Inside info on WGA proposal
United Hollywood and LA Weekly’s Nikki Finke posted the following from WGA member Laeta Kalogridis: “Here's the proposal that the WGA is bringing to...
Bresnan to launch nine new HD channels
Bresnan Communications announced the rollout of nine new HD channels in all of its HD markets in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. The additions...
WGA-AMPTP talks resume
As talks are back on track yesterday, Patric Verrone, head of the WGA West called on producers earlier this week to break ranks with...
Leno to pay non-writing staffers, too
As the NBC layoffs began yesterday, Jay Leno host decided to follow in the footsteps of David Letterman and Conan O’Brien and pay non-writing...
ABC O&O stations re-launch websites
The ABC O&O Television Stations Group has introduced a redesign across all 10 of its websites, featuring large 16x9 format media player. The player...
Natixis Media & Entertainment looks at the WGA strike
Alan Gould, Media Analyst at Natixis Bleichroeder, released a report on the ongoing WGA strike. Nataxis hosted a conference call with Chuck Slocum, Associate...
CWA attacks liquor ads
Janice Shaw Crouse of Concerned Women of America is not pleased that NBC O&O WNBC-TV New York has decided to go ahead and air...
Conan to pay employees, too; Leno staffers laid off
Add Conan O’Brien to the list that includes Letterman in paying their non-writing staffers out of their own pockets/production companies while the WGA strike...
WGA to mull AMPTP offer; not optimistic
Both sides have agreed to get back to negotiations tomorrow, after WGA has a few days to consider the offer made Thursday by the...
Broadway stagehands, producers strike tentative deal
IATSE/Labor One and the Broadway producers have struck a tentative deal late last night, with all shuttered shows back to performing this evening. Some...
Clear Channel gets clearance to spin TVs
A 13.7B transaction sending 35 television stations and associated low power properties to Newport Television has been given a conditional go-ahead from the FCC....
WGA, AMPTP still talking; no breakthroughs
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 26The WGA and studio reps for AMPTP have agreed to keep talking, and have been each day since they agreed...
Defending your license, NJ-style
Fox's MNT/9 station in the New York metro, WWOR-TV, faced critics concerned that it focuses too much on serving: The New York metro. Led...
Democrats cancel debate
The Democratic National Committee has decided to pull the plug on the CBS News debate on 12/10 because candidates were unwilling to cross the...
ABC, WGAE forge tentative deal
While CBS News writers prepare for their alleged 12/10 strike, ABC and the WGA East have a tentative contract agreement for the network's union...