CBS outernet takes DTV message out-of-home

DTV spots a half and a quarter minute in length are going to be run on airlines, in grocery stores, and in other places,...

Mega TV reups with WBWP in West Palm

Spanish Broadcasting System announced that Mega TV has renewed its affiliation agreement with WBWP Channel 57 in West Palm Beach. Channel 57 will continue...

Disney Channel orders additional episodes

Disney Channel has ordered additional episodes for the third season of its top-ranked live action hit series, "Hannah Montana," and a second season of...

SAG and studios firing accusations at each other

AMPTP bought a full page ad in the Los Angeles Times for a letter, signed by major studio CEOs, taking the Screen Actors Guild...

Week 9: Broadcast 95, Cable/Satellite 5

Sports was again the great equalizer in the latest week of the television season, with the single cable/satellite entry in the top 10 for...

New Christmas classic sets debut

You know this one is going to be around for many years to come. Adding to the repertoire of Christmas shows which get annual...

Fox News Channel to debut Glenn Beck on 1/19

FOX News Channel (FNC) will launch new host Glenn Beck’s self titled program on Monday, January 19th at 5pm. This hour long show will...

CBS unveils midseason schedule

CBS announced mid-season schedule changes that include the return of the drama Flashpoint, the premiere of the mystery event Harper’s island, the debut of the new game show Game Show in My

Mobile video candidate standard adopted

The US television industry is on the fast track to implement mobile video in 2009. The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has adopted a...

Gates grant for PBS News Hour

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making a $3.5 million grant over three years to back a dedicated production unit at “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer” which will report on global health issues

Arkansas anchor murderer found

Police have accused and jailed the alleged murder of KATV Little Rock anchorwoman Anne Pressly. She was attacked in what was described as a...

NAB backs national DTV preview

One of the primary educational methods in advance of the DTV deadline 2/17/09 is a market-wide analog shut-down. It provides a vivid demonstration of...

Interep’s TV reps still to be sold

Pioneering mega-rep Interep is out of the radio business, after a federal bankruptcy court last week approved a deal to have Clear Channel-owned Katz...

Dish Network launches “Pasiones” Channel

DISH Network announced the launch of Pasiones (www.tvpasiones.com), a new 24-hour Spanish channel fully dedicated to the soap opera/telenovela genre. Pasiones airs exclusively on...

NBC unveils January schedule

NBC announced the January 2009 schedule that features the series premieres of "Superstars of Dance" (debuting January 4) and "Howie Do It" (January 9),...