The scatter market is getting double-digit price increases, allaying concerns that the strong upfront would have left little money for advertisers to buy commercial time closer to air,reports former TVWeek National Editor Jon Lafayette, who now works at B&C. "Scatter prices had…
After struggling against newer competitors such as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster is preparing to enter a "pre-planned" bankruptcy next month, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The goal would be for Blockbuster to restructure its almost $1 billion…
Perry Simon, a former senior executive with NBC and Viacom, has been appointed general manager of channels for BBC Worldwide America, Deadline.com reports. Simon will oversee BBC America, BBC America HD, Video on Demand, BBCAmerica.com and future platforms for the…
A new SNL Kagan analysis released this week shows that cable, satellite and telco video combined lost 216,000 customers in the second quarter, the first such decline in history, Mediaweek reports. The loss brings total subscribers down to 100.1 million…
Former Disney topper Michael Eisner might replace Tribune Chairman Sam Zell after the company emerges from bankruptcy. So says our good friend–and absolutely first rate reporter/editor–Sallie Hofmeister and two of her colleagues, Dawn C. Chmielewski and Michael Oneal, at the Tribune-owned…
"Mad Men’s" Christina Hendricks–who plays Joan Holloway on the series–has closed a deal to be the star of the latest ad campaign from apparel maker London Fog, reports U.K. publication DailyMail Online. According to the article, "London Fog featured in the opening…
DirecTV is reaching out to football fans who want to watch NFL games on their computers, smart phones, and other PDA’s such as the iPad, reports the New York Post. The company will charge $350 for its Sunday Ticket To Go…
Cox Communications’ Advanced TV digital service has inked an extensive deal to continue carrying the NFL Network, reports Multichannel News. In addition, Cox is adding the NFL RedZone premium channel to the package as an option consumers can purchase for…
Dell has unveiled its first U.S. smartphone, and it sells for about $100, Reuters reports. It’s a 3.5-inch Android-based device called the Aero, for use on on AT&T’s network, the story says. The device puts Dell in competition with market…
Dave McElhatton, who served as a broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area for 50 years–including a long stint as the chief news anchor on KPIX–has died. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, who covered Mac when Ross worked at…