SAG infighting continues
Moderates who hold a majority of the national board of the Screen Actors Guild aren’t giving up on their efforts to get rid of chief contract negotiator
Parting CATV shot from Martin
Exiting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin fired off one last letter to key legislators on the topic of rising cable prices, accompanied by diminished service. “In short,” he wrote, “cable customers have been
DTV momentum pointing toward the summer?
CEA president Gary Shapiro has reiterated his preference to do the DTV deed on time, but Commissioners Copps and Adelstein
NBC News celebrates Gregory’s numbers
Switching hosts twice in recent months, with the death of Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw coming out of retirement to fill in only on...
DISH first pay-TV provider to offer series in 1080p
DISH Network and A&E Network emerged as the first pay-TV provider to offer a television series in 1080p resolution quality comparable to Blu-Ray disc....
IBM tapped for DTV response
The FCC has awarded a $12M contract to set up a call center to handle consumer questions on DTV-Day, 2/17/09. It will be able...
House set to mark up DTV extension
One of the first acts of the House Energy and Commerce Committee under new chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) will be a mark-up session on...
Calling all mommies!
ABC Television is seeking real life stories to serve as plots for its new sit-com, “In the Monterhood.” The series will debut in the...
Grissom goodbye draws big numbers
It wasn’t on the scale of the last episode of “M*A*S*H” in 1983 (125 million viewers) but William Petersen’s final appearance as “Gil Grissom”...
Senate GOP blocks DTV delay bill
Republican Senators on Friday blocked an attempt to call a floor vote on the bill by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) which would delay the February 17th DTV transition to June 12th. The outlook for the bill
CNN enlists iReporters to capture Obama’s oath
CNN Worldwide plans to create a unique view of the exact moment U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Tuesday, Jan....
New Spanish rep firm
Former executives from Azteca America Spot Television Sales and Hispanic Independent Television Sales today announced the formation of a new Hispanic Television representation company,...
Relative quiet during Hawaii DTV switchover
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin did not have all that much to write about as the state gave a preview of the DTV transition. The question...
Dish adds local-to-local HD markets
Seven more markets now have high-definition local TV signals delivered via satellite by Dish Network The company says its latest additions are Abilene, TX...
Late night TV will miss George W. Bush
“The Late Show with David Letterman” bids adieu to the 43rd President of the United States tonight with the final installment of its popular...