Charter will keep LIN signals
Charter Communications announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with LIN TV, which will avoid pulling LIN stations off Charter systems in...
Lifetime hopes this comedy Rocks
Calling it “a significant expansion of original programming,” Lifetime Television announced an order for 13 episodes of the half-hour comedy “Rita Rocks” from Media...
Charter and LIN come to terms
LIN TV's stations in seven markets won't be pulled off Charter Communications cable systems after all. Charter says it has reached an agreement in...
Adelstein backs TV-targeted kid’s initiatives
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein is on a roll. He took on propaganda and sponsorship issues over the weekend, and now he’s pushing an agenda to protect children.
Broadcast networks will cover conventions gavel-to-gavel
But you’ll have to log on to get that kind of coverage from ABC, CBS and NBC. The days of brokered conventions, back before...
Four-way tie in top 10
The tie isn't for 1st place - that's still "Judge Judy" all alone - but rather for 7th place. The weekly tally from the...
Bravo greenlights two
Bravo announced the development of its new creative competition series "Top Chef Junior" (working title) and the eight episode pick-up of the docu-series, the...
Satellite continues to gain on cable
TVB’s four-times-per-year report on how American households receive TV puts penetration of alternate delivery systems (ADS), primarily satellite TV, at an all-time high of...
NAB proposes syllabus for NC experiment
The powers that be are looking to earn an advanced degree in DTV transitioning, and they’re matriculating in Wilmington NC.
Basketball scores big for ABC
Even so, Fox still won the week in the 18-49 demo and CBS in Households. The first two games of the Boston vs. LA...
Pre-school hit returning
The hit animated preschool series “Ni Hao, Kai-lan” will be back for a second season on Nick Jr. The Viacom cable net announced the...
Disney to stream movies after ABC airing
People who miss the “Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC this summer can still see the full-length movies – and they won’t even need...
So how is the DTV transition going?
It depends on who has the floor, based on watching the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet look into the progress made toward the 2/17/09 digital deadline date.
Univision launches DTV outreach initiative
Further addressing a major at-risk group for being unprepared for the switch to DTV next year, Univision Comm. announced the latest phase of its campaign to raise awareness about the transition entitled “Escuadrón Digital” (Digital Squad)
Sales Academy expands
Meredith and Post Newsweek Stations have joined founders Belo, Hearst-Argyle Television and LIN TV in the 2008 Media Sales Academy. The comprehensive sales academy...