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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 ...Station sales will be next Chapter for Pappas
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 ...Wilmington NC will kick off DTV revolution
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, ...Tough lineup for Spike
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.” ...Television powers News Corporation growth
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. ...Testing, testing, DTV
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 ...Political pouring in for Nexstar
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 ...Super quarter for Sinclair
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” ...AMPTP stops talks with SAG
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 ...- Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster
- Big markets in play for Ion/Urban
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- Pappas trustee gavels 10 stations into auction
- Two thirds of Class A CP moves
- Journal Boise duop dropped
- London satellite remains in orbit
- Multicultural group going into breakup mode
- Consolidation comes to NCE TV
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