Pedophile booked for Wilkos debut
NBC Television Distribution says the first week of "The Steve Wilkos Show," debuting in syndication on September 10th, will establish his trademark of "sticking...
Big ratings week for Univision
As reported yesterday, CBS was celebrating the ratings results for last week, where it was #1 in Households, total viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults...
Wheel back on top
"Judge Judy" remains strong, but "Wheel of Fortune" pushed her out of the top spot in the latest week's syndicated TV ratings, supplied by...
SBS takes Mega TV national
Spanish Broadcasting System has signed with DirecTV to make its Miami-based Mega TV available nationally via the satellite service's DirecTV Más package. SBS CEO...
Beth Comstock moving back to GE
Beth Comstock's tumultuous two years at NBC Universal are nearing an end, The NY Post reported. General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt plans on bringing...
CBS claims a win on all fronts
Complete charts from Nielsen were delayed by the Monday holiday, but CBS is claiming an across-the-board win in the rating race for the past...
Petry Media, Hubbard Broadcasting re-up
With a working relationship that already spans more than 70 years, Hubbard Broadcasting announced it is extending its long-standing rep agreement for all of...
Two CCU TVs sold again
Newport Television, the company formed by Providence Equity Partners to operate the Clear Channel television group last spring, is spinning two before the CCU...
NBC O&Os "In the Loop"
NBC Universal has repositioned "iVillage Live" as "In the Loop with iVillage," an interactive daytime talk show for women that will debut Monday, September...
Univision primetime special focuses on separated children
Don Francisco is best known as the host of "Sábado Gigante," the long-running Saturday variety show that is still one of the biggest hits...
GMA adds 3rd hour…but not on TV
As the battle for morning dominance continues, ABC has countered NBC's launch next week of a 4th hour of "Today" (8/15/07 TVBR #159) with...
Shakeup at Univision ad sales
Univision Communications announced David Lawenda has joined on as President of Advertising Sales. Lawenda, 40, will oversee ad sales for Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision...
Sweeney gets Golden Mic
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will honor Anne Sweeney, co-chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group with its 2008 Golden Mike Award....
NBC won't renew with iTunes
NBC Universal, unable to come to an agreement with Apple on pricing, has decided not to renew its contract to sell digital downloads of...
How will credit problems affect broadcasting?
Worries about the broader impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis are top-of-mind on Wall Street. But just how widespread will the fallout be? We...