“Nashville Star” Beijing bound
So far this week, Melissa Lawson, a 32-year-old mother of five boys from Arlington, TX, has been crowned the winner of “Nashville Star” on...
RTN announces expanded programming
Retro Television Network announced its new slogan “Classic Television Hits All Day, Live Talk All Night.” According to RTN spokesman Neal Ardman, the network...
Retrans and political boost Sinclair
Sinclair Broadcast Group declared its Q2 performance to be among the best in the industry, with TV revenues up 2.8%, largely driven by retransmission consent agreements and political
Charter to feature Olympics on multiple platforms
Charter Communications confirmed a distribution agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU) in which Charter will feature NBCU’s coverage
Summer scenario continues
CBS is still getting strong ratings for summer reruns of its scripted series, although NBC's reality competition "America's Got Talent" remains in the top...
Barrington staying focused on local in trying times
Barrington Broadcast Group reported that Q2 gross revenues were up 1.1% to $34.4, but excluding newly acquired stations that would have been a decline...
Political and digital boosting LIN
LIN TV says Q3 revenues should be up 3.5-6.2%, all due to political and digital ad growth. Gains in those areas also helped counter...
Lionsgate strikes distribution deal with Disney-ABC Domestic TV
Lionsgate, a leading independent filmed entertainment studio, and Disney-ABC Domestic Television have partnered for Lionsgate to get home entertainment distribution rights to select primetime...
Nexstar reports record Q2
Nexstar Broadcasting Group reported record Q2 financial results, with net revenue for the quarter up 2.9% to $70.7 million compared to $68.7 million in...
Cablevision looks at spin-offs
In an effort to enhance shareholder value, Cablevision announced that its board has approved exploration of whether to spin-off one or more of the cable MSO’s businesses. The company
Christopher Knight hosting “Trivial Pursuit: America Plays”
Christopher Knight, known to millions as middle child Peter Brady of “Brady Bunch” fame, will join a new family this fall as host of...
How about a little cross-promotion?
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will be making a primetime appearance next month. The daytime TV duo will guest star as themselves on the...
All-request TV
Granite Broadcasting’s independent KBWB-TV San Francisco is letting viewers program the station on Sunday nights, 8-10 pm. The all-request programming is being called “Retro...
Dish also drops soccer channel
Citadel Communication’s four local stations in the Midwest weren’t the only signals to be pulled from Dish Network on Friday, August 1st. GolTV, a...
Making the move to daytime
CBS announced that Michael Gross is joining “The Young and the Restless” beginning with the episode airing Friday, August 15th. Gross will play “Lowell...