NBC greenlights new Howie Mandel comedy

NBC has made a deal with Howie Mandel (host of "Deal or No Deal") for a new unscripted comedy series "Howie Do It" (working...

Centris hits back at MSTV

Broadcasters and, particularly, members of the broadcast engineering community, including the David Donovan of the Association of Maximum Service Television, have been arguing that...

Post-WGA strike primetime performance update

Looks as if The Secret Talents of Stars will remain a secret forever. The April 8 premiere of the reality series posted a disappointing...

NBC Local Media taps Comerford, Wert

NBC Local Media announced WNBC-TV President/GM Frank Comerford will take over all sales efforts for the division--all NBC Local Media, including the 10 NBC...

Rembrandt suits threaten DTV transition?

Suits filed in 2005 and 2006 are getting the attention of mainstream media as the DTV transition nears. A small Pennsylvania company—Rembrandt—filed 14 patent...

Lots of "low-hanging fruit" to pick at Tribune

Sam Zell and Randy Michaels hit the conference call wires yesterday afternoon in what they said was the first of many such sessions to keep interested

Week 29: Cable nets claim six of top 100

Broadcast networks put 94 programs in the top 100 for the key 18-49 demo for the most recent ratings week, with cable/satellite networks surging...

Do not try to change the channel

It just won't matter. If you're watching over-the-air television in North Carolina -- anywhere in North Carolina -- at 7:30 PM on Saturday 4/19/08, you're going to find out just about everything you need to know about the DTV transition.

Basketball championship strong for CBS

The NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game drew lots of viewers for CBS, with the network noting that the game had its strongest 18-49 ratings...

Performers announced for the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards

Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Rodney Atkins are the first performers announced for the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards,...

VCI Solutions’ autoXe MC wins award at NAB

VCI Solutions’ autoXe MC was awarded the Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award in the Station Automation Category in an awards ceremony Monday at NAB.  The...

WWJ-TV picks up Lions for pre-season

The Detroit Lions and WWJ-TV Detroit have entered into a three-year agreement for the broadcasting of the Lions’ pre-season games on the CBS O&O...

Online campaign launched against CNN for Cafferty comments

McClatchy Newspapers reports Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu lambasted CNN commentator, Jack Cafferty, for his “vicious” commentary on China.“We solemnly request that CNN, and...

MVB just around the corner

Mobile video broadcasting by US television stations should begin next February along with the DTV transition, said Ion Media Networks CEO Brandon Burgess as the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) reported on its progress.

WRAL-TV delivered four HD video channels

Harmonic Inc. announced at NAB that WRAL TV in Raleigh, NC, the first commercially licensed HD TV broadcast station in the US, deployed Harmonic’s...