Quiet Wilmington DTV transition
We’re still waiting to get numbers from the FCC, and we’re also waiting for a poll of Wilmingtonians conducted by the NAB. But to...
NBC string continues
This time it was two nights of football that powered NBC to its 5th straight weekly win in the Nielsen ratings - a special...
MSNBC reworks election anchoring duties
MSNBC is rebuilding the wall between punditry and journalism by pulling Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews out of the anchor chairs they occupied during...
Danny Bonaduce returns to the ring to fight for his honor
Danny Bonaduce is undefeated and now he steps in the ring for his next challenge against Rev. Bob Levy. The match came about when...
Russia in legal bid to ban South Park
Reuters reports prosecutors in Russia want to ban South Park, calling the series "extremist" after receiving viewer complaints. Basmanny regional prosecutors office spokeswoman Valentina...
Ticket to ride
CBS’s David Letterman has a high profile guest this week – Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) will appear on his show Wednesday 9/10/08....
DTV up and running in Wilmington
The question, of course, is whether or not it’s being received – and the standards for a passing grade are very high in this...
Nielsen closely monitoring the DTV change in Wilmington
As stations in Wilmington, NC shut down their analog transmitters yesterday and went digital-only, Nielsen was checking its own preparedness with a
Ed McMahon on Rachel Ray’s bus
Seldom seen since his March 2007 injury, Ed McMahon will be guest staring as emcee on today’s season debut of “Rachael Ray.” The daily...
NEP Broadcasting acquires CBS contracts from NMT
NEP Broadcasting and National Mobile Television (NMT) announced NEP has acquired certain assets and CBS contracts from NMT. NEP and NMT are two of...
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...