Members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee have asked the FCC to account for the stimulus money it got to educate the public on the digital transition, says Broadcasting & Cable. The lawmakers want to know about rumors that…
As the digital transition finally takes effect tonight, 118 stations in 85 markets have volunteered to provide nightlight analog series for up to 30 days, reports TVNewsday. The stations will continue to broadcast emergency and DTV transition information only for…
Fisher Communications and DISH Network ended their retransmission battle and the 10 Fisher stations in seven markets including Seattle and Portland, Ore., are back on the satellite service, reports Mediaweek. Litigation between the two sides has ended. The stations were…
PBS made more staff cuts Wednesday as it tries to figure out how to cope with a budget deficit of $3.4 million for fiscal 2010, B&C reports. —Chuck Ross
Heidi Montag is off “I’m a Celebrity….Get Me Out of Here,” but she’ll be in the September issue of Playboy, People Magazine says. The magazine’s source says there is “tasteful” nudity. –Elizabeth Jensen
TV Everywhere—the plan cable operators have to allow their customers to watch TV shows online—has hit a snag, Multichannel News reports. "The hard part is not the technology, [it’s] putting the business rules around it, which is really from the…