Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.rbr.com/files.php?file=rss_logo1_757997737.jpg http://www.rbr.com/ http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7400.html TV/Cable News Thu, 08 May 2008 12:39:00 -0500 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 TV/Cable News Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 -0500 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 TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 13:42:00 -0500 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 TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 13:01:00 -0500 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 TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 12:31:00 -0500 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 TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 04:28:00 -0500 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” http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7378.html TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 12:20:00 -0500 AMPTP has temporarily broke off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands on DVD sales and online content unreasonable."With SAG's continued adherence http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7381.html TV/Cable News Wed, 07 May 2008 04:34:00 -0500 WNBC-TV New York will be the first O&O to have its local news operation transformed to program a full-time local news outlet on a DTV multicast channel. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7350.html TV/Cable News Tue, 06 May 2008 12:36:00 -0500 Operating income shot up 41% in Q1 to $1.8 million for Young Broadcasting, despite a 1.8% decline in net revenues to just under $35 million. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/barrington_cutting_staff_in_soft_economy.html TV/Cable News Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:00 -0500 Net revenues were up 2.6% to $26.7 million in Q1 for Barrington Broadcasting, but CEO Jim Yager notes that the company is dealing with a http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nbcu_holds_onto_production_team.html TV/Cable News Tue, 06 May 2008 12:31:00 -0500 As battling continues in court over whether the Weinstein Co. had the right to take “Project Runway” to Lifetime Networks, NBC Universal has signed producers http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nielsen_product_placements.html TV/Cable News Mon, 05 May 2008 04:51:00 -0500 The Nielsen Company reported product placements for Q1 rose 6% on primetime programming for the 11 measured networks on broadcast (ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, MNT, NBC) and cable television (A&E, Bravo, HGTV, MTV, TLC). http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7335.html TV/Cable News Mon, 05 May 2008 12:51:00 -0500 Academy members are greeted with an abundance of DVDs and box sets from networks and studios this time of year. A&E is offering an alternative http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cw_launching_afternoon_block_with_warner_bros.html TV/Cable News Mon, 05 May 2008 11:57:00 -0500 Expanding The CW schedule into daytime television, the two-hour weekday block from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will air 3-5 pm ET on The CW http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7316.html TV/Cable News Mon, 05 May 2008 11:56:00 -0500 The latest cable carriage deal for Ion Media Networks will put its suite of channels on systems serving more than 10 million homes that are