TV Viewers poised to flock back to favorites
A majority of viewers are poised to flock back to their favorite shows in coming months. Many are also anticipating the range of upcoming special events programming, including
Sundance Channel's Green Porno goes mobile 5/5
Isabella Rossellini’s eight-part short film series about the sex life of insects and various creatures “Green Porno,” will premiere on sundancechannel.com and on HELIO’s...
And we'll have funds, funds, funds under Boucher voucher plan
End of analog TV is now exactly 11 months away. Although many are confident that the current coupon allocation is sufficient, and they may well be correct. But
CBS is all “gnu” this evening
In both on-air and print promotional campaigns, CBS is using a horned and hairy gnu to attract viewers for tonight’s “All Gnu” episodes of...
Hearst keeps buying Hearst-Argyle
Like the Energizer Bunny, Hearst Corporation just keeps going and going when it comes to buying Hearst-Argyle Television stock. Its stake is now up...
February down 7% for Gannett TV
The second month of 2008 was another down month for the Gannett Company. Broadcasting revenues fell 7.1%, with Q1 now projected to be down mid single digits. The newspaper biz was also soft in February, with ad revenues down 8.3%.
Gray focused on local
Asked about prospects for reversing the slump in national advertising for TV, Gray Television President Bob Prather replied, "I'm not sure it can be...
LIN cuts satellite retrans/marketing deal
LIN Television announced a new agreement with Dish Network Corporation for the retransmission of LIN's broadcast stations in both standard and high-definition. The deal...
Top television product placements of 2007
According to a client communication Nielsen just released from Nielsen Company's product placement service Place*Views, in the April 24, 2007 episode of FOX's "American...
Zenith Media signs with Nielsen for A2/M2
The Nielsen Company and Zenith Media Services announced that Zenith will incorporate data from a suite of Nielsen measurement services into its planning and...
"Wheel" stays on top
"Wheel of Fortune" bested "Judge Judy" for the second week running as the battle continues for the top spot in syndicated television. The weekly...
Reporter attacked in South Carolina
Four people were arrested in Union, SC following an attack on WSPA-TV (Ch. 7, CBS) Spartanburg reporter Charmayne Brown, who was across the street...
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...