"Skunk Fu!" coming to The CW's Kids' WB! this fall
Kids' WB! on The CW has added some overseas muscle to its fall lineup with the animated martial arts comedy "Skunk Fu!". Acquired from...
Equity Media picks up three Big Apple LPTVs
WMBQ-CA, WMBQ-LD and WBQM-LP are headed from Renard Communications to Equity Media Holdings in an 8M deal that will give the buyer access to...
RHI debuts premiere movies on VOD
RHI Entertainment, a television production and distribution company, announced an initiative to premiere original, never-before-seen movies in the action, thriller and horror genres to...
A real soap opera in LA?
That's the way the Los Angeles Times has been playing this, with NBC Universal's Telemundo sending in Michael Rodriguez from O&O WSCV-TV (Ch. 51)...
Double deal in Mississippi
Grandfather is expecting to be undisturbed when the Meridian MS CBS affiliate is sold from one party to a second, while the local NBC...
"Crosswords" gets network preview
NBC Universal has quite a bit staked on the new game show "Merv Griffin's Crosswords," handling ad sales for the syndicated show and airing...
CBS show "eyed" for child abuse on set
The NY Times reports CBS's "Kid Nation," the new reality show coming to CBS next month, extol the incredible experience of a group of...
Cox launches on demand in Florida markets
Cox Communications announced its On DEMAND service is now available in its Gainesville/Ocala and Pensacola/Fort Walton, Florida markets. On DEMAND from Cox is currently...
How are the other PPM markets coming along?
Reacting to calls from the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council and its Chairman, Steve Sinicropi from Cox Radio, for more transparency on the PPM transition,...
A real soap opera in LA?
That's the way the Los Angeles Times has been playing this, with NBC Universal's Telemundo sending in Michael Rodriguez from O&O WSCV-TV (Ch. 51)...
NAB, MSTV defend digital must-carry
Cable carriage issues remain as the 2/17/09 deadline for the digital rushes ever closer. The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum...
Divergent mobile TV standards becoming the norm
Over the last few months, various market developments have spawned a new dynamic in the broadcast mobile TV marketplace. With the European Commission favoring...
Arbitron working to boost PPM samples
Arbitron officials said last week that they are working to replace households classified as poor responders in its first two markets using Portable People...
Can it really be 10 years already?
Lifetime Television will mark the 10th Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death with a special three-night programming event Saturday, August 25th, Sunday, August 26th, and...
Ion takes two from rentals to O&Os
WPXL-TV 49 New Orleans and WPXX-TV 50 Memphis are both part of the Ion Media Network, but neither was ever owned by Ion. Both...