Saturday, May 2, 2026

FCC study suggests hold on white space devices

The Federal Communications Commission Laboratory has conducted field tests of spectrum devices proposed for unlicensed use in the gaps between television signals, known as...

Sinclair bounces out of Springfield

ABC 40 WGGB-TV out of Springfield MA is being sold. The Sinclair Broadcast Group station is headed to John Gormally and his Gormally Broadcasting...

Arbitron gets MRC blessing for PPM TV data

The Media Rating Council has given Arbitron accreditation for Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings data for television in Houston, where radio data was already...

Yippee! It’s Whoopi!

ABC confirmed yesterday that Whoopi Goldberg will be the new moderator of “The View,” a position that has been vacant since Rosie O’Donnell left...

Latin TV switching languages and biz plan

Hispanic media continues to grow by leaps and bounds in the US, but not everyone is making money. Latin Television Inc., a penny stock...

Murdoch appears to have won Dow Jones

After pressing for a higher price, most of the Denver faction of the Bancroft family has blinked and accepted the 60 bucks per share...

Cancer surgery for Robin Roberts

ABC "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery on Friday. "Now I...

Bricks and mortar for Letterman

Ball State University in Muncie, IN has announced plans to name its new Communications Media Building for the man the local Star Press calls...

Summer surge softens for NBC

A "CSI" rerun on CBS was the top-rated show on TV last week, although NBC's "America's Got Talent" still claimed the largest estimated total...

Nine NBCU channels coming to Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless and NBC Universal are bringing programming to V CAST-enabled phones.  V CAST customers with select phones can now view short video on...

Martha Stewart announces new series on DIY

Martha Stewart will bring her crafting expertise to a new cable home beginning November as part of a distribution deal announced by Sheraton Kalouria,...

Cox sees lowest customer churn in its history

Cox Communications announced its bundle of video, Internet and telephone services is continuing to improve customer satisfaction and reduce customer defection even in the...

Latin TV switching languages and biz plan

Hispanic media continues to grow by leaps and bounds in the US, but not everyone is making money. Latin Television Inc., a penny stock...

Bricks and mortar for Letterman

Ball State University in Muncie, IN has announced plans to name its new Communications Media Building for the man the local Star Press calls...

Summer surge softens for NBC

A "CSI" rerun on CBS was the top-rated show on TV last week, although NBC's "America's Got Talent" still claimed the largest estimated total...