DTV laundry aired in Congress
Ed Markey (D-MA) hosted leadership from the FCC, NTIA and GAO to assess the DTV transition, which is a done deal in Wilmington NC but is just over 150 days away for the rest of the nation
Soon to be Nielsen rated
Fox Soccer Channel announced that it will become a Nielsen-rated channel, as of October 1st. The five-year-old network says it reaches over 33 million...
“One Tree Hill” joins the Marines
The CW’s “One Tree Hill” (OTH) is getting double duty out of an event which will both entertain US Marines in uniform, but also...
TV gains ease sting of ad downturn at Gannett
August was another tough month for Gannett Company, with ad revenues at the nation’s largest newspaper chain down 16.8% on the print side to...
HBO, ABC and PBS top Creative Emmys
HBO topped the list of winners for the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards with 16 golden statuettes, followed by ABC and PBS with nine...
LIN and Time Warner Cable lock horns
LIN TV says it expects Time Warner Cable to pull the plug on its stations in 15 markets come October 2nd when the current...
FCC DTV call line continues to lose business
The downward trajectory of consumers calling the FCC in the aftermath of the Wilmington NC DTV transition continued on the fourth and fifth days. Only seven were added to the ranks of
Mel Harris dead at 65
Mel Harris, who served as President of Paramount Television Group and then Sony Pictures Entertainment Television Group has died at age 65. The Los...
Two more years of “Hell”
Granada America has received a two season renewal from Fox for “Hell’s Kitchen.” That will take the hit reality series through seven seasons.The cooking...
Hot Import Nights heads to SPEED with a new show
This fall, SPEED will crank up the volume and take its cameras inside Hot Import Nights (HIN,) the nation's largest touring, automotive-lifestyle event, with...
Copps proposes FCC DTV plan
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has finished off the first week of DTV broadcast, in Wilmington NC, with a letter to Chairman Kevin Martin suggesting several steps to take over the
Judy rules through end of August
It's rather redundant to report, but "Judge Judy" won yet another week to finish the month of August. CBS Television Distribution claimed five of...
Citadel stations back on Dish
Citadel Communications quietly resolved its retransmission consent standoff with Dish Network and all four Citadel signals were restored to Dish subscribers over the past...
Obama and James score big for Letterman
Was it Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama or NBA star and Olympic Gold Medalist LeBron James who was the big audience draw for the...
ABC plays Palin interview to the max
ABC News is making the most of its exclusive first interview of GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin. A special edition of “20/20” has...