Telemundo stations launch “Telemundo Conexion”
Telemundo announced its O&O Stations Sales division is launching Telemundo Conexion, a multi-market, multi-platform branded sales solution. The initiative combines local TV with local...
NAB member groups take the retrans pledge
A resolution adopted unanimously by the NAB Television Board would have member groups commit not to pull their signals off any cable/satellite/telco system in...
Birmingham DMA to simulcast local cancer special
In an unprecedented collaboration, three network affiliated television stations in Birmingham have agreed to co-produce and simulcast a live, local special titled: “Stand Up...
America gets to pick an “America’s Got Talent” qualifier
As “America’s Got Talent” went on hiatus for the Beijing Olympics on NBC, judges Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff had selected the...
MRC meeting addresses AP Meter problems
TVBR Exclusive - Complaints about data reliability with Nielsen AP 2.0 (active/passive) Local People Meter (LPM) led to a July 24th meeting
Just in time for the Olympics
Raycom signed on WMBF-TV Friday in the Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC market, getting the new NBC affiliate on the air just in time to air...
NBC has Olympics viewing record in sight
The record has held since the Atlanta Games in 1996, but the Beijing Olympics are pacing ahead of that record viewership and NBC Universal is looking at the possibility of
Olympics Opening Ceremony scores major ratings
In the nearly 50 years of televised Olympics, NBC's coverage of the Opening Ceremony in Beijing was the most viewed ever for a non-U.S....
ABC, DCP re-up with Seacrest for New Year's Rockin' Eve
Ryan Seacrest will continue as co-host and one of the executive producers of ABC's iconic New Year's programming when the newly-titled
Local news flag lowered in Flagstaff
After a decade of trying to build advertising support for local news on KNAZ-TV Flagstaff, AZ, Gannett is throwing in the towel. The last...
Fallon gets a veteran
Emmy-winning producer Michael Shoemaker has been named as producer of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The showrunner comes to "Late Night" with over 20...
Fox moves up “Hole in the Wall”
The body-bending, mind-twisting game show “Hole in the Wall,” which has already been a hit overseas, is being called up early by Fox. The...
“Wipeout” picked up for season two
Calling it a “wildly popular reality series,” ABC announced that it has picked up "Wipeout" for a second season. That means that 24 new...
NBC announces Primetime Preview Special
NBC draws back the curtain to provide broadcast and online audiences an early sneak peek at the network's new and returning series for Fall...
Two and a Half moves up one
CBS Television Distribution still has the top two shows in syndication, "Judge Judy" and "Wheel of Fortune," but gave up third place last week...