Both sides in the retransmission consent battle between Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcast Group have talked about going to arbitration to settle their dispute, a positive sign ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline when Sinclair’s 10 markets will otherwise…
The two-hour season finale of NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" was a winner for NBC in Tuesday night’s Nielsens, tying CBS’s "NCIS" for top show of the night in the 18-49 demo and helping NBC finish at No. 1 for the…
"Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on U.S. television increased 71 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a report released today by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health," an…
Time Magazine, in naming Facebook founder its 2010 Person of the Year said it picked him "For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and…
WABC-TV weather reporter Heidi Jones was arrested for allegedly falsely claiming she was raped while jogging in Central Park, reports the New York Post. After her arrest the station suspended Jones pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the…
"A group of lenders to bankrupt Tribune Co withdrew its reorganization plan for the media company, leaving creditors with three other options when they begin voting on how to end the two-year-old Chapter 11 case," Reuters reports. According to the…
In a settlement agreement with the 50 States Attorney Generals over its advertising policies, DirecTV has agreed to pay $14.25 million for court costs and an as-yet undetermined amount for consumer restitution, reports B&C. The complaints stem from January 2007…
Jane Lynch, who stars as Sue Sylvester on "Glee," will be taking on an animated role for an episode of Fox’s "The Simpsons," reports EW.com. Lynch will play Homer Simpson’s new assistant at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, a woman…
The holiday season isn’t getting consumers thrilled about buying new television screens with fancy extras like 3D capability and Internet connectivity, reports Reuters. Best Buy Chief Executive Brian Dunn told analysts on Tuesday that 3D TV sales have fallen short…
A prisoner in California used a made-up holiday from "Seinfeld" to get a judge to approve pre-packaged kosher meals be served to him while behind bars, reports the New York Post. Festivus, a holiday described by Frank Costanza as an…