Syndi ratings stable
Not much change to report in the top 10 for the past week, according to the weekly ratings from the Syndicated Network Television Association...
NBC plans for broadcasts of Olympic proportions
Should an avid sports fan somehow forego sleep for 17 days to watch the Beijing Olympic Games 24 hours a day, they would still...
New CBS affiliate
KBNZ had been a translator in Bend, OR for New Vision Television’s KOIN-TV (CBS) Portland, but now the LPTV on analog Channel 7 is...
FOX rocks out with new Osbournes variety show
Move over, Donny and Marie. Ozzy and Sharon are coming to FOX. The network has teamed up with the “Prince of Darkness,” ordering six...
Dan Patrick joins NBC’s “Football Night in America”
Dan Patrick has been named a co-host of NBC's "Football Night in America" studio show, reuniting him with Keith Olbermann who worked together on...
AFTRA contract approved
Despite pressure from rival union SAG to vote no, members of AFTRA have approved the union's contract with the Hollywood studios. AFTRA announced that...
Intelsat's Galaxy 26 gets power failure; nets diverted
Galaxy 26 (a.k.a Intelsat 26), built by Space Systems/Loral, on June 29 had a power failure in one of its solar panels. It lost...
SAG resumes talks after AFTRA contract approved
The Screen Actors Guild has another round of talks set for Thursday afternoon with the AMPTA, after SAG failed in its efforts to get members of rival union AFTRA to vote down their contract
Clinton insider Wolfson joins FNC
New York Magazine immediately declared that he had “gone to the dark side” as Fox News Channel (FNC) announced that it had hired Howard...
Showtime launching “Inside the NFL”
James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth will host “Inside the NFL” when the series launches September 10 on Showtime. The announcement was made...
Fox pundit facing contempt charges?
John Conyers (D-MI) and his House Judiciary Committee wants to have some words with a Fox News Channel commentator on the prosecution and incarceration...
Talent still a summer ratings leader
NBC's "America's Got Talent" was again the top-rated show for the most recent week. But, once again, the Peacock Network came in second in both Households and the big money 18-49 demo
ACA learns its ABC’s, asks for quiet
Disney announced that small cable operators in the 10 markets where it has ABC O&O stations will be able to get retransmission consent for the next three years. The offer covers
Even Hollywood is moving
NBC Universal is making such a big deal of its Beijing Olympics coverage that even “Access Hollywood” is going to originate from the Chinese...
Still waiting for AFTRA vote tally
AFTRA says on its website that ballots mailed by members voting on the tentative contract agreement with the major studios must be received by...