Jacksonville tees up DTV test
On 12/17/08, the television stations in Jacksonville FL will interrupt their 6PM newscasts, or other programming, to demonstrate what will happen to local viewers. Those who lose reception will get a wakeup call
NATPE conference to focus on the three Cs
Noted studio chief Jon Feltheimer, Co-Chairman and CEO of Lionsgate, will be keynote speaker for the 2009 NATPE Market & Conference, January 26-29 in...
Anarchy continues on FX
News Corporation’s FX announced the pick up of biker drama “Sons of Anarchy” for a 13-episode second season order. The move by John Landgraf,...
CBS claims week two
ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" was again the most watched show, but CBS claimed top ratings honors overall in week two of the new television season. In Households, CBS scored a 7.0 rating
TiVo triumphs as Dish appeal is denied
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Dish Network/EchoStar’s appeal of a patent infringement judgment in favor of TiVo. Damages of over $100...
Vicky set for another walk on CBS’ runway
CBS announced plans to air another installment of “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on Wednesday, December 3rd. The lingerie fashion show will air 10-11...
MMTC endorses Martin’s Class A proposal
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Counsel suggested granting cable must carry status to Class A television stations back in July, so it comes as...
Class A must-carry could stimulate TV biz
The LPTV community is really getting behind “must-carry”, and Luis Echarte, in charge of TV Azteca, recently asked all Azteca America Affiliates to get behind his recent FCC petition filing. FCC Chairman
Week One: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
A cable/satellite network (ESPN) scored a rare top 10 program ranking (football, of course) in the key 18-49 demo for the first week of...
Obama and McCain to debate in Chinese
Simultaneous Spanish translation has been available for some time now in the debates by candidates for President of the United States, but another language...
Palin-Biden debate a ratings winner
Vice Presidential candidates normally get far less interest from the public that the people at the top of the ticket – but not this...
Time Warner Cable subscribers miss football
The deadline came without agreement on a new retransmission consent agreement, so 15 LIN TV stations in 11 markets disappeared Friday from Time Warner...
Grounds for dismissal?
Verizon would love to get its CATV-competitive FiOS fiber-optic technology flowing into the 3M TV households that are in the New York City market,...
VP debate beats top of the ticket
The Nielsen Company calculates, based on overnight data from 55 local meter markets, that last night’s debate between vice presidential candidates Joe Biden (D-DE)...
WFXS-TV transmitter knocked off air
Davis Television’s WFXS-TV Wausau, WI (FOX) had a major failure of a piece of their transmission line that takes the signal from the transmitter...