Logo

Author Page

15,322 Entries
wp_user

NCTA Tables Decision on Site of National Show

In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association may be forced to move its national show, scheduled for next May, from New Orleans. But Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA’s president and CEO, said NCTA…

N.Y. TV Festival Launch Nears

Sights Are Set on Spotlighting, Selling Innovative Pilots

Stations Battle Their Way Back

Recovery Slow in New Orleans

Stations’ Fiscal Impact Uncertain

Analysts: Costs to Broadcasting Limited to Region

Web to Rescue for News Outlets

Online Technology Used as Information Lifeline

Katrina Telefilms in Pipeline

Filmmakers Weigh How Long to Wait

Average Start For ‘OC’ and ‘Reunion’

Fox’s Thursday night pairing of the return of “The O.C.” and its new emsemble drama “Reunion” did average numbers for the network, according to Nielsen Media Research. “The O.C.” was seen by 7.4 million viewers, consistent with its second-season average…

CNN Sues FEMA, Wins Injunction Against Limitations on News Gathering

CNN won an injunction late Friday to prevent any agency from limiting the cable news network’s ability to cover any aspect of the Hurricane Katrina story. CNN asked for the injunction Friday afternoon as it filed a lawsuit against the…

Texas Cable Operators Sue to Block State Franchising for Phone Companies

In a move that could throw cold water on the phone companies’ plan to roll out video services in Texas, cable operators there filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a law that would have allowed the phone companies to…

Waterman, Montclair Ask FCC to Scrap Fines Imposed on WBBH, WZVN

Waterman Broadcasting Corp., licensee of WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, Fla., and Montclair Communications, licensee of WZVN-TV in Naples, Fla., on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau to scrap $24,000 fines the bureau assessed against each of the stations for…