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News Briefs: ABC’s Super Bowl 90% Sold

ABC Sports looks to unload about eight more Super Bowl spots before the big game at Detroit’s Ford Field on Feb. 5. And if the price other fourth-quarter advertisers have paid is any indication, the remaining commercials should go for…

Bowl Games Skew ‘World News’ Start

ABC News Omits Two Nights’ Ratings

DTV Transition Deadline Redux

Senate Changes to Budget Bill Mean House Must Vote Again

Oxygen Puts Up a Fight for Women

Net Shuns Sugar, Spice for Programming Not so Nice

Nat Geo Spices Up Sked With Specials

Topical Event Programs Have Performed for Network

Univision Effect Under Debate

Industry Split on Meaning of Performance in National Sample

CES Briefs: EchoStar, Sony Expand Hi-Def Programming

The prospect of pervasive high definition got a big boost at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with several announcements about expansions of availability of HD programming. For starters, EchoStar plans to expand its high-definition offerings next month…

Mobile TV Huge by ’09, Report Says

Seen as $800 Mil Business

Page Makes Splash at CES With Google Video Store

Google founder Larry Page introduced during the Consumer Electronics Show Friday afternoon the company’s new Google Video Store at video.google.com, featuring video from 40 content companies, including CBS and the National Basketball Association.The service was supposed to go live during…

Caucus to Honor ABC’s McPherson

ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson will receive the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers & Directors’ Executive of the Year Award at the organization’s 23rd annual black tie gala Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Winners in the categories…