Advertisers pulling back on cable TV spending
Procter & Gamble and GM, two of the nation's biggest marketers, have pulled back on ad commitments to
Moonves sees big gains in NFL rights deal
Despite the $275 million CBS dropped to win the rights to televise the NFL this fall, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is already seeing dollar signs.
Jeff Bewkes would net $79 million in merger
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes would score more than $79 million in added payments with any change in
WCCB-TV to launch Antenna TV in Charlotte
Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting’s digital multicast network, announce a new affiliate for the network in Charlotte when Bahakel Communications’
WRAL-TV first to air in 4K HD
Capitol Broadcasting's WRAL-TV, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh-Durham market, has become the first local broadcast station to produce programming in the emerging 4K Ultra High Definition.
Russian TV anchor resigns over crash stories: “Every single day we’re lying”
A TV anchor quit her influential post on Friday because she was tired
iPowow to power real-time judging on live TV talent contest
For the first time on U.S. television, viewers at home chose the winner of a live, televised singing competition, casting over 1 million votes, with the second-by-second results being revealed on TV in real-time. Participation TV specialists iPowow teamed with WJXT Channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL to enable the audience at home to dictate the final outcome of their July 4th singing competition, setting the bar for the future of interactive television for TV networks everywhere.
LPTV bill introduced in House
A long-awaited Republican LPTV and TV Translator Bill will get a hearing 7/24 in the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
House to vote on bipartisan STELA reauthorization
The House will vote the week of 7/21 on bipartisan legislation approved in May to reauthorize the nation’s
$100/share would seal Time Warner deal for Fox
Although CEO Jeff Bewkes was quick to shoot down an acquisition by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century
Moonves: CBS interested in buying CNN if available
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves says CBS Corp. is interested in buying the CNN news channel if it becomes
Comcast, Dish spar at Senate hearing
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a three-hour
Comcast adds SEC Network to programming
Comcast has signed a deal with the new SEC Network and will also offer up access to authenticated
Time Warner Cable at impasse with SportsNet LA
No progress has been made in the standoff between Time Warner Cable, which is distributing the
Fox affiliates meet on reverse comp plan
Some 60-70 owners, group heads and group execs met 7/17 in Dallas over Fox affiliates’ concern that