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Nexstar Broadcasting said Friday it has inked a multiyear retransmission agreement with cable operator Insight Communications in which Insight will provide some form of compensation to the broadcaster in exchange for carrying Nexstar’s broadcast signals in nine markets.The deal comes…
Legislation approved by the Senate late Thursday evening would require broadcasters to make the switch to digital TV by April 7, 2009, and earmarks $3 billion to subsidize digital-to-analog converters for analog-only TV sets. The DTV measures, recently approved by…
CBS has given a full-season order to its new Monday comedy “Out of Practice.” The network has now ordered full seasons of four of its six freshman series. In October the dramas “Criminal Minds” and “Ghost Whisperer” and the comedy…
Ken Tomlinson, the former Corporation for Public Broadcasting chairman who came under intense criticism for his persistent allegations of liberal bias in public television, resigned from the CPB board Thursday, according to a statement by the board. In the statement,…
Viacom Television Stations Group President and CEO Tom Kane continues to refine the structure of the 40-station division he took over in September with the announcement Thursday that Anton Guitano will add the assignment of executive V P of operations…
NBC has ordered six more episodes of its new Friday feel-good reality series “Three Wishes,” bringing the total number of episodes ordered to 16. Among its debuting series, the network has given full-season orders to “My Name Is Earl” and…
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules Thursday that extend the agency’s emergency alert requirements, which currently apply to analog TV operations, to digital broadcasters and cable and satellite operators.Digital broadcasters and digital cable operators must be in compliance with the…
As part of an effort to make it easier for telephone companies to launch TV operations, the Federal Communications Commission launched proceedings Thursday to determine steps the agency can take to ensure that state and local governmental authorities don’t abuse…
The U.S. Senate voted 69-30 Thursday afternoon to reject an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would have forced broadcasters to switch to digital TV by April 7, 2008. Legislation pending on the Senate floor sets the transition date…
Satellite operator DirecTV reported Thursday that it swung to a third-quarter profit, buoyed by strong subscriber gains and the company’s ongoing efforts to cut costs. However, the company continued to be dogged by a high rate of customer losses, known…