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...
More local-to-local HD
DirecTV says it has added local-to-local HD channels in two more markets, bringing its count to 121 markets.The latest additions are Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...
ABC schedules three new series for summer
The summer schedule announced by ABC includes the premieres of three new series: the animated comedy "The Goode Family" from Mike Judge, on Wednesday,...
FCC playing catch up on video competition reporting
Just four months ago the FCC issued its most recent annual report to Congress on the market for delivery of video programming – but that was for
SAG agreement closer, but not imminent
Reports from Hollywood say the studios have made a concession which eliminates a major barrier to reaching a new contract with the Screen Actors...
Week 28: Broadcast 96, Cable/Satellite 4
Even the finale of "ER" on NBC couldn't topple Fox's "American Idol" from the top two spots in the lucrative 18-49 demo, according to...
"Charm School with Ricki Lake" premiering on VH1
Former television talk show host, documentary film producer and author Ricki Lake is coming back to the small screen with some of the outrageous...
Fox squeaks by CBS in 18-49
The NCAA men's basketball semifinals and the Academy of Country Music awards show delivered a Households ratings win for CBS, but "American Idol" was...
More watch Dancing than basketball
ABC is crowing because “Dancing with the Stars” drew more viewers Monday than the NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship on CBS. The Eye net...
TV Land renews “High School Reunion”
If you’re a 1989 graduate of Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, your reunion is going to be a reality TV series. “High School...
NBC Local Media is riding the rails
PATH Train riders can now watch “NBC in Transit” as they make their daily commutes between Manhattan and New Jersey. The venture by NBC Local Media’s NBC Everywhere will tap content from various
Nexstar gets an upgrade
A few days ago it was Barrington, now it’s Nexstar getting an upgrade of its credit rating. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service raised the corporate credit rating for Nexstar after reviewing the impact