CBS grabs some Olympic gold
NBC and its sister cable nets may have had the exclusive rights in Beijing, but CBS is getting some glitter from Olympic gold medals...
Olympics set all-time viewing record
NBC Universal proudly reports that the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics were the most watched event in US television history – and that’s with the...
Changing of the guard at Gray
J. Mack Robinson does not expect his decision to step down as CEO of Gray Television Inc. to set off any shock waves. "My...
Second Orlando DTV test announced
On Monday, September 15, 10 local Orlando TV stations will unite to conduct the second of three innovative DTV transition tests designed to prepare...
Fall 2008 sked to get NY sneak preview
ABC, FOX, CBS, Media Rights Capital (MRC), CW, NBC and HBO will all be on hand for the third installment of the New York...
VCI Solutions is putting an end to manual automation
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, including traffic, sales, accounting, and automation, has officially kicked off a ‘No...
Optimum Lightpath launches Lightpath Managed Video Service
Optimum Lightpath, an industry leader in providing advanced Ethernet-based communications services over its Intelligent Enterprise Network, announced the launch and availability of Lightpath Managed...
OMVC expands support for mobile DTV tests
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) announced expanded support of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for its mobile/handheld (M/H) standard-setting process. The ATSC...
"NCIS" drops anchor on ION
ION Television will add Emmy-nominated “NCIS” to its primetime lineup on Monday, September 8th at 9 p.m. ET and will air regularly on Mondays...
How would you fix The CW?
An investor put that question to ACME Communications CEO Jamie Kellner on his quarterly conference call. “Bring back Michigan J. Frog,” was the immediate...
Quarter down slightly for Allbritton
Allbritton Communications operates on a different calendar from most companies, so its report on the quarter May-June 2008 is its fiscal Q3. And while...
MSTV calls white space tests a failure
The effort to get FCC clearance for unlicensed devices in between television channels should be called the “Interfere with the Free Airwaves Campaign"
Safety net in Wilmington
North Carolina’s southeast market, Wilmington, is just three weeks away from going digital, making good on its promise to provide a DTV test case...
Around the nation in 80 markets
Jules Verne chronicled a fictional attempt to go around the world in 80 days. The FCC has its own plan, sending one commissioner each to what it thinks will be the 80 most challenged DMAs
DIY premiering “Project XTreme”
DIY Network takes the “how-to” notion to the extreme with the premiere of the new series, Project Xtreme in a sneak peek debut on...