Senator sends Wheeler letter about NFL blackout policy
With the prospect of the Cincinnati Bengals 1/5 game against the San Diego Chargers being blacked out of
Nexstar relocates corporate HQ
Nexstar Broadcasting Group has relocated its entire corporate staff to new headquarters at The Summit at Las Colinas located at 545 East John Carpenter...
End of year retrans. blackouts set a record
Heading into the final hours of the year, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) said 2013 was
Broadcasters: Aereo should be kept out of FilmOn X appeal
TV broadcasters asked a federal appeals court in DC to keep Aereo out of an appeal involving
WSB-TV goes dark on Charter Cable
Shortly after midnight 1/1, Cox Media Group’s WSB-TV (ABC) Atlanta and its MeTV multicast channel went dark
Redwood Television Partners picks up KVIQ-DT
A contract has been signed and an application is being filed with the FCC for the transfer of television station KVIQ-DT, Eureka, CA, from Sainte Partners II, LP to Redwood Television Partners LLC for $1,250,000.
ESPN taps Tim Tebow for SEC Network
ESPN said it has hired the Former Florida quarterback and Heisman winner as an analyst for the SEC Network, which launches in August. Through...
Cable, broadcast viewing in 2013
With all of the news of cord cutting out there, cable is definitely still holding its own: Viewers spent a record 17.2 hours per week watching ad-supported cable networks in 2013, rebounding from a slight dip last year. Meanwhile, the big four networks claimed a combined 7.5 hours, another low.
DirecTV posturing with Weather Channel
DirecTV's carriage deal with The Weather Channel expires at the end of the year and no new carriage deal has been signed yet. Meanwhile, on 12/16 DirecTV added Weather Nation, an alternative to The Weather Channel, and placed it at channel 361, right next to The Weather Channel’s spot.
KTEN-TV may go dark on Cable ONE
The Lockwood Broadcasting Group’s KTEN-TV (NBC) in the Texoma area (Ardmore, Ada OK, Sherman, TX) may pull
Tribune closes Local TV acquisition
Tribune’s $2.73 billion buy of Local TV makes it the country's largest commercial TV station owners
A&E brings Phil Robertson back to Duck Dynasty
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E's Duck Dynasty who was placed on an indefinite hiatus from his hit reality series 12/18 after following his derogatory comments about homosexuality in a recent GQ Magazine interview, is back. The network and the Robertson family announced 12/27 that Phil will still be part of the series. Since he didn't miss any filming, his suspension will not affect the upcoming fifth season.
DrTV Channel set to launch
Doctor Television Channel (DrTV) says it has begun signing affiliates for the official multicast network launch on 1/6. DrTV (www.DRTVChannel.com) brings the latest in...
Time Warner Cable, Viacom sign new distribution deal
The multi-year, multiplatform deal includes expansive TV Everywhere rights and new availability of
Time Warner Cable renews with Tribune in five markets
They’ve signed a new multi-year retransmission deal for the Tribune Broadcast television stations in