Saturday, May 2, 2026

Condolences on the passing

Joseph C. (Joe) Drilling was recognized by his peers as an innovator in the Broadcast Industry.  He was one of the original 13 ABC...

Inland Empire indie sold

Independent KHIZ-TV (Ch. 64), serving the Inland Empire portion of the Los Angeles market from Barstow, CA, is changing hands in a complicated deal....

CNBC scores best August in five years

CNBC's Business Day (M-F 5a-7p ET) had its best August in five years, and August ratings have more than tripled since August 2005. For...

Judy still on top

"Judge Judy" was the #1 show in syndication for the week of 8/13-19, according to the Syndicated Network Television Association, using data from Nielsen...

CNBC scores best August in five years

CNBC's Business Day (M-F 5a-7p ET) had its best August in five years, and August ratings have more than tripled since August 2005. For...

Judy still on top

"Judge Judy" was the #1 show in syndication for the week of 8/13-19, according to the Syndicated Network Television Association, using data from Nielsen...

NBC Universal adds overseas

NBC Universal has agreed to acquire Sparrowhawk Holdings and its global portfolio of pay TV channels, including the non-US international Hallmark Channels, from Providence...

Ion reports successful test for single frequency network transmission

Ion Media Networks announced the completion of successful testing of the Richland Towers DTV single frequency network ("SFN") distributed transmission ("DTx") network for the...

FCC sets DTV education workshop

Stepping up efforts to inform all segments of the US population to the shut-down of analog television signals in 2009 and final transition to...

Talent scores for NBC

The finale of "America's Got Talent," won by singing ventriloquist Terry Fator, was the most watched show on television last week and gave NBC...

Clinton on Letterman next week

No, not Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). She has other things on her schedule in her quest for the White House. It is her husband,...

Nielsen ends separate Spanish ratings

The major Spanish TV networks transitioned to using the same National People Meter (NPM) panel as their English brethren as much as two years...

Ion to battle childhood obesity

Ion Media Networks plans initiatives on both its qubo digital network for kids and its Ion Life digital network to combat childhood obesity. The...

Fox cancels "Anchorwoman" after one airing

The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew only...

But what I really want to do is write

There is a new way to get broadcast ideas and scripts before the eyes of actual producers. The Television Writers Vault is the brainchild...