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11 Orlando broadcasters to conduct DTV transition tests

11 Central Florida television stations have united to conduct a DTV transition test program designed to prepare viewers for the end of analog television on ...

Four new series for Fine Living Network

Fine Living Network (FLN) kicks off June with the U.S. premiere of “From the Ground Up.” The series, which features designer Debbie Travis, puts 14 ...

NBC names Jimmy Fallon as “Late Night” successor

NBC has named Jimmy Fallon as the new host of "Late Night" when Conan O'Brien moves to "The Tonight Show" in 2009.The announcement was made ...

AMW hits 1000th capture milestone

FOX’s America’s Most Wanted, currently in its 21st season, has achieved a milestone: 1,000 fugitives have been captured as a direct result of the partnership ...

A witch’s brew of circumstance has made the position of Pappas Telecasting untenable, and the company is entering Chapter 11 in an effort to stage an orderly retreat from the television business. ...

Low-power stations fail to block DTV converters

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC has turned down a request from the Community Broadcasters Association (CBA), a trade association for LPTV operators, to ...

CW sells Sunday primetime

Calling it “a win for all involved – affiliates, advertisers and viewers,” CW COO John Maata announced a deal to turn over the network’s Sunday ...

13 Pappas stations file Chapter 11

After refinancing talks broke down, several subsidiaries of Pappas Telecasting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Saturday. The move puts 13 of the 30 ...

”The Gong Show” returns

It was a reality television show back in the 1970s, before anyone called it reality television. Now “The Gong Show” is returning to Comedy Central ...

Gray at top end of guidance

Q1 revenues for Gray Television rose 2% to $71 million, with political and Internet revenue gains countering declines in both local and national ad sales. ...

Scripps split set for July 1

The board of directors at E.W. Scripps has set the first day of July as the date the company will split and become two public ...

Hooray for Wilmington!

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 ...

Local news is ace in the hole for LIN

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 ...

"The Laura Flanders Show" debuting on DBS, online

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 ...

Rainbow Media to acquire Sundance Channel

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 ...