NBCU sells German channel
NBC Universal is looking to grow internationally, but it is focusing on its overseas pay TV operations. To that end, it has sold its...
Tim Russert dead at 58
NBC News reports that NBC Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert has died from an apparent heart attack. He was 58.
Huckabee joining Fox News as commentator
Mike Huckabee, the former Republican presidential hopeful, has been tapped by Fox News Channel as its latest political commentator. “Gov. Huckabee's campaign experience and...
No hope yet for AMPTP, SAG negotiations
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are still “far apart” in negotiations for a new...
Broadcasters pressing to move May Sweep
The 2009 May Sweep includes, for the first time in decades, the Memorial Day Weekend. COLTAM (NAB’s Committee on Local Television Audience Measurement) has...
LIN strikes retrans deal with Comcast
LIN TV announced successful negotiation of a new retransmission consent agreement with giant MSO Comcast Corporation for both analog and digital signals. The retrans...
FCC still on the analog retail case
Three electronics outlets have just entered into consent decrees with the FCC over the issue of analog television equipment being offered for sale on...
DIRECTV launches Azteca México
Azteca Networks, the provider of Azteca América and DIRECTV announced the launch of Azteca México, a new 24-hour satellite-only channel to be aired through...
Charter will keep LIN signals
Charter Communications announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with LIN TV, which will avoid pulling LIN stations off Charter systems in...
Lifetime hopes this comedy Rocks
Calling it “a significant expansion of original programming,” Lifetime Television announced an order for 13 episodes of the half-hour comedy “Rita Rocks” from Media...
Charter and LIN come to terms
LIN TV's stations in seven markets won't be pulled off Charter Communications cable systems after all. Charter says it has reached an agreement in...
Adelstein backs TV-targeted kid’s initiatives
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein is on a roll. He took on propaganda and sponsorship issues over the weekend, and now he’s pushing an agenda to protect children.
Broadcast networks will cover conventions gavel-to-gavel
But you’ll have to log on to get that kind of coverage from ABC, CBS and NBC. The days of brokered conventions, back before...
Four-way tie in top 10
The tie isn't for 1st place - that's still "Judge Judy" all alone - but rather for 7th place. The weekly tally from the...
Bravo greenlights two
Bravo announced the development of its new creative competition series "Top Chef Junior" (working title) and the eight episode pick-up of the docu-series, the...