The Federal Communications Commission will hold a pre-hearing conference on the program carriage complaint filed by Wealth TV against Time Warner, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. before Administrative Law Judge Arthur…
The New York Times looks at audience viewing trends now and throughout history whenever economic times got tough and, alas, the insanely wealthy have been our characters of choice to watch. “Dallas” and “Dynasty” fulfilled the money void for us…
Sports networks are pretty much resigned to the fact that the FCC will allow unlicensed devices to operate in the broadcast spectrum’s unused frequencies known as “white spaces” when it votes on the issue Nov. 4, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Chief executives from the Big Four broadcast networks wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin today over concerns they have about the reliability of “white space” devices relying solely on spectrum-sensing technology as well as the commission’s plan to set…
Google, along with MediaVest, enlisted the services of NeuroFocus, a researcher specializing in biometrics, to measure how users respond to InVideo ads and how well they complement the search engine’s traditional banner ads, MediaWeek reports. NeuroFocus’ study found that in…
Sen. John McCain will appear on Sunday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” a week after retired Gen. Colin Powell endorsed McCain’s opponent for president on the show, TVNewser reports. This will be McCain’s first appearance on the political show…
On Election Night, satellite operator DirecTV will feature eight news networks simultaneously on its special Election Mix channel, Daily Variety reports. The networks are ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox and Fox News Channel, with the last slot alternating between…
The 24th annual Mipcom conference saw record attendance, with 13,588 participants by the close of the market on Oct. 17. The increase of 1.6% from Mipcom 2007 was driven by growing attendance from regions such as the Middle East, Turkey,…
E! Entertainment says it has renewed its late-night show “Chelsea Lately” through 2009. Household ratings for the show, hosted by comedienne and author Chelsea Handler, were up 21% in the third quarter from a year ago. “E! viewers are enamored…