2nd Cox station goes retro

Hot on the heels of announcing a digital multicast deal with Cox Broadcasting flagship WSB-TV Atlanta (11/21/07 TVBR #228), Retro Television Network (RTN) followed...

SDS reups with Crossroads Television

Toronto-based SDS, a provider of broadcast management software, has announced that Crossroads Television System (CTS), an Ontario-based broadcast television network, has extended its use...

NFL Network still battling MSOs

Some football fans, particularly those in Indiana and Georgia, may have felt less than thankful on Thanksgiving Day as they were left out of...

WGA-AMPTP contract talks resume

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 22The Writers Guild of America (WGA) will resume contract negotiations with network and studio representatives of the Alliance of Motion...

Major strike rally held in Hollywood

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 22Some 4,000 striking WGA members, fellow union members and locals marched a mile long down Hollywood Blvd. during the WGA's...

ABC's "Lost" online model a solution?

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 22Striking writers say the studios are refusing to pay for the use of their scripts on the Internet for free...

What one advocate is looking for in leased access

Attorney Dan Margolis of Leibowitz & Associates PA has been representing the interests minority programs in their attempt to improve access to the nation's...

WGA strike update-reality show production accelerates

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 16With new talks between the WGA and AMPTP scheduled for 11/26, there is hope that programming production will get back...

Leno drops most in Late Night, post-strike

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 16The Tonight Show with Jay Leno still rules the weekday Late Night daypart, but the program took the biggest slide...

Strike two for CBS

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 16CBS News writers authorized their union leaders to call a national strike, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced yesterday....

Kellner sees CW OK through strike

WGA STRIKE CENTRAL DAY 16With a stable of CW affiliates at ACME Communications, CEO Jamie Kellner told Wall Street analysts that the WGA strike...

Gannett feels off-year impact;

Q4 TV pacing down double digitsWith no federal election this year Gannett's television stations saw October revenues drop 24.5%. Excluding political, though, revenues were...

What will Entravision get for its billboards?

Wall Street applauded last week when Entravision said it was looking into selling its outdoor advertising division (11/16/07 TVBR #225). So, just what are...

One paper, two opinions

The Washington Times gave some space to a pair of Competitive Enterprise Institute members who made the case for allowing the XM/Sirius merger to...

Rumors heat up for EchoStar buy

Last week's stock price drop for EchoStar, after Q3 subscriber growth came in short of expectations, may have a silver lining for investors. The...