Sinclair fights payola/plugola charge
Television group owner Sinclair Broadcast Group is fighting an FCC Notice of Apparent Liability related to an appearance by pundit Armstrong Williams on at...
Week 11: A big week for cable
Broadcast TV still dominates in the weekly number crunch by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVBR) to combine broadcast and cable/satellite Nielsen data, but...
“Big Shots” misfires
With all of the networks facing a drought of original scripted programming, could any show actually be bad enough to be cancelled? Well, ABC...
Alex Trebek hospitalized
“Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek has been hospitalized after Monday suffering what a spokesman for the show said was a minor heart attack. Trebek, who...
Barbara Walters and Rudolph in dead heat
OK, so “CSI” on CBS was the #1 show for the past week and “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC was second, but we couldn’t resist...
Country moves into the urban metropolis
Great American Country, part of Scripps Networks, is celebrating a milestone of being available to more than 50 million TV households – more than...
AT&T gung-ho on TV expansion
Despite delays, AT&T remains committed to its broadband U-verse competitor to cable and CEO Randall Stephenson told analysts yesterday that AT&T’s target is to...
WGA and AMPTP now in all-out battle
WGA and AMPTP issued some fairly negative statements this week, assuring little chance they'll get back to the negotiating table anytime soon. The general...
Television Critics Association tour cancelled
For the first time in the organization's 30-year history, the upcoming Winter Television Critics Association tour has been cancelled, due to the Writers Guild...
WTVF gains ROI with VCI's autoXe
VCI Automation, a division of VCI Solutions and supplier of media revenue solutions for the broadcast and cable industry, announced WTVF Nashville, TN has...
FX rebrands with new campaign, tagline
News Corp.’s FX network is launching a new branding effort with tagline "There is No Box." The campaign will be unveiled in spots aired...
Wienie assignment to launch “The Celebrity Apprentice”
What’s a hot dog worth on the streets of Manhattan? As NBC kicks off “The Celebrity Apprentice” on January 3rd (9:00 pm ET/PT), the...
DTV transition leaves LPTV with a chip on its shoulder
The Community Broadcasters Association is stunned that some of the digital-to-analog converter boxes approved for distribution are not equipped to pass through analog signals,...
RAW renewed for USA
Most weeks “WWE Monday Night RAW” is the highest-rated show on USA Network and it is one of the few cable offerings to regularly...
Ratings shortfalls abound now: what about midseason?
As reports surface that NBC already begun reimbursing advertisers for Q4 primetime ratings shortfalls, we’re hearing the shortfalls are almost across the board (except...