“Idol” leads going into the home stretch
Once again, “American Idol” topped the ratings for the week and powered Fox to another easy win in the key 18-49 demo. ABC was...
Fox finds a Hole in its schedule
In an attempt to find a new twist to the reality TV genre, Fox has ordered 13 hours of “Hole in the Wall” from...
TV, publishing both down for Gannett
April was a down month across the board for Gannett Company. Broadcasting revenues fell 4.3% to $74.2 million and the much, much larger newspaper...
Fox coasting to season victory
The season finale of “American Idol” is still ahead, but Fox has nailed down a victory in the May sweep and full season for...
Broadcasting Industry Gearing Up for True Mobile Television
With frequent announcements about network sitcoms and sporting events being available over cell phone networks, the average consumer may feel that mobile television is...
Comcast signs for Blue programming
BlueHighways TV announced a multi-year distribution with Comcast for carriage of both linear and VOD services. "Our agreement with Comcast is an important affirmation...
Univision flagship claims top ratings honors
Univision Communications says its KMEX-TV (Ch. 34, Univision) Los Angeles was the top-rated television station in the country for the month of April in...
Richard Beesemyer passes
Kalil & Company reports the death of Richard Beesemyer, who retired from the brokerage firm four years ago. Born in 1925, Beesemyer began his...
Tampa GM arrested on lewd behavior charge
Robert Linger, Vice President and General Manager of Fox O&O WTVT-TV (Ch. 13) Tampa-St. Petersburg was one of six men arrested at an adult...
Hallmark Taps Andrita Media Center for HD Support
Broadcast Facilities, Inc. (BFI), owner and operator of Andrita Media Center, the largest independent High Definition (HD) digital media facility on the West Coast,...
Sundance Channel doubles VOD offerings in June
Beginning June 1, Sundance Channel will more than double the number of programming hours available each month in VOD and HD VOD. Currently averaging...
Univision details VOD offering
Univision unveiled its Video On Demand offering with more than 1,000 hours of sports, news, movies and entertainment from Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión, including...
If at first you don’t succeed…
…fail, fail again? That’s what Association of Maximum Service Television President David L. Donovan is saying about the latest device Motorola is trying to...
Week 33: TVB Top 100, 18-49 ratings
Top 100 Programs on Broadcast and Subscription TVBased on Primetime Adult 18-49 RatingsWeek ending May 11th, 2008Week 33 of the 2007-2008 Broadcast SeasonRANKPROGRAMSNETWORK(START)DATE#TLCSTP18-49Live+SDUS AA%...
Lenders try to down-chapter Pappas
Pappas Telecasting is already working under Chapter 11 to resolve its current financial difficulties. Principal Harry J. Pappas reports that “three of the more...