FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will appear on the NAB Radio Show in Austin, Texas, at 7:15 a.m. local time on Sept. 18, TVNewsday reports. Martin will sit down with NAB Radio Board member Russ Withers for a one-on-one interview. —Christopher…
ABC News is increasing its HDTV offerings and is using this week’s Democratic National Convention to help promote it, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Starting today, HDTV users can watch “World News With Charles Gibson” and “Nightline” in 720-line progressive (720p)…
Advanced Micro Devices found a buyer in Broadcom for its digital television business a month after announcing it was quitting DTV, CNET reports. Broadcom will pay $192.8 million for the acquisition. AMD dropped digital TV to help streamline its businesses…
James Sullivan has been promoted to president of sales for CBS Television Stations. Mr. Sullivan will continue to oversee national sales for the 29-station group as he moves into his new role, which has been vacant since Julio Marenghi left…
“Survivor” is getting supersized. CBS has decided to expand the season premiere of its long-running reality show to two hours, the first time the series has kicked off with an extended episode. As a result, CBS is pushing the show’s…
A study found NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” rated highest in ad recall and intent-to-view for all NBC shows promoted during the Beijing Olympics, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among Olympics viewers, 45% recalled ads promoting the game show, with the…
Mario Lopez will host MTV’s live music competition series “MTV’s Top Pop Group,” premiering Sept. 11. Marianela Pereyra will join Mr. Lopez as co-host. Each week, a new celebrity coach will mentor nine music groups competing for $100,000 and the…
CNN has enlisted social news site Digg for its election coverage, just in time for the Democratic National Convention, MediaWeek reports. The result of this collaboration is “Digg Dialogg,” a program where users can submit questions to politicians and political…
Tribune-owned CW affiliate KPLR-TV in St. Louis is shifting its prime-time lineup to reach out to a new local news audience. It’s also targeting younger viewers it feels are abandoned at the end of networks’ evening lineups when they help…
The new “90210” doesn’t premiere until next month—but plans already are in the works for a slew of merchandising tied to the series. CBS Consumer Products has struck licensing deals with LF USA, FAB Starpoint and Townley to create various…