Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Cliff Stearns, R.-Fla., ranking members of the House Energy & Commerce and Communications, Tech and Internet Subcommittee, have asked the FCC and NTIA to put analog-only homes at the top of the waiting list for…
The FCC and a representative of the House Energy & Commerce Committee denied that staffers of the FCC and House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., met last week about reviving the Fairness Doctrine, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Denny’s Super Bowl commercial, which promoted a free breakfast, gave the restaurant chain “a very encouraging lift in guest traffic,” CEO Nelson Marchioli told investors, MediaPost reports. Yet the full benefit remains to be seen in whether those customers become…
Fox’s “American Idol” winnowed down its field to three finalists in its eighth season, based on viewer votes, the Associated Press reports. They are 21-year-old Alexis Grace, a single mother from Memphis, Tenn.; 27-year-old Michael Sarver, an oil rig worker…
New York firefighters were called to actor Tracy Morgan’s Manhattan apartment after a faulty fish-tank light sparked a fire, the Associated Press reports. Neither fish nor humans were hurt in the incident, the news service says. —Aimee Picchi
Comcast’s lackluster HD offerings are offputting to consumers, which may explain why DirecTV had a better year, gaining 800,000 subscribers for the year, compared with a loss of 500,000 for Comcast, TVPredictions.com reports. Comcast decided to emphasize non-HD features such…
VH1’s “Sober House” has angered talent manager David Weintraub, who claims producer John Irwin has portrayed him in a negative light, the New York Post reports. Weintraub, who is also a business associate of Irwin’s, told the tabloid the show…
Jennie Garth may have broken the news that “90210” may come back for a second season on The CW, Hollyscoop.com reports. Garth told Hollyscoop, “It’s looking pretty good that we’re gonna get picked up for next year,” the Web site…