Adelstein worried about digital transition
Whomever is elected President in November, they had better be ready to hit the ground running for the shut-off of analog TV a month after taking office in January, FCC Commissioner
Coupon program cutting it close
The NTIA anticipates that at the current rate of requests and redemptions, and allowing for a request spike as the DTV deadline approaches, then...
Equal time for McCain with Letterman
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) hosted Barack Obama (D-IL) last week, and next week it will do the same for John McCain...
FCC releases DTV videos
Television stations all over the US, both English- and Spanish-speaking, are all receiving a package of video material suitable for broadcast from the Federal...
Judge Judy prevails
Two and a Half Men and a Wheel of Fortune were not enough to overcome the appeal of a judge named Judith during the...
CBS scores Palin interview
Katie Couric of CBS News will follow ABC’s Charlie Gibson and Fox New Channel’s Sean Hannity in scoring an interview with Gov. Sarah Palin...
Organization aims TV 101 at parents
With the beginning of a new school year and a new television season bowing in together, content watchdog TV Watch is offering parents a...
Key senators weigh in on DTV
Dan Inouye (D-HI), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, fears that the DTV transition scheduled for 2/17/09 could be an “albatross” for the next...
Low power confab set for late October
The Community Broadcasters Association will be meeting in Las Vegas from 10/26/08 through 10/28/08 for its annual convention – and with the DTV transition...
Football keeps NBC on top
Put week 51 of the nearly completed 2007-2008 television season in the win column for NBC. NFL football and "America's Got Talent" carried the...
Access Hollywood turns 13
Syndicated stalwart "Access Hollywood" in coming back for a 13th season with a new look and a number of new segments. The new teenage...
Martin wants availability for $40 box
The good news is that there is finally a $40 digital-to-analog converter box on the market, complete with an analog passthrough making it acceptable for viewing non-transitioned LPTV stations
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...