Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated during the third quarter, echoing last week’s similar report from AT&T on its U-verse service. The growth indicates that fiber-optic TV services may be continuing to pull…
Dolly Parton has stepped into the battle at the Federal Communications Commission over whether the agency should act now to begin allowing the marketing of devices that use the white space between digital TV channels. In a letter to FCC…
TLC has named Laura Staro vice president of its research division. Ms. Staro has been with Discovery Networks since September 2004, first serving as director of research and on-air planning for Discovery Health Channel and Fit TV. In August 2006…
Cox Communications plans to add wireless to its bundle of entertainment and communications services in 2009. The wireless service, which will join Cox’s digital cable, high-speed Internet and telephone offerings, will allow customers to view television shows, access content saved…
Women 18-49 have been flocking in droves to NBC Universal’s female-targeted one-two punch known as the Bravo and Oxygen networks, MediaWeek reports. The demographic has made up the bulk of the networks’ prime-time audience, according to Nielsen N Power data….
Fox Sports Networks is breaking up its giant regional sports network Fox Sports South into three pieces to offer more localized coverage to subscribers. Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee will be received by viewers in their respective states…
A&E Network said it has picked up a second season of original drama “The Cleaner” starring Benjamin Bratt. “The Cleaner” is the network’s first scripted series in six years. Production on season two’s 13 episodes is scheduled to start soon…
Many TV shows that in normal years would have been cancelled are getting pickups from the broadcast networks this TV season because of the struggling economy, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing several network sources who chose to remain anonymous. “Knight…
Marketers are holding onto the television advertising they bought during the upfront despite the current economic turmoil and stock market plunge, TelevisionWeek reports. Buyers warn that large number of advertisers have postponed making a call on the options they have…
The end of this presidential campaign will leave a big hole in the finances of local TV stations, the New York Times says. Even with $250 million in spending by Sen. Barack Obama, and the Olympics, it hasn’t been a…