Belo working against tough comps in Q4
After surprising Wall Street with its Q3 performance, with TV revenues up despite the lack of political advertising, Belo is continuing to hold the...
Downturn for Comcast
Cable giant Comcast disappointed Wall Street with a 54% drop in Q3 net income, although that was up 2% excluding special gains for the...
Tribune sells Connecticut papers again
Tribune Company has a new buyer for its Stamford and Greenwich, CT newspapers after a previous 73 million bucks sale to Gannett unraveled (5/29/07...
"The Doctors" sold in 50% of US
CBS Television Distribution confirmed plans for a spin-off from the successful "Dr. Phil" show and announced that it has already been sold in syndication...
Judy stays on Pat's tail
Don't look back Pat Sajak! "Judge Judy" is sticking right behind "Wheel of Fortune" in the syndicated ratings, as reported by the Syndicated Network...
Drew draws big numbers
If there were worries that "The Price is Right" would suffer an audience loss from the retirement of Bob Barker, those worries have been...
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...