Analyst throws wet blanket on CATV prospects
Cable brought in about $5B in revenues during 2007, but it’s hoping to ride new interactive advertising capability to a $15B payday by the...
Washington moves to Wilmington
At least certain quarters of the inside-the-Beltway crowd will be down in Wilmington for the national test case on the DTV conversion. The FCC,...
Which new TV shows will be hits?
Far be it from us to try to second-guess the network experts, who frequently get it wrong anyway, but the folks at TargetCast tcm have taken up the challenge. NBC is judged to be trying the most new things
Convention speeches draw heavy TV viewership
Nielsen has tallied up the audiences from both political conventions – and the numbers are big. In terms of total viewers, you could say that the vote was McCain, Obama, Palin and Biden
Retrans deals for Nexstar
Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced new multi-year retransmission consent deals with DirecTV and AT&T’s U-verse. Terms weren’t disclosed, but both deals are for non-exclusive rights...
Football kickoff special today on NBC
The season opener was last night, but tonight in primetime is the one-hour "The NFL Kickoff Special on NBC Presented by EA Sports." The...
Judy continues her winning ways
"Judge Judy" has remained on top in syndication for much of this summer - and the most recent week reported was no exception. The...
TVB ePort passes $100-million mark
TVB ePort, the electronic bridge that enables eBusiness transactions between stations, agencies and rep firms, has passed the $100-million mark in order volume, it...
Sharp teams with NBCU on AQUOS LCD TVs
Sharp announced an agreement with NBC Universal to bring NBCU content in the form of text and pictures to AQUOS Net connected TVs. Consumers...
Hanna takes aim at Wilmington
The city of Wilmington NC is set to throw the off switch for analog television broadcast and preview the 2/17/09 DTV transition in just...
TVB forecasts big gains two years out
Total spot for TV stations is expected to decline 2-5% next year without the Olympics and federal elections, but the Television Bureau of Advertising...
CNBC, LinkedIn announce alliance
CNBC and LinkedIn announced a strategic alliance that includes broad distribution of CNBC content across the LinkedIn network, integration of LinkedIn functionality into CNBC.com,...
Another record for The CW
The CW is celebrating again as the two-hour premiere of “90210” set an all-time audience record for any scripted show on the network and...
Aniston returning to NBC – for a day
Reprising the glory days when “Friends” helped make NBC the #1 network, Jennifer Aniston will guest-star in one episode of the NBC comedy "30...
NBC wins without Olympics
The Peacock network kept its string of ratings wins going with strong draws from two reality hits: "Deal or No Deal" and "America's Got...