NBC signs for comedy import
It appears that Ben Silverman is making his mark as Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. The question now is whether US...
More Power for CBS
CBS has ordered six additional episodes of the primetime game show "Power of 10," hosted by Drew Carey, for midseason. CBS noted that Power...
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...
Chernin still gets the big bucks
Quick, name the highest paid executive at News Corporation. If you said Rupert Murdoch, you lose. He's the boss, of course, but he is...
Taking on ill-advised white space initiative
A high-powered group of groups is getting set to head off efforts to open up spectrum between the cracks in the television band for...
Cox Television forms Cox Cross Media
Cox Television announced the creation of Cox Cross Media. Effective 10/1, the new digital sales company, based in NYC, will initially market and sell...
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...
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...
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...
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...