VCI Solutions upgrades autoXe MC
VCI Solutions announced the latest release of their autoXe MC automation system is the ‘Real Deal’ and is now available. autoXe MC eliminates the...
Landmark moving to sell TV stations
Landmark Communications says it has completed the strategic review of its broadcasting assets and has decided to sell its two television stations, KLAS-TV (Ch....
NBC O&O division buys LX.TV
NBC Local Media, the division of NBC Universal that operates its local O&O television stations, has acquired LX.TV, describes as a “leading producer of...
Marie Osmond signed for talker
Program Partners announced a deal to have Marie Osmond host a new entertainment/lifestyle TV talk show. It’s name? “Marie.” The hour-long talker is set...
CBS finds scripted series in Canada
CBS has ordered 13 episodes of “Flashpoint,” the working title for a new police drama about an elite big city Strategic Response Unit (SRU)....
LIN reaches retrans agreement
KASA-TV (Ch. 2, Fox) Albuquerque was never pulled from Cable One systems, as threatened last month (1/14/07 TVBR #243), due to a last-minute interim...
“American Idol” annihilates the competition
So long as “American Idol” is on the air, it’s pretty much a given that Fox will be the ratings winner. Even in Super...
WGA to write for Grammys
The WGA announced an interim agreement with the producers of the 50th Grammy Awards-adding to what it guaranteed last week during the new AMPTP...
Now you can invest in Al Gore
Former Vice President Al Gore’s Current Media has filed to sell up to 100 million bucks worth of stock in an IPO. The company...
DGA Board unanimously approves contract
The board of the Directors Guild of America voted unanimously Sunday to recommend ratification of a deal with Hollywood studios. The three-year agreement reached...
Carat on strike: "Are TV fans tuning in or dropping out?"
To gain a better understanding of consumers' media habits and attitudes as a result of the strike, Carat fielded an online survey of 1,000...
Daytime ratings down this season
Even before effects of WGA strike are felt, Live program ratings for network daytime are down this season at a critical juncture as drama...
Latest network primetime schedule changes
Carat Programming’s Broadcast and Video Beat reports that based on “same day” viewing, Fox’s 1/23 debut of quiz show, Moment of Truth attracted over...
WGA signs Lionsgate, Marvel
The WGA gas signed interim deals with indie movie distributor Lionsgate and Marvel Studios. Lionsgate is the first motion picture distributor to sign an...
Judge Judy accused of racism in suit
CBS Paramount Television’s Judge Judy has a policy of racial screening, according to a new suit from Jonathan Sebastien, a former senior producer who...