El Paso TV in retrans battle
NBC KTSM-TV in El Paso has addressed complaints to the FCC that cable operator Baja Broadband Operating Company is not only refusing to negotiate...
New York Times to exit TV
Yes, the New York Times Company already sold its TV station group, but it still has one more little-known television property – however, not for long. The company’s Herald-Tribune newspaper
Obama carries "60 Minutes" to the top of the chart
The first post-election interview with President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in early a decade and was the...
BCS moves to ESPN
Fox failed to match the ESPN bid by Monday’s deadline, so the official announcement came yesterday: The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the...
Hawaiian DTV transition warrants website
The FCC has just opened dtv.gov/Hawaii for business. Citizens of the state, which is protecting its local birds by kicking off its DTV revolution...
FCC may receive a Pryor commitment
S. 602 is on its way to President Bush, and if he signs it, the FCC will have some homework to do. Sen. Mark...
McDowell goes into DTV orbit
Commissioner Robert McDowell is marking the three-months-until DTV point with a whirlwind tour of the United States, making 11 stops in seven states. Luckily,...
Local the driver at Barrington
Like most television companies, Barrington Broadcasting Group got a Q3 boost from political advertising, so total revenues rose 13.3%. But in its quarterly conference...
Young calls off efforts to sell KRON
Young Broadcasting is no longer trying to sell its largest station, MyNetworkTV affiliate KRON-TV San Francisco. After more than 10 months of negotiations with potential buyers, having officially put the station on the auction block in January, Young announced late yesterday
A pattern emerges
And that pattern for this new television season is similar to the previous year. "Wheel of Fortune" is the 900-pound gorilla in syndicated television,...
Big numbers for Latin Grammys
Based on data from Nielsen, Univision estimates that more than 11 million people watched some or all of Thursday’s live broadcast of the Latin...
Ratings biz still grows for Nielsen
Yes, there have been precipitous declines for the industries it serves, said CEO David Calhoun, but The Nielsen Company still managed to grow Q3 revenues by 6% – or 3% if you adjust for currency
Disney star signs with NBU Uni
NBC has signed Hilary Duff to a one-year, exclusive, talent and development deal to star in her own series that would also allow her...
PTC rates primetime kidvid
The Parents Television Council has taken a look at the 20 shows with the highest Nielsen ratings for the 12-17 demographic and rated them...
Buzz is good for ACME
ACME Communications reported that Q3 revenues rose 5% to $8.5 million. That was due to only a 1% increase at its stations, but supercharged...