Both presidential candidates, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, are calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to use Internet technology to open up the general election debate formats, Wired reports. The request, in a letter written by Obama and…
A House Energy and Commerce Committee panel is readying a report expected to question whether Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin went too far in keeping FCC decisions and policymaking to a close-knit group of subordinates. A committee official…
ESPN and MLB Network have acquired broadcast rights for the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. The second international tournament, scheduled for March 5-23, 2009, will feature baseball players representing 16 different countries and territories competing for the top spot. As…
Web shows and Web sites are starting to go steady. Michael Eisner’s latest Web series Back on Topps runs exclusively on Foxsports.com before other sites get it. The same goes for the popular show Pink, which plays on Vuze.com before…
The congresswoman who demanded a probe of the Pentagon’s use of TV and cable network military analysts to push a pro-Bush administration message is praising the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to investigate whether the use violated disclosure requirements. The FCC’s…
“Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts will share about her experience living with breast cancer on “Nightline.” The episode, which airs Oct. 8 at 11:35 p.m on ABC, includes never-before-seen footage of Ms. Roberts on her final day of chemotherapy…
Despite showing an 8% increase in its net income last quarter over a year earlier, cable company Comcast is hiking cable television prices, Wired reports. The company cites increasing costs in gas, health insurance, technology and service improvements as the…
Global ad spend across all mediums will shrink to a 4.3% annual growth rate for 2008 and 2009 due to the economic downturn, ZenithOptimedia said in a new forecast released today. That’s a growth rate decline of more than one-third…
TBS has renewed its original sitcom “My Boys” for a third season. Nine new episodes are expected to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The series’ second season attracted more than 1.5 million viewers, a 14% increase over its…
The slumping economy has dramatically taken away home furnishing and automotive advertising revenue from local cable companies, so what’s an advertising executive to do? According to Multichannel News, they have to think outside the cable box by looking for companies…