Who did Barbara Walters find fascinating this year?
ABC has scheduled "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007," an hour-long ABC News special, to air Thursday, December 6th in...
Providence looking at exit from TV buy
In an SEC filing Friday, Clear Channel confirmed that Providence Equity Partners has informed it that the private equity firm is "considering its options"...
JWT BOOM signs Shea Homes
hea Homes, the nation's largest privately-owned home builder, announced a strategic partnership between its Trilogy brand and JWT BOOM, a division of JWT Worldwide...
Sinclair clears Springfield deal
That's Springfield MA, where Sinclair Broadcast Group has closed on its acquisition of NBC 40 WGGB-TV. According to Patrick Communications brokers Susan Patrick, the...
Are viewers taking a bite out of crime ratings?
CBS still has some of the most watched shows on television, but some Wall Street analyst are beginning to worry about whether the crime...
RFD-TV working on clearing Imus in major metros
RFD-TV, the Nashville-based cable channel focusing on rural America, will reportedly as soon as this week confirm what we've already reported-that they will simulcast...
Networks form contingency plans
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5With original scripted episodes set to run out by January, the broadcast networks are hard at work developing alternative programming...
Late Night ratings impact speculated
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5Unless the WGA and AMPTP resume negotiations, reports Carat, it's looking less and less likely that an end to the...
More talk shows airing repeats
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5The latest roundup of late night talk shows that have had to resort to repeats over the loss of writers...
Iger sees damage if strike runs long
WGS STRIKE CENTRAL: DAY 5The common wisdom is that ABC is the network most vulnerable to the WGA strike, since it has a strong...
Barrett bullish on '08
With interrelated negatives such as the credit crunch, housing downturn and soft auto sales, CEO Dave Barrett says Hearst-Argyle Television will end 2007 at...
Contestant reruns OKed for "Price"
If you were a contestant on "The Price is Right" with Bob Barker, it is now OK to "come on down" and meet Drew...
"Martha" renewed for 4th year
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution announced that it has renewed "The Martha Stewart Show" in more than 60% of the country and in 17...
Week 6: Broadcast 96, cable 4
One cable/satellite network program made the top ten for the key 18-49 demo in the most recent week. You guessed it: "Monday Night Football"...
Networks form contingency plans
WGS STrike Central,Day 5 and no closer to going back to work