Fox Business Network sues the SEC
FBN had already sued the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information about the government’s bailouts – and won a federal court order
Furloughs at Freedom
You can add Freedom Communications to the list of companies ordering employees to take time off without pay to help cut expenses. All non-union...
Idol and Dancing continue ratings battle
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" claimed the #2 spot in Nielsen's Household ratings, keeping "American Idol" on Fox from its usual 1-2 finish. A Presidential appearance boosted "60 Minutes" for CBS
NFL completes long to DirecTV
NFL Sunday Ticket will be available from satellite MVPD DirecTV through 2014, extending the popular offering and earning a plaudit from key Sen. Kay...
New topography concerns of HDTV
No, we aren’t talking about changes in signal contours causing stations to lose viewers, we’re talking about changes in the appearance of politicians due...
Waiting list? What waiting list?
Great news on the DTV converter box coupon front. The NTIA has completely dispensed with the coupon waiting list. And even better, households who...
Jeff Dunham signs with Comedy Central
Comedy Central viewers can expect to hear a lot more from Jeff Dunham and his characters, Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut, Bubba J...
March Madness scores big for CBS
Through three days of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, CBS reports that ratings are up from a year ago. The average overnight...
More furloughs at Gannett
The furlough program that Gannett instituted for Q1 will be continued in Q2. CEO Craig Dubow sent employees a memo yesterday praising them for...
Major reorganization at Media General
Instead of looking at its operations as three types of media – publishing, broadcasting and interactive – Media General is going to organize and manage
Nexstar to manage Four Points Media Group
Private equity group Cerberus Capital Management is putting its television group under the management of Perry Sook and his team at Nexstar Broadcasting Group....
RHI announces five miniseries pickups
RHI Entertainment announced five significant distribution deals with NBC and Sci Fi. Meteor and The Storm are set to air on NBC in summer...
Cartoon Network partners with NBA
Cartoon Network announced a multifaceted partnership with the NBA to develop long- and short-form basketball-themed content across a wide variety of platforms, including online,...
Two in a row for "Judge Judy" as #2
Her Honor held off "Two and a Half Men" for another week, although both were, as usual, bested by "Wheel of Fortune" in the...
Obama visit scores big for Leno
“The Tonight Show” on NBC posted its highest overnight rating in four years with Jay Leno hosting President Barack Obama – the first visit...