CBS reportedly is developing a spinoff of ratings hit “NCIS,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Though nothing has been confirmed by the show’s producers or the network, insiders tell the magazine a new crop of naval sleuths will show up later in…
According to Nielsen, the percentage of households not ready for February’s DTV switch has dropped to 7.4%, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The percentage is equal to about 8 million homes that still receive their TV signal over-the-air, B&C says. Hispanic…
Ion Media Networks, in conjunction with NBC Universal and the Association of Public Television Stations, is gearing up for a second round of soft analog shutoff tests next month, Multichannel News reports. The tests will take place in Los Angeles,…
In a sign of solidarity, rural America cable and telecommunications companies sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission opposing a petition filed by News Corp. in September requesting that the FCC relieve the media conglomerate from the strictures established…
Gray Television repurchased 883,200 shares of Gray common stock for 20 cents per share on Friday, TVNewsday reports. The repurchase was made under an existing repurchase authorization previously approved by Gray’s board of directors, TVNewsday reports. Under this authorization, Gray…
Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert Christmas special drew 2.4 million viewers Sunday night. The ratings were no lump of coal for the network, but Colbert’s audience was elf-sized relative to the record 6.6 million viewers Comedy Central drew for the much…
David Rhodes has come on board at Bloomberg Television. The former VP of news for Fox News will be the head of the Bloomberg Television network in the Americas. “David Rhodes is one of the most dynamic young minds in…
YouTube has officially gone widescreen, with video width expanding to 960 pixels, ZDNet reports. The Web site suspects the move was made to prepare for YouTube’s recent announcement that it soon will offer feature films on its site. “This new,…
The Federal Communications Commission judge presiding over the NFL Network’s access complaint against Comcast is retiring, Multichannel News reports. Judge Arthur Steinberg plans to retire effective Jan. 3, but several other judges, including chief administrative law judge Richard Sippel, plan…