Letterman snares QB and ex-gov
CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” is having a good week for booking gests. Last night (Monday) it was Pittsburg Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger,...
Meredith raises dividend
Despite the negative pacings for this quarter that Meredith Corporation reported for both its magazines and television stations, the company’s board of directors announced...
ION Life rolls out programming for 2009
ION Life, the country’s first multiple platform digital network with programming dedicated to the celebration of positive living, is rolling out a new slate of programming for 2009
CBS picks up arranged-marriage series
The network has ordered a new series from Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth of Magical Elves that places desperate singles into arranged marriages. The...
Super Bowl drew big numbers
It didn’t top last year’s nailbiter on Fox, but NBC got huge ratings for Super Bowl XLII as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona...
Men pass Judy
In the most recent week reported for syndicated television, "Two and a Half Men" moved ahead of "Judge Judy" to claim the 2nd spot,...
NBC sells out, sets record
Thumbing its nose at the sour economy, NBC found takers for its last two Super Bowl avails and set a new revenue record, nailing...
DTV update
As the date of the DTV transition deadline hangs in the balance, Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps looks under the hood of the FCC’s DTV apparatus and doesn’t like what he sees; a key congressman says
Q4 held up for Gannett TV
Gannett CEO Craig Dubow reported that the company’s TV group exceeded expectations in Q4, with political advertising helping to boost ad revenues nearly 2%....
Layoffs at ABC
The Disney-ABC Television Group informed employees Thursday of layoffs affecting about 400 positions – about half via layoffs and half from not filling vacant...
6.45 million sampled Katie
CBS says a special primetime edition of "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” placed second in its time period Wednesday night, averaging 6.45...
SAG and studios returning to the bargaining table
With a new negotiating team in place at the Screen Actors Guild, new talks are set for next Tuesday and Wednesday with the Hollywood...
Week 18: Broadcast 92, Cable/Satellite 8
"WW E Entertainment" on USA was the top-rated cable/satellite show in week 18 of the current TV season, as calculated in the weekly merge...
TV counters print plunge at Media General; dividend suspended
Media General has suspended dividend payments, citing the “uncertain economic outlook. That news and its Q4 results sent the company's stock down 23.9% on Thursday. Broadcasting profits rose 2.6%
Son of DTV Delay sails through the Senate
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) got unanimous consent – again – for a bill that would move the DTV transition from 2/17/09 to 6/12/09. The content of the new version is