Saturday night’s pay-per-view fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao drew 1.25 million purchases and $70 million in PPV revenue for HBO Sports, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The event, in which Pacquiao defeated De La Hoya, was the…
“Mr. Belvedere,” the 1980s TV series, will be available on DVD from Shout! Factory sometime in the next year, TVShowsonDVD.com reports. The company began working on getting the rights to the show earlier this year, and posted a message on…
Stations in Washington, D.C., and 29 other states are gearing up for the largest analog shutoff test yet on Dec. 17, Broadcasting & Cable reports. National Association of Broadcasters Senior Director of Media Relations Shermaze Ingram said more stations are…
Capitol Hill may consider a DTV “nightlight” bill as early as Wednesday, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed sources on the Hill. The Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness (SAFER) Act would allow broadcasters to continue delivering analog signals in…
The Producer Guild of America announced nominees for its annual awards, Daily Variety reports. In the TV categories, HBO, Bravo and NBC led the networks in nominees with four each, the trade says. Best comedy series nominees are Showtime’s “Weeds,”…
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves is willing to bet that his network’s “CSI: Miami” will still beat Jay Leno’s upcoming prime-time talk show in the ratings “by a lot,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “I’m here to tell you the model…
WSFL-TV has appointed Jose Suarez as director of local programming for its new morning news show, “SouthFlorida.com Live,” and Web site, which launch next year. Mr. Suarez has served as news director for Toledo, Ohio’s Fox affiliate and the NBC…
Television viewing has been up this year, but the big broadcast networks have registered record declines, according to the chief research officer at Turner Broadcasting. Things will only get tougher for the broadcasters, says Turner’s Jack Wakshlag. He thinks the…
Negotiations between KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix and Cable One have stalled, the station announced today. It is possible that Cable One will pull the signal of KPHO CBS 5, which would result in the loss of CBS programming and…
Sen. John McCain will pay a visit to CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” on Dec. 11. Sen. McCain’s appearance tomorrow night will mark his 14th visit to the program. It will also be his first visit since the presidential…