TV and diabetes linked?
No, there are not fat waves emanating from the television screen. But one of the keys to helping your body manage sugars is exercise....
LPTV brings 6.65 million
Meredith Corporation is selling its LPTV Fox affiliate in Bend, OR, KFXO-LP (Ch. 39), to in-market competitor News-Press & Gazette. According to the FCC...
TV’s history through Ralph Baruch’s eyes
To say that Ralph Baruch has led an interesting life is an understatement. As a child, born into a Jewish family in Germany, he...
Barker finale gets primetime rerun
We have to believe this is a first - a rerun in primetime of a program that aired in a daytime slot just a...
Sports scores 4 of 5 for cable
Basketball playoffs, baseball and the pseudo-sport pro wrestling gave cable/satellite networks four show in the top 100, Adults 18-49, for the most recent week,...
Tribune completes phase one of buyout
Yesterday was the deadline for shareholders to tender their shares for 34 bucks each in cash, a total of 4.3 billion, in phase one...
ABC says it did its homework
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Tom Tancredo have both fired off potshots at ABC News for airing a story about CIA plans to...
Dancing, singing and beauty close out TV season
The May sweeps and the 2006-2007 season closed out with reality TV competition shows driving strong ratings for three networks. Jordin Sparks won "American...
Rigas convictions stand
A federal appeals court in New York yesterday upheld the convictions of former Adelphia Communications executives John and Timothy Rigas on charges of securities...
Dancing outdraws Idol
ABC is crowing over the finale of "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday, which topped Fox's "American Idol" in viewers on the same night...
King ties King again
The top 10 in syndicated television expanded to 11 again as the two "The King of Queens" syndication packages tied once again for 10th...
Creatures to invade CBS
CBS has announce Monday, June 4th as the debut date for "Creature Comforts," an animated series from Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace...
NFL in the alphabet soup with QVC, GSI
The National Football League likes to sell related merchandise, and has inked an agreement with cable direct-to-consumer sales channel QVC and with an internet...
Debate presidencial coming from Telemundo
NBC News and its cable wing, MSNBC, are carrying two of six Democratic presidential debates sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). NBC/Universal has...
Florida downturn taking its toll on Media General
Adding the contribution of the four new NBC affiliates purchased from NBC Universal, April revenues for Media General were up 7.7% to 93.3 million....