TiVo triumphs as Dish appeal is denied
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Dish Network/EchoStar’s appeal of a patent infringement judgment in favor of TiVo. Damages of over $100...
Vicky set for another walk on CBS’ runway
CBS announced plans to air another installment of “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on Wednesday, December 3rd. The lingerie fashion show will air 10-11...
MMTC endorses Martin’s Class A proposal
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Counsel suggested granting cable must carry status to Class A television stations back in July, so it comes as...
Class A must-carry could stimulate TV biz
The LPTV community is really getting behind “must-carry”, and Luis Echarte, in charge of TV Azteca, recently asked all Azteca America Affiliates to get behind his recent FCC petition filing. FCC Chairman
Week One: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
A cable/satellite network (ESPN) scored a rare top 10 program ranking (football, of course) in the key 18-49 demo for the first week of...
Obama and McCain to debate in Chinese
Simultaneous Spanish translation has been available for some time now in the debates by candidates for President of the United States, but another language...
Palin-Biden debate a ratings winner
Vice Presidential candidates normally get far less interest from the public that the people at the top of the ticket – but not this...
Time Warner Cable subscribers miss football
The deadline came without agreement on a new retransmission consent agreement, so 15 LIN TV stations in 11 markets disappeared Friday from Time Warner...
Grounds for dismissal?
Verizon would love to get its CATV-competitive FiOS fiber-optic technology flowing into the 3M TV households that are in the New York City market,...
VP debate beats top of the ticket
The Nielsen Company calculates, based on overnight data from 55 local meter markets, that last night’s debate between vice presidential candidates Joe Biden (D-DE)...
WFXS-TV transmitter knocked off air
Davis Television’s WFXS-TV Wausau, WI (FOX) had a major failure of a piece of their transmission line that takes the signal from the transmitter...
More support for Martin's Class A act
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is getting rave reviews from the low power television community. And why wouldn’t he? It is no surprise at all that his proposal to grant cable must-carry status to Class A television stations is getting rave reviews
LIN stations pulled from Time Warner Cable
Last night’s midnight deadline came without agreement on a new retransmission consent agreement, so LIN TV stations in 11 markets have been removed from...
Senator steps up to extend analog past deadline
Mirroring a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week by Lois Capps (D-CA), John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) has a Senate offering in the hopper that would provide for analog television
Rosie’s puttin’ on a show
NBC announced a primetime special to air the night before Thanksgiving – “Rosie’s Variety Show,” bringing Rosie O’Donnell back to television. The live special...