Another group of “American Idol” contestants were eliminated Wednesday night, including Katrina “Bikini Girl” Darrell, the Associated Press reports. About 75 singers made it to the next round of the Fox show, host Ryan Seacrest announced, according to the wire…
Stations in the Eastern Iowa market of Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque-Iowa City are sticking to the earlier Feb. 17 digital-television transition date, TVNewsday reports. The announcement was made jointly by KWWL, KCRG, KGAN, KFXA and KFXB, which said their research found that…
Almost everyone—97% of respondents—had heard something about the Feb. 17 digital television transition date, while 81% said they had heard a lot, according to a Pew Research Center’s weekly survey of news consumers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. While a top…
Time Warner Cable said it will be laying off 1,250 employees because the weak economy is slowing growth, the Associated Press says. The cable company said it expects to save $90 million a year following the layoffs. —Jon Lafayette
Kate Vernon, the actress who plays the fifth Cylon on “Battlestar Galactica,” which winds up on March 20, said to watch the show’s ending with an “open mind,” the New York Daily News reports. “None of us saw the ending…
KNBC-TV and the NFL refused to air a public service announcement about same-sex marriage during Super Bowl XLIII, FishbowlLA reports. KNBC, the NBC station in Los Angeles, says it showed the commercial to the NFL, which vetoed it on grounds…
The White House has appointed Anna Gomez as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information, Broadcasting & Cable reports. With the new position she becomes acting head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the trade says. —Sergio Ibarra
Tribune Interactive has hired Erica Thornton as the division’s chief financial office and senior VP, MediaPost reports. Thornton will manage the group’s financial and operation planning initiatives, the site says. Thornton most recently was VP finance for Clear Channel Chicago,…
Chairman Rick Boucher has brought in Amy Levin as counsel for the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Levin previously served as senior counsel for Internet and telecommunications matters for John Dingell, former chairman of the House…
Tribune is combining operations for CLTV, its 24-hour cable channel, and Chicago’s CW affiliate WGN in preparation for CLTV relocating to WGN’s facilities later this year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Through the merger, both will work out of the same…