CNBC scores best August in five years
CNBC's Business Day (M-F 5a-7p ET) had its best August in five years, and August ratings have more than tripled since August 2005. For...
Judy still on top
"Judge Judy" was the #1 show in syndication for the week of 8/13-19, according to the Syndicated Network Television Association, using data from Nielsen...
NBC Universal adds overseas
NBC Universal has agreed to acquire Sparrowhawk Holdings and its global portfolio of pay TV channels, including the non-US international Hallmark Channels, from Providence...
Ion reports successful test for single frequency network transmission
Ion Media Networks announced the completion of successful testing of the Richland Towers DTV single frequency network ("SFN") distributed transmission ("DTx") network for the...
FCC sets DTV education workshop
Stepping up efforts to inform all segments of the US population to the shut-down of analog television signals in 2009 and final transition to...
Talent scores for NBC
The finale of "America's Got Talent," won by singing ventriloquist Terry Fator, was the most watched show on television last week and gave NBC...
Clinton on Letterman next week
No, not Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). She has other things on her schedule in her quest for the White House. It is her husband,...
Nielsen ends separate Spanish ratings
The major Spanish TV networks transitioned to using the same National People Meter (NPM) panel as their English brethren as much as two years...
Ion to battle childhood obesity
Ion Media Networks plans initiatives on both its qubo digital network for kids and its Ion Life digital network to combat childhood obesity. The...
Fox cancels "Anchorwoman" after one airing
The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew only...
But what I really want to do is write
There is a new way to get broadcast ideas and scripts before the eyes of actual producers. The Television Writers Vault is the brainchild...
Hearst bids to take Hearst-Argyle private
Hearst Corporation has made its long anticipated move to buy out other shareholders of Hearst-Argyle Television and take the company private. The offer announced...
CBS, DIC, American Greetings present programming for ''KEWLopolis"
CBS, DIC Entertainment (DIC) and American Greetings Properties (AGP) present "KEWLopolis on CBS," a new branded programming block set to premiere Saturday, Sept. 15,...
Martin defends a la carte to minority critics
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin fired off a letter defending his concept of cable a la carte program menus to seven representatives of minority organizations....
Here come da judge
Judge Judy edged out Pat Sajak and his Wheel of Fortune for the week of 8/6-12/07, according to ratings from the Syndicated Network Television...