Mega launching daily news show
As it prepares to take Mega TV national next month on DirecTV (9/6/07 TVBR #174), Spanish Broadcasting System announced plans to launch a daily...
Is TV programming going down the tubes?
According to a poll from AOL Television and the Associated Press, 62% of surveyed Americans think the quality of television programming is diminishing. Of...
NBC Universal reorganizes sales operation
Now that he's been in the job for a few months, NBC Universal Sales and Marketing President Mike Pilot has decided to reorganize the...
Comedy Central licensed to American Greetings
American Greetings Corporation announced a licensing partnership with Comedy Central "that will bring the characters, antics and signature humor from some of the network's...
"L&O:CI" syndication launch to cover 95%
Dick Wolf's hit crime drama series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" premieres in national syndication next Monday, September 17. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution...
Judy back on top
The battle for the top spot in syndication TV between Pat Sajak and "Judge Judy" continues. For the most recent week, Judy was back...
Five from Fox get the Biz
Fox Business Network (FBN) has named five anchors from the Fox News Channel (FNC) to the on-air team when the new net launches next...
An up month for NYT Co.
Just barely, though. The New York Times Company reports that August revenues from continuing operations rose 0.6% to 218.5 million. Double digit gains in...
Stewart gets second shot at the Oscars
John Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show," will make a return appearance as host of the 80th Academy Awards, to be broadcast live...
TV station revenues fell 6.6% in Q2
Hot on the heels of last week's forecast of 9-10% growth for all of 2008, the TVB is reporting that the present year is...
Samples taking the helm at HGTV
Jim Samples has been tapped to be the next President of HGTV, the flagship cable network of Scripps Networks. He will succeed Judy Girard,...
Carrying on about carriage
Both the NAB and the NCTA hailed the FCC's decision on mandatory dual carriage of both digital and analog television streams during the first...
McCain hoping to piggyback a la carte on channel tying
The FCC is accepting commentary on the practice of forcing cable operators to carry channels they don't want in order to get one they...
TV5Monde USA signs Cablevision deal
The US outlet of France-based TV5Monde announced a companywide deal with Cablevision to begin airing this month on the entire Cablevision cable footprint as...
CBS, FCC meet in court over Nipplegate
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia was the scene of the latest indecency over the airwaves battle. CBS, which has refused to...