Q3 station revenues down 8.7%; total TV off 4.1%
Reflecting the absence of political and Olympic revenues, local broadcast television ad revenues were down 8.7% in Q3 of 2007, according to Susan Cuccinello,...
NBC News claims “massive” lead
Racking up another weekly win in the TV evening news battle, the Peacock net says the “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” beat ABC’s...
Pappas puts some stations on the market
Pappas Telecasting announced that it has retained Moelis & Company to assess strategic alternatives for the company, which Pappas says could lead to the...
Week 12: Broadcast 92, cable 8
Broadcast networks had 92 of the top 100 shows in the key 18-49 demo for the most recent week, based on the number crunch...
WGA rejects waiver requests for Golden Globes, Oscars
The WGA has rejected waiver requests from the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Golden Globes had sought permission to allow writers to prep material...
Writers in talks to launch web start-ups
A group of striking writers are working on plans to produce programming for the Internet independent of Hollywood studios/AMPTP. They’re turning to venture capitalists,...
Directors to share negotiation data with WGA
Officials from the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America said they will meet to compare notes on key issues as...
Tribune ends distribution unit
Tribune Entertainment has shut down its distribution unit, shuttering the remains of what once was a major player in the syndicated TV field, but...
Original fare wins the week for CBS
“First-run programming on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday carried CBS to its most dominating victory of the season, placing first in all key measures...
Lifetime gets “Wife Swap”
Lifetime Television announced what it says is its first-ever major off-net reality acquisition – a deal for the exclusive off-network rights to the ABC...
More soccer for Univision
The Univision Networks announced that they will be the exclusive Spanish-language telecasters in the United States for the annual CONCACAF Champions League, a region-wide...
Strike-bound NBC turns to cable
With limited first-run scripted material available due to the WGA strike, NBC announced that it repurpose the USA Network hits "Monk" and "Psych." New...
TV outlook worsens for Gannett
A month ago Gannett said its TV pacings pointed to Q4 being down in the high teens, but now the company has expanded that...
TV revenues fall 18.9% at Media General
That was all due to the lack of political revenues, with local and national both up double digits in November, excluding political. Meanwhile, newspaper...
Storm knocks down WNEP TV towers
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reports heavy snow and ice buildup -- coupled with high winds -- caused WNEP-TV’s (ABC) 800-foot tower to collapse just...