ABC Entertainment, Warner Bros. strike distribution deal
ABC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Group struck a digital distribution deal for "Big Shots," "Men in Trees," "Notes from the Underbelly" and "Pushing...
Digital TV conversion may be messy
Anthony J. DiClemente and his team of analysts at Lehman Brothers suspect that the preparations for the transition to all-digital television are somewhat behind...
Hearst-Argyle sued over bid
The directors of Hearst-Argyle haven't yet accepted or rejected a buyout bid from Hearst Corporation (8/27/07 RBR #167), but class action lawyers are already...
CBS Corp. to buy SignStorey
CBS Corp. said it will acquire SignStorey, Inc., a distributor of video programming and ad content to retail stores. The purchase price is 71.5...
Happy birthday People Meter!
Nielsen is marking the 20th anniversary of its introduction of the People Meter to measure television viewing - first the National People Meter panel...
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...
TVB predicts 2008 advertising windfall
Get ready for a big year in 2008. With heavy election spending on the horizon, the TVB predicts that TV station spot revenues (local...
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...