About one out of 12 U.S. households remains unprepared for the switchover to all-digital television broadcasts next February because those households do not own either a digital television or a set-top box that converts digital signals to analog for older…
“Beverly Hills, 90210” alum Jason Priestley will soon reprise his most famous role on an episode of NBC’s “My Name Is Earl,” TV Guide reports. Priestley will once again play Brandon, who it turns out is Earl’s cousin. Priestley will…
According to Nielsen, if the national transition to digital occurred today, 10 million households would receive no television at all, TVWeek reports. Nielsen data also shows another 12.6 million have at least one analog-only TV set in the house not…
Outside Magazine’s TV division Outside Television and the Travel Channel are partnering to produce the pilot “Gone Missing.” The mystery-adventure show documents real-life disappearances. The pilot episode, which airs Nov. 2, explores the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea…
NBC Universal on Wednesday released new figures showing how its programming is being consumed on multiple platforms. NBC called its new metric the TAMi, or Total Audience Measurement Index. The network first sent out TAMis to show how the Olympics…
Though not confirmed, sources close to Viacom are saying the media conglomerate is preparing for layoffs, Portfolio.com reports. Signs that layoffs are inevitable include the decline of the company’s stock price by about 50% from where it was a year…
Major League Baseball has moved back the scheduled start time of game six of the World Series so Fox can join CBS and NBC in airing a half-hour Barack Obama advertisement on Oct. 29, network and league sources said. A…
Web television studio For Your Imagination landed a bridge capital round of financing from OmniReliant Holdings in a deal announced today. FYI did not disclose the amount, but said the round gives OmniReliant an equity interest in the Web venture…
Twentieth Television has promoted both Ken Lawson and Ken Doyle to senior vice president, national sales manager, effective immediately. In their newly created positions, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Doyle will equally oversee sales management across the country while continuing to…