TV pacing down mid-teens at Gannett
That's not unexpected, given the tough comps of the election year last year, so Wall Street analysts were not surprised by the TV pacing...
FCC aims 96K in fines at retailers
Another round of fines has been announced, headed for consumer electronics outlets which were caught selling analog-only television gear without the now-requisite consumer alert....
SBS launches "DirecTV MAS"
Spanish Broadcasting System has launched a new channel on DirecTV-"MEGA TV" (Channel 22 Miami) began nationwide yesterday on DirecTV MAS, Channel 405. The agreement...
Martin comes out strong for multicast must-carry
At the latest House hearing on the DTV Transition, Kevin Martin said that broadcast multicasting was an excellent way to make consumer acquisition of...
No split interest at Gannett
CEO Craig Dubow made it clear in his quarterly conference call that Gannett has looked at various options, such as splitting off the company's...
The CW: Live+7 been very, very good to me
The CW Network says it saw the largest primetime viewership increases (on a percentage basis) of any network in women 18-34 for the week...
Big week for CBS
Sunday's NFL game produced big ratings and ran into primetime, helping to power CBS to a win in the Nielsen ratings for Households and...
Kimmel coast to coast
Jimmy Kimmel might want to get a second wristwatch before next week, rather than try to keep changing to adapt to his current time...
Victoria's Secret gets Spicy
If a lingerie fashion show isn't hot enough already, CBS is heating it up even more this year. The network announced that the December...
"Mama Carlson" actress dead
Actress Carol Bruce, who played the station owner and mother of the "Big Guy," station manager Arthur Carlson (the late Gordon Jump) on CBS'...
Big ratings for "Battle of the Undefeateds"
CBS is relishing a big draw for its Sunday NFL broadcast, which pitted the still-undefeated New England Patriots against the then-undefeated Dallas Cowboys. Sunday's...
Opposition mounts to Cablevision buyout
It took four attempts by the Dolan family to come up with a bid to buy out other shareholders and take Cablevision private that...
Vsurance launches national campaign
Vsurance, a leading provider of pet health insurance, announced that the Company will launch a national television campaign on major networks such as ABC,...
In Schutz Liu trusts
With Arthur Liu's Multicultural media empire set to acquire KHIZ-TV (Ch. 64, Ind.) Bartow, CA, which is in the Los Angeles market, the Multicultural...
NBC snares Sen. Craig for primetime
NBC is reworking its Tuesday primetime schedule tomorrow to air the first network television interview of embattled Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). NBC News' Matt...