One less news team in Reno
Pappas Telecasting ended news programming this week in Reno on its KREN-TV (Ch. 27, CW) and KAZR-CA (Ch. 46, Tu Visión). The final newscasts...
TiVo to provide YouTube videos direct to TV
TiVo announced an agreement with YouTube that will offer access to YouTube videos directly from the TV via a TiVo DVR. The service will...
Week 24: Broadcast 95, cable 5
Broadcast networks had 95 of the top 100 show in the 18-49 demo for the most recent week. The weekly number crunch of Nielsen...
One celery stalk, a gallon of milk and a converter box
Not every town in the US can support a consumer electronics store, but you can bet that almost all of them have a grocery store.
Gabelli sets debate
This is not a political debate, but rather a face-off between Media General management and dissident shareholder Harbinger Capital Partners over their dueling slates...
Idol crushes the competition (again)
Fox rolled to an easy victory in the weekly Nielsen ratings as "American Idol" again claimed the #1, #2 and #3 spots with viewers....
Global IPTV subscriptions hit 12 million at end of '07
The total number of IPTV subscribers grew by 117% in 2007 to reach 12.34 million, up from 5.71 million at the end of 2006,...
Fox stations seeing slowdown
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch told the Bear Stearns 21st Annual Media conference in Palm Beach, FL that he has become more pessimistic about...
Weather Channel bids due
The question now is whether anyone stepped up to the plate to offer five billion bucks for The Weather Channel and its weather.com website....
CW sets some rural matchmaking
The CW has set April 30th for the premier of “Farmer Wants a Wife.” The show brings 10 city women to one charming, hard-working...
Dissident airs its grievances
Harbinger Capital has spelled out what it thinks is wrong with the way Media General is being run. In its pitch to have three...
Circuit City woes: A cautionary tale
The Associated Press headline reads, "Circuit City tries to reinvent itself." The electronics retailer is losing its head-to-head battle with Best Buy, and is...
AFTRA strikes new deal with networks
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative agreement with the Big Four television networks and producers on the Network...
MSOs pact for targeted ad sales in “Project Canoe”
Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications and Bright House Networks are making plans for a jointly owned company that would allow...
Network news ratings down
Presidential campaign coverage has helped the cable news networks increase or at least maintain their primetime audience levels versus last year. No such story...