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...
FCC’s Day 2 Wilmington calls mirrored Day 1
Problems getting a converter box hooked up properly and consumers missing out on reception of Wilmington signal accounted for over half of the consumer phone calls the FCC received
CBS Sports to stream entire 2008 SEC Football sked
CBS Sports, the exclusive national over-the-air broadcaster of Southeastern Conference home football games, will stream its entire 2008 SEC college football schedule live on...
Results coming in from Wilmington
FCC Chairman Kevin said that the Commissions received about 800 calls from consumers having problems when analog television service was shut down and replaced with digital 9/8/08
Oprah to the Emmys
ABC is calling the September 21st appearance on the “60th Primetime Emmy Awards” by Oprah Winfrey “a very special guest appearance.” Officials of both...
Michigan broadcasters enlist the National Guard
Television stations transitioning to DTV in Michigan will be getting a helping hand from no less than the National Guard. The Michigan chapter will...