Viewer becomes ambassador
LIN TV’s WNDY-TV Indianapolis has figured out how to get viewers involved. It ran a contest to select a spokesman for the station. Over...
New host for Oscars
A new face will host the 81st Academy Awards telecast Sunday, February 22nd on ABC. Hugh Jackman will be center state for the evening....
Ratings boost for “Survivor”
CBS says the finale of “Survivor: Gabon” out-delivered last May's finale of "Survivor: Micronesia" in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live...
Newport Television chooses VCI for entire group
VCI Solutions, provider of sales, traffic and automation software systems designed exclusively for broadcast and cable station operations, announced that Newport Television, the 14th...
Bravo renews Real Housewives of Atlanta
On the heels of the most successful Real Housewives franchise launch ever, Bravo announced the renewal of the hit series "The Real Housewives of...
FCC sides with stations on strength test
A number of television stations which had to take a compromised approach to the DTV transition have been granted waivers to maintain that approach...
Judge to decide Equity Media’s fate
Equity Media is due in a US Bankruptcy court today to battle a lender’s attempt to have its Chapter 11 reorganization converted to Chapter 7 liquidation. Meanwhile, the company has been
“Martha” renewed in 60% of US markets
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold "The Martha Stewart Show" in the nation's top markets for a fifth season in national syndication. Stations...
Castillo dances to NBC
Actress and host Susie Castillo, of "House of Payne" and "TRL," will join host Michael Flatley from "Lord of the Dance" as co-host of...
Dish Network unplugs Young stations
Retransmission consent renewal talks between Young Broadcasting and Dish Network ended in a stalemate. KRON-TV San Francisco and nine other Young stations in medium to small markets
“The Doctors” renewed for 2nd season
CBS Television Distribution has renewed its hit freshman talk show, The Doctors, for a second season, it was announced by Joe DiSalvo, President of...
DTV doings
The NAB wants the CEA to make sure there is plenty of consumer DTV equipment on the shelves; analog shutdowns are being set for...
Ion Television to debut “The Diplomat” miniseries
ION Television announced the U.S. debut of The Diplomat, a four-hour original production making its television premiere on ION Television on Saturday, January 24...
HDTV penetration exceeding 23%
With the Holiday electronics-buying season approaching, Nielsen reported that, as of 11/30, the penetration of high definition television (HDTV) reached 23.3% of all U.S. television households. When Nielsen began
H&C to officially become Hannity
FOX News Channel says it will debut a new weekday program with Sean Hannity at 9pm beginning 1/12—this after the recent announcement that Alan...