DTV at two and a half months out
With the DTV deadline ticking down, here’s a snapshot of where things stand:NAB is asking the NTIA to expedite digital-to-analog converter box coupons to...
Ion, Johnson take cooperation to new level
Paperwork has been filed at the FCC to make Ion Media and Urban Television co-channel licensees of 42 television stations in major and large
TV board stands up for free bowl games
With ESPN having outbid Fox for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the NAB Television Board is taking the fight to Capitol Hill to keep major sporting events available to all Americans on free
GM out in court controversy
Bob Hall has resigned as General Manager of ABC O&O KFSN-TV Fresno, CA. His exit came just days after his comments about ethnic minorities...
CBS celebrating November sweep numbers
The November sweep isn’t quite over, but CBS is already claiming victory. The Eye net crows that it has clinched the win in viewers...
NTIA supporting support groups
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is handing out major cash endowments to public service organizations that can provide links to populations at risk...
SDS signs Astral Media TVPlus
Astral Media TVPlus, headquartered in Montreal, has signed on to use Toronto-based Specialty Data Systems’ (SDS) broadcast management technology. SDS secured contracts with Astral...
“The Office” offering streaming cut
NBC comedy "The Office" will offer fans an exclusive "producer's cut" of the 11/20 episode. Today users can log onto NBC.com to stream the...
Fine Living to launch “Wingman”
Fine Living Network announced plans for a new dating series starring relationship columnist and comedian, Michael Somerville. By definition, Wingman: “Someone who assists in...
Analog night light bill passes Senate
A key element to a successful DTV transition will be rapidly identifying those who miss out, and restoring their television service ASAP. The analog...
SAG to seek strike vote
Efforts by a federal mediator to break the stalemate between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and talks adjourned Saturday without
Court battle over DVRs goes on
TiVO’s stock fell Friday after a federal judge declined to rule the previous day on whether Dish Network is violating his injunction against violating...
The CW will bank on Banks
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution is taking Telepictures Productions’ “The Tyra Banks Show” from syndication to a new daily home on The CW network,...
2009: The year to double up
With travel budgets being cut at many companies, the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has merged its two main events of 2009 into one....
Dish adds local-to-local HD markets
Dish Network is now offering satellite delivery of high definition local channels in eight more markets: Charleston-Huntington, WV; Cincinnati, OH; Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA; Jacksonville, FL;...