WGA, AMPTP trade barbs over scabs
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 11The Writers Guild (WGA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) traded public comments yesterday on their respective...
TV Guide cancels Online Video Awards
2007-11-15 10:43:00TV Guide announced it is cancelling the ceremony and TV Guide Channel broadcast of its Online Video Awards, both originally scheduled for early...
WGA strike jeopardizes Television Critics Association's winter press tour
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 11The Television Critics Association's winter press tour, one of two gatherings where networks showcase their new shows in January, could...
Ellen won't tape next week
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 11Ellen DeGeneres has pulled the plug on plans to tape her show next week in New York, where Writers Guild...
Watchdog barks up the wrong tree
StopBigMedia is incensed. CW network is running ads trumpeting the fact that they do not include local news in their programming schedule. The "good...
Sinclair makes another non-TV buy
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it had acquired approximately 95% of Alarm Funding Associates for approximately 5.5 million - yet another investment by Sinclair...
Local TV likely to snare Fox spins
It's hardly surprising that Local TV LLC was a bidder for the nine Fox stations that News Corporation put up for sale in June...
News Corp. ready to set WSJ.com free
Rupert Murdoch told reporters back in his native Australia that News Corporation is already pacing ahead of its guidance for its fiscal Q2 and...
Dick Clark ready to rock
Dick Clark is getting the word out early. The 78-year-old teenager will be back at Times Square on New Year's Eve to ring in...
LIN TV launches local content channels on YouTube
LIN TV announced the launch of dedicated LIN TV "Channels" on YouTube. The companies said the partnership reflects LIN TV's commitment to further expand...
Winning week for ABC
The Alphabet Network was tops in both Households and 18-49 for the most recent week. Even so, CBS had the top two shows with...
NBC renames O&O group
NBC Owned-and-Operated Stations Group has been renamed the NBC Local Media Division. As he announced the change, John Wallace, President of the NBC Local...
AMPTP states its case in full-page ads
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 10As the WGA strike goes on into day 10, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) placed full-page...
WGA sends letter of support to Broadway strikers
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 10The WGA sent a letter of support this week to striking Broadway stagehands-members of Local One of the International Alliance...
CBS News writers may be next
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 10The WGA East, the union that represents news writers for CBS News, may vote tomorrow to authorize a strike in...