U.S. political campaigns spent as much as $2.7 billion on advertising this year, up more than 50% from 2004, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing TNS Media Intelligence. Television accounted for $2.2 billion of the total, said B&C, which added that…
Vivendi won’t attempt to sell its 20% stake in NBC Universal this year because of market conditions, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing people familiar with the process that it didn’t identify. Vivendi, whose management has spoken highly of NBC Universal…
Boston broadcast stations and cable providers next week will have a so-called “DTV Day,” on which stations will run all-day screen crawls with information about February’s switchover to all-digital broadcasting as well as three two-minute analog-signal shutdowns for testing purposes,…
New York-area television broadcasters shut off their analog signals for two minutes early this morning, marking the second test for local broadcasters in advance of the U.S. switchover to all-digital broadcasts in February, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Thirteen New York…
USA Hockey and NHL Network have signed a three-year agreement that will give NHL Net coverage of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. The deal also includes coverage of the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team’s Qwest Tour. NHL…
Jack Black will host Spike TV’s 2008 Video Game Awards, airing Dec. 14. The live HD broadcast will feature previews of games coming out in 2009, including the world premiere of Brütal Legend gameplay from designer Tim Schafer and Double…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
At the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 6th Annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting, awards went to news divisions including CBS News and ABC News, as well as TV news stalwarts including Brian Ross and David…