Most of Cedar Rapids going all-digital
The big four network affiliates in Eastern Iowa are switching off analog 2/17/09; a CW affiliate and an Ion O&O are undecided; and a...
Rosenberg again denied injunction
A California court has again turned down Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg’s request for an injunction invalidating the SAG board’s firing of former...
Kissing analog good-bye
At least one market has decided to stick with the 2/17/09 DTV switchover date. The sprawling La Crosse-Eau Claire WI DMA will enter the...
DTV data dump
Nielsen shows continued progress in educating Americans about the DTV transition, with the hardcore totally unprepared demo down to just 5.1% of all TV...
Week 19: Broadcast 93, Cable/Satellite 7
Cable/satellite networks put two shows in the top 50 and five more in the top 100 for all of television for the key 18-49...
Horsing around in the NBA
TNT is adding the game of Horse to its NBA All-Star 2009 coverage. Now, if you and I play Horse, it may not take...
Q4 spot sales down double digits for Belo
Even including political, spot revenues fell 11% in Q4 for Belo, with total revenues down 8.8% as Internet and retrans revenues partially countered the...
“Grim economic climate” hits News Corporation
“Our results for the quarter are a direct reflection of the grim economic climate,” said CEO Rupert Murdoch in reporting fiscal Q2 (Oct-Dec) results for
FCC dissects DTV
Outreach, information and technical questions related to the DTV transition was the topic of the FCC’s February Open Meeting. In general, it was an information-sharing session, and although
Milking a dance for all it’s worth
Unlike most reality shows, where ordinary people become famous by appearing in a TV show, the contestants on “Dancing with the Stars” are already...
Late returns give NBC the Super Bowl record
At first the Nielsen overnights showed strong ratings for NBC’s broadcast of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl victory over the Arizona Cardinals, but short...
Telemundo launches census campaign
Telemundo announced “Hazte Contar!" (Be Counted!), a national initiative designed to increase awareness of the 2010 Census among U.S. Hispanics and increase their participation...
Tribune merging Chicago TV newsrooms
Tribune Broadcasting announced that its 24/7 local Chicago cable news operation, CLTV, will be merged into WGN-TV to create the market’s largest TV newsroom. The physical relocation into WGN’s facilities is
DTV delay makes it through the House
Among the points made by Joe Barton (R-TX) and others was that one of the key problems, the converter box coupon bottleneck, could be solved
Copps pegs digital-ready census at 61%
Out of 1,796 full power television stations, 379 are or will be digital only by 2/17/09; and in total, 61% of all stations would be able to go all-digital safely, even if they made the switch today