Contingencies, contingencies, contingencies
WGA STRIKE CENTRALAs the possibility of a Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike loomed large, we've been gathering more detail on how the strike...
Midseason blues?
WGA STRIKE CENTRALBreaking it down, the good, bad and the ugly for midseason, if the strike keeps on going:FOX: In a good position for...
Pull from cable
WGA STRIKE CENTRALAs we noted yesterday, most networks are in a good place, being part of larger conglomerates with cable shows. What NBC can...
Potential WGA Strike: What might happen to programming options
It will be interesting if the strike does happen, as it will almost be like a test lab of what viewers are going to...
Analyzing Sinclair Broadcast (Real Estate & Signs) Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group has been on an acquisition binge lately, paying 9.1 million bucks for a commercial warehouse in Baltimore, 17.1 million for a...
Potential WGA Strike: Media agencies comment
With Writers Guild of America writers poised to strike as early as today, we asked more media agencies: If this strike happens, what would...
NBC goes to the dogs
It may be "turkey day," but it is "dog day" for the Peacock Network as NBC continues its Thanksgiving Day tradition of airing "The...
Week 5: Cable falls to 2 of 100
Cable/satellite networks managed to put only two programs in the top 100 for the key 18-49 demo in week five of the new season....
News choppers back in the Phoenix skies
Belo's KTVK-TV (Ch. 3, Ind.) began flying a leased helicopter yesterday, meaning that all five TV news operations in Phoenix have resumed flying following...
PTC rates the #20 TV shows
PTC rates the #20 TV showsParents Television Council is concerned about appropriate content for children ages 2-17, and they just came out with their...
WGA strike: What it could mean to advertising
If the WGA strike goes through, advertisers, agencies and networks would all be in some sort of turmoil-depending largely on how long the strike...
Hunt cleared in over 55% of US
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution says it has sold "The Bonnie Hunt Show" to stations covering more than 55% of US television households for...
Baseball good to Fox
No surprise here. The World Series boosted Fox to a weekly win in the Nielsen ratings. Unfortunately for the network, the Boston Red Sox...
WGA sets membership meeting; strike looming
With Writers Guild of America writers poised to strike as early as tomorrow, the TV networks are readying reality shows, game shows and reruns...
LIN settles retrans standoff
LIN Television announced late yesterday that it has come to a settlement with cable operator MetroCast, ending a standoff that had threatened to pull...