WGA angry over Ellen crossing picket line
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 8As the fifth day of the WGA drew to a close Friday, Ellen DeGeneres has continued her syndicated daytime show,...
Strike meetings abound
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 8Eight days into the WGA strike, high visibility folks are jumping in, lending a hand in any way they can...
Providence looking at exit from TV buy
In an SEC filing Friday, Clear Channel confirmed that Providence Equity Partners has informed it that the private equity firm is "considering its options"...
LIN no longer a third wheel in Decatur
Channel 17 WAND-TV, an NBC exponent in the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur IL, has exited the portfolio of group owner LIN TV Corporation. It is now solely...
Broadway stagehands to go on strike, too
NYC has picket lines everywhere: Broadway stagehands union Local One (stagehands, and the League of American Theatres and Producers) went on strike on Saturday,...
Who did Barbara Walters find fascinating this year?
ABC has scheduled "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007," an hour-long ABC News special, to air Thursday, December 6th in...
Football scores for CBS
CBS is celebrating the ratings success of its NFL package this season. Season-to-date, the network notes, "The NFL on CBS" is averaging a national...
Chris Wolf upped at CW stations
Chris Wolf has been named Regional Director of Programming and Creative Services for WGNT-TV in Norfolk, VA, WTOG-TV Tampa and WUPA-TV Atlanta. All three...
Providence looking at exit from TV buy
In an SEC filing Friday, Clear Channel confirmed that Providence Equity Partners has informed it that the private equity firm is "considering its options"...
JWT BOOM signs Shea Homes
hea Homes, the nation's largest privately-owned home builder, announced a strategic partnership between its Trilogy brand and JWT BOOM, a division of JWT Worldwide...
Sinclair clears Springfield deal
That's Springfield MA, where Sinclair Broadcast Group has closed on its acquisition of NBC 40 WGGB-TV. According to Patrick Communications brokers Susan Patrick, the...
Are viewers taking a bite out of crime ratings?
CBS still has some of the most watched shows on television, but some Wall Street analyst are beginning to worry about whether the crime...
RFD-TV working on clearing Imus in major metros
RFD-TV, the Nashville-based cable channel focusing on rural America, will reportedly as soon as this week confirm what we've already reported-that they will simulcast...
Networks form contingency plans
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5With original scripted episodes set to run out by January, the broadcast networks are hard at work developing alternative programming...
Late Night ratings impact speculated
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5Unless the WGA and AMPTP resume negotiations, reports Carat, it's looking less and less likely that an end to the...