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...
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...
CBS goes four-for-four
The SNTA/Nielsen Galaxy Explorer synication chart for the week of 11/12-18/07 saw CBS Television Distribution grab the top four slots and eight of the...
WGA not happy about Carson Daly going back to work
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 25Early-morning talk show host Carson Daly is going back to work on his NBC program, "Last Call," crossing the WGA...
Wachovia hosts conference call on WGA strike
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 25As the WGA and AMPTP continue at the negotiating table this week, Wachovia sponsored a client conference call on the...
TV will ride the upside in 2008
Advertising will gain in 2008, according to Lehman Brothers. They expect gains of 3.7% to 310.8B in total advertising over 2007 (and they think...
CBS Writers pointing at 12/20 strike date
News writers for CBS are ''strongly considering" a Dec. 10 strike date, casting doubt on whether the network will be able to air its...
Cheaper stocks mean bigger dividends
Media stocks have gotten beaten up so much this year that you'd think some speculators would start buying them just for the dividend yields....
WGA, AMPTP new talks optimistic
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 24So far, resumed contract negotiations between The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and network and studio representatives of the Alliance...
NBC gives full season orders for "Chuck," "Life"
NBC announced that it is ordering an extra nine episodes for two of its new freshman dramas: "Chuck" and "Life." Both series will now...
ION scores "The Drew Carey Show" from Warner Bros.
ION Media Networks has obtained from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution the rights to air the long-running sitcom, The Drew Carey Show. ION Television...
WGA strikers get creative
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 23A lot of WGA strikers are really getting into the effort, reports the NY Times, networking, taping YouTube videos, organizing...
WGA, AMPTP return to the table; rumors of hope
WGA STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 23The Writers Guild of America (WGA) resumed contract negotiations with network and studio representatives of the Alliance of Motion Picture...