Tribune's quarter better than expected
Q3 revenues were down, but only 4% for Tribune Company, not the 7% that Wall Street had expected, and earnings per share were much...
Meredith cautious about value of splits
With Belo and Scripps announcing plans to split their companies in two, it was inevitable that Meredith Corporation CEO Stephen Lacy would be asked...
Cablevision buyout rejected
Shareholders of Cablevision have turned thumbs down on the offer from the Dolan family to buy them out for 36.26 per share and take...
Meredith pacts with Wal-Mart
Meredith pacts with Wal-Mart for Better Homes and Gardens Home Products and Meredith announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Wal-Mart for the design, marketing and...
Survivor finale set for December 16th
CBS will wrap-up "Survivor: China" on a special night, Sunday, December 16th, with the winner revealed in a two-hour broadcast beginning at 8:00 pm...
"Viva Laughlin" dead down under
"Viva Laughlin" lasted two episodes on CBS, but Australia's Nine Network has cancelled it after only one airing. If you check out the top...
Reporter arrested outside school
Jeffrey Weinsier, an investigative reporter for WPLG-TV (Ch. 10, ABC) Miami, was arrested and charged with trespassing and carrying a gun on school property....
Baseball brings Fox a win
The American League Championship series went to the maximum seven games, boosting Fox to an easy win for the week in both 18-49 and...
Week 4: Broadcast 94, cable 6 in 18-49
Cable/satellite networks claimed six spots in the top 100 for viewing in the big bucks Adults 18-49 demo, according to the weekly number crunch...
Cut programming for 'round-the-clock coverage of wildfires
SoCal broadcasters cut programming for 'round-the-clock coverage of wildfires. Local broadcasters in California have been providing around-the-clock news coverage of the California wildfires, in...
Looking ahead at Journal
The execs at Journal Communications had a difficult Q3 (not uncommon during an off-election year), and the continuing weakness in advertising in general is...
Zell in for the long haul
Billionaire mogul Sam Zell told those gathered at an Inland Press Association meeting this week that he sees his proposed acquisition of Tribune Company...
Meredith and Comcast in VOD deal
Meredith announced that its Parents TV video on demand service will debut on Comcast's On Demand service in December. Kimberly-Clark's Huggies brand has signed...
"Starter Wife" coming back as a series
"The Starter Wife" miniseries was such a hit for NBC Universal's USA Network that it is coming back as a series. Debra Messing will...
"Viva Laughlin" put out of its misery
After two episodes with dismal ratings and worse reviews, CBS has dumped "Viva Laughlin," a strange attempt at a combination drama and musical. "The...