Go For The Green launching on Planet Green
Planet Green is introducing a new weekly series, “Go for the green,” a fun, high energy elimination game show where a live studio audience...
MASN wins NC carriage on TW systems
Middle Atlantic Sports Network, a regional programmer offering MLB Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals games, among other things, has won a battle with cable...
Ad weakness shows at Washington Post Co.
Q3 revenues were up 10% at the Washington Post Company, while some hefty charges took a toll on net income. What was telling was that revenues were up by percentages in the teens for
Production houses partner to form Broadcast Management Group
Rob Lewis and Max Schindler, leaders in live event and broadcast production, have partnered with Todd Mason of Mason Productions to expand the company’s...
TiVo, Netflix join forces to stream movies
TiVo and Netflix are teaming up to provide Netflix and TiVo Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL subscribers with the ability to have...
Fox details November sweeps
This November FOX delivers major television events, victorious all-new episodes and super guest stars, including the 19th annual edition of The Simpsons "Treehouse of...
LIN TV Q3 revenues up 5%; core revs down 8%
LIN TV Corp.’s Q3 net revenues increased 5% to $98.8 million, compared to $93.7 million for Q3, reflecting growth in political and digital revenues....
Political filled the gap at Hearst-Argyle
Q3 revenues were flat at Hearst-Argyle Television, with heavy political spending filling the hole left by an 11.5% decrease in core advertising business. CEO...
Moonves upbeat on the new season
Television ad revenues were down 14% in Q3 for CBS Corp., but the company attributed much of that to competing with the Olympics on...
Double dose of candidates
Univision has scored both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama to appear this Saturday on the network’s long-running and highly rated prime time...
MSTV wants to review the review
The Association of Maximum Service Television is using a Freedom of Information Act to attempt to get some answers as to how the latest...
"Wheel" rules again
"Wheel of Fortune" regained sole possession of first place in syndicated television in the most recent week, although "Two and A Half Men" remained...
Obamamercial delivered ratings
ABC got only a small ratings boost by airing “Pushing Daisies” while its three major rivals all carried a 30-minute political infomercial by Barack...
Senators teed off about NFL TV policy
Love of football is a bipartisan thing, and it has resulted in 13 US Senators firing off a letter to the NFL over its use of the NFL Network for late season games. The senators, led by Patrick Leahy
USA delays “L&O: Criminal Intent”
The new 8th season of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” will not begin next week on NBC Universal’s USA Network after all. Instead of...