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
Fox Biz on Dish
Fox Business Network (FBN) announced that it has launched on Dish Network to four million subscribers. At the same time, Fox News Channel (FNC)...
Estrella TV signs Texas affiliates
Fresh from pitching its new network at NATPE, LBI Media announced that it has signed affiliation agreements for Estrella TV to air on four...
Comcast credits unfortunate viewers
The Comcast carriage of KVOA-TV’s Super Bowl program was interrupted by a brief clip of pornography. The cable system has ruled out any kind...
Waxman, Boucher play the waiting game
Looking to drum up support for a DTV delay, key Dems Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rick Boucher (D-VA) have told each and every member...
This just in: Super Bowl tops the ratings
OK, maybe you'd already guessed that. Television's annual mega-event not only blew away three nights of "American Idol" in the ratings, but also gave NBC a rare weekly win in every major demo
SAG infighting delays contract talks
The new negotiating team for the Screen Actors Guild won’t be meeting with the Hollywood studios this week after all. The contract talks were called off after SAG President Alan Rosenberg said he was suing