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...
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...
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...
Spitzer clears the way for ABC
For nearly two years ABC News has been sitting on a special report by Diane Sawyer, who had gone out and interviewed prostitutes –...
CW goes for horror/reality
How do you wrap the horror genre into a reality show format? We’ll find out this summer when The CW debuts “13” (working title),...
Dish bird a dud
A Proton rocket that was to have placed a new SES Americom AMC-14 satellite in orbit for Dish Network failed to achieve its proper...
NBCU Domestic TV sells House, Monk to local broadcast
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold hit series "House" and "Monk" to local broadcast stations in 99% of the U.S. for weekend syndication...
Telemundo in major deal with Televisa
NBC Universal’s Telemundo announced an agreement with Mexico media giant Televisa to have Televisa distribute Telemundo content in Mexico via free television, pay TV and new digital platforms.
Will money follow the eyeballs?
The news business is changing fast and television is among the industries trying to keep up with the changing demands of the American consumer.