WGA sets membership meeting; strike looming
With Writers Guild of America writers poised to strike as early as tomorrow, the TV networks are readying reality shows, game shows and reruns...
News choppers back in the Phoenix skies
Belo's KTVK-TV (Ch. 3, Ind.) began flying a leased helicopter yesterday, meaning that all five TV news operations in Phoenix have resumed flying following...
PTC rates the #20 TV shows
PTC rates the #20 TV showsParents Television Council is concerned about appropriate content for children ages 2-17, and they just came out with their...
WGA strike: What it could mean to advertising
If the WGA strike goes through, advertisers, agencies and networks would all be in some sort of turmoil-depending largely on how long the strike...
Hunt cleared in over 55% of US
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution says it has sold "The Bonnie Hunt Show" to stations covering more than 55% of US television households for...
Baseball good to Fox
No surprise here. The World Series boosted Fox to a weekly win in the Nielsen ratings. Unfortunately for the network, the Boston Red Sox...
LIN settles retrans standoff
LIN Television announced late yesterday that it has come to a settlement with cable operator MetroCast, ending a standoff that had threatened to pull...
Looking for a stocking stuffer?
If your holiday shopping list calls for a TV station, here's a closer look at the five that Media General has decided it could...
Ober goes online
Vault.com announced the appointment of former CBS News President Eric Ober as Senior Vice President, Television and Video. In his new position, Ober will...
FiOS added 200K subs in Q3
Verizon reports that it added 202,000 net new subscribers to its FiOS TV digital competitor to local cable systems in Q3, bringing the total...
ValueVision ousts CEO
ValueVision Media, which operates the ShopNBC channel, announced that CEO William Lansing has exited at the request of the board of directors. The company...
Citi Debuts campaign for Citi Cards
Citi announced the launch of its new national campaign for Citi Cards, the world's largest provider of credit cards. The first television commercial of...
MG seeks strength and balance
And Media General is going to try to achieve these noble characteristics via strategic divestiture. "The decision to explore the potential sale of five...
CBS sets up criminal cross-pollination
In a bid to pick up some extra viewers in the November Sweeps, CBS has scheduled the first-ever crossover between its hit crime shows...
Big numbers, but now it's over
Fox scored big on Sunday with Game 4 of the World Series. Unfortunately for the network, the Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies,...