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Belo Corp. saw an 8.8% drop in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the year before, TVNewsday says. Although the station group saw some growth from political advertising, it wasn’t enough to offset the drops in local…
Nielsen Co. has tapped Manish Bhatia as president of advanced digital services, MediaPost reports. Bhatia will be in charge of developing viewer information and analytics using new digital data streams, such as set-top boxes, the site says. Bhatia most recently…
CBS, Fox, NBC, Telemundo and ABC have all agreed to keep both analog and digital signals airing for their owned and operated stations through the new June 12 date set for the DTV transition. Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael…
Nickelodeon is launching a series of iPhone and iTouch applications based on its popular shows “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the Explorer” and “iCarly.” Users will be challenged to match shapes, count numbers and practice the alphabet through a “Dora the Explorer”…
Visible Measures is applying its Viral Reach Database and methodology to measure the return on investment, performance and effectiveness of more than 50 Super Bowl ads, based on both the original commercials and on related videos found on more than…
Sci Fi Channel will premiere the film “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” on March 27. A second film, “Stargate: Continuum,” will air April 3. “The Ark of Truth” picks up after the series finale of “Stargate SG-1” and features actors…
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…