Historic first for "Everybody Hates Chris"
CW's successful sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" is all about the childhood of comedian Chris Rock, but one of the things that the show has...
Independent directors say no to Hearst-Argyle buyout
The offer from Hearst Corporation to buy out other shareholders of Hearst-Argyle Television has been rejected by the special committee of independent directors at...
2008 looking very different for TV and radio
Is 2008 "a year in the balance" for radio? Bear Stearns analyst Victor Miller asked that question at the opening for the annual Dickstein...
No immediate return to easy credit
There was optimism at the financing session in Charlotte that the current credit crunch will moderate, but no one was predicting a quick return...
Reps bring product placement to the fore
The FCC's designated VNR specialist Jonathan Adelstein (D) has expressed his satisfaction with the 4K fine levied against Comcast for broadcast of an unidentified...
Nielsen plans a 2011 trip
That's trip for triple, which is what the ratings icon plans to do to its National People Meter research base. By 2011, it plans...
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...
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...
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...