Mega TV launches “Las Divas de la Tarde”

Spanish Broadcasting System and Mega TV announced the launch of a brand new national Hispanic Programming Block for women on the Mega TV on...

LATV launches in Sacramento

LATV, the nation's first bicultural and bilingual entertainment/music network distributed via digital multicast, has signed on its fourth Tribune affiliate, KTXL-FOX40, covering Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto. The...

Retrans standoff in Phoenix

Meredith’s KPHO-TV (CBS) Phoenix says retransmission consent negotiations with the Washington Post Company’s Cable One have stalled. As of now, KPHO is expecting to...

CBS won’t go straight to cable…not yet

CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves acknowledged that he’s heard the suggestion from cable MSOs – why not skip the station level and just sell the CBS network straight to cable

SAG banning new media work in New Year

The Screen Actors Guild has notified members that, beginning January 1st, it will “vigorously” enforce “Rule One” that no SAG member can work for...

CBS and Fox claim the week

The latest week had CBS on top in Households for its scripted fare, while Fox stepped up its game in the key 18-49 demo.In...

Quarter dropping double digits for Belo

Q4 pacings have gotten worse since Belo told investors in early November that the quarter was heading down 8%. CEO Dunia Shive updated that...

20M households request coupons

The DTV coupon project being run by NTIA has processed requests from over 20M households, requesting just about 40M digital to analog converter boxes....

Leno moving to prime time

Jay Leno won’t be leaving NBC when Conan O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show.” Instead, the Peacock net has cut a new deal with...

Television networks facing a tough year

“The consumer is not consuming,” CBS Corp. Chief Research Officer David Poltrack told the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York to sum up the challenges

RLJ’s content mall concept

Robert Johnson has spelled out his plans for the Urban Television Venture which he’s trying to kick off in a unique partnership between his...

Bravo renews four

Bravo announced the renewal of four of the network's most popular docu-series, "Flipping Out," "The Rachel Zoe Project," "Million Dollar Listing" and "Tabatha's Salon...

Cable is driving NBC Universal

“I’m incredibly bullish on our diversification,” NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker told the UBS media conference Monday. Six years ago the company was 90% reliant on

Battle for #2 continues

This time it's "Two and a Half Men" back in sole possession of the #2 slot in syndicated TV, still behind "Wheel of Fortune"...

Shake-up at NBC

Look for NBC Universal to announce major management changes this week in its Entertainment unit. Numerous reports say Katherine Pope, who headed the NBCU...