NBCU Cable had record-breaking Q3
The cable networks of NBC Universal – Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, Sci Fi and USA – all broke ratings records in Q3. Year over...
The Africa Channel clears Central Oregon
The Africa Channel, the U.S.-based television network showcasing the rich and diverse perspectives of Africa’s people, made its official launch in Central Oregon serving...
Sinclair slips in past revised expectations
When television group Sinclair released revised expectations for Q3 2008 back on 9/22/08, it was expecting it to be flat with the same quarter...
FCC backs programmers in carriage disputes
Three cable programming services have convinced the FCC that they have prima facie evidence on discrimination from various cable system operators, and in all three cases the Comission has referred
NAB warns Congress of spectrum interlopers
Why not open the cracks between television stations to unlicensed spectrum devices? The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for
ACA tries to leverage LIN situation
Testy retransmission negotiations between LIN Television and Time Warner cable have inspired the American Cable Association to try to link negotiations in general to...
Shades of Ross Perot
It’s not unusual for a political campaign to buy a spot with a length measured by the number 30, but generally, the colon comes...
Convergence commercialized at Nielsen
A year after launching a pilot project with ESPN, The Nielsen Company is making its TV/Internet Convergence Research Panel available to anyone who wants to pay for it. It is yet another manifestation
It's a real horserace!
The new television season began with a tie for the top spot in syndication. It's "Judge Judy" and "Wheel of Fortune" running neck and...
Comcast sees gold in DTV conversion
“Get Ready” for the digital television transition in February by eliminating the need for an antenna and converter box or new TV. Just sign...
Mobile video standard accelerates
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is moving to get manufacturers involved in working with broadcasters to get hand-held mobile devices into the hands of...
Week two: Broadcast 94, Cable 6
Cable/satellite networks had a strong showing for top programs in week two of the 2008-2009 television season. "Monday Night Football" on ESPN was the...
“The Color of Magic” airing in a single night
Ion Television and RHI Entertainment announced the US debut of “The Color of Magic” on Sunday, November 23rd in primetime. Originally a multi-part miniseries,...
CATV using DTV as wallet crowbar?
Consumers Union is suggesting that cable companies may be using the upcoming digital conversion as a lever to pry more cash out of their...
Lloyd Thaxton dead at 81
Was “The Lloyd Thaxton Show” a 1960s-era teen dance show or a spoof of the teen dance show genre? In either case, Thaxton had...