Scripps grant to UT
A half million bucks grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation will fund construction of a new media laboratory for the University of Tennessee's College...
Decherd's wife injured
Belo Corporation issued a statement Friday on the condition of Maureen Decherd, wife of CEO Robert Decherd. She was reported to be in critical...
CBS picks up two for season
The Eye net has given a full season order to one of its newbies, the comedy "The Big Bang Theory." Also getting an order...
Tyler TV headed for London
KYTX-TV, serving CBS fare to the Tyler-Longview DMA from its perch in Nacogdoches TX, is changing hands. The Channel 19 station is going form...
Smart Television Alliance kicks off
There's a new watchdog in town. The goal of Smart Television Alliance, according to STA co-chair and National PTA President Jan Harp Domene: "By...
WGA authorizes strike
What it means to yaThe Writers Guild of America voted Friday in LA to authorize a strike against studios, networks and producers if the...
Joey Bishop dead at 89
The last member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," Joey Bishop, has died at age 89. Bishop had stared in two TV sitcoms, both called...
Wheel rules again
"Wheel of Fortune" is holding onto its traditional #1 position in syndicated television so far in the new fall season, according to the weekly...
Mega TV show live both on-air and online
Spanish Broadcasting System announced that Mega TV will launch "Agenda del Inmigrante," airing simultaneously on TV and over the Internet (mega.tv) every Sunday at...
Media General rules out split
Don't look for Media General to split its newspapers and TV operations into separate companies. The company declared that it still sees benefits from...
Hammer time
"What a bunch of sub-moronic imbeciles." That is what customer Mona Shaw thinks of Comcast after the cable giant allegedly: 1) missed a Monday...
Disney to expand Disneyland Resort
The Walt Disney Company announced plans to spiff-up and expand its oldest theme park, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA, which opened in 1955. A...
"Lost" to be found on Sci Fi and G4
NBC Universal's Sci Fi Channel and Comcast's G4 have secured off-network cable rights to ABC's Emmy-Award winning series "Lost" from Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The...
Dolans say no more
Despite growing shareholder disapproval, the Dolan family has said it will not increase its buyout offer to take Cablevision private. The stock price has...
TV pacing down mid-teens at Gannett
That's not unexpected, given the tough comps of the election year last year, so Wall Street analysts were not surprised by the TV pacing...