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They are out standing in his field

That’s “Matt” from West Alton, Missouri in the middle, with 10 city girls – one of whom he hopes will be the woman of his ...
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Consumers to sell, donate, recycle 95% of unused analog TVs, post-DTV transition

Questions of what will happen to millions of analog TVs following next year’s transition to digital television (DTV) have been answered with news that is ...
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Kathie Lee Gifford joins “Today”

NBC announced that Kathie Lee Gifford has been named co-host of the fourth hour of "Today." Gifford will make her debut alongside Hoda Kotb at ...
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NAB TV Board election results

All six incumbents were re-elected to the NAB Television Board, according to election results reported yesterday by NAB. Returning for another term are David Barrett, ...
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ABC announces summer sked

ABC announced its summer schedule with the premiere of eight original series, including the return of “The Bachelorette” on Monday, 5/19 (9:00-11:00 p.m.), following the ...
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Post strike programming update

The broadcast networks are pulling out all the promotional stops to let viewers know that their favorite TV shows are returning to the schedule with ...
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NAB takes DTV campaign viral

We received a message in our inbox from the National Association of Broadcasters this morning -- it reminded us that the DTV transition is less ...
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Nielsen had a good year

After a big year of change, CEO David Calhoun says The Nielsen Company is pretty much where he wants it for future growth. In reporting ...
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WideOrbit launches VoterVoter.com

WideOrbit has launched a new consumer service called VoterVoter.com, which allos ordinary individuals to purchase TV time to promote their favorite candidates or causes.  VoterVoter.com ...
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TVB: A course well charted in rough seas

The TVB last week was better than ever, with presentation after panel session focusing on how to make more money, more efficiently in this digital ...
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It’s the economy, stupid

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At TVB yesterday, David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s, sketched an overview of where the economy is headed, followed by Paul Taylor, chief ...
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NAB takes DTV education multilingual

The most versatile brokered ethnic broadcast or cable facility in the nation would have to be proud if they put forth as varied a linguistic ...
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FX signs for Universal Picture’s 2008 movies

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution and News Corporation’s FX Network announced a ground-breaking deal for FX to have the first network television window rights for ...
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TVB 2008 Conference challenges broadcasters

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Chris Rohrs, TVB president, opened TVB 2008 in NYC yesterday to a packed room, touting an imaginary book that broadcasters should read called “TVB’s Dangerous Book for Broadcasters.” It is a time of danger and opportunity....
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The digital transition: Opportunity knocks

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At the TVB Conference in NYC Thursday, Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell hosted a panel session with Nexstar CEO Perry Sook and NBC Local Media Division President John Wallace on how stations should capitalize on their local websites....
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Jim Doyle: We’ve got to sell “Local local”

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Jim Doyle, president, Jim Doyle & Associates, gave an insightful presentation at TVB, extolling the virtues of local selling and creating the right environment for your AEs. ...
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Decency watchdogs go on Fox hunt

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The evidence that PTC/MIM is overblowing public outrage over Fox is ample as well. Very few citizens bothered to complain about the material, and usually, most that complain only do so after one of these types of organizations ask them to....
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Cable v. Telco

If a subscriber wants to switch their phone service from AT&T to Verizon, they just subscribe to the new company, which cancels service from the ...
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Box battle goes to court

The Community Broadcasters Association is headed to the DC Circuit Court to press its case that all digital-to-analog converter boxes should include an analog pass-through ...
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“The Shaggy Dog” and “Old Yeller” find a new home

Not only them, but “That Darn Cat” as well. Hallmark Channel announced that it has acquired the rights to 99 family-friendly movies from Disney-ABC Domestic ...
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