Belo’s Q4 off only slightly for TV
Despite the lack of political revenues, television group revenues were down only 2.4% in Q4 for Belo Corporation to 218 million and brand new...
Financial impact of WGA settlement no big deal
Moody’s Investors Service says the agreement ending the three-month-old strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) against TV and movie studios does not...
Stakeholders weigh in on DTV transition
The DTV conversion is going well, or not, depending on which stakeholder you talk to. Broadcasters, retailers and manufacturers say they will do a...
DTV transition is on, er, something
The transition to digital television is moving along just as expected, or it isn't, largely depending on whether you sit on the Democratic or...
Week 20: Broadcast 91, cable/satellite 9
As "American Idol" on Fox dominated all competitors, both broadcast and cable/satellite, once again, the weekly ratings crunch of Nielsen data by the Television...
Saturday Night Live back on 2/23
NBC's "Saturday Night Live," the only late-night show completely shelved by the writers' strike, is planning a Feb. 23 return, according to an AP...
AMPTP chiefs issue joint statement
As the strike was officially ended late Tuesday with a 92.5% WGA member vote, AMPTP members issued a joint statement of joy and relief:...
The strike is over: now get back to work!
Late Tuesday night WGA members voted to approve the new contract with AMPTP, ending well over three months of a strike that cost the...
Ion adds “M*A*S*H” to Fall sked
Ion Media Networks announced an agreement with Twentieth Television to air the iconic television series “M*A*S*H” on its flagship channel, Ion Television. The hit...
CBS rebranding CSTV
CBS Sports announced a comprehensive reorganization of its college sports operations, incorporating the cable, broadcast and online activities of College Sports Television (CSTV) into...
Nielsen slows down LPM roll-out
Nielsen says there was client concern about installing Local People Meters in 43 markets over the next four years. That roll-out plan has now...
Television production ramps up quickly
Anticipating the end to the WGA strike after the vote last night, TV producers were back at work this week plotting the springtime reblooming...
ABC mounts rear guard action
The 1.4M+ fine levied against ABC affiliates by the FCC for an episode of "NYPD Blue" aired back in 2003 will be appealed by...
Markey wants flexible coupons
The Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Ed Markey (D-MA) is leading the charge to fix a possible flaw in the...
Fox trio tops the Grammys
Both night of "American Idol" on Fox bested the Grammy Awards on CBS, but so did "House" on Fox, leaving the Grammy's in 4th...