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...
CBS News, CBS Mobile invite videos
CBSNews.com and CBS Mobile are inviting Americans to submit videos and photos that express the challenges their communities are facing. The videos will be...
Gutierrez asks for $250M, House offers $650M
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has asked the two Commerce Committee chairs, Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) for $250M to bridge the current...
Rockefeller asks for four month delay
If legislation introduced by Senate Commerce Committee chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) makes it into law, analog television will have a new lease on life, at least until 6/12/09. He said
DTV deadline in doubt
Efforts are under way in both houses of Congress to belatedly come up with some kind of a fix for the DTV transition. The coupon program is
Big name nominees booked to perform on Grammys telecast
CBS announced that Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Katy Perry will all perform on “The 51st Annual Grammy Awards.” The glitzy...
Week 16: Broadcast nets claim top 59
With no major live sports event on cable/satellite networks, broadcast television dominated week 16 of the 2008-2009 season, claiming 95 of the top 100...
Cartoon Network launches online game network
Cartoon Network New Media along with its development partner, Grigon Entertainment, launched its AAA, browser-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.FusionFall...