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Yearly Archives : 2008
Funds for Digital TV Switch Coupon Program May Run Short
In the clearest sign yet that the switch to digital television signals won’t go off seamlessly, the Department of Commerce said the coupon program that funds signal converter boxes for consumers needs more money. At the current pace of redemption,…
FCC Releases Report on DTV Coverage Changes
A new FCC report outlining changes in TV coverage areas after the DTV switch finds that of all 1,749 full-power TV stations in the U.S., 89% of them will see a net gain in viewers, while the other 11% will…
SAG’s Delay Shows Weak Strike Campaign
The Screen Actors Guild’s recent decision to delay its strike authorization vote may signal the end of the bitter battle between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, as SAG finds many of its high-profile members…
Library of Congress Seeks Inauguration Sermons
The Library of Congress is soliciting audio and video of sermons related to President Barack Obama’s inauguration for the American Folklife Center, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Ministries and stations used in the archives footage would have to sign over their…
‘Mad Men’ Tops USA Today’s TV Picks
USA Today has named AMC’s “Mad Men” its show of the year, calling it a “small gem no one would have tried in the days when every show had to draw a mass audience.” Other shows among the newspaper’s top…
‘Hills’ Remains Alive for MTV
Cast members of MTV’s reality series “The Hills” did not know if Monday’s season finale was the end of the show until star Lauren Conrad confirmed there will be more episodes of the series, MTV News reports. “I know that…
Schwartz Signs Off on ‘Gilligan’ Movie
Sherwood Schwartz and son Lloyd have signed a deal for a film adaptation of the iconic classic TV series “Gilligan’s Island,” /Film reports. In an interview earlier this month with TVGuide, Schwartz said he would love to see “Arrested Development’s”…
Warner Bros. TV Sues CBS Over ‘Two and a Half Men’
What do you get the network that has everything? A crisp new suit. Just in time for Christmas comes a lawsuit pitting Warner Bros. Television against CBS. The studio on Tuesday filed suit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles…
Warner Bros. Sues CBS for $49 Mil. in ‘Men’ Fees
Warner Bros. sued CBS claiming the network owes it more than $49 million in license fees the network agreed to pay for the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” TMZ reports. TMZ says that according to the suit, CBS…