Media General hopes for better second half
Media General met its guidance to Wall Street for Q2, but that was nothing to get excited about. Newspaper revenues were down 14.7% and television revenues dropped 5.7%
Spending the summer with Judy
"Judge Judy" continues on top in syndicated TV, according to the weekly report from the Syndicated Television Network Association (SNTA), based on data from...
Tough quarter for Gannett
Broadcasting revenues fell 5.9% in Q2 at Gannett, while newspaper ad revenues plunged 13.5%. The company managed to his its earnings target of $1.02...
LATV signs Yolanda Perez as host
Bilingual DTV multicast network LATV announced that banda music queen Yolanda Perez has joined the network as the new host for its regional Mexican...
Petersen leaving CSI
William Petersen is leaving “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” after staring on the CBS series since its fall 2000 debut. He will, however, return as...
Dish adds a new bird, loses an old bird
Bouncing back from the failure of its previous satellite launch (3/18/08 TVBR #54), Dish Network celebrated the successful launch of the EchoStar XI satellite...
Arkansas teacher wins “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” contest
The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters announced the first semi-final winner of the “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” contest, JoNancy Linn Sundberg...
Update: Satellite launch a success
Dish Network reports that the overnight launch of the EchoStar XI satellite by Sea Launch in the Pacific was a success. The new satellite...
ABC announces fall premiere dates
Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment. “We are very excited...
Wegener and Nielsen in master agreement
Broadcast equipment maker Wegener Corporation announced that it has entered into a master services agreement with The Nielsen Company that defines the terms of...
New satellite should be aloft by now
After the previous satellite launch for Dish Network went awry (3/18/08 TVBR #54), a lot was riding on last night’s launch of EchoStar XI...
Huckabee in talks for Fox talker
Politico.com reports less than one month after signing on as a Fox News commentator, Mike Huckabee is meeting with Fox officials about plans to...
Reality strong in summer viewing
Not only talented people, but talented dogs were popular with viewers last week. NBC's "America's Got Talent" remained the top show, but the premiere...
Cablevision adds programming from MTV Networks, BET to VOD offering
Cablevision Systems announced the significant expansion of the free VOD library available to iO TV digital cable customers with the addition of hundreds of...
Inside Edition not in Jeopardy as WROC expands news
Nexstar’s WROC-TV (CBS) Rochester, NY announced plans to expand its “News 8 News at 5” to a full hour, beginning September 8. With that...