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...
Gannett employees get a week off
Without pay, though. CEO Craig Dubow sent Gannett Company employees a memo that most US employees will be furloughed for one week in Q1 to help the company avoid further layoffs
Embassy Row sold to Sony Pictures Television
Michael Davies is selling his Embassy Row television and digital production company to Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which will further expand Sony’s production and...
New round in fight between Dish and TiVo
Having paid over $100 million to TiVo in a patent judgment, Dish Network is still fighting. It says it has now gotten the US Patent and Trademark Office
Football rules!
The college football championship game of the Florida Gators over the Oklahoma Sooners was the #1 program of the week in the ratings for...
CBS, EQAL roll out “Harper’s Island”
CBS and EQAL, the creators of lonelygirl15, today announced that the upcoming 13- episode mystery event Harper’s Island will be a multi-platform series the...
Another swing in favor of Ion/Urban
MMTC’s David Honig, in reply comments to the FCC regarding petitions to deny the proposed channel-sharing plan put forth by Ion Media and Urban...
Hawaii switchover just days away
The contiguous 48 states and Alaska are counting down to 2/17/09 (we think) for the DTV transition. But Hawaii, in an effort to avoid...
Divided SAG board ends meeting without action
Screen Actors Guild chief contract negotiator Doug Allen has retained his job, at least for now, as hardliners blocked an attempt by moderates opposed to a strike vote to fire Allen
"Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2009" to air 1/31
Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2009, an interactive entertainment special hosted by Jim Nantz, Lead Play-by-Play Announcer of The NFL on CBS, and co-host Daisy...
Fire destroys station offices
A Sunday fire destroyed the administrative offices of PBS affiliate WNIT-TV Elkhart, IN, which serves the South Bend market. No employees were hurt, but...