The National Football League is defending its decision to keep some of its games on its own NFL Network in the face of criticism from some U.S. senators. In a statement today, the NFL blamed cable system owners, not the…
U.S. senators are lobbying pro football commissioner Roger Goodell for allowing more NFL games to be broadcast for free on the NFL Network, the Associated Press reports. While the network broadcasts games of teams to their home cities, many senators…
The World Series will resume tonight on Fox from Philadelphia as the rest of the rain-suspended Game 5 will be played on what’s forecast to be a 40-degree night, the Associated Press reports, citing Major League Baseball. By winning tonight,…
The television and DVD industries are well positioned for the economic downturn, even though consumer spending on entertainment likely will drop by 11% to 15% in the months ahead, according to a study released today by Canadian firm Solutions Research…
Arkansas police have evidence that may help them find the killer of Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly, who died Oct. 25 after being beaten in her home five days earlier, the Associated Press reports. Authorities have identified an “individual”…
Meredith’s fiscal first-quarter broadcast revenue fell 6.7% from a year earlier to $70 million as a weakening U.S. economy cut advertising in the automotive and retail industries, TVNewsday reports. The TV station owner had to depend more on categories such…
Ex-basketball star and outspoken TNT commentator Charles Barkley called Fox News Channel “corrupt” while a Fox News spokesperson called Barkley a “shill” for the Time Warner-owned TNT and said he needed the job to cover gambling debts, Broadcasting & Cable…
USA Network said it is pushing back the launch of new original episodes of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” to the first quarter of 2009. The network has planned to begin airing “L&O: CI” on Nov. 7. With the new…
Scripps Networks Interactive said third-quarter earnings were slightly lower because of costs associated with splitting off from newspaper company E.W. Scripps. Scripps, which runs cable channels HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living and Great American Country as well as a…