Nickelodeon to launch “Olivia”
Nickelodeon welcomes one of the world's most beloved literary characters to its preschool line-up with the launch of OLIVIA on Monday, 1/26 at 11:30...
Liberman's Estrella TV scores #2 in November sweeps
LBI Media’s Estrella TV announced impressive ratings results in the Nielsen Media Research’s November Sweeps period, delivering a consistent Number 2 ranking among Hispanic...
Is DTV deadline a moving target?
The Consumers Union says that the fact that the NTIA digital-to-analog converter box program has run into a wall means that the 2/17/09 DTV transition needs to be postponed until
Mobile TV takes the stage at CES
Television may be a mature technology, but Mobile DTV is new and hot. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is touting demos of several new handheld and in-vehicle devices this week
Univision and affiliates in big retrans deal
Univision has come to terms with cable giant Comcast on a multi-year retransmission consent agreement covering not only the Univision O&O stations, but also...
Judy battles back
"Judge Judy" reclaimed 2nd place in the latest week of syndicated TV ratings, dislodging "Two and a Half Men." The weekly ratings are supplied...
First original series for Ion
Ion Television is getting its first-ever first-run series for US television. It has signed a deal with ITV Global Entertainment to acquire the exclusive...
NAB calls for brighter nightlight
The National Association of Broadcasters is not only whole-heartedly behind the FCC’s proposal to keep some analog television station signals alive briefly after the DTV transition, it wants the program expanded
CBS signs Time Warner Cable to retrans deal
CBS Corporation has inked its first retransmission consent deal with a major MSO since the corporate split that left CBS negotiating separately from
Taking 3-D to the TV set at CES
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, companies such as Panasonic, Samsung and Texas Instruments will show off TV technology capable...
Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California
The LA Times reports California state regulators are getting ready to curb the growing “power gluttony” of flat-screen TV sets by drafting the nation's...
NFL Wildcard scores big for NBC
NBC Sports says its coverage of Saturday night's San Diego Chargers 23-17 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned NBC the best overnight rating...
Busted: NTIA out of cash
The NTIA has now committed its full $1.34B allotted for converter box coupons, even though not nearly that much has actually been claimed. But it will either need more cash or new rules to keep the coupon
SAG leadership still pressing for strike OK
Chief negotiator Doug Allen tells Screen Actors Guild members there is no good time for a strike, so the current tough economy is no...
Taking 3-D to the TV set at CES
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, companies such as Panasonic, Samsung and Texas Instruments will show off TV technology capable of displaying 3-D-like pictures