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...
FCC aims 96K in fines at retailers
Another round of fines has been announced, headed for consumer electronics outlets which were caught selling analog-only television gear without the now-requisite consumer alert....
SBS launches "DirecTV MAS"
Spanish Broadcasting System has launched a new channel on DirecTV-"MEGA TV" (Channel 22 Miami) began nationwide yesterday on DirecTV MAS, Channel 405. The agreement...
Martin comes out strong for multicast must-carry
At the latest House hearing on the DTV Transition, Kevin Martin said that broadcast multicasting was an excellent way to make consumer acquisition of...
No split interest at Gannett
CEO Craig Dubow made it clear in his quarterly conference call that Gannett has looked at various options, such as splitting off the company's...
The CW: Live+7 been very, very good to me
The CW Network says it saw the largest primetime viewership increases (on a percentage basis) of any network in women 18-34 for the week...
Big week for CBS
Sunday's NFL game produced big ratings and ran into primetime, helping to power CBS to a win in the Nielsen ratings for Households and...
Kimmel coast to coast
Jimmy Kimmel might want to get a second wristwatch before next week, rather than try to keep changing to adapt to his current time...
Victoria's Secret gets Spicy
If a lingerie fashion show isn't hot enough already, CBS is heating it up even more this year. The network announced that the December...
"Mama Carlson" actress dead
Actress Carol Bruce, who played the station owner and mother of the "Big Guy," station manager Arthur Carlson (the late Gordon Jump) on CBS'...