Christopher Raleigh has been named senior vice president and general sales manager of the Weather Channel Media Solutions. Mr. Raleigh’s responsibilities will include all facets of network ad revenue generation and management of network field sales offices. “Chris’ experience is…
Consumers are becoming more aware of the upcoming digital transition, but they’re still pretty confused, according to new studies from Consumers Union and the National Association of Broadcasters. The Consumers Union study, which could give added weight to an FCC…
An estimated 37.52 million total viewers saw President Bush’s seventh and final State of the Union speech Monday night on nine broadcast and cable networks, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. That audience is the lowest of the…
Belo Chairman-CEO Robert Decherd expressed confidence that the plan to split the group’s assets into separate TV and newspaper companies will be good for both entities. The split “will allow us to focus more narrowly and efficiently on our two…
ROO Group, a service provider specializing in maximizing Web content usage for companies and advertisers, has created an alliance with Abacast and Pando Networks to offer peer-to-peer streaming video services. The companies will collaborate to offer live streaming and on-demand…
‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Benefits From Strike NBC has ordered a second season of “Celebrity Apprentice.” The reality show’s ratings have been helped by the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, which has prevented new episodes of competing shows in the time…
The Big Ten Network reached a carriage agreement with Massillon Cable TV, which has about 45,000 subscribers in Ohio. Launched last year as a joint venture between the Big Ten conference and Fox Cable Networks, the Big Ten Network now…