Big ratings for "Battle of the Undefeateds"
CBS is relishing a big draw for its Sunday NFL broadcast, which pitted the still-undefeated New England Patriots against the then-undefeated Dallas Cowboys. Sunday's...
Opposition mounts to Cablevision buyout
It took four attempts by the Dolan family to come up with a bid to buy out other shareholders and take Cablevision private that...
Vsurance launches national campaign
Vsurance, a leading provider of pet health insurance, announced that the Company will launch a national television campaign on major networks such as ABC,...
In Schutz Liu trusts
With Arthur Liu's Multicultural media empire set to acquire KHIZ-TV (Ch. 64, Ind.) Bartow, CA, which is in the Los Angeles market, the Multicultural...
NBC snares Sen. Craig for primetime
NBC is reworking its Tuesday primetime schedule tomorrow to air the first network television interview of embattled Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). NBC News' Matt...
Profits up for NBC Uni
Q3 revenues were up 3% and profits 9% for NBC Universal, which was right on track with what parent GE had been expecting. GE...
In Schutz Liu trusts
With Arthur Liu's Multicultural media empire set to acquire KHIZ-TV (Ch. 64, Ind.) Bartow, CA, which is in the Los Angeles market, the Multicultural...
Fox Business Network launches today
Today is the day. News Corporation launches Fox Business Network to challenge CNBC, just as a few years ago the company dared to challenge...
Dennis Miller to get show on "Versus" cable net
Versus, a sports cable network, will be also home next month to Dennis Miller. "Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller" will air Tuesday nights at...
Post Co. buys CourseAdvisor
In yet another move to expand its education division, which is not dependent on advertising revenues, the Washington Post Company announced a deal to...
"Mustard Pancakes" for Ion
That's not the menu for the staff dining room, but rather an "edutainment" show aimed at kids 3-6 which will begin airing on Ion...
NBC Uni sells "Heroes" for cable run
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold hit NBC primetime series "Heroes" to cable networks G4 and MOJO for its debut in off-network syndication,...
Regis returns to primetime
CBS has ordered six one-hour episodes of "Million Dollar Password" hosted by Regis Philbin for midseason 2008, returning Philbin to primetime with a game...
Jim Robbins dead at 65
The former President and CEO of Cox Communications lost a long battle with cancer. Jim Robbins had retired from the nation's 3rd largest cable...
Tower Innovations responds to WSKY tower collapse story
As he promised in our story this week (10/9/07 TVBR #197), David Nicholson, Tower Innovations EVP/COO, has responded to claims made by WSKY-TV Norfolk...