More than half of US households own DTV sets
More than 50% of U.S. households now own a digital television (DTV), according to new research released today by the Consumer Electronics Association. As...
Letterman's Worldwide Pants strikes separate deal with WGA
As predicted, David Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, struck an interim, independent deal with WGA to allow its two late-night shows to return to...
AMPTP: Strike now costing more than could have gained
The public war of words continues: AMPTP’s website released a statement over the holidays, paired with a video listing numerous statistics and quotes from...
Retro-fitting Media General
More Media General stations have signed on to carry Retro Television Network (RTN) from Equity Media Holdings on digital multicast channels of full-power TV...
Wheel regains lead
After one week on top “Judge Judy” was pushed back to #2 by long-time powerhouse “Wheel of Fortune.” As usual, those two were well...
The political windfall year has arrived
Happy New Year 2008! Now get ready to count the money from what promises to be a political showdown where ad expenditures will easily...
LIN in another retrans battle
As of New Year’s Day, two LIN Television stations were pulled off the local cable systems of Suddenlink Communications after talks failed on a...
Late night talkers return with hands tied; more picketing
NBC's Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves last night, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert come back to...
NBC wins 18-49 crown
Yep, you read that right. The Peacock has reason to strut. Powered by “Sunday Night Football,” which was the #1 program in total viewership...
Now the big game is everywhere
Bending to intense Congressional pressure, the NFL has agreed to but Saturday’s New England Patriots vs. New York Giants game on both CBS and...
Striking Writers with pilots pending write letter to AMPTP
On Christmas Eve, a letter signed by 127 striking writers with pilots pending was emailed to CEOs and almost 200 studio and network TV...
AMPTP pens open letter to the industry
Seems with strike negotiations at an impasse (dead), the WGA and AMPTP have taken to more open letters to each other and the entertainment...
NBC, CBS to simulcast Patriots-Giants game
The NFL has arranged an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night's New England Patriots-New York Giants game when...
Police looking into WLS car crash
A vehicle crashed into a WLS-TV Chicago’s street front studio, jarring the building and startling a weekend anchor as he delivered the 10 p.m....
People’s Choice Awards to be taped
Producers for the People's Choice Awards on CBS announced that they would change the format of the 1/8 airing to a taped show to...