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The FCC has outlined new rules pertaining to the DTV switch in light of the approved delay to June 12, TelevisionWeek reports. Those stations that wish to proceed with the analog shutoff on Feb. 17 must let the FCC know…
CBS Films has tapped Daniel Barnz to direct and write the upcoming “Beastly” picture, the Hollywood Reporter says. The film, based on the young-adult novel, will focus on a popular high schooler who is turned into a werewolf by a…
The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors and the National Association of Television Program Executives will host a breakfast panel discussion about long-form programming entitled ““The Changing Face of the M.O.W.” on Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Panel…
Political news icon Bob Schieffer will host a 15-minute weekly Webcast starting tomorrow, CBSNews.com announced today. It’s one of the first initiatives by a broadcast network to create an original news show purely for the Web. The show, “Washington Unplugged,”…
Nielsen says the portion of TV households still unready for digital TV has dropped a little, but that 5.1% of households are still unready and that the percentage of African American, Hispanic and households headed by those under 35 that…
Scripps Networks Interactive said that cancellations of upfront advertising buys are running “in the low teens,” compared with rates in the previous quarter of 2% to 5%. Scripps Networks President John Lansing, speaking on the company’s first-quarter earnings call Thursday,…
Scripps Networks Interactive reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $154 million as an asset writedown offset a small increase in profit at its cable networks. “Led by HGTV and Food Network, the company had a very good fourth quarter, especially…
Web video viewership jumped 13% in December from the month before, comScore reported today. The online audience measurement firm found that Internet users in the United States watched a record 14.3 billion online videos in December, a 13% rise from…
Actor-comedian Bob Newhart will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. Mr. Newhart will be recognized as part of the NAB Show Television Luncheon on April 20 in Las Vegas. The award…
The House of Representatives, by a 264-to-158 vote, today ended the debate over whether the country is ready for the digital TV transition with a clear “no.” It sent to President Obama legislation for a “one-time-only delay” that would postpone…