Arkansas teacher wins “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” contest
The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters announced the first semi-final winner of the “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” contest, JoNancy Linn Sundberg...
Update: Satellite launch a success
Dish Network reports that the overnight launch of the EchoStar XI satellite by Sea Launch in the Pacific was a success. The new satellite...
ABC announces fall premiere dates
Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment. “We are very excited...
Wegener and Nielsen in master agreement
Broadcast equipment maker Wegener Corporation announced that it has entered into a master services agreement with The Nielsen Company that defines the terms of...
New satellite should be aloft by now
After the previous satellite launch for Dish Network went awry (3/18/08 TVBR #54), a lot was riding on last night’s launch of EchoStar XI...
Huckabee in talks for Fox talker
Politico.com reports less than one month after signing on as a Fox News commentator, Mike Huckabee is meeting with Fox officials about plans to...
Reality strong in summer viewing
Not only talented people, but talented dogs were popular with viewers last week. NBC's "America's Got Talent" remained the top show, but the premiere...
Cablevision adds programming from MTV Networks, BET to VOD offering
Cablevision Systems announced the significant expansion of the free VOD library available to iO TV digital cable customers with the addition of hundreds of...
Inside Edition not in Jeopardy as WROC expands news
Nexstar’s WROC-TV (CBS) Rochester, NY announced plans to expand its “News 8 News at 5” to a full hour, beginning September 8. With that...
Kellogg succeeds Packer at CBS Sports
Clark Kellogg will become the lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports beginning with the 2008-09 college basketball season. Kellogg, who has been a...
Kung F-U?
Celebrity slip-ups. They’ve happened in the past, and they’ll happen in the future. And now we have a near-present-tense example, as actor David Carradine...
Contract talks at stalemate
No new talks are scheduled between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). After SAG negotiators...
Time Warner Cable sells some small systems
Some far-flung small cable systems are leaving the Time Warner Cable orbit. The company announced a deal to sell the systems with 80,000 basic...
Dish HD hitting 100 channels
17 more national HD channels will be added to Dish Network service on August 1st, putting Dish past the 100-channel mark five months ahead...
NBC parent GE keeps low expectations in place
NBC Universal had a decent Q2, with revenues up 7% and profits up 1%, while parent General Electric reported overall a 5.8% drop in...