Pilot shores up Barrington
Pilot Group LP, the sole shareholder of Barrington Broadcasting, injected $16 million of new capital into the TV group owner last month. Meanwhile, Barrington reports that Q4 net revenues increased
CBS fights Idol with drama
Fox was still far and away the 18-49 leader last week with its lineup led by "American Idol," but CBS claimed the Households and...
Sci Fi to rebrand as “SyFy”
Sci Fi Channel says it is evolving into “Syfy” on air and on-line beginning July 7th, it was announced today by Dave Howe, President...
FCC going into DTV overtime
The FCC, under the temporary leadership of Acting Chair Michael Copps, is nothing if not on task. The deadline for announcing plans for early analog shutdown was yesterday evening at 5:30PM Eastern
Leno bags Obama
The late night talk shows are part of the campaign trail these days when it comes to presidential politics, but when it comes to...
Fisher takes Dish dispute to radio
Fisher Communications has still not resolved its retransmission consent dispute with Dish Network, which has had its TV stations off Dish’s local-to-local service since...
Signs of hope at Gray Television
Gray Television President Bob Prather that he’s seeing a pick-up in auto advertising for the rest of this month and, if current pacings hold, Gray will be at the low end (the good end) of its Q1 guidance
NBC sets summer buildup to Conan
NBC announced its summer schedule, which includes season finales of three drama series in the same week as the kick-off of “The Tonight Show...
Model mayhem
New York news outlets report that six people were injured when a crowd of 10,000 people outside auditions for CW’s “America’s Next Top Model”...
Union fires shot at NBCU
Contract talks, last held in December, resume today between NBC Universal ant the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA. Even before returning to...
The SAG man behind the scenes: Tom Hanks
The Los Angeles Times reports that Tom Hanks, with the assistance of some other A-list actors, is working behind the scenes to break the contract stalemate
Dissidents to exit Media General board
A knock-down, drag-out proxy fight a year ago landed three nominees of the Harbinger hedge fund on the board of directors at Media General. The annual shareholders’ meeting promises
FCC gels new DTV deadlines rules
If you’re planning to shut down analog television service prior to the new hard deadline for DTV, make sure the FCC knows about it before you dig into your green beer tomorrow
D1GP USA partners with FOX Station Group
D1GP USA (www.d1gp.com), the motorsports industry's premier drifting series, announced today it has finalized a deal with GPI Content Corporation and The FOX Television...
Big changes at Fox
With right-hand man Peter Chernin soon to exit, Rupert Murdoch is shaking up top management at News Corporation’s Fox businesses. Peter Liguori is exiting...