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...
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...