Fall 2008 sked to get NY sneak preview
ABC, FOX, CBS, Media Rights Capital (MRC), CW, NBC and HBO will all be on hand for the third installment of the New York...
VCI Solutions is putting an end to manual automation
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, including traffic, sales, accounting, and automation, has officially kicked off a ‘No...
Optimum Lightpath launches Lightpath Managed Video Service
Optimum Lightpath, an industry leader in providing advanced Ethernet-based communications services over its Intelligent Enterprise Network, announced the launch and availability of Lightpath Managed...
OMVC expands support for mobile DTV tests
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) announced expanded support of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for its mobile/handheld (M/H) standard-setting process. The ATSC...
"NCIS" drops anchor on ION
ION Television will add Emmy-nominated “NCIS” to its primetime lineup on Monday, September 8th at 9 p.m. ET and will air regularly on Mondays...
How would you fix The CW?
An investor put that question to ACME Communications CEO Jamie Kellner on his quarterly conference call. “Bring back Michigan J. Frog,” was the immediate...
Quarter down slightly for Allbritton
Allbritton Communications operates on a different calendar from most companies, so its report on the quarter May-June 2008 is its fiscal Q3. And while...
MSTV calls white space tests a failure
The effort to get FCC clearance for unlicensed devices in between television channels should be called the “Interfere with the Free Airwaves Campaign"
Safety net in Wilmington
North Carolina’s southeast market, Wilmington, is just three weeks away from going digital, making good on its promise to provide a DTV test case...
Around the nation in 80 markets
Jules Verne chronicled a fictional attempt to go around the world in 80 days. The FCC has its own plan, sending one commissioner each to what it thinks will be the 80 most challenged DMAs
DIY premiering “Project XTreme”
DIY Network takes the “how-to” notion to the extreme with the premiere of the new series, Project Xtreme in a sneak peek debut on...
Content is king, but…
…you still have to get the content to the consumer. NBC, CBS and Fox have all sold stations from their O&O groups. Observing that...
Rohde & Schwarz ready for ATSC Mobile/Handheld
Rohde & Schwarz, manufacturer of TV transmitters, and a leading supplier of mobile TV broadcast transmitters in the US, announced that it will support...
Cablevision to pay first dividend
Under pressure from major investors to deliver some value, the board of directors at Cablevision has declared the company’s first ever regular dividend payment....
Healthcare may be the new #1 category
Like so many of its peers, Young Broadcasting saw revenues decline in Q2. But CEO Vincent Young made a point of pointing out to...