The American Cable Association and the National Association of Broadcasters are again at odds over the issue of retransmission consent, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The ACA complained of increased DTV converter box coupon requests in three of the 11 markets…
USA Network’s summer series “Psych” and “Burn Notice” have been picked up for another season, each receiving orders for 16 more episodes, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Psych,” which has been averaging 2.2 million viewers ages 18-49, will be back for…
In a study by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, among John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, the press has been toughest on the Governor of Alaska. Less than four out of 10 respondents…
ABC News coverage of election night will broadcast from the network’s studios in Times Square, the Hollywood Reporter says. Traditionally, ABC’s political pros would be in the Upper West Side studios, where World News anchor Charles Gibson does his nightly…
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama purchased 30 minutes of time on CBS and NBC during prime time and is in talks to purchase spots on other networks, people familiar with the matter said. The 30-minute ad will air from…
Remember Aaron Spelling’s TV series, “The Rookies?” It ran on ABC from 1972 to 1976 and starred Kate Jackson. Cynopsis reports that A&E Network is taking the idea of new police officers on the streets and putting it into a…
Tough economic times in the auto industry have led to Publicis’ Starcom MediaVest Group reorganizing its $2 billion account with GM, AdWeek reports. Starcom employees will feel the pinch as about 150 who work for the company, most of them…
Veteran actress Eileen Herlie, a longtime favorite on ABC’s “All My Children,” died on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in New York City of complications from pneumonia, according to Entertainment Weekly. The native born Scot was 90 years old and had…
Ron Pitts, a former NFL pro player for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers, has a new job, according to Cynopsis. In addition to his FOX Sports duties, Mr. Pitts will host a new reality series for Discovery Channel,…
Lori Delgado, a news reporter for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, walked out on her job earlier this week when a former anchor, Vince DeMentri, announced plans to sue her and the station for slander, according to a story in the New…