Nexstar projects an up Q4
Not even Hurricane Ike could keep this company down, although Nexstar’s Southeastern Texas and Louisiana stations were impacted by the storm for much of...
FremantleMedia signs YouTube deal
More competition for NBCU/News Corp.’s Hulu: FremantleMedia, producer of “American Idol,” Brit soap opera "Neighbours" and other reality shows, has signed with YouTube to...
FOX orders full season of “The Cleveland Show”
FOX has ordered an additional nine episodes of The Cleveland Show, the highly anticipated Family Guy spin-off, bringing the series to a full season...
Full-motion mobile DTV tests a success
ION Media Networks announced two successful mobile DTV field trial demonstrations using WCPX, its station serving the Chicago market and KPXC, its station serving...
RCN, ION add Qubo in New York, Philly, DC
ION Media Networks and RCN Corporation, a provider of digital television, data and voice services to residential and small – medium business customers, announced...
Tough economy sidelines OOH ratings
It was less than two months ago that Nielsen and IMMI announced that their joint venture to measure out-of-home television viewing would be expanded from a national panel to also offer local data in
69 million have “Gaming Gene”
The newly re-branded Game Show Network/GSN announced results of a two part study commissioned by Frank N. Magid Associates and TRU revealing that one in every three adults plays online games
Reminder: Major DTV event today
NBC News correspondent David Gregory will be running the show as an all-star lineup of stakeholders in the DTV transition meet to discuss the...
BET returns “Keyshia Cole”; adds “Brothers to Brutha”
R&B means "reality and BET" every Tuesday with the return of “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” and the debut of “Brothers to Brotha,”...
CBS Daytime announces new casting initiative
CBS Diversity Institute and Casting is undertaking a new initiative to enhance access for actors of color who are 18 years and over to...
Scripps suspends dividend
E.W. Scripps Company announced that its board of directors has suspended payment of its dividend and that a restructuring of its newspaper division will...
Retirement living, NBC News co-produce current affairs program
Retirement Living TV (RLTV), a network dedicated to adults 50+ and NBC News announced a co-production of "Daily Café," a one-hour live news and...
Judy back in the hunt
"Wheel of Fortune" retained the top slot, but "Judge Judy" moved back up to tie "Two and a Half Men" for 2nd place in...
Fisher Q3 revenue up 2.8%; Television up 6.7%
Fisher Communications’ Q3 revenues were $41.9 million, compared to $40.8 million in Q3 2007, a 2.8% increase. The increase in revenue was primarily due...
Fox shuffles the deck for midseason
Some big changes are coming the Fox schedule as the network turns up the heat with the return of powerhouse “American Idol.” The freshman drama “Fringe” is getting a big vote of confidence