http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-07-05T21:06:47-05:00 http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7434.html 2008-05-09T17:11:00-05:00 2008-05-09T17:11:00-05:00 Dave Seyler It’s praise all around for Wilmington NC, the brave little city that can and will pull the plug on significant portions of its analog television http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/local_news_is_ace_in_the_hole_for_lin.html 2008-05-08T15:01:00-05:00 2008-05-08T15:01:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Q1 revenues were up 1% for LIN TV, and while that would have been down 3% if you exclude political advertising, CEO Vincent Sadusky notes http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7421.html 2008-05-08T18:30:00-05:00 2008-05-08T18:30:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci In partnership with Free Speech TV, Laura Flanders Limited announced the national premiere of The Laura Flanders Show."  The program melds satellite television and online http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7419.html 2008-05-08T18:29:00-05:00 2008-05-08T18:29:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Rainbow Media Holdings, a programming subsidiary of Cablevision Systems, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Sundance Channel from NBC Universal, CBS Corp.’s Showtime http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7400.html 2008-05-08T17:39:00-05:00 2008-05-08T17:39:00-05:00 Dave Seyler FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made it official: Wilmington NC will play DTV guinea pig, pulling the analog plug on four stations at noon on 9/8/08, http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tough_lineup_for_spike.html 2008-05-08T11:00:00-05:00 2008-05-08T11:00:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Viacom’s Spike TV has announced a new slate of non-scripted original pilots with a common theme: They feature “some of the toughest guys on the planet who manage to succeed and thrive under some of the most perilous conditions.” http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/television_powers_news_corporation_growth.html 2008-05-07T18:42:00-05:00 2008-05-07T18:42:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Television division operating income soared 53% to $410 million in fiscal Q3 (January-March) as News Corporation saw overall operating income grow 16% to $1.4 billion. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7392.html 2008-05-07T18:01:00-05:00 2008-05-07T18:01:00-05:00 Dave Seyler It appears that FCC’s Kevin Martin (R) and Michael Copps (D) are getting their wish: A television DMA has volunteered to kick off its DTV http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/political_pouring_in_for_nexstar.html 2008-05-07T17:31:00-05:00 2008-05-07T17:31:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Q1 political revenues were ahead of expectations and April alone already brought in more political spending than all of Q1 for Nexstar, so Q2 is http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/super_quarter_for_sinclair.html 2008-05-07T09:28:00-05:00 2008-05-07T09:28:00-05:00 Jack Messmer With the Super Bowl on its 20 Fox stations, Sinclair Broadcast Group saw Q1 revenues jump 8.5%. The big game is history, but “American Idol”