CBA pressing its case in Washington
The Community Broadcasters Association is looking for relief in order to keep viable business models open for licensees of low power and Class A...
Please release me!
That’s what you might be thinking if you are an anthropomorphic converter box coupon stuck in on bureaucratic fly paper in Washington DC. Word...
Minneapolis charity looking for coupons
Public interest groups in the Twin Cities are trying to make sure nobody there is left behind during the transition to DTV – and...
ZillionTV to launch with numerous syndication companies
Through agreements with major Hollywood studios, TV networks and Visa, the ZillionTV Service will offer an extensive array of entertainment content; targeted and addressable ad opportunities
CBS dramas strong, but Idol rules the young
Fox's "American Idol" continued to steamroller the competition in the key 18-49 demo in the latest week's ratings. CBS, however, claimed the Households crown...
Univision signs retrans with DirecTV
Spanish television giant Univision Communications announced a new multi-year carriage agreement with DirecTV. The agreement covers local-to-local carriage of Univision’s O&O TV stations, along...
Converter box update
24.7M converter box coupons have been cashed in, and about 15.65M have expired. The one thing that hasn’t expired is demand, which continues to...
FCC DTV panel named
We reported that the FCC’s March Open Meeting will follow the same all-DTV, all-the-time format as the February meeting, and now we know who...
NBC Universal Domestic TV to rep Litton Entertainment
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution will represent the majority of Litton Entertainment's nationally syndicated ad inventory for the upcoming 2009-2010 TV season. Weekly series...
Fox Sports en Español gets World Extreme Cagefighting
Fox Sports en Español announced it will deliver Spanish-language coverage of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). WEC is one of the world’s leading mixed martial...
NAB updates educational material
The National Association of Broadcasters put together new material to reflect the new 6/12/09 hard date for the end of analog broadcast television. And...
Granite and Barrington team up in two markets
Joint sales (JSA) and shared services agreements (SSA) will bring Barrington Broadcasting Group and Granite Broadcasting Corp. under the same roof in Syracuse, NY...
High winds topple WSPA's tower
The winter storm has toppled a WSPA-TV (CBS) Spartanburg, SC mountaintop transmission tower. One of News Channel 7’s main towers collapsed due to ice...
NBC signs with Seinfeld for "The Marriage Ref"
NBC announced a new comedy-reality series created by Jerry Seinfeld's Columbus 81 Productions. Seinfeld has partnered with Ellen Rakieten, a 23-year veteran of "The...
Wheel keeps on turning
It took Two and a Half Men to keep Judge Judy in third place in the latest SNTA/Nielsen syndication ratings, but that's what they...