The Nielsen Co. has promoted Susan D. Whiting to the post of vice chair, TVNewsday reports. Whiting most recently was an executive VP at Nielsen. Whiting joins the newly created office of the CEO, along with Chairman-CEO David Calhoun, and…
MyNetworkTV will kick off the holiday season Tuesday with a collection of holiday-inspired movies and specials. NFL legend and Fox NFL Sunday analyst Howie Long will host the special “Heroes at Home” on Nov. 11, which is Veterans Day. The…
A new “Hero” has been chosen by the fans in NBC and Sprint’s “Create Your Hero” campaign. The character of Santiago was the winning hero, with more than 1 million fans voting in the contest. Santiago, played by Roberto Urbina,…
The New York Times looks at the decisions NBC’s ‘Heroes’ has made to save itself from dismal ratings. The Times delves deep into the firing of executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, which it suggests might have come too…
Local TV came out the winner in political ad spending during the election, according to preliminary estimates from Borrell Associates, MediaWeek reports. Seventy percent of all broadcast spending went to local TV stations. Radio was second with 10%, followed by…
“CSI,” “House” and “Grey’s Anatomy” are among nominees for the 35th annual People’s Choice Awards, announced today. The three shows will compete for favorite TV drama, while “Two and a Half Men,” “Ugly Betty” and “Samantha Who?” are nominated for…
Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s revenue for the third quarter grew 9% to a total of $70.3 million, compared with $64.5 million during the same time a year ago, TVNewsday reports. Broadcast cash flow was at $27.3 million, up from 2007’s third-quarter…
Dish Network said today that its third-quarter earnings fell 54%. The No. 2 U.S. satellite television service behind DirecTV lost customers for the second straight quarter despite spending more to keep them. Net income dropped to $91.9 million, or 20…
BusinessWeek weighs in on President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Federal Communications Commission. The publication says Obama is considering appointing the first black woman to the post while fielding recommendations from advisers who served in the FCC under Bill…
Technology startup Keystream has developed a new system for advertising on online video “blank spaces”—where a video’s content shows a bare wall or grass field, for example—MediaPost reports. The system, called SmartAds, scans video content for “blank” spaces and sticks…