WKCF-TV Orlando adds free movie channel
WKCF-TV, Central Florida’s CW affiliate is now broadcasting “This TV,” a free movie channel on the station’s multicast digital channel 18.2. “This TV Orlando”...
“Dancing” debuts strong
Season 8 of “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC set a new season debut record, with 22.5 million viewers Monday evening. It didn’t hurt...
CBS sets April Fool’s Day special
Say, isn’t that supermodel Heidi Klum making my pizza? Celebrity participants helped CBS trick everyday citizens by taking part in ordinary jobs, while cameras...
GM belt-tightening hits public television
As General Motors faces a cash crunch, the automaker has been cutting back on all sorts of marketing and promotion expenses. The Detroit News...
"Two and a Half" is number two again
"Two and a Half Men" held onto the #2 spot in syndicated television, keeping "Judge Judy" at bay again. The weekly numbers come from...
“Dancing” already plagued by injuries
There have been injuries to deal with in past competitions, but this time ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” has lost two celebrity contestants before...
Gupta decides to stay in TV
Dr. Sanjay Gupta said he’d rather perform brain surgery – and continue his career with CNN – rather than take a government job, even...
Nexstar now looking to 2010
Q4 revenues came in 12.3% ahead of 2007, fueled, as you would expect, by political, although CEO Perry Sook also highlighted gains in retrans...
DTV unpreparedness dips below 4%
The Nielsen Company measurements have revealed a steady chipping away at the number of households completely unready for the DTV transition, and as of...
Univision signs with AT&T’s U-Verse TV
Univision and AT&T announced a multi-year content agreement as part of the AT&T U-verse TV channel lineup. The agreement includes continued carriage of Univision's...
Mini-transition hailed as a success
There were no frogs or anvils raining from the skies as the 2/17/09 mini-DTV transition unfolded, but nobody at the FCC’s en banc hearing...
“Glee” to get “American Idol” boost
The new series “Glee” won’t air regularly on Fox until this fall. Nevertheless, the network is trying to hook viewers by giving the show its first airing in May – the primo spot May 19th right after the finale of “American Idol.”
Week 23: A 90/10 split
Cable/satellite networks claimed 10 of the top 100 shows for the key 18-49 demo in the latest TV week, according to the data merger...
WNBC going Nonstop
Look for NBC Local Media to launch its prototype hyper-local DTV news channel next week in New York City. The programming for “NY Nonstop”...
Star-powered push by NBC
The Peacock Network has announced its lineup for the sweep moved this year from February to March to avoid the digital TV switchover, which...