USA Network goes to the movies
NBC Universal is on both sides of this deal as USA Networks has licensed Universal Pictures’ 2009 film slate for exclusive network television premiere...
Fisher adds The CW in two markets
KIMA-TV Yakima and KEPR-TV Tri-Cities, WA – both CBS affiliates – will be adding CW affiliations as digital multicasts. The network had previously been...
Company hopes to Zip TV in the bud
There is a firm out there that hopes to benefit from the DTV transition, and the more confusion, the better. Zip Express Installations is...
“Wilkos” gets third season group renewals
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's "The Steve Wilkos Show" has been renewed on local broadcast stations from numerous leading station groups for its third...
“Sully” and Grammy score for CBS
New, young artists helped CBS Sunday night, as ratings for the “51st Annual Grammy Awards” jumped from a year ago. Meanwhile, Katie Couric’s interview of US Airways Captain Chesley “Sully”
To avoid DTV mess
..create a mess. That appears to be the name of the game, as DMAs go into patchwork quilt mode. Some are getting set to go analog/digital until June or at least past 2/17/09, while others get set to go
”Extreme” shoot completed despite fire
ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” completed yet another makeover for a family in Hisperia, CA, despite a fire that broke out before a Billy...
SAG/AMPTP negotiations likely to resume next week
Now that Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg has twice failed in court to overturn the actions of the SAG board majority to fire...
Showtime launching new MMA series
Showtime Networks and World championship mixed martial arts (MMA) event producer Strikeforce have joined forces to create an all-new series of MMA events that...
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...