Television Critics Association tour cancelled
For the first time in the organization's 30-year history, the upcoming Winter Television Critics Association tour has been cancelled, due to the Writers Guild...
WTVF gains ROI with VCI's autoXe
VCI Automation, a division of VCI Solutions and supplier of media revenue solutions for the broadcast and cable industry, announced WTVF Nashville, TN has...
FX rebrands with new campaign, tagline
News Corp.’s FX network is launching a new branding effort with tagline "There is No Box." The campaign will be unveiled in spots aired...
Wienie assignment to launch “The Celebrity Apprentice”
What’s a hot dog worth on the streets of Manhattan? As NBC kicks off “The Celebrity Apprentice” on January 3rd (9:00 pm ET/PT), the...
DTV transition leaves LPTV with a chip on its shoulder
The Community Broadcasters Association is stunned that some of the digital-to-analog converter boxes approved for distribution are not equipped to pass through analog signals,...
RAW renewed for USA
Most weeks “WWE Monday Night RAW” is the highest-rated show on USA Network and it is one of the few cable offerings to regularly...
Ratings shortfalls abound now: what about midseason?
As reports surface that NBC already begun reimbursing advertisers for Q4 primetime ratings shortfalls, we’re hearing the shortfalls are almost across the board (except...
Roger King dead at age 63
Syndicated television giant Roger King died suddenly over the weekend. CBS said King, who was 63, suffered a stroke Friday at his home in...
Name game at EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation is better known to most consumers by the brand name of its satellite TV service, Dish Network. And now, the company...
Hearst gobbling up more Hearst-Argyle shares
Hearst Corporation may have failed in its bid to buy out all other shareholders of Hearst-Argyle Television at 23.50 per share, so it’s back...
WGA week in review: why talks broke down
Last week brought back deteriorating (and then broken) negotiations between WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, after WGA had a few...
Patriots, Colts and Cowboys boost NFL ratings
Carat’s Broadcast and Video Beat took a look at season to date NFL ratings through this past weekend as we head into the playoff...
Peacock struts out early 2008 lineup
Despite the ongoing writers strike, NBC says its first-quarter primetime schedule is slated to deliver significantly more hours of original programming than was ever...
WGA-AMPTP negotiations break down
The AMPTP late Friday declared a breakdown in negotiations and walked away from talks with WGA. The breakdown came after a tough week of...
Networks launch primetime plan
With the WGA strike approaching its second month, broadcast networks are scrambling to replace many of the dramas and comedies that have been sidelined....