NAB TV Board election results
All six incumbents were re-elected to the NAB Television Board, according to election results reported yesterday by NAB. Returning for another term are David...
Nielsen had a good year
After a big year of change, CEO David Calhoun says The Nielsen Company is pretty much where he wants it for future growth. In...
ABC announces summer sked
ABC announced its summer schedule with the premiere of eight original series, including the return of “The Bachelorette” on Monday, 5/19 (9:00-11:00 p.m.), following...
NAB takes DTV campaign viral
We received a message in our inbox from the National Association of Broadcasters this morning -- it reminded us that the DTV transition is...
Post strike programming update
The broadcast networks are pulling out all the promotional stops to let viewers know that their favorite TV shows are returning to the schedule...
WideOrbit launches VoterVoter.com
WideOrbit has launched a new consumer service called VoterVoter.com, which allos ordinary individuals to purchase TV time to promote their favorite candidates or causes. ...
TVB: A course well charted in rough seas
The TVB last week was better than ever, with presentation after panel session focusing on how to make more money, more efficiently in this...
Jim Doyle: We’ve got to sell “Local local”
Jim Doyle, president, Jim Doyle & Associates, gave an insightful presentation at TVB, extolling the virtues of local selling and creating the right environment for your AEs.
The digital transition: Opportunity knocks
At the TVB Conference in NYC Thursday, Borrell Associates CEO Gordon Borrell hosted a panel session with Nexstar CEO Perry Sook and NBC Local Media Division President John Wallace on how stations should capitalize on their local websites.
TVB 2008 Conference challenges broadcasters
Chris Rohrs, TVB president, opened TVB 2008 in NYC yesterday to a packed room, touting an imaginary book that broadcasters should read called “TVB’s Dangerous Book for Broadcasters.” It is a time of danger and opportunity.
NAB takes DTV education multilingual
The most versatile brokered ethnic broadcast or cable facility in the nation would have to be proud if they put forth as varied a...
FX signs for Universal Picture’s 2008 movies
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution and News Corporation’s FX Network announced a ground-breaking deal for FX to have the first network television window rights...
It’s the economy, stupid
At TVB yesterday, David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s, sketched an overview of where the economy is headed, followed by Paul Taylor,...
Week 26: Cable puts six in the top 100
Cable/satellite networks were again shut out of the top 50, but did manage to put six programs in the top 100 for Nielsen ratings...
Cable v. Telco
If a subscriber wants to switch their phone service from AT&T to Verizon, they just subscribe to the new company, which cancels service from...