A full 70% of consumers are planning to keep their video subscription situation just as it is during the coming year. And there’s even better news for CATV and DBS services: only two out of 600 respondents are
Watchdog objects to BK ad
The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood does not think rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot and Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants are a natural pairing, and when Burger King is brought into the mix
Dan Miller dies of heart attack
WSMV-TV (NBC) Nashville reports the sudden death of veteran news anchor Dan Miller from an apparent heart attack. He was 67.Miller and two colleagues...