Young cuts costs and builds new revenues
Q2 revenues for Young Broadcasting were down 8.5% to 52 million, mainly due to the lack of political advertising but CEO Vincent Young noted...
LIN TV continues strategic review
Contrary to market rumors, LIN Television CEO Vince Sadusky says the company is continuing its review of strategic options, including a possible sale of...
Watchdog names its best and worst advertisers
Parents Television Council awards green lights to television shows it likes, and red lights to those it doesn't. Parents are urged to direct their...
Judy reigns supreme
Chalk up another week's victory for "Judge Judy" in syndicated television. Will "Wheel of Fortune" move back to #1 next month when viewership levels...
Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavinge to perform on "Teen Choice 2007"
Two-time Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson and punk-pop dynamo Avril Lavigne are set to perform on "Teen Choice 2007" Sunday, August 26th (8:00-10:00 pm...
Reality show picks network journalist
Univision Networks has a new reporter/producer/editor in its newsroom working alongside its staff of experienced journalists for Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión. Franklin Leal Lozano...
PTC not happy about cable fare recycled on MNT
News Corporation's MyNetworkTV recently aired two episodes of a show originally seen on basic cable's FX. Parents Television Council says that MNT at least...
Hal Fishman dead at 75
Hal Fishman, who is believed to have been the longest-serving anchor in television history, has died at age 75. KTLA-TV (Ch. 5, CW) Los...
Koules becoming an owner
TV and film producer Oren Koules is part of an investment group that is buying the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. The group,...
NBC slips to 3rd place
“America’s Got Talent” was again the #1 show in television last week, but NBC slipped to 3rd place in both 18-49 and Households. Fox...
“Ugly” is the cool place to be
Fashion icon Kenneth Cole will make a guest appearance on ABC's comedy "Ugly Betty" in an episode that begins filming this week in Los...
Reality renewals at NBC
NBC has re-upped its successful summer series franchises "America's Got Talent" and "Last Comic Standing," for a third and sixth season respectively."Both of these...
NBC plans 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympics
Next year’s 2008 Olympic Summer Games from Beijing will be available on various NBC Universal platforms in the US for 3,600 hours. The company...
Hal Fishman dead at 75
Hal Fishman, who is believed to have been the longest-serving anchor in television history, has died at age 75. KTLA-TV (Ch. 5, CW) Los...
MTV Networks utilizes TNS data for new viewing data
MTV Networks signed an agreement with TNS Media Research for its digital audience measurement service in LA, based on second-by-second data. The data will...