A bill that would extend analog television broadcasts for 30 days beyond the Feb. 17 transition to all-digital deadline was sent to President Bush on Wednesday, Multichannel News reports. A spokeswoman couldn’t confirm whether Bush would sign the bill. Separately,…
If Oscar De La Hoya retires, the pay-per-view boxing business will lose its biggest attraction ever, the New York Times reports. De La Hoya’s PPV bouts totaled $696.4 million in gross revenues. “Even when dominant figures retire, the sports don’t…
The future of NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle,” which hasn’t yet been renewed or canceled, depends on the viewership of its next three original episodes, the New York Post says. Since cancellation rumors began last month, the show gained DVR viewers, especially…
NBC Entertainment has hired independent agency Naked Communications for a “strategic branding exercise,” Advertising Age reports. NBC declined to comment on details or the amount it will spend on the branding work. The agreement won’t change NBC’s current ad-agency relationships….
John McCain joked around Thursday with David Letterman, who mocked the presidential candidate constantly during the campaign for canceling an appearance on his late night show during the campaign, the Associated Press reports. “I don’t want to talk about the…
The Connecticut Broadcasters Association said 1,706 TV viewers called a toll-free hotline after CBA’s DTV tests on Dec. 3, Broadcasting & Cable reports. About 84% of the calls received from the tests, held twice during the day, were from viewers…
Several consumer advocacy organizations are speaking out against FCC chairman’s Kevin Martin free-broadband proposal because of its content-filtering nature, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among the groups refusing to support the measure, which Martin will present for a vote on Dec….
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will be added to the National Association of Broadcasters’ hall of fame, Daily Variety reports. Scully joined the Dodgers in 1950 when they were still in Brooklyn, followed them to Los Angeles and has…
Dish Network and Young Broadcasting failed to renew their retransmission agreement, meaning programming on Young’s TV stations in 11 markets is no longer available to Dish subscribers, the satellite company said. Young is “demanding unreasonable contract terms and an excessive…