DISH Network unveils major HD upgrade
DISH Network became the first to offer high definition programming in 1080p, the highest and best HD resolution available. This new functionality is part of DISH Network's latest
FTC calls kid food a $1.6B category
Manufacturers and distributors of foods and beverages aimed $1.6B at children during 2006, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The campaigns often integrated various...
Olympics may expand online TV viewing
An estimated 12% of all adults using the Internet have watched an event live online. But JupiterResearch says NBC Universal could expand that with the Beijing Summer Olympics, which
1, 2, 3 for CBS syndication
"Jeopardy" bumped "Two and a Half Men" out of the top three in syndicated television in the most recent week, giving CBS Television Distribution...
MGM and Weigel to launch “This”
That’s right. This TV. Weigel Broadcasting has already been programming classic TV shows on two LPTV stations in Chicago and is now teaming with...
McGraw-Hill beats expectations
With the turmoil in financial markets, Wall Street expected revenues for the owner of Standard & Poor’s to drop 4% in Q2, but the...
Talent back on top
Reality television is apparently good summer fun, with NBC's "America's Got Talent" regaining the top spot in viewership after being bumped for one week...
JetBroadband to launch Ion in Richmond and Roanoke
ION Media Networks announced JetBroadband will begin launching the ION Media Networks channel suite in the operator’s Richmond and Roanoke-area Virginia systems. JetBroadband will...
Casting call
The search for “America’s Next Top Model” has The CW going to nine cities across America to find contestants for cycle 12 of the...
SAG board united in stalemate
Who will make a move? The National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild voted 68-0 to support the stand of its contract negotiators, who are insisting that the studios agree to
Univision spreads the word on DTV
Minorities in general and non-English-speaking minorities in particular are among those considered at high risk of being left behind when analog television moves into...
Scripps Howard transitioning to HD News with over 100 Fujinon lenses
Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company has purchased an extensive complement of Fujinon HTs18X4.2 BERM lenses with 2X extenders. The more than 100 lenses are being...
McMahon returns to late night TV
The first of four comic commercials that Ed McMahon has filmed for Pontiac will air tonight on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The spots feature...
Yet another biz TV?
There’s still some question about whether the market is big enough for Fox Business News to compete successfully with CNBC and Bloomberg Television, but...
DC goes Retro
Allbritton’s WJLA-TV Washington, DC announced that it will become a DTV multicast affiliate of Retro TV Network, effective today. That will bring WJLA’s DTV...