Poll says stations have been preparing viewers for DTV
NAB polled television stations online about what they’ve been doing to prepare viewers for the end of analog TV. Nearly all have been taking...
Rohde & Schwarz readies for NAB
At this year's NAB, Rohde & Schwarz will present its transmitter and T&M equipment under the motto "Driving Efficiency". The focus will be on...
THIS is it for Fisher
Fisher Communications announced that it has signed affiliation agreements with MGM’s new “THIS-TV” for digital multicast channels in three markets: Seattle, WA and Portland...
Jazzy retrans agreement
DirecTV has come to terms with Larry H. Miller Communications and returned independent KJZZ-TV Salt Lake City to its local-to-local satellite service. It had...
Ugly is beautiful for TeleFutura
The Columbian novela that spawned “Ugly Betty,” “Yo Soy Betty, La Fea,” has already aired once in the US, but it’s back on TeleFutura...
Off-net strips do well
We usually focus on the top rated syndicated shows, but today take note that not only is the #2 show in syndication a rerun...
Charter to file Chapter 11
You can add Paul Allen’s Charter Communications to the list of media companies heading to bankruptcy court. The cable MSO says it has reached an agreement in principle with an ad hoc committee
FCC hides the analog off switch
368 of the stations expressing a desire to abandon their analog service on 2/17/09 have been cleared by the FCC to do so, leaving 123 on the bubble. The Commission is putting permission on hold
MTV and Snoop Dogg in multi-platform deal
MTV and rapper, icon, record producer, entrepreneur and actor, Snoop Dogg announced a first-of-its kind global deal that will bring the entertainers' personality to...
Time Warner Cable spin-off approved
The FCC has granted the request to transfer all necessary licenses and separate Time Warner Cable from the mother ship, which will be primarily...
TVB board to meet in Vegas
Having merged its own Spring event into its Fall forecast conference, the Television Bureau of Advertising’s (TVB) board of directors meeting is now set...
Week 20: Broadcast 95; Cable/Satellite 5
It was a tough week for cable/satellite networks. Not a single show made the top 50 in the melding of broadcast and cable/satellite ratings...
Sinclair conserving cash as revenues pace down 20%-plus
Sinclair Broadcast Group reported that Q4 revenues were down only 0.8%, but that Q1 is expected to be down in the low to mid...
Copps walking the DTV beat
Dislocation and confusion are coming on February 17th and 18th,” said Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps. He noted that it will be mitigated by not being universal, since Congress extended the hard deadline
FCC maps out early analog departures
With commendable and blazing speed, the FCC has put together a comprehensive list of stations that are have already shut off analog service or...