Judy battles back
"Judge Judy" is back on top in the syndicated TV ratings. The show moved barely ahead of "Wheel of Fortune" in the latest report...
Consumers to sell, donate, recycle 95% of unused analog TVs, post-DTV transition
Questions of what will happen to millions of analog TVs following next year’s transition to digital television (DTV) have been answered with news that...
Idol and Dancing lead, of course
So long as both "American Idol" on Fox and "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC are running two shows each in primetime, you can...
Layoffs at CBS O&Os
Disheartening for staffers, to be sure, but hardly surprising in the current economy. Political revenues won’t really kick in until the second half of this year.
Kathie Lee Gifford joins “Today”
NBC announced that Kathie Lee Gifford has been named co-host of the fourth hour of "Today." Gifford will make her debut alongside Hoda Kotb...
NAB TV Board election results
All six incumbents were re-elected to the NAB Television Board, according to election results reported yesterday by NAB. Returning for another term are David...
Nielsen had a good year
After a big year of change, CEO David Calhoun says The Nielsen Company is pretty much where he wants it for future growth. In...
ABC announces summer sked
ABC announced its summer schedule with the premiere of eight original series, including the return of “The Bachelorette” on Monday, 5/19 (9:00-11:00 p.m.), following...
NAB takes DTV campaign viral
We received a message in our inbox from the National Association of Broadcasters this morning -- it reminded us that the DTV transition is...
Post strike programming update
The broadcast networks are pulling out all the promotional stops to let viewers know that their favorite TV shows are returning to the schedule...
WideOrbit launches VoterVoter.com
WideOrbit has launched a new consumer service called VoterVoter.com, which allos ordinary individuals to purchase TV time to promote their favorite candidates or causes. ...
TVB: A course well charted in rough seas
The TVB last week was better than ever, with presentation after panel session focusing on how to make more money, more efficiently in this...
Jim Doyle: We’ve got to sell “Local local”
Jim Doyle, president, Jim Doyle & Associates, gave an insightful presentation at TVB, extolling the virtues of local selling and creating the right environment for your AEs.
The digital transition: Opportunity knocks
At the TVB Conference in NYC Thursday, Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell hosted a panel session with Nexstar CEO Perry Sook and NBC Local Media Division President John Wallace on how stations should capitalize on their local websites.
TVB 2008 Conference challenges broadcasters
Chris Rohrs, TVB president, opened TVB 2008 in NYC yesterday to a packed room, touting an imaginary book that broadcasters should read called “TVB’s Dangerous Book for Broadcasters.” It is a time of danger and opportunity.