Cowles clears a path into California
The publisher of The Spokane Spokesman-Review also owns television properties in the inland portion of Washington State. It is now taking advantage of Providence...
Journal Palms one in the desert
NBC KMIV-TV in Palm Springs CA is getting a little sister. A real little sister. According to brokerage firm Kalil & Co., Multimedia operator...
NAB continues to press white space opposition
The National Association of Broadcasters is continuing its effort to forestall the sudden entry of unlicensed devices into the cracks between licensed television stations....
Nielsen to report for GolTV
The Nielsen Company and GolTV, the 24-hour soccer cable channel, announced an agreement to report program ratings in Nielsen's U.S. Hispanic cable service, known...
EchoStar makes one move, contemplates another
Satellite MVPD EchoStar, owner and operator of the Dish Network, has picked up Sling Media, known primarily as the maker of Slingbox, which allows...
The CW to stream premieres on Yahoo! TV prior to airing
Full premiere episodes of The CW Network's new primetime series Aliens in America and Life is Wild will be streamed free-of-charge and without commercial...
DIY taps Burt Reynolds for latest "Celeb Rides"
The latest installment of DIY Network's automotive franchise returns with a five-episode series 10/19 with "Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit chronicles." Reynolds and...
VNR fine leaves questions in its wake
The 4K assessment against cable giant Comcast levied by the FCC over use of material contained in an video news release without sourcing has...
DTV milestone, millstone
Ed Markey (D-MA) noted that 9/25/07 marked the 20th anniversary of the push toward digital television. It was in September of 1987 that he...
Clear Channel clears hurdle
The buyout of radio giant Clear Channel needed approval of 66.7% of its shareholders to go to Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee...
NBCU and Cox offer free on demand shows in SoCal
NBC Universal and Cox Communications announced a trial offer of five NBC primetime shows free On Demand. Featured content includes popular NBC returning series...
Nielsen unveils "Hey! Nielsen"
The Nielsen Company has begun the public beta testing of Hey! Nielsen, an online social network site for a diverse range of pop culture...
Comcast VNR caught without its ID
A regional news channel called CN8, produced by Cable giant Comcast, aired a consumer information segment that prominently featured a video news release about...
Scripps sets online debuts
"Gourmet Next Door" and "2 Dudes Catering" are new shows set to begin airing October 14th and 16th, respectively, on Food Network. But first,...
Bring on the choirs!
Why limit reality television singing competitions to solo acts? NBC announced that it will introduce "Clash of the Choirs," calling it "the next big...