VCI Solutions joins AMWA
VCI Solutions has joined the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA). In addition to their new principal membership status, Lowell Putnam, Chairman/Chief Strategy Officer of...
CBS gets ready to fight
The new mixed martial arts program “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” is set to debut on May 31st 9-11 pm ET/PT. The program presented...
Tribune melding media in Florida sun
“This strategy is unprecedented in a major U.S. market. This gives our print, broadcast and interactive operations the opportunity to work together to develop unique content and programming"
Anchorage powerhouse sold
Schurz Communications is buying KTUU-TV (Ch. 2, NBC) Anchorage, AK from long-time owner Zaser & Longston Inc., with the parties noting that it is...
NBC puts two on the auction block
NBC Universal is moving again to divest stations outside the largest markets. Staffers received a memo yesterday from NBC Local Media President John Wallace...
Fox claims lead across the board
With “American Idol” steamrollering the competition, Fox has moved into first place for the 2007-2008 TV season in all major metrics. Fox is now...
Digital VHF fetches $5 million
South Central Communications is selling its digital-only WMAK-DT (Ch. 7, Ind.) Knoxville, TN, one of the early DTV stations to sign on with no...
Tucson price now known
Journal Communications’ acquisition of KWBA-TV (Ch. 58, CW) Tucson to create a duopoly with KGUN-TV (Ch. 9, ABC), announced a day ago, carries a...
DTV pulled from FCC agenda
The US cops for the information superhighway were unable to find the on-ramp yesterday morning, as a server malfunction delayed streaming of the FCC’s...
No truce at Media General
The New York Times Company may have come to terms with the Harbinger hedge fund and given it two board seats (3/18/08 TVBR #54),...
Week 25: Broadcast 95, cable 5
Once again, broadcast networks had 95 of the top 100 shows for the key 18-49 demo in the weekly crunch of Nielsen's broadcast and...
Another easy win for Fox
While "American Idol" is on the air, it seems to be only a question of what network will finish second behind Fox. That was...
Journal grows Tucson multi-media cluster
Journal Broadcast Group is adding a second full-power TV station to its already sizeable cluster of one TV and four radio stations in Tucson....
Automotive strong category for Barrington
We’ve said it before, but the key to growth is feet on the street. TV operators who are serious about growing local sales are reaping results – and having to worry less about national trends.
Granite making candidates heard
Granite Broadcasting announced that each of its stations will continue the company’s tradition of providing free air time to qualified, major candidates running for...