"Mr. Wizard" dead at 89
Mr. Wizard Studios announced that Don Herbert, star of the "Watch Mr. Wizard" TV series of science experiments for kids, has died of cancer,...
"Judge Judy" is #1
No, she didn't beat "Wheel of Fortune," but she did tie the syndicated ratings juggernaut in the latest week's ratings from the Syndicated Network...
China expects four billion TV viewers for ’08 Olympics
Four billion people are expected to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics on television, a billion more than the Athens Games in 2004, China state...
"Jericho" return set for July 6th
"Jericho," CBS's drama about how residents of a small, peaceful, Kansas town band together to survive in the wake of a nuclear explosion, will...
FCC posse rounds up three more retailers
Prominently displayed warning labels are supposed to be in close proximity to any television receivers which do not contain digital tuners. The FCC is...
Dingell, Barton come to virtual blows over DTV
The top dogs in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are both looking forward to the DTV transition on 2/17/09. It will be...
Rather and Moonves continue war of words
Dan Rather isn't backing down from his criticism of the new "CBS Evening News" after CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves accused him of being...
Murdoch looks to sell nine markets
In a surprise move, News Corporation announced late yesterday that it is looking to sell nine of its Fox O&O stations. The move comes...
Moonves fires back at Rather
CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves told the audience at a New York media event yesterday that recent comments by former anchor Dan Rather about...
Univision celebrates two in a row
18-34 is the target demo for Univision and the network is celebrating two weeks in a row where it was #2 in the demo,...
Pappas launching own Spanish programming
Effective July 1st as it ends its affiliations with the Azteca America network (4/3/07 TVBR #, Pappas Telecasting says it will launch its own...
"Sleuth" launches on demand
Sleuth, NBC Universal's 24 hour mystery and crime channel launches its Free On Demand package 6/21 to a participating systems including Advanced Cable Communications,...
Reality TV invades the newsroom
Bikini model and former WWE wrestler Lauren Jones was scheduled to make her news anchoring debut last evening on Max Media's KYTX-TV (Ch. 19,...
MCG backs GMC in Honolulu deal
GMC Television broadcasting has closed on its acquisition of KGMB-TV in Honolulu from Emmis Communications. Anagrammatically-related MCG Capital has kicked in the dough in...
Sky Angel becoming earthbound
Dominion Video Satellite is switching its Christian and family-friendly satellite TV service to a broadband IPTV service. The company is calling the changes to...