Return of ‘Idol’ a Win for Darnell
Fox Exec, Pleased With Ratings, Has Surprises in Store
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‘Idol’ Scores, but Challenges Loom
Fox’s tweaks to the format of “American Idol” seem to be working for viewers, but the second week of its new season will determine whether the changes create lasting ratings momentum. Its Jan. 13 debut drew an 11.7 rating/28 share…
Stations Don’t Want to Wait
Managers Believe Digital Delay Would Protract the Pain
Learning the Lessons of the N.C. Test
With the switch to all-digital television signals likely delayed by four months, TV stations around the country have more time to learn the lessons of Wilmington, N.C. Wilmington stations were the first in the nation to transition away from analog…
Genachowski May Enhance FCC Clout
Prospective Agency Boss Close to Obama
Busy Towers Proves Power of Nonfiction
Leading Genre Producer Looks to Ride Out Recession
Column: Does Text-Message Fever Indicate Burning Desire for Mobile Video?
Could our proclivity to text message be a proxy for our budding interest in mobile video? Cyriac Roeding thinks so. The former head of CBS Mobile and now the entrepreneur in residence at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, one of…
TCA Notes
The winter press tour of the Television Critics Association brought a handful of programming announcements from broadcast networks. While the event did inspire a few swipes between rival network chiefs, executives for the most part avoided displays of schadenfreude toward…
Comcast, Discovery Reach Carriage Deal
Quietly, With Little Drama, Long-Term Agreement Signed