Successful retrans deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced a three-year extension of its retransmission agreement for analog and digital carriage with Insight Communications, covering four Sinclair stations in...
CBS in Yahoo! video deal
Yahoo! TV has gained access to CBS content its latest deal to become an online clearing house for popular video. The CBS Audience Network...
L&O:SVU hits 70%
We haven’t even gotten to Fall 2008, but NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution is looking to Fall 2009. It has already sold Dick Wolf's...
“The Simpsons” returning for 20th season
If animated characters aged like the rest of us, Bart Simpson would be turning 30. Instead, the forever-10-year-old will be back for a 20th...
SAG strike seen as unlikely
That’s the view of Wachovia analyst Marci Ryvicker after talking with folks involved on all sides in Hollywood – but she doesn’t rule out...
CBS celebrates “Saturday Night Fights” ratings
Despite being preempted in about 5% of the country by the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, CBS says the inaugural “CBS ELITEXC Saturday Night Fights”...
Minisodes to keep “Rescue Me” top of mind
“Rescue Me” was a victim of the writers strike, delaying the start of its 5th season on FX until next spring. But, to maintain...
The best defense…
…is a good offense. Dish Network and EchoStar, which used to be one company, have asked a Delaware state court to rule that the...
Border relief stuck on the Hill?
A measure from Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) that would allow television stations along the Mexican border to retain analog access to viewers on the south side is out of committee but unscheduled for the Senate floor.
Season tally: Broadcast 488, cable 12
That's the final number crunch by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) for the recently completed 2007-2008 television season. Using Nielsen data for both...
Census makes sense of TV ownership
Question #1: Did you know that most US households have a television set? Question #2: Is question #1 just about the stupidest thing you’ve...
One last look at the May Sweep
“American Idol” again blew the competition out of the water, so Fox handily won the 18-49 demo for the May Sweep, while CBS claimed...
Season tally: Broadcast 488, cable 12
That’s the final number crunch by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) for the recently completed 2007-2008 television season. Using Nielsen data for both...
How to automate for a lot less money & go tapeless and digitally file-centric...
If you run a medium or small market TV or Cable Ad Sales operation, you need concrete ways to increase work flow & lower expenses now.
Judy's reign continues
Once again, "Judge Judy" is top of the heap in the syndicated TV world. The weekly report from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA)...