E.W. Scripps leaving S&P 500
With the company due to split in two next Monday, Standard & Poor’s is dropping E.W. Scripps Company, which will retain the newspaper and television businesses, from its S&P 500 stock index.
Dancing veterans to host Miss Universe
Donald Trump’s and NBC Universal’s Miss Universe Organization announced that Jerry Springer and Mel B will host the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant from Vietnam...
Second anchor fired at KYW
CBS O&O KYW-TV Philadelphia has fired anchor Larry Mendte, whose home computer was seized by the FBI in an investigation into whether he hacked...
Alphabet net left a game short
Game six of the NBA Finals was the most watched show on television last week. Unfortunately for ABC, Boston beat LA and the series...
Rehr comes to the defense of the FCC
NAB Chairman David Rehr has sent a letter to every member of the House Appropriations Committee urging them to remove language inserted in an appropriations bill for fiscal year 2009
Ratings rock for “Camp Rock”
Although Disney Channel got the world premiere of “Camp Rock” Friday night and drew 8.9 million viewers – the most for any entertainment program...
ABC, ESPN to make shows available on Veoh
ABC and ESPN have struck a deal with online video provider Veoh Networks to make full episodes and clips available on Veoh.com from programs...
IMG, FOX Sports International strike distribution pact
IMG Sports Media, the sports production and distribution division of IMG Worldwide, and Fox Sports International (FSI) announced IMG will exclusively distribute FSI programming...
Other networks back ABC on indecency appeal
Fox, NBC and CBS have all weighed in with the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in support of ABC’s effort...
Orlando DTV tests commence tomorrow
Tomorrow, 11 local Orlando stations will unite to conduct the first of three innovative DTV transition tests designed to prepare viewers for the end of analog television on 2/17/09
Brokaw to moderate “Meet the Press”
NBC News President Steve Capus announced yesterday that retired anchor Tom Brokaw will serve as moderator of “Meet the Press” through the 2008 presidential...
Report: NFL Net in talks with ESPN
The Wall Street Journal reports that the carriage-handicapped NFL Network is in talks with ESPN on a partnership which could essentially end the league’s...
“Baby Borrowers” borrowed for cable
NBC’s “The Baby Borrowers” – a docu-series based on a British series – makes its debut June 25th. But viewers who miss each week’s...
Fired anchor fires back
Alycia Lane, who was fired by CBS O&O KYW-TV Philadelphia after being arrested in New York, has now sued her former employer. The lawsuit...
Channel change battle in Vermont
There aren’t very many municipally-owned cable TV systems, which is probably a good thing, since politics can then duel with business judgment in determining...