Nielsen to report for GolTV
The Nielsen Company and GolTV, the 24-hour soccer cable channel, announced an agreement to report program ratings in Nielsen's U.S. Hispanic cable service, known...
VNR fine leaves questions in its wake
The 4K assessment against cable giant Comcast levied by the FCC over use of material contained in an video news release without sourcing has...
DTV milestone, millstone
Ed Markey (D-MA) noted that 9/25/07 marked the 20th anniversary of the push toward digital television. It was in September of 1987 that he...
Clear Channel clears hurdle
The buyout of radio giant Clear Channel needed approval of 66.7% of its shareholders to go to Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee...
NBCU and Cox offer free on demand shows in SoCal
NBC Universal and Cox Communications announced a trial offer of five NBC primetime shows free On Demand. Featured content includes popular NBC returning series...
EchoStar makes one move, contemplates another
Satellite MVPD EchoStar, owner and operator of the Dish Network, has picked up Sling Media, known primarily as the maker of Slingbox, which allows...
The CW to stream premieres on Yahoo! TV prior to airing
Full premiere episodes of The CW Network's new primetime series Aliens in America and Life is Wild will be streamed free-of-charge and without commercial...
DIY taps Burt Reynolds for latest "Celeb Rides"
The latest installment of DIY Network's automotive franchise returns with a five-episode series 10/19 with "Celebrity Rides: Burt Builds a Bandit chronicles." Reynolds and...
Nielsen unveils "Hey! Nielsen"
The Nielsen Company has begun the public beta testing of Hey! Nielsen, an online social network site for a diverse range of pop culture...
Scripps sets online debuts
"Gourmet Next Door" and "2 Dudes Catering" are new shows set to begin airing October 14th and 16th, respectively, on Food Network. But first,...
Bring on the choirs!
Why limit reality television singing competitions to solo acts? NBC announced that it will introduce "Clash of the Choirs," calling it "the next big...
ABC and Congdon part ways
Pioneering videoblogger Amanda Congdon will not be staying at ABC News after her one year contract ends soon. She told fans on her online...
Comcast VNR caught without its ID
A regional news channel called CN8, produced by Cable giant Comcast, aired a consumer information segment that prominently featured a video news release about...
White spacers claim "100% accuracy"
Microsoft and Philips Electronics are calling for the FCC to put off any decision on allowing unlicensed wireless devices to operate in white spaces...
Pappas launches own network
Pappas Telecasting has given a name to its new Spanish TV programming venture, TuVisión, with the network now airing in five markets. Plans call...